บทๆ
bòt-bòtMeaning
1AdverbB1
chapter by chapter; section by section
Done or organized in separate chapters, lessons, or sections.
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)สอนsŏnสอนsŏn1[to] teach [sb] [sth]2[to] instruct; train [sb]3[to] admonish; give moral guidanceภาษาไทยpaa-săa taiภาษาไทยpaa-săa tai1Thai language2Thai-language; in Thai3Thai (school subject)ไปเป็นbpai bpenไปเป็นbpai bpen[to] go to be; take up a post asบทๆbòt-bòtบทๆbòt-bòtchapter by chapter; section by section
The teacher will teach Thai lesson by lesson.
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หนังสือnǎng-sĕuเล่มlêmนี้néeแบ่งbàengเนื้อหาnéuua hăaเป็นbpenบทๆbòt-bòtทำให้tam hâiอ่านàanและláeทำความเข้าใจtam kwaam kâo jaiง่ายngâai
This book divides the content into chapters, making it easy to read and understand.
เราraoมาช่วยmaa chûuaiกันganวางแผนwaang păenโครงการkrohng gaanเป็นbpenบทๆbòt-bòtจะได้jà dâaiไม่mâiสับสนsàp-sŏn
Let's plan the project section by section so we don't get confused.
การgaanจะjàเข้าใจkâo jaiทฤษฎีtrít-sà-deeที่têeซับซ้อนsáp sónนี้néeได้dâiต้องdtôngค่อยๆkôi kôiศึกษาsèuk-săaไปทีbpai teeละláประเด็นbprà-denเป็นbpenบทๆbòt-bòt
In order to understand this complex theory, one must study it gradually, issue by issue, in sections.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is บทๆ said บท-บท?
bòt-bòt
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ท, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bòt
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 | — | — |