Floor (the surface) in Thai

“Floor (the surface)” in Thai is พื้นpúuen.

พื้น púuen

floor, ground (the surface) noun

púuen high

High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.

How to use it

พื้นpúuen is the surface you stand on, a floor or the ground. A storey of a building is a different word, ชั้นchán: ชั้นสองchán sǎwng, the second floor. At home many Thais sit and eat on the floor, and shoes come off at the door. The sign ระวังพื้นลื่นrá-wang púuen lûuen means "slippery floor".

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:

puen
phuen
poon
pheun

More small words in Thai

All small words

ผม pǒm I
I, me (male speaker)
คุณ kun You
เขา kǎo He, she
เรา rao We
we, us
พวกเขา pûak-kǎo They
they, them
ทุกคน túk kon Everyone
everyone, everybody

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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