บาท
bàatMeanings
1NounA1
baht (Thai currency unit)
The basic unit of currency of Thailand (symbol: ฿; ISO code: THB), subdivided into 100 satang.
Examples
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Today the fare increased by five baht.
He exchanged dollars into baht before shopping.
2ClassifierA2
baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)
A classifier used to count amounts of Thai money, e.g., เงินสิบบาท (ten baht), เหรียญห้าบาท (a five-baht coin).
Examples
น้ำดื่มnáam-dʉ̀ʉmน้ำดื่มnáam-dʉ̀ʉmdrinking water (potable)ขวดkùuatขวดkùuat1bottle2classifier: bottleนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ราคาraa-kaaราคาraa-kaa1price; cost2[to] cost; [to be] priced atสิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten; unit of tenบาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3foot (literary)
This bottle of water costs ten baht.
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Yesterday I paid eight baht for the bus fare.
Tomorrow he has to top up his phone by another twenty baht.
แม่mɛ̂ɛให้hâiเหรียญrǐianห้าhâaบาทbàatสองsɔ̌ɔngเหรียญrǐianกับgàpเหรียญrǐianหนึ่งnʉ̀ngบาทbàatสามsǎamเหรียญrǐianเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaไปbpaiซื้อsʉ́ʉขนมkà-nǒm
Mom gave two five-baht coins and three one-baht coins to buy snacks.
3NounC1
foot (literary)
the foot; used primarily in formal, literary, or royal contexts
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
bàat
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 | — | — |