Feelingsto be bound together, to feel close verb
- pùuk low
- pan mid
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
a bond, a tie (between people) noun poetic
- sǎai rising
- yai mid
- Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
You'll hear ผูกพันpùuk-pan in Duai Rak Lae Phuk Phan (ด้วยรักและผูกพัน).
How to use it
ผูกพันpùuk-pan, "tied and wound together", is the closeness that grows with time: between family, old friends, a pet and its owner, or you and a place you've lived in for years, usually with กับgàp. The bond itself is ความผูกพันkwaam-pùuk-pan. สายใยsǎai-yai, "a fine thread", is the poetic word for a tie between people, in songs and speeches: สายใยรักsǎai-yai rák, a bond of love.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- phuk phan
- puk pan
- pook pun
- sai yai
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More feelings in Thai
All feelings- เสียใจ sǐa-jai Sad in Thai
- ซึมเศร้า suem-sâo Depressed in Thai
- เหงา ngǎo Lonely in Thai
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