ราษฎร์
râatMeanings
1NounB1
the people; citizens
The general public or common people of a state, as opposed to the monarch or the government.
Examples
โครงการkroong-gaanโครงการkroong-gaan1project; scheme2plan; proposalนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ช่วยให้chûuai-hâiช่วยให้chûuai-hâi[to] enable; help [sb/sth] (to) do [sth]; make [sth] possible/easierราษฎร์râatราษฎร์râat1the people; citizens2of the people; private; non-governmentalมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoน้ำสะอาดnáam-sà-àatน้ำสะอาดnáam-sà-àatclean waterใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; order
This project helps the people have clean water.
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ผู้นำpûu-namชุมชนchum-chonเปิดbpə̀ətเวทีwee-tiiให้hâiราษฎร์râatแสดงความคิดเห็นsà-dɛɛng-kwaam-kít-hěn
The community leader opened a forum for the people to express their opinions.
ในnaiยามวิกฤตyaam wí-grìtราษฎร์râatต้องการdtông gaanข้อมูลkôr moonที่ชัดเจนtêe chát jaynและláeเชื่อถือได้chêuu tĕu dâi
In times of crisis, the people need clear and reliable information.
นโยบายná-yoo-baaiที่ดีtîi-diiต้องdtɔ̂ngคำนึงถึงkam-nʉng-tʉ̌ngศักดิ์ศรีsàk-sǐiของkɔ̌ɔngราษฎร์râatและlɛ́ลดlótความเหลื่อมล้ำkwaam-lʉ̀ʉam-lám
Good policies must consider the dignity of the people and reduce inequality.
2AdjectiveB2
of the people; private; non-governmental
Used in compounds to indicate association with ordinary people or private citizens rather than the state or royalty, including institutions privately established or operated.
Examples
โรงพยาบาลราษฎร์roong-pá-yaa-baan-râatโรงพยาบาลราษฎร์roong-pá-yaa-baan-râatprivate hospitalแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níi1here; this place (formal)2this (postposed, formal)ดูแลduu-lɛɛดูแลduu-lɛɛ1[to] take care of; look after2[to] supervise; be in charge of3[to] maintain; keep in good conditionคนทั่วไปkon-tûua-bpaiคนทั่วไปkon-tûua-bpai1the general public; ordinary people2an ordinary/average person; laypersonด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooค่ารักษาkâa-rák-sǎaค่ารักษาkâa-rák-sǎamedical expensesที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerไม่แพงmâi-pɛɛngไม่แพงmâi-pɛɛnginexpensive; cheap
This civilian hospital takes care of the public with affordable fees.
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เขาkǎoทำงานtam-ngaanในnaiหน่วยงานnùuai-ngaanสวัสดิการsà-wàt-dì-gaanราษฎร์râatช่วยchûuaiดูแลduu-lɛɛครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaรายได้raai-dâaiน้อยnɔ́ɔi
He works in the public welfare sector, helping low-income families.
โครงการพัฒนาkroong-gaan-pát-tá-naaพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiราษฎร์râatเน้นnénมีส่วนร่วมmii-sùuan-rûuamของkɔ̌ɔngชุมชนchum-chonมากกว่าmâak-gwàaการสั่งการgaan-sàng-gaanจากjàakภาครัฐpâak-rát
The civilian-area development project emphasizes community participation over government directives.
งบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanด้านdâanสาธารณสุขsăa-taa-ra-ná-sùkฝ่ายfàaiราษฎร์râatถูกtòokจัดสรรjàt-sănเพื่อpêuuaเสริมsěrmบริการbor-rí-gaanปฐมภูมิbpà-tŏm-poomและláeการป้องกันโรคgaan bpông gan rôhk
The budget for the civilian health sector is allocated to strengthen primary care and disease prevention.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ราษฎร์ said ราด?
râat
- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ฎ is said like ด (t).Silent letterร์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ฎ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
râat
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
ร์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |