News and societyresult, outcome; effect noun
- pǒn rising
- Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
How to use it
ผลpǒn is the result of anything: a medical test (ผลตรวจpǒn dtrùat), an exam (ผลสอบpǒn sàwp), a football match or an election. When something works, Thais say it ได้ผลdâi pǒn, "gets results": a medicine, a diet, a trick for learning tones. Something that has an effect on something else มีผลmii pǒn.
The same word means fruit in formal Thai, which is why fruit in general is ผลไม้pǒn-lá-máai, "tree fruit".
Don't mix it up
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ผมpǒm
I (a man speaking); hair
Ends in m, not n: I, or hair.
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:
- phon
- pohn
- phol
- pol
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