พ.บ.
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Thai Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
a Thai abbreviation for แพทยศาสตรบัณฑิตแพทยศาสตรบัณฑิตpɛ̂ɛt-tá-yá-sàat-ban-dìt1Doctor of Medicine degree (M.D.)2holder of an M.D. degree; medical graduate, the medical degree awarded to physicians, commonly rendered in English as Doctor of Medicine (M.D.).
Examples
พี่สาวpêe săaoพี่สาวpêe săaoolder sister; elder female siblingของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineเรียนriianเรียนriian1[to] study; learn2[to] take (a course/subject)3[to] respectfully inform; address (formal)หนักnàkหนักnàk1heavy (weight)2serious; severe3heavily; severely; intensely4difficult; tough (mentally/physically demanding)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเพื่อที่จะpêuua têe jàเพื่อที่จะpêuua têe jàin order to; so as to (purpose before a verb)ได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerรับปริญญาráp bpà-rin-yaaรับปริญญาráp bpà-rin-yaa[to] formally receive one's degreeพ.บ.por borพ.บ.por borThai Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
My older sister studied very hard to get her M.D. degree.
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คุณหมอkun mŏrท่านtâanนี้néeจบการศึกษาjòp gaan sùek-săaพ.บ.por borจากjàakมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-laiชื่อดังchêu dang
This doctor graduated with an M.D. from a famous university.
การgaanจะjàสำเร็จการศึกษาsăm-rèt gaan sèuk-săaหลักสูตรlàk-sòotแพทยศาสตรบัณฑิตpâet-tá-yá-sàat ban-dìtพ.บ.por borได้dâiนั้นnánต้องdtôngใช้cháiทั้งtángความอดทนkwaam òt tonและláeความทุ่มเทkwaam tûm tayอย่างสูงyàang sŏong
To successfully graduate from the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) program requires both great patience and dedication.
หลังจากlăng jàakเรียนจบriian jòpพ.บ.por borแล้วláeoแพทย์pâetจบใหม่jòp màiส่วนใหญ่sùuan yàiจะต้องjà dtôngไปทำงานbpai tam ngaanใช้ทุนchái tunเป็นเวลาbpen way-laaหลายlăaiปีbpee
After graduating with an M.D., most new doctors must work to repay their government scholarship for several years.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พ.บ. said พอ-บอ?
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Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
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Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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 | — | — |