Thai consonant 27 of 44
ป – Po Pla (bpaw bplaa): the Thai letter P
- Class
- Mid class
- Start sound
- bp
- End sound
- p
- Keyword
- fish
ป ปอ ปลา bpaw bplaa
In short
ป (ปอ ปลาbpaw bplaa) is the 27th letter of the Thai alphabet and a mid-class consonant. At the start of a syllable it sounds like bp, and at the end of a syllable like p. Its name means "ป as in ปลา, fish".
How to say ป
bp: like the p in 'spin' (no puff of air)
The keyword ปลาbplaa means fish. Say the letter as ปอ ปลาbpaw bplaa.
Thai words with ป
Tap the speaker to hear each word. Can you spot ป in each one?
- ประเทศ bprà-têet
country
- ป้า bpâa
auntie (an older woman; also 'you' or 'I')
- ปิด bpìt
to close; closed
- ปี bpii
year
- ประมาณ bprà-maan
about, roughly
- ประชุม bprà-chum
meeting; to have a meeting
- ปกติ bpòk-gà-dtì
usually, normally; normal
- ปวด bpùat
to ache, to hurt (a deep, dull pain)
- ประกัน bprà-gan
insurance
- ประเพณี bprà-pee-nii
tradition, custom
Don't mix it up with
Letters that look similar. Compare the loops, tails and notches.
- ปอ ปลา bpaw bplaa
Tones with mid-class letters
ป is one of the 9 mid-class consonants. With no tone mark:
- Live syllableMid tone
- Dead syllableLow tone
All four tone marks: ◌่ low, ◌้ falling, ◌๊ high, ◌๋ rising.
The full tone rules chart