ศาลา(săa-laa)
Meanings
1NounA2
pavilion; open-sided shelter
an open-sided roofed structure used for resting, meeting, or shelter, often found in temples and public areas
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)นั่งพักnâng pákนั่งพักnâng pák[to] sit and restที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotศาลาริมน้ำsăa-laa rim náamศาลาริมน้ำsăa-laa rim náamwaterside pavilion
We sat and rested at the pavilion by the water
2NounB1
temple pavilion (Buddhist context)
a structure within a Buddhist temple compound used for ceremonies, gatherings, or teaching
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ฟังธรรมfang tamฟังธรรมfang tam[to] listen to a Buddhist sermonที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotศาลาวัดsăa-laa wátศาลาวัดsăa-laa wáttemple pavilion; multi-purpose hall
Tomorrow we will go listen to a sermon at the temple hall.
3NounB2
sala (place name element)
used as part of place or building names to denote a pavilion or hall
Examples
งานประชุมngaan bprà-chumงานประชุมngaan bprà-chumconference; convention; formal meetingจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)จัดjàtจัดjàt1[to] arrange; organize; set up2[to] provide; supply; allocate3[to] impose; levy; enforce; arrange (officially)4intense; extreme (colloquial)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotศาลาsăa-laaศาลาsăa-laa1pavilion; open-sided shelter2temple pavilion (Buddhist context)3sala (place name element)ประชาคมbprà-chaa-komประชาคมbprà-chaa-kom1community; association2intergovernmental community/frameworkอำเภอam-perอำเภอam-per1district (administrative unit)2district office / district town (metonymy)เวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]เก้าgâoเก้าgâonineโมงmohngโมงmohng1o’clock (daytime hours)2classifier: hours (telling time)ตรงdtrongตรงdtrong1straight (not bent)2direct; straightforward; frank3[to] be straight; align4directly; straight (direction/path)5exact; matching; corresponding
The meeting will be held at the District Community Hall at nine sharp.