วัดไทย
wát-taiMeaning
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Thai Buddhist temple
a Buddhist temple in Thailand or built in the Thai style (also used for Thai temples abroad)
Examples
สุดสัปดาห์นี้sùt-sàp-daa-níiสุดสัปดาห์นี้sùt-sàp-daa-níi1this weekend2this weekend (time phrase)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปไหว้bpai-wâiไปไหว้bpai-wâi[to] go pay respects; go make offeringsพระที่prá-tîiพระที่prá-tîimonks’ quarters; monks’ living areaวัดไทยwát-taiวัดไทยwát-taiThai Buddhist templeใกล้บ้านglâi-bâanใกล้บ้านglâi-bâannear (one's) home; nearby home
This weekend I will go to pay respects at the Thai temple near my home.
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ปีที่แล้วbpee têe láewเราraoไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoวัดไทยwát taiที่têeเชียงใหม่chiiang màiและláeถ่ายรูปtàai rôopเจดีย์jay-deeสวยๆsŭuai sŭuai
Last year we visited a Thai temple in Chiang Mai and took photos of the beautiful chedi.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiชมรมchom-romไทยtaiจะพาjà-paaเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanไปbpaiวัดไทยwát-taiในnaiลอสแอนเจลิสlɔ̂ɔt-ɛɛn-jà-lə̀ətเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaร่วมงานrûuam-ngaanทำบุญtam-bun
Tomorrow the Thai club will take friends to the Thai temple in Los Angeles to join a merit-making event.
วัดไทยwát-taiแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiสร้างsâangตามdtaamศิลปะsǐn-lá-bpàรัตนโกสินทร์rát-dtà-ná-goo-sǐnแม้mɛ́ɛอยู่yùuต่างประเทศdtàang-bprà-têetก็gɔ̂ยังyangเป็นbpenศูนย์กลางsǔun-glaangชุมชนchum-chonไทยtai
This Thai temple is built in the Rattanakosin style; even abroad, it serves as the center of the Thai community.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
wát
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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วัดไทยwát-taiวัดไทยwát-taiThai Buddhist templeThai Buddhist templeWord