Pen in Thai

“Pen” in Thai is ปากกาbpàak-gaa.

ปากกา bpàak-gaa

pen noun

bpàak low
gaa mid

Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.

Classifier: ด้ามdâam · handle; counting word for pens and knives

Parts: ปากbpàak mouth; beak กาgaa crow

How to use it

ปากกาbpàak-gaa is literally "crow's beak". Keep one in your bag for forms at the bank or a government office. Pens are counted with ด้ามdâam, "handle", and a pencil is ดินสอdin-sǎw.

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:

pakka
pak ka
pakkaa
pak kaa

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