รัฐสภา
rát-tà-sà-paaMeaning
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parliament; national legislature
The country's supreme law‑making body, typically consisting of two houses (House of Representatives and Senate) or a single chamber.
Examples
รัฐสภาrát-tà-sà-paaรัฐสภาrát-tà-sà-paaparliament; national legislatureเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)สถาบันsà-tǎa-banสถาบันsà-tǎa-ban1institution; establishment2institute (organization)3the monarchy as an institution (Thai context)สูงสุดsǔung-sùtสูงสุดsǔung-sùt1highest; maximum; supreme2at most; at the highestที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerออกกฎหมายɔ̀ɔk-gòt-mǎaiออกกฎหมายɔ̀ɔk-gòt-mǎai[to] legislate; [to] enact a lawของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsประเทศbprà-têetประเทศbprà-têetcountry; nation; state
Parliament is the highest institution that makes the country's laws.
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ในnaiบางbaangประเทศbprà-têetรัฐสภาrát-tà-sà-paaมีmiiสองsɔ̌ɔngสภาsà-paaได้แก่dâai-gɛ̀ɛสภาผู้แทนราษฎรsà-paa-pûu-tɛɛn-râat-sà-dɔɔnและlɛ́วุฒิสภาwút-tí-sà-paa
In some countries, the parliament has two houses: the House of Representatives and the Senate.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanต้องdtɔ̂ngเสนอsà-nə̌əร่างกฎหมายrâang-gòt-mǎaiต่อdtɔ̀ɔรัฐสภาrát-tà-sà-paaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaพิจารณาpí-jaa-rá-naaและlɛ́ลงมติlong-má-dtì
The government must submit bills to parliament for consideration and voting.
รัฐสภาrát-tà-sà-paaในnaiระบอบประชาธิปไตยrá-bɔ̀ɔp-bprà-chaa-típ-bpà-dtaiมักmákทำหน้าที่tam-nâa-tîiถ่วงtùuangดุลอำนาจdun-am-nâatโดยdooiใช้cháiกระบวนการgrà-buuan-gaanสองsɔ̌ɔngสภาsà-paaหรือrʉ̌ʉสภาsà-paaเดียวdiiaoในnaiการตรากฎหมายgaan-dtraa-gòt-mǎaiสูงสุดsǔung-sùtของkɔ̌ɔngประเทศbprà-têet
Parliament in a democratic system often serves as a check and balance, using either a bicameral or unicameral process to enact the nation's supreme laws.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is รัฐสภา said รัด-ถะ-สะ-พา?
rát-tà-sà-paa
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
4 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ฐ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
rát
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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สภาsà-paaสภาsà-paacouncil; assembly; parliament; chambercouncil; assembly; parliament; chamberPart 2
รัฐสภาrát-tà-sà-paaรัฐสภาrát-tà-sà-paaparliament; national legislatureparliament; national legislatureWord