ภราดา
pá-raa-daaMeanings
1NounC1
brother
brother (used in formal, elegant, or literary contexts)
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiliterature (classical or esteemed works)กษัตริย์gà-sàtกษัตริย์gà-sàtking; monarch; sovereignทั้งสองtáng-sɔ̌ɔngทั้งสองtáng-sɔ̌ɔng1both; the two (with a noun)2both; both of themทรงsongทรงsong1shape; form2style; look (e.g., hairstyle)3[royal] to have; possess4[royal] to be; to do5(royal) honorific prefixรักใคร่rák-krâiรักใคร่rák-krâi[to] love; be fond of [sb]ผูกพันpùuk-panผูกพันpùuk-pan1[to] feel attached; be bonded2[to] be bound; be obligatedกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkราวกับraao-gàpราวกับraao-gàp1as if; as though2like; akin toเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ภราดาpá-raa-daaภราดาpá-raa-daa1brother2Brotherร่วมrûuamร่วมrûuam1[to] join; participate2together; jointly3joint; shared; mutualสายโลหิตsǎai-loo-hìtสายโลหิตsǎai-loo-hìtbloodline; lineage
In literature, the two kings loved and bonded with each other as if they were blood brothers.
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แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเกิดจากgə̀ət-jàakสายเลือดsǎai-lʉ̂ʉatเดียวกันdiiao-ganแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂รักrákและlɛ́เคารพkao-rópสหายsà-hǎaiผู้นี้pûu-níiดุจดั่งdùt-dàngภราดาpá-raa-daa
Even though they were not born of the same bloodline, he loved and respected this friend like a brother.
สายสัมพันธ์sǎai-sǎm-panฉันchǎnภราดาpá-raa-daaที่tîiร่วมรบrûuam-rópเคียงบ่าเคียงไหล่kiiang-bàa-kiiang-làiกันganมาmaaทำให้tam-hâiพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoพร้อมprɔ́ɔmที่จะtîi-jàสละชีพsà-là-chîipเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกันและกันgan-lɛ́-gan
The brotherly bond from fighting shoulder to shoulder made them ready to sacrifice their lives for each other.
พระอภัยมณีprá-à-pai-má-niiและlɛ́ศรีสุวรรณsǐi-sù-wanสองsɔ̌ɔngภราดาpá-raa-daaต่างdtàangต้องdtɔ̂ngระหกระเหินrá-hòk-rá-hə̌ənเดินทางdəən-taangรอนแรมrɔɔn-rɛɛmไปbpaiในnaiป่าbpàaกว้างgwâang
The two brothers, Phra Aphai Mani and Sri Suwan, both had to wander and travel through the vast forest.
2NounC1
Brother
Brother (a title for a male member of a Christian religious order, commonly used for administrators and teachers in Catholic schools in Thailand)
Examples
โรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)ของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoของเราkɔ̌ɔng-rao1our (belonging to us)2oursมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoภราดาpá-raa-daaภราดาpá-raa-daa1brother2Brotherหลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)ท่านtânท่านtân1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)สอนsɔ̌ɔnสอนsɔ̌ɔn1[to] teach [sb] [sth]2[to] instruct; train [sb]3[to] admonish; give moral guidanceวิชาwí-chaaวิชาwí-chaa1subject; course; field of study2classifier: courses/subjects3knowledge; skill; discipline4esoteric or magical artsภาษาอังกฤษpaa-sǎa-ang-grìtภาษาอังกฤษpaa-sǎa-ang-grìt1the English language2English (school subject)
Our school has several Brothers who are English teachers.
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ภราดาpá-raa-daaผู้อำนวยการpûu-am-nuuai-gaanได้dâaiขึ้นkʉ̂nกล่าวglàaoให้โอวาทhâi-oo-wâatแก่gɛ̀ɛนักเรียนnák-riianในnaiเช้าcháoวันwanเปิดภาคเรียนbpə̀ət-pâak-riian
The Brother Director gave a speech to the students on the morning of the new semester.
มูลนิธิmuun-lá-ní-tíคณะká-náเซนต์คาเบรียลseen-kaa-briianแห่งประเทศไทยhɛ̀ng-bprà-têet-taiก่อตั้งขึ้นgɔ̀ɔ-dtâng-kʉ̂nโดยdooiกลุ่มglùmภราดาpá-raa-daaที่tîiเดินทางเข้าdəən-taang-kâoมาmaaเผยแผ่pə̌əi-pɛ̀ɛศาสนาsàat-sà-nǎaและlɛ́การศึกษาgaan-sʉ̀k-sǎa
The St. Gabriel's Foundation of Thailand was founded by a group of Brothers who traveled to propagate religion and education.
ด้วยdûuaiความเสียสละkwaam-sǐia-sà-làและlɛ́อุทิศตนù-tít-dtonของkɔ̌ɔngเหล่าlàoภราดาpá-raa-daaโรงเรียนคาทอลิกroong-riian-kaa-tɔɔ-líkแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiจึงjʉngสามารถsǎa-mâatผลิตpà-lìtเยาวชนyao-wá-chonที่tîiมีคุณภาพmii-kun-ná-pâapออกɔ̀ɔkสู่sùuสังคมsǎng-komได้dâaiมากมายmâak-maai
With the sacrifice and dedication of the Brothers, this Catholic school has been able to produce many quality youths for society.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ภราดา said พะ-รา-ดา?
pá-raa-daa
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
pá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |