บัณฑิต
ban-dìtMeanings
1NounB1
graduate
a person who has completed a degree or academic program, especially at the bachelor's level
Examples
ปีนี้bpii-níiปีนี้bpii-níi1this year2this year; during the current yearพี่สาวpîi-sǎaoพี่สาวpîi-sǎaoolder sister; elder female siblingเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)บัณฑิตban-dìtบัณฑิตban-dìt1graduate2scholar; virtuous personใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmคณะวิทยาศาสตร์ká-ná-wít-tá-yaa-sàatคณะวิทยาศาสตร์ká-ná-wít-tá-yaa-sàatFaculty of Science
This year my sister is a new graduate from the Faculty of Science.
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งานรับปริญญาngaan-ráp-bpà-rin-yaaมีmiiบัณฑิตban-dìtหลายรุ่นlǎai-rûnมาmaaร่วมrûuamแสดงความยินดีsà-dɛɛng-kwaam-yin-dii
At the graduation ceremony, graduates from many cohorts came to offer congratulations.
มหาวิทยาลัยmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-laiประกาศbprà-gàatรายชื่อraai chêuบัณฑิตban-dìtที่จบtêe jòpหลักสูตรlàk-sòotภาคpâakปลายbplaaiแล้วláeo
The university has announced the list of graduates who completed the program in the last semester.
ตลาดงานdtà-làat-ngaanต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanบัณฑิตban-dìtที่tîiมีmiiทักษะták-sàข้ามสาขาkâam-sǎa-kǎaไม่ใช่mâi-châiแค่kɛ̂ɛใบปริญญาbai-bpà-rin-yaa
The job market demands graduates with cross-disciplinary skills, not just a diploma.
2NounB2
scholar; virtuous person
a learned or virtuous person respected for knowledge and good conduct; also a term of respect in literary or ceremonial contexts
Examples
ท่านtânท่านtân1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)บัณฑิตban-dìtบัณฑิตban-dìt1graduate2scholar; virtuous personผู้pûuผู้pûu1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)มีเมตตาmii-mêet-dtaaมีเมตตาmii-mêet-dtaa1[to] be kind; [to] be compassionate2kind; compassionateจึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ตัดสินdtàt-sǐnตัดสินdtàt-sǐn1[to] decide; make a decision2[to] judge; adjudicateความkwaamความkwaam1abstract noun prefix2matter; case; contentด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooเหตุผลhèet-pǒnเหตุผลhèet-pǒn1reason; justification2reasoning; rationalityและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ความกรุณาkwaam-gà-rú-naaความกรุณาkwaam-gà-rú-naakindness; compassion; favor
He is a learned and compassionate person, so he judges matters with reason and kindness.
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ในnaiพิธีpí-tiiนั้นnánทุกคนtúk-konยกมือyók-mʉʉไหว้wâiบัณฑิตban-dìtผู้เฒ่าpûu-tâoด้วยdûuaiความเคารพkwaam-kao-róp
At the ceremony, everyone paid respect to the venerable learned man.
คำแนะนำkam-nɛ́-namของkɔ̌ɔngบัณฑิตban-dìtมิได้mí-dâaiเพียงpiiangสอนsɔ̌ɔnให้hâiรู้rúuหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangชี้ทางchíi-taangให้hâiประพฤติดีbprà-prʉ́t-diiงามngaam
The counsel of a learned and virtuous person not only teaches literacy but also guides one to proper conduct.
ชุมชนchum-chonยกย่องyók-yɔ̂ɔngเขาkǎoเป็นbpenบัณฑิตban-dìtเพราะprɔ́เขาkǎoใช้cháiปัญญาbpan-yaaแก้ปัญหาgɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaโดยdooiไม่mâiละทิ้งlá-tíngคุณธรรมkun-ná-tam
The community honors him as a learned and virtuous person because he uses wisdom to solve problems without abandoning morals.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is บัณฑิต said บัน-ดิด?
ban-dìt
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
ban
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |