ญาติ
yâatMeaning
1NounA2
relative; family member
a person related by blood, marriage, or adoption
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไปเยี่ยมbpai-yîiamไปเยี่ยมbpai-yîiam1[to] visit [sb] (showing care)2[to] visit [a place] (inspect/attend)ญาติyâatญาติyâatrelative; family memberที่บ้านtîi-bâanที่บ้านtîi-bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at homeต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàtต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàt1upcountry; outside the capital2provincial; out-of-town
He went to visit relatives at their upcountry home.
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Yesterday I met an elder relative at the wedding.
Tomorrow we will take relatives from abroad to visit a temple.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iได้dâaiเจอกันjəə-ganแต่dtɛ̀ɛญาติyâatของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnติดต่อกันdtìt-dtɔ̀ɔ-ganผ่านpàanกลุ่มไลน์glùm-laaiเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Even though we rarely meet, my relatives always keep in touch through a Line group.
This Saturday I’m going to visit relatives upcountry.
When I was a child, I stayed with relatives during school breaks.
At New Year we will meet many relatives we rarely see.
แม่mɛ̂ɛบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaให้hâiรักษาน้ำใจrák-sǎa-náam-jaiญาติyâatเพราะprɔ́เราraoเป็นbpenคนkonในnaiสายsǎaiตระกูลdtrà-guunเดียวกันdiiao-gan
Mom said we should be considerate of our relatives because we belong to the same lineage.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ญาติ said ยาด?
yâat
- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ต is said like ด (t).
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ต, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
yâat
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |