Shopping and money ผ่อน pàwn
to pay in instalments; to ease, to relax verb
- pàwn low
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
How to use it
Phones, motorbikes and even gold are often bought ผ่อนpàwn, in monthly instalments, and ads shout ผ่อนศูนย์เปอร์เซ็นต์pàwn sǔun bpoe-sen, zero percent instalments, on credit cards. The same word means to ease or relax, as in พักผ่อนpák-pàwn, to rest.
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:
- phon
- pon
- phawn
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