พัก (unit 11) is a short break or a stay; พักผ่อน is proper relaxation: a holiday, a lazy weekend, a good night's sleep. ไปพักผ่อน = go away to unwind.
Part of speech
verb
Remember it
Relax in the PARK with a chess PAWN.
In a sentence
ไปพักผ่อนที่ทะเล
bpai pák-pàawn tîi tá-lee
Going to relax by the sea.
พักผ่อนเยอะๆ นะ
pák-pàawn yóe-yóe ná
Get plenty of rest, okay?
From the same situation: Weekend: temple, beach, Songkran
Jingjok teaches พักผ่อน with audio, the tone drawn on screen, and a check on your own voice. Plan a weekend trip and book tickets, behave well at a temple, survive Songkran, and tell people what you did and where you've been.
WEEKS 1–2 · SURVIVEGreet anyone, pay, and order food and 7-Eleven exactly how you like it.
WEEKS 3–6 · SETTLE INGet around by taxi, Grab and skytrain, find anything, and handle your landlord.
WEEKS 7–12 · RUN YOUR LIFEPharmacy, bank, SIM and apps, how you feel, and a weekend away, all in Thai.