พัก
rest
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- 1 rest、take a break、pause
- 2 stay、stay overnight、lodge
- 3 suspend、put on hold
- 4 a while、a short period、recently [in expressions]
พัก is a common word built around the idea of stopping or staying somewhere temporarily. It is used for resting, taking a break, staying overnight, suspending something, and expressions like “for a while.”
rest、take a break、pause
To stop an activity briefly in order to rest, or to take a break from work, study, a meeting, or another ongoing activity.
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พักก่อน phák kɔ̀ɔn Take a break first. พักก่อน details
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ขอพักสิบนาที khɔ̌ɔ phák sìp naathii Let me take a ten-minute break. ขอพักสิบนาที details
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พักสายตา phák sǎay taa rest one's eyes พักสายตา details
stay、stay overnight、lodge
To stay, lodge, or live somewhere temporarily, such as at a hotel, dorm, or someone’s house.
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พักที่โรงแรม phák thîi rooŋ rɛɛm stay at a hotel พักที่โรงแรม details
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คุณพักที่ไหน khun phák thîi nǎy Where are you staying? คุณพักที่ไหน details
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เขาพักอยู่กรุงเทพฯ khǎw phák yùu kruŋthêep He is staying in Bangkok. เขาพักอยู่กรุงเทพฯ details
suspend、put on hold
To suspend, put on hold, or set something aside temporarily, often with work, permissions, school, plans, or topics.
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เรื่องนี้พักไว้ก่อน rʉ̂aŋ níi phák wáy kɔ̀ɔn Let’s put this matter aside for now. เรื่องนี้พักไว้ก่อน details
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พักใบอนุญาต phák bay anúyâat suspend a license พักใบอนุญาต details
a while、a short period、recently [in expressions]
A period or interval of time, most often seen in set expressions such as “for a while,” “recently,” or “this period.”
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สักพัก sàk phák for a while สักพัก details
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พักนี้ phákníi recently; lately พักนี้ details
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รอพักใหญ่ rɔɔ phák yày wait quite a while รอพักใหญ่ details
Learning notes
Explanation
The core idea of พัก is temporary stopping or temporary staying. It can describe a person resting, an activity pausing, an issue being put on hold, or someone staying at a hotel. Very useful patterns include พักก่อน “take a break first,” พักที่... “stay at...,” พักไว้ก่อน “put it aside for now,” and สักพัก “for a while.”
Usage
It is common in everyday conversation, school, work, and travel. Use it when someone rests, a meeting takes a break, you talk about where you are staying, or a topic is put aside temporarily.
Caution
Be careful with พักงาน: it often means “to suspend someone from work,” not simply “take a day off.” For taking time off work, หยุดงาน or ลางาน is more natural. For quitting permanently, use words such as เลิก or ลาออก.
Differences from similar words
1 rest synonyms
2 stay synonyms
3 suspend synonyms
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ระงับ is more formal and is often used for official suspension or cancellation of a process. พัก is more everyday and can also mean simply putting something aside for now.
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เลื่อน means to postpone something to a later time. พัก means to stop or set something aside temporarily.
4 a while synonyms
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ระยะ can mean a period, distance, or stage and sounds somewhat more formal. พัก is more everyday and appears mainly in time expressions.