Destination in Thai

“Destination” in Thai is ปลายทางbplaai-taang; you'll also hear จุดหมายjùt-mǎai.

ปลายทาง bplaai-taang

destination, the far end noun

bplaai mid
taang mid

Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.

Parts: ปลายbplaai end, tip ทางtaang way, route

จุดหมาย jùt-mǎai

goal; destination noun

jùt low
mǎai rising

Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”

You'll hear จุดหมายjùt-mǎai in I Like Us (ชอบตัวเองตอนอยู่กับเธอ).

How to use it

ปลายทางbplaai-taang, "the end of the way", is where a trip, a bus or a parcel ends, and where it starts is the ต้นทางdtôn-taang. จุดหมายjùt-mǎai is a destination and also a goal in life; travel ads put them together as จุดหมายปลายทางjùt-mǎai bplaai-taang. Cash on delivery, เก็บเงินปลายทางgèp-ngoen bplaai-taang, is money collected at the destination.

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:

plai thang
plai tang

More travel and transport in Thai

All travel and transport

รถ rót Car
แท็กซี่ táek-sîi Taxi
จอด jàwt Stop (a car)
to stop, to park
เลี้ยว líaw Turn
to turn
ซ้าย sáai Left
ขวา kwǎa Right (direction)
right (the direction)

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
Audio: AI voices, quality-checked for tones