Tied

In this Easy Thai lesson, you’ll learn the verb ผูก (phùuk) – to tie, and see how it’s used in everyday situations, from tying ribbons and hair to tying a buffalo under a tree. You’ll also find out how the same word appears in a very different context when talking about your health!

Thai Vocabulary:
ผูกเชือก (phùuk chʉ̂ak) – To tie a rope
ผูกโบว์ (phùuk boo) – To tie a bow
ผูกผม (phùuk phǒm) – To tie (up) hair
ผูกข้อมือ (phùuk khɔ̂ɔ-mʉʉ) – To tie a string around someone’s wrist (a Thai blessing tradition)
ผูกควาย (phùuk khwaai) – To tie up a buffalo
ท้องผูก (thɔ́ɔng phùuk) – Constipated

Example:
เขาผูกควายไว้ใต้ต้นไม้ (khǎo phùuk khwaai wái tâi tôn-máai) – He tied the buffalo under the tree.

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In this Easy Thai lesson, explore the different ways the word มัด (mát) is used in everyday Thai. You’ll first hear it as a verb meaning “to tie”, used with hands, feet and hair. Then you’ll see how it also works as a classifier for bundles of things like corn and rice. The lesson finishes with a popular Thai sweet that has มัด in its name. Thai Vocabulary: มัด (mát) – To tie / a bundle (classifier) มัดผมหางม้า (mát phǒm hǎang-máa) – To tie hair in a ponytail ข้าวโพด 1 มัด (khâao-phôot nʉ̀ng mát) – A bundle of corn ข้าวต้มมัด (khâao-tôm-mát) – Sticky rice and banana wrapped in banana leaf

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