เทศน์
tâytMeanings
1NounA2
sermon; preaching
A religious discourse, especially a Buddhist sermon delivered by a monk.
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คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoพระเทศน์prá-têetพระเทศน์prá-têeta monk preaches; monks preachเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ความเมตตาkwaam-mêet-dtaaความเมตตาkwaam-mêet-dtaacompassion; loving-kindness; mercy
Tonight the temple has a Buddhist sermon on compassion.
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This morning I went to listen to a sermon at the temple pavilion with my mother.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiจะมีjà-miiเทศน์มหาชาติtêet-má-hǎa-châatคนkonในnaiหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanเตรียมมาdtriiam-maaฟังfangกันgan
Tomorrow there will be the Mahachat sermon, and people in the village are preparing to attend.
ในnaiช่วงเข้าพรรษาchûuang kâo pan-săaวัดwátมักmákจัดjàtเทศน์tâytยาวyaaoเพื่อให้pêuua hâiญาติโยมyâat yohmได้ใคร่ครวญdâai krâi kruuanธรรมะtam-máอย่างลึกซึ้งyàang lúk súeng
During Buddhist Lent, temples often hold long sermons so laypeople can reflect deeply on the Dharma.
2VerbA2
[to] preach; deliver a sermon
To give a religious sermon or discourse; to preach to an audience.
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วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentพระอาจารย์prá aa-jaanพระอาจารย์prá aa-jaanVenerable teacher (Buddhist monk)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเทศน์tâytเทศน์tâyt1sermon; preaching2[to] preach; deliver a sermon3[to] lecture; scold (informal)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessใกล้บ้านglâi bâanใกล้บ้านglâi bâannear (one's) home; nearby home
Today the monk comes to preach at the temple near my home.
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เมื่อคืนmêuua keunหลวงพ่อlŭuang pâwเทศน์tâytเรื่องrêuuangศีลห้าsĭn hâaให้hâiชาวบ้านchaao bâanฟังfang
Last night the abbot preached about the Five Precepts to the villagers.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeท่านtâanจะjàเทศน์tâytธรรมะtam-máในnaiงานบุญประจำปีngaan bun bprà-jam bpeeของkŏngหมู่บ้านmòo bâan
Tomorrow he will give a Dhamma sermon at the village’s annual merit-making event.
หลังจากlăng jàakเทศน์tâytจบjòpท่านtâanเปิดโอกาสให้bpèrt oh-gàat hâiผู้ฟังpôo fangถามtăamปัญหาชีวิตbpan-hăa chee-wítและláeข้อสงสัยkôr sŏng săiทางธรรมtaang tam
After finishing the sermon, he allowed the audience to ask about life problems and questions on the Dhamma.
3VerbB2
[to] lecture; scold (informal)
To speak to someone at length about their bad behavior, often telling them how they should behave.
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เมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)กลับบ้านดึกglàp bâan dèukกลับบ้านดึกglàp bâan dèuk[to] go home late (at night); get home lateแม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedเทศน์tâytเทศน์tâyt1sermon; preaching2[to] preach; deliver a sermon3[to] lecture; scold (informal)เสียsĭiaเสียsĭia1broken; out of order2spoiled; ruined; gone bad3[to] pay4[to] lose; forfeit; waste5[to] die; pass away6particle marking emphasis, completion, or decisivenessยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] grow long; become longerเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)โทรมาtoh maaโทรมาtoh maa[to] call (here); phone (to me/us/this place)บอกbòkบอกbòk1[to] tell; inform2[to] tell; instruct; ask [sb] to do [sth]3[to] indicate; show
I got home late last night, so Mom gave me a long lecture about not calling to let her know.
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ครูkruuเทศน์tâytพวกเราpûuak raoเกือบgèuapครึ่งkrêungชั่วโมงchûua-mohngเพราะpráwมีmeeคนkonลอกlókการบ้านgaan bâanเพื่อนpêuuan
The teacher lectured us for almost half an hour because someone had copied a classmate's homework.
แทนที่จะtaen têe jàถามtăamว่าwâaทำไมtam maiฉันchănถึงtĕungมาmaaสายsăaiหัวหน้าhŭua nâaกลับglàpเทศน์tâytเรื่องrêuuangความรับผิดชอบkwaam ráp-pìt-chôpยาวyaaoจนjonฉันchănไม่mâiมีโอกาสmee oo-gàatอธิบายà-tí-baai
Instead of asking why I was late, my boss gave me such a long lecture about responsibility that I had no chance to explain.
พ่อpôrเทศน์tâytพี่ชายpêe chaaiเสียsĭiaยกใหญ่yók yàiเมื่อmêuuaรู้rúuว่าwâaพี่pêeขับรถkàp rótเร็วreoโดยdoiย้ำyámว่าความwâa kwaamคึกคะนองkúk-ká-nongอาจàatทำให้tam hâiคนอื่นkon èunเดือดร้อนdèuuat rón
Dad gave my older brother a serious lecture when he found out he had been speeding, stressing that reckless behavior could harm others.