Gun in Thai

“Gun” in Thai is ปืนbpuuen.

ปืน bpuuen

gun noun

bpuuen mid

Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.

How to use it

ปืนbpuuen starts with the unaspirated bp and has a long vowel. Shooting is ยิงying, and the toy everyone buys at Songkran is a water gun, ปืนฉีดน้ำbpuuen-chìit-náam. Thais can own guns with a licence, and many malls, bars and government offices show a crossed-out gun at the door: no weapons inside. Firecrackers, set off at Chinese New Year, are ประทัดbprà-tát.

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
bpuen
poon

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result, outcome
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มาตรา mâat-dtraa Section (of a law)
section, article (of a law)
ระดับ rá-dàp Level
level, grade

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