ประธานสภาฯ(bprà-taan sà-paa)
Meanings
1NounB2
Speaker of the House (Thailand)
in Thai political usage, the Speaker of the House of Representatives (ประธานสภาผู้แทนราษฎรประธานสภาผู้แทนราษฎรbprà-taan sà-paa pôo taen râat-sà-donSpeaker of the House of Representatives); the presiding officer of the lower house
Examples
ประธานสภาฯbprà-taan sà-paaประธานสภาฯbprà-taan sà-paa1Speaker of the House (Thailand)2presiding officer of a council/assembly (context-dependent)ขอให้kŏr hâiขอให้kŏr hâi1to request that; to ask that2May ...; I wish that ...สมาชิกsà-maa-chíkสมาชิกsà-maa-chíkmemberรักษาrák-săaรักษาrák-săa1[to] treat; cure2[to] keep (a promise/law); observe3[to] hold (a position); serve as4[to] guard; look after; protect5[to] preserve; maintain; keepความสงบเรียบร้อยkwaam sà-ngòp rîiap-róiความสงบเรียบร้อยkwaam sà-ngòp rîiap-rói1public order; peace and order2orderliness; decorum3smooth and incident‑free stateในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ที่ประชุมtêe bprà-chumที่ประชุมtêe bprà-chum1meeting; conference (event)2the assembly; the body3meeting venue/room
The Speaker of the House asked the members to maintain order in the meeting.
2NounB2
presiding officer of a council/assembly (context-dependent)
the chair or presiding officer of a specific council or assembly, with ฯ indicating omitted words from the full body name in context
Examples
ประธานสภาฯbprà-taan sà-paaประธานสภาฯbprà-taan sà-paa1Speaker of the House (Thailand)2presiding officer of a council/assembly (context-dependent)มหาวิทยาลัยmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-laiมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-laiuniversityได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedอนุมัติà-nú-mátอนุมัติà-nú-mát1[to] approve; authorize2[n.] approval; authorizationงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maan1budget (allocated funds)2budget (financial plan)สำหรับsăm-ràpสำหรับsăm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingโครงการวิจัยkroong-gaan wí-jaiโครงการวิจัยkroong-gaan wí-jairesearch projectใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
The Chairman of the University Council has approved the budget for the new research project.
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ประธานสภาฯbprà-taan sà-paaประธานสภาฯbprà-taan sà-paaSpeaker of the House (Thailand)