วาที(waa-tee)
Meanings
1NounC1
speech; utterance (formal/literary)
a formal or literary term for speech or spoken words
Examples
วาทีwaa-teeวาทีwaa-tee1speech; utterance (formal/literary)2oratory; rhetoric (formal)3debate (as a contest)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsอาจารย์aa-jaanอาจารย์aa-jaan1teacher; instructor; professor (esp. tertiary)2honorific/title for a teacher3master (spiritual/martial/arts)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)พิธีเปิดpí-tee bpèrtพิธีเปิดpí-tee bpèrtopening ceremony; inaugural ceremonyฟังดูfang dooฟังดูfang dooto sound; seem (by hearing)สุภาพsù-pâapสุภาพsù-pâap1gentle; mild (manner/speech)2formal; refined (register)3polite; courteousและláeและláeand (coordinating)จริงใจjing jaiจริงใจjing jai1sincere; genuine2[to] be sincere (toward [sb]/[sth])
The professor’s speech at the opening ceremony sounded polite and sincere.
2NounC1
oratory; rhetoric (formal)
the art of eloquent and persuasive speaking; formal/literary term
Examples
อาจารย์aa-jaanอาจารย์aa-jaan1teacher; instructor; professor (esp. tertiary)2honorific/title for a teacher3master (spiritual/martial/arts)ชมchomชมchom1[to] praise; compliment2[to] admire; take in (a view)3[to] watch; view (a show/broadcast)4[to] visit and view; tourว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoวาทีwaa-teeวาทีwaa-tee1speech; utterance (formal/literary)2oratory; rhetoric (formal)3debate (as a contest)เป็นเลิศbpen lêrtเป็นเลิศbpen lêrt[to] be excellent; [to] be superbพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleเชื่อถือchêuua tĕuเชื่อถือchêuua tĕu1[to] trust; have confidence in2credible; reliable (เชื่อถือได้)3[to] acknowledge; accept as credible4credibility; trustworthiness
The teacher praised her for superb eloquence; when she speaks, people trust her.
3NounC1
debate (as a contest)
formal debating, especially in competitions or school contests
Examples
โรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)จัดjàtจัดjàt1[to] arrange; organize; set up2[to] provide; supply; allocate3[to] impose; levy; enforce; arrange (officially)4intense; extreme (colloquial)การแข่งขันgaan kàeng kănการแข่งขันgaan kàeng kăn1competition; contest; match; race; tournament2rivalry; competitive pressureวาทีwaa-teeวาทีwaa-tee1speech; utterance (formal/literary)2oratory; rhetoric (formal)3debate (as a contest)ระดับrá-dàpระดับrá-dàp1level; degree2standard; tier; rank3level (tool); spirit level4[to] level; even out5level; layer (stratum)จังหวัดjang-wàtจังหวัดjang-wàt1provincial; upcountry (attrib., often before nouns)2provinceนักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilซ้อมsómซ้อมsóm1[to] practice; train2[to] rehearse3[to] drill; run drills4[to] beat up; assaultกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkอย่างจริงจังyàang jing jangอย่างจริงจังyàang jing jangseriously; earnestly
The school held a provincial-level debating competition, and students practiced seriously.
Word Breakdown
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วาทีwaa-teeวาทีwaa-teespeech; utterance (formal/literary)