ต่างชาติ
dtàang-châatMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
foreign; from abroad
Describing a person or thing as being of another nationality or from another country; not domestic.
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.หนังnǎngหนังnǎng1skin; hide2leather3movie; filmต่างชาติdtàang-châatต่างชาติdtàang-châat1foreign; from abroad2a foreigner; foreign national
This is a foreign film.
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I want to learn a foreign language.
Yesterday I went to eat foreign food with my friend.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtต่างชาติdtàang-châatหลายแห่งlǎai-hɛ̀ngสนใจsǒn-jaiที่จะtîi-jàมาmaaลงทุนlong-tunในnaiประเทศไทยbprà-têet-tai
Many foreign companies are interested in investing in Thailand.
2NounB1
a foreigner; foreign national
A person of another nationality; a non-Thai person.
Examples
มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoต่างชาติdtàang-châatต่างชาติdtàang-châat1foreign; from abroad2a foreigner; foreign nationalกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesถามทางtǎam-taangถามทางtǎam-taang[to] ask for directionsอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remain
There's a foreigner asking for directions.
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เขาkǎoพูดpûutภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-taiเก่งมากgèng-mâakจนjonฉันchǎnไม่รู้mâi-rúuเลยləəiว่าwâaเป็นbpenต่างชาติdtàang-châat
He speaks Thai so well that I didn't even realize he was a foreigner.
ร้านอาหารráan aa-hăanนี้néeเป็นที่นิยมbpen têe ní-yomในหมู่nai mòoชาวต่างชาติchaao dtàang châatที่อาศัยtêe aa-săiอยู่ในyòo naiกรุงเทพฯgrung-têp
This restaurant is popular among foreigners living in Bangkok.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanได้dâaiออกɔ̀ɔkมาตรการmâat-dtrà-gaanใหม่màiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดึงดูดdʉng-dùutต่างชาติdtàang-châatที่tîiมีmiiทักษะták-sàให้hâiเข้ามาkâo-maaทำงานtam-ngaanในประเทศnai-bprà-têet
The government has issued new measures to attract skilled foreigners to come and work in the country.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ต่างชาติ said ต่าง-ชาด?
dtàang-châat
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dtàang
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ต่างdtàangต่างdtàang1different; distinct2various; diverse3each; respectively4foreign; from another place5to differ; be different6in place of; as a substitute fordifferent; distinctPart 1
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ชาติchâatชาติchâat1nation; country2race; ethnic or national origin3life; lifetime; incarnation4birth; lineage (lit.)nation; countryPart 2
ต่างชาติdtàang-châatต่างชาติdtàang-châatforeign; from abroadforeign; from abroadWord