Body and health ปาก bpàak
mouth; lips noun
- bpàak low
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
How to use it
ปากbpàak starts with an unaspirated bp and has a low tone. It covers the lips too: dry lips are ปากแห้งbpàak hâeng. A sore in the mouth is a แผลplǎe, and a mouth ulcer has its own name, แผลร้อนในplǎe ráwn-nai, "inner-heat sore", or just ร้อนในráwn-nai.
Someone who is all charm and flattery is ปากหวานbpàak wǎan, "sweet-mouthed", and a pen is ปากกาbpàak-gaa.
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:
- paak
- bpak
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