ปวช

bpo-wo-cho

Meaning

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Voc Cert (upper secondary, Thailand)

Thailand's upper-secondary vocational certificate program (ประกาศนียบัตรวิชาชีพประกาศนียบัตรวิชาชีพbprà-gàat-sà-nii-yá-bàt-wí-chaa-chîipvocational certificate), a 3-year track after lower secondary (ม.3), roughly equivalent to grades 10–12

Examples

Instead of the general academic track, my younger brother chose to study in the automotive vocational certificate program (Por Wor Chor).
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ช, a stop, so it is dead.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Low tone

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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