สหรัฐ
sà-hà-rátMeanings
1NounA2
the United States (U.S., USA)
A shortened form of สหรัฐอเมริกาสหรัฐอเมริกาsà-hà-rát-à-mee-rí-gaa1U.S.; American (as modifier)2United States of America; USA referring to the United States of America; common in news and everyday speech.
Examples
ปีหน้าbpii-nâaปีหน้าbpii-nâanext yearฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyสหรัฐsà-hà-rátสหรัฐsà-hà-rát1the United States (U.S., USA)2federation; union of states
Next year I want to go to the U.S.
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Yesterday the news talked about a new policy of the U.S.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtนี้níiเพิ่งเปิดpə̂ng-bpə̀ətสาขาsǎa-kǎaในnaiสหรัฐsà-hà-rátเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเดือนdʉʉanก่อนgɔ̀ɔn
This company just opened a branch in the U.S. last month.
เขาkǎoเคยkəəiเรียนต่อriian-dtɔ̀ɔที่tîiสหรัฐsà-hà-rátเลยləəiพูดpûutภาษาอังกฤษpaa-sǎa-ang-grìtคล่องklɔ̂ɔng
He once studied in the U.S., so he speaks English fluently.
2AdjectiveC1
federation; union of states
A country formed by the union of several states under a common central government.
Examples
ประชาคมbprà-chaa-komประชาคมbprà-chaa-komcommunity; associationนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)จัดตั้งjàt-dtângจัดตั้งjàt-dtâng[to] establish; set up; foundเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)สหรัฐsà-hà-rátสหรัฐsà-hà-rát1the United States (U.S., USA)2federation; union of statesรัฐrátรัฐrát1state; government2the public sectorเอกราชèek-gà-râatเอกราชèek-gà-râatsovereignty; national independenceเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofรวมอำนาจruuam-am-nâatรวมอำนาจruuam-am-nâat[to] centralize power; concentrate authorityบริหารbɔɔ-rí-hǎanบริหารbɔɔ-rí-hǎan1[to] manage; administer; run2[to] exercise (one's body)3[to] govern; oversee4administration; managementบางbaangบางbaang1some; certain2thin; slight3thin; sparseด้านdâanด้านdâan1side; face (surface)2classifier: sides/faces/aspects3field; area; aspect4calloused; hardened; matte5toward; on the side of6dud; failing to fire or explodeร่วมกันrûuam-ganร่วมกันrûuam-gantogether; jointly; in concert
This community formed a united federation of sovereign states to share certain administrative powers.
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รัฐธรรมนูญrát tam-má-noonฉบับchà-bàpใหม่màiวางwaangโครงสร้างkrohng sâangแบบbàepสหรัฐsà-hà-rátให้hâiมลรัฐmon-rátมีอำนาจmee am-nâatภายในpaai naiของkŏngตนdton
The new constitution establishes a federated structure, granting internal powers to the member states.
แนวคิดnɛɛo-kítสหรัฐsà-hà-rátภูมิภาคpuu-mí-pâakนี้níiมุ่งmûngสร้างsâangเอกภาพèek-gà-pâapทางการเมืองtaang-gaan-mʉʉangโดยdooiยังคงyang-kongความหลากหลายkwaam-làak-lǎaiของkɔ̌ɔngท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìn
The concept of a regional federation aims to build political unity while preserving local diversity.
การรวมgaan-ruuamชาติchâatในnaiรูปrûupสหรัฐsà-hà-rátต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiกลไกgon-gaiแบ่งปันbɛ̀ng-bpanอำนาจam-nâatที่tîiประณีตbprà-nîitและlɛ́ระบบrá-bòpถ่วงดุลtùuang-dunที่tîiเข้มแข็งkêm-kɛ̌ng
Unification in a federated form requires sophisticated power-sharing mechanisms and robust checks and balances.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สหรัฐ said สะ-หะ-รัฐ?
sà-hà-rát
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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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สหรัฐsà-hà-rátสหรัฐsà-hà-rátthe United States (U.S., USA)the United States (U.S., USA)Word