ภาษี
paa-sǐiMeanings
1NounA2
tax
money that individuals or businesses are required to pay to the government
Examples
ทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toจ่ายjàaiจ่ายjàai1[to] pay2[to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)3[to] spend (money)ภาษีpaa-sǐiภาษีpaa-sǐi1tax2duty; tariffให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanรัฐบาลrát-tà-baan1government (executive)2government; state authorities
Everyone has to pay taxes to the government.
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Last year I filed my taxes later than the deadline.
The company will pay more taxes if it makes higher profits.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanประกาศbprà-gàatปรับbpràpโครงสร้างkroong-sâangภาษีpaa-sǐiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มpə̂əmรายได้raai-dâaiและlɛ́ลดlótความเหลื่อมล้ำkwaam-lʉ̀ʉam-lám
The government announced a tax restructuring to increase revenue and reduce inequality.
2NounB1
duty; tariff
a tax on goods, especially on imports and exports
Examples
สินค้าsǐn-káaสินค้าsǐn-káa1product; item2goods; merchandiseต่างประเทศdtàang-bprà-têetต่างประเทศdtàang-bprà-têet1abroad; foreign countries2foreign; overseas3abroad; overseasนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toจ่ายjàaiจ่ายjàai1[to] pay2[to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)3[to] spend (money)ภาษีpaa-sǐiภาษีpaa-sǐi1tax2duty; tariffขาเข้าkǎa-kâoขาเข้าkǎa-kâo1inbound; incoming2arrivals; inbound traffic
This foreign product must pay import tax.
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ร้านค้าráan-káaบวกbùuakภาษีpaa-sǐiส่งออกsòng-ɔ̀ɔkในnaiราคาสินค้าraa-kaa-sǐn-káaที่tîiส่งไปsòng-bpaiต่างประเทศdtàang-bprà-têet
The shop includes export tax in the price of goods sent abroad.
หากhàakรัฐบาลrát-tà-baanปรับขึ้นbpràp-kʉ̂nภาษีนำเข้าpaa-sǐi-nam-kâoเหล็กlèkต้นทุนการผลิตdtôn-tun-gaan-pà-lìtในประเทศnai-bprà-têetก็gɔ̂จะjàสูงขึ้นsǔung-kʉ̂nตามdtaam
If the government raises the import tax on steel, domestic production costs will increase accordingly.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ภาษี said พา-สี?
paa-sǐi
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 | — | — |