Middle class · อักษรกลาง
ป
ปลา fish
bpɔɔ bplaa
- Class
- middle
- Sound
- bp / p
- Correct answers
- —
Answers in practice
This letter hasn't come up in practice yet.
How it reads
- Letter name
- bpɔɔ bplaa
- At the start of a syllable
- “bp”
- At the end of a syllable
- “p”
- Class
- middle (อักษรกลาง)
How it looks in different fonts
In a book, a notebook or on a sign this character can look different. The classic style has a loop (หัว) where you start writing. Sign fonts often drop it, and handwriting makes the lines smoother. You can choose the app's font in settings.
ป
classic
books
ป
handwritten
by hand
ป
modern
signs
Which tones it gives
A live syllable with no mark gets the mid tone, a dead one the low tone. Marks: ◌่ → low, ◌้ → falling, ◌๊ → high, ◌๋ → rising.
Kai says
ป is named after ปลา, bplaa, fish. Fish gives you น้ำปลา, fish sauce, which goes into almost every Thai dish.