เทศน์สอน(têet sŏn)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] preach and instruct (Buddhist)

to deliver a sermon and give moral or religious instruction, especially in a Buddhist context

Examples

คุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaigrandmother; respectful term for elderly womanชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)วัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measureเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)พระเทศน์prá tâytพระเทศน์prá tâytBuddhist sermonสอนsŏnสอนsŏn1[to] instruct; train [sb]2[to] admonish; give moral guidance3[to] teach [sb] [sth]ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)วันพระwan práวันพระwan práBuddhist holy/observance day (uposatha)
Grandma likes to go to the temple to listen to the monk deliver a sermon on Buddhist holy days.
2VerbB2

[to] lecture; moralize at someone

to talk at length in a preachy way, often to correct or scold someone

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)กลับบ้านดึกglàp bâan dèukกลับบ้านดึกglàp bâan dèuk[to] go home late (at night); get home lateเมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)โดนdohnโดนdohn1[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)2[to] be hit; be struck; be affected3[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseเทศน์สอนtêet sŏnเทศน์สอนtêet sŏn1[to] preach and instruct (Buddhist)2[to] lecture; moralize at someoneไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)หนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)ชั่วโมงchûua-mohngชั่วโมงchûua-mohng1hour (60 minutes)2classifier: hours of timeเต็มdtemเต็มdtem1full; filled2complete; entire; full (amount)3[to] be full4fully; completely; to the full
I came home late last night, so my mom lectured me for a full hour.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

เทศนาtêt-sà-năaเทศนาtêt-sà-năa1[to] preach; deliver a sermon2sermon; homily
  • [to] preach; deliver a sermon
  • sermon; homily
เทศน์tâytเทศน์tâyt1sermon; preaching2[to] preach; deliver a sermon
  • sermon; preaching
  • [to] preach; deliver a sermon
แสดงธรรมsà-daeng tamแสดงธรรมsà-daeng tam[to] give a Dhamma talk; preach Buddhist teachings

[to] give a Dhamma talk; preach Buddhist teachings

สั่งสอนsàng sŏnสั่งสอนsàng sŏn1[to] instruct; teach; admonish2[to] teach a lesson (by reprimand/penalty)
  • [to] instruct; teach; admonish
  • [to] teach a lesson (by reprimand/penalty)
อบรมòp-romอบรมòp-rom1[to] train; instruct2[to] admonish; lecture3training; course4[to] bring up; raise
  • [to] train; instruct
  • [to] admonish; lecture
  • training; course
  • [to] bring up; raise

Word Breakdown

เทศน์tâytเทศน์tâyt1sermon; preaching2[to] preach; deliver a sermonPart 1
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สอนsŏnสอนsŏn1[to] instruct; train [sb]2[to] admonish; give moral guidance3[to] teach [sb] [sth]Part 2
เทศน์สอนtêet sŏnเทศน์สอนtêet sŏn[to] preach and instruct (Buddhist)