Jingjok
How to say friend
in Thai
เพื่อน
pûean
friend
pûean falling
เพื่อนผม = 'my friend': the owner simply follows the noun. Also how Thais refer to classmates and same-age colleagues.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Classifier
- คน
- Remember it
- My friend tells terrible PUNS.
In a sentence
- เขาเป็นเพื่อนผมkǎo bpen pûean pǒmHe's my friend.
- มากับเพื่อนmaa gàp pûeanI came with friends.
From the same situation: Who's who
- พี่older brother or sister; you (to someone a bit older)
- น้องyounger brother or sister; you (to someone younger)
- ลุงuncle (older man)
- ป้าauntie (older woman)
- น้าauntie or uncle (younger than your parents)
- อาauntie or uncle (father's younger sibling)
- คนperson, people
- ฝรั่งWesterner (white foreigner)
All 65 words and phrases in “Who's who” →
Your first 90 days of Thai
Jingjok teaches เพื่อน with audio, the tone drawn on screen, and a check on your own voice. Answer the three questions every Thai asks a foreigner, ask them back, and address people with the right family word.
- 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.
The first week is free.