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“Product” in Thai is สินค้าsǐn-káa; you'll also hear ผลิตภัณฑ์pà-lìt-dtà-pan (formal).
goods, product (for sale) noun
- sǐn rising
- káa high
- Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
product (formal: labels, adverts) noun
- pà low
- lìt low
- dtà low
- pan mid
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
How to use it
สินค้าsǐn-káa is goods, the products a shop sells or a country exports. Shop staff and online stores use it all the time: สินค้าหมดsǐn-káa mòt, out of stock. ผลิตภัณฑ์pà-lìt-dtà-pan is the formal word of labels, adverts and brands.
At craft markets, look for OTOP goods, short for One Tambon One Product, a long-running programme that promotes the speciality of each subdistrict.
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:
- sinka
- sinkah
- palitaphan
- phalittaphan
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