ภาษา
paa-sǎaMeanings
1NounA1
language; tongue
a system of words, grammar, and sounds used by people to communicate
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เรียนriianเรียนriian1[to] study; learn2[to] take (a course/subject)3[to] respectfully inform; address (formal)ภาษาpaa-săaภาษาpaa-săa1language; tongue2register; jargon; specialized languageใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)ๆ-
I like learning new languages.
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He can speak three languages.
ภาษาpaa-sǎaเป็นระบบbpen-rá-bòpคำkamไวยากรณ์wai-yaa-gɔɔnและlɛ́เสียงsǐiangที่tîiคนใช้kon-cháiสื่อสารsʉ̀ʉ-sǎanกันgan
Language is a system of words, grammar, and sounds that people use to communicate.
Young children learn language quickly because they hear and use it every day.
2NounB2
register; jargon; specialized language
the vocabulary or style used in a specific field or context (e.g., legal register, youth jargon, formal language)
Examples
บทความbòt-kwaamบทความbòt-kwaamarticle; essayนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderภาษากฎหมายpaa-sǎa-gòt-mǎaiภาษากฎหมายpaa-sǎa-gòt-mǎai1legal language; legalese; legal register2legal terminology; legal jargonจึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)อ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense ofยากyâakยากyâak1difficult; hard2unlikely; hard to imagine happening3poor; impoverished (dated/formal)สำหรับsǎm-ràpสำหรับsǎm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingคนทั่วไปkon-tûua-bpaiคนทั่วไปkon-tûua-bpai1the general public; ordinary people2an ordinary/average person; layperson
This article uses legal language, so it's difficult for the general public to read.
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เขาkǎoปรับbpràpภาษาpaa-sǎaให้hâiสุภาพsù-pâapขึ้นkʉ̂nเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเขียนkǐianจดหมายราชการjòt-mǎai-râat-chá-gaan
He adjusts his language to be more polite when writing official letters.
นักการตลาดnák-gaan-dtà-làatต้องdtɔ̂ngเข้าใจkâo-jaiภาษาpaa-sǎaวัยรุ่นwai-rûnเพื่อสื่อสารpʉ̂ʉa-sʉ̀ʉ-sǎanกับgàpกลุ่มเป้าหมายglùm-bpâo-mǎaiได้dâaiตรงใจdtrong-jai
Marketers must understand youth slang to communicate effectively with the target group.
รายงานraai-ngaanวิจัยwí-jaiฉบับchà-bàpนี้níiหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangศัพท์เทคนิคsàp-ték-nìkเกินgəənจำเป็นjam-bpenและlɛ́ใช้cháiภาษาpaa-sǎaกึ่งgʉ̀ngทางการtaang-gaanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความชัดเจนkwaam-chát-jeen
This research report avoids excessive jargon and uses semi-formal language for clarity.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ภาษา said พา-สา?
paa-sǎa
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
paa
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 | — | — |