วาทกร
waa-tá-gɔɔnMeaning
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orator; public speaker
an orator; a public speaker, especially one who is skilled and eloquent.
Examples
ทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องประชุมhông bprà-chumห้องประชุมhông bprà-chummeeting room; conference roomต่างdtàangต่างdtàang1different; distinct2various; diverse3each; respectively4foreign; from another place5to differ; be different6in place of; as a substitute forเงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1quiet; silent2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4[to] go silent; stop respondingเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)วาทกรwaa-tá-gonวาทกรwaa-tá-gonorator; public speakerคนสำคัญkon săm-kanคนสำคัญkon săm-kanimportant person; VIPกล่าวสุนทรพจน์glàao sŭn-ton-pótกล่าวสุนทรพจน์glàao sŭn-ton-pót[to] deliver a (formal) speech
Everyone in the meeting room was silent to listen to the important orator give a speech.
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หัวหน้าhǔua-nâaพรรคการเมืองpák-gaan-mʉʉangคนนี้kon-níiเป็นที่รู้จักbpen-tîi-rúu-jàkในฐานะnai-tǎa-náวาทกรwaa-tá-gɔɔnฝีปากกล้าfǐi-bpàak-glâa
This political party leader is known as a bold orator.
ในnaiหน้าnâaประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-dtì-sàatวาทกรwaa-tá-gonผู้pôoมีวาทศิลป์mee wâa-tá-sĭnเป็นเลิศbpen lêrtสามารถsăa-mâatใช้cháiคำพูดkam pôotเพื่อpêuuaปลุกเร้าbplùk ráoและláeเปลี่ยนแปลงbplìian bplaengสังคมsăng-komได้dâi
In the pages of history, orators with excellent eloquence have been able to use words to inspire and change society.
การเป็นgaan-bpenวาทกรwaa-tá-gɔɔnที่tîiยิ่งใหญ่yîng-yàiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiขึ้นอยู่กับkʉ̂n-yùu-gàpความสามารถkwaam-sǎa-mâatในnaiการใช้ภาษาgaan-chái-paa-sǎaเท่านั้นtâo-nánแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangรวมถึงruuam-tʉ̌ngความจริงใจkwaam-jing-jaiที่tîiส่งไปsòng-bpaiถึงtʉ̌ngผู้ฟังpûu-fangด้วยdûuai
Being a great orator depends not only on linguistic ability but also on the sincerity conveyed to the audience.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is วาทกร said วา-ทะ-กอน?
waa-tá-gɔɔn
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 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
waa
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
วาทwâatวาทwâatspeech; utterance; rhetoric; discourse (formal; mainly in compounds)speech; utterance; rhetoric; discourse (formal; mainly in compounds)Part 1
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วาทกรwaa-tá-gɔɔnวาทกรwaa-tá-gɔɔnorator; public speakerorator; public speakerWord