Plus in Thai

“Plus” in Thai is บวกbùak.

บวก bùak

plus; to add (numbers) verb

bùak low

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

How to use it

บวกbùak is plus, one low syllable, and equals is เท่ากับtâo-gàp. Minus is ลบlóp, also the word for delete, times is คูณkuun and divided by หารhǎan. The sign words reach beyond maths: thinking positive is คิดบวกkít bùak, "think plus", and a positive test result is ผลเป็นบวกpǒn bpen bùak.

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:

buuak
bwak

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
Audio: AI voices, quality-checked for tones