บาส
bàatMeaning
1NounA2
basketball (sport)
The sport of basketball; a game where two teams try to score by throwing a ball through a hoop.
Examples
พวกเราpûuak-raoพวกเราpûuak-rao1we; us2our group; our sideเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)บาสbàatบาสbàatbasketball (sport)หลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structureเลิกเรียนlə̂ək-riianเลิกเรียนlə̂ək-riian[to] finish school; [to] get out of class; school is out
We play basketball after school.
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He likes to watch basketball at the school court.
Our team has a basketball match tomorrow morning.
I practice shooting basketball every day to prepare for the competition.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is บาส said บาด?
bàat
- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ส is said like ด (t).
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ส, 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 | — | — |