สาธารณะ
sǎa-taa-rá-náMeaning
1AdjectiveA2
public; communal
Belonging to or for the use of the general public; open and accessible to everyone.
Examples
ห้องสมุดhɔ̂ng-sà-mùtห้องสมุดhɔ̂ng-sà-mùtlibraryสาธารณะsǎa-taa-rá-náสาธารณะsǎa-taa-rá-nápublic; communalเปิดbpə̀ətเปิดbpə̀ət1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for business4[to] put on; play (music or video)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyเข้าใช้kâo-cháiเข้าใช้kâo-chái[to] access and use [sth]
The public library is open for everyone to use.
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สวนสาธารณะsǔuan-sǎa-taa-rá-náใกล้บ้านglâi-bâanมีmiiสนามเด็กเล่นsà-nǎam-dèk-lênและlɛ́เปิดbpə̀ətให้hâiคนทั่วไปkon-tûua-bpaiเข้าkâoได้dâaiฟรีfrii
The public park near my house has a playground and is free for everyone.
ห้องน้ำสาธารณะhɔ̂ng-náam-sǎa-taa-rá-náในnaiสถานีรถไฟsà-tǎa-nii-rót-faiทำความสะอาดtam-kwaam-sà-àatทุกtúkชั่วโมงchûua-moong
The public restrooms at the train station are cleaned every hour.
ศูนย์กีฬาsǔun-gii-laaแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiเป็นbpenพื้นpʉ́ʉnที่สาธารณะtîi-sǎa-taa-rá-náชุมชนchum-chonจึงjʉngใช้cháiจัดกิจกรรมjàt-gìt-jà-gamได้dâaiโดยdooiไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngเสียsǐiaค่าเช่าkâa-châo
This sports center is a public space, so the community can hold events there without paying rent.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สาธารณะ said สา-ทา-ระ-นะ?
sǎa-taa-rá-ná
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
4 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sǎa
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |