ตรัส
dtràtMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] speak/say (royal; Buddha)
To speak or say; honorific verb used for a king or queen, and in scripture also for the Buddha.
Examples
พระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hǎa-gà-sàtพระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hǎa-gà-sàt1king; monarch (formal)2classifier: พระองค์ (for a monarch)ตรัสdtràtตรัสdtràt[to] speak/say (royal; Buddha)ขอบพระทัยkɔ̀ɔp-prá-taiขอบพระทัยkɔ̀ɔp-prá-tai1[to] thank (royal)2thank you (royal)ประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon1classifier: คน2the public; the people (citizens of a country)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerร่วมงานrûuam-ngaanร่วมงานrûuam-ngaan1[to] attend an event2[to] work together; collaborate3[to] join a workplace/team; be employed with
The King spoke to thank the people who attended the event.
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ตามdtaamพระไตรปิฎกprá-dtrai-bpì-dòkพระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâaoตรัสdtràtสอนsɔ̌ɔnให้hâiเดินdəənทางสายกลางtaang-sǎai-glaang
According to the Tipitaka, the Buddha spoke to teach the Middle Way.
เมื่อmêuuaเสด็จฯsà-dètถึงtĕungศาลาsăa-laaพระองค์prá ongตรัสdràtเน้นย้ำnén yámเรื่องrêuuangความสามัคคีkwaam săa-mák-keeของkŏngพสกนิกรpá-sòk-gà-ni-gon
Upon arriving at the pavilion, His Majesty spoke, emphasizing the unity of the people.
พุทธภาษิตpút-tá-paa-sìtที่tîiตรัสdtràtไว้wáiในnaiคราวkraaoนั้นnánกลายเป็นglaai-bpenหลักธรรมlàk-tamที่tîiชี้แนะchíi-nɛ́แนวปฏิบัติnɛɛo-bpà-dtì-bàtแก่gɛ̀ɛศิษยานุศิษย์sìt-yaa-nú-sìt
The saying spoken by the Buddha on that occasion became a doctrine guiding disciples' practice.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ตร, the first consonant ต sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ส, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dtràt
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |