Small wordsEnd (the far end) in Thai
“End (the far end)” in Thai is สุดsùt; you'll also hear ปลายbplaai (end of a month, a year) and ท้ายtáai (the back).
the (very) end; utmost, most noun
- sùt low
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
end (of a period), tip noun end of a month, a year
- bplaai mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
the back, the tail, the last part noun
- táai high
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
How to use it
Thai has three "ends". สุดsùt is the very end, as far as you can go: สุดซอยsùt sawy, the end of the soi, and also "utmost", as in ที่สุดtîi-sùt, the most, and สุดท้ายsùt-táai, last. ปลายbplaai is the end part of something long, a stick or a stretch of time: ปลายเดือนbplaai duean, the end of the month, and ปลายปีbplaai bpii, late in the year, when the weather cools down. ท้ายtáai is the back or the tail: ท้ายรถtáai rót, the back of a car or its boot. The end of a film or a story, when it's over, is จบjòp.
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:
- sood
- plai
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