Political party in Thai

“Political party” in Thai is พรรคpák.

พรรค pák

(political) party noun

pák high

High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.

How to use it

พรรคpák is a political party, in full พรรคการเมืองpák gaan-mueang, and it also counts parties: สองพรรคsǎwng pák, two parties. It's one short syllable with a high tone: the doubled letter in the middle stands for the vowel a.

A party you go to is a ปาร์ตี้bpaa-dtîi, from English, or a งานเลี้ยงngaan líang, a dinner or celebration.

Don't mix it up

ผักpàk

vegetables

Low tone instead of high: vegetables.

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:

phak
phak kanmuang
pak kan mueang

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