เรต ฉ
ràyt chŏMeaning
1NounB2
restricted film rating (for ages 20+)
A Thai film rating (ฉ20-) that restricts admission to viewers aged 20 and over; people under 20 are prohibited.
Examples
หนังnăngหนังnăng1skin; hide2leather3movie; filmเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเนื้อหาnéuua hăaเนื้อหาnéuua hăacontent; subject matterรุนแรงrun-raengรุนแรงrun-raeng1violent; severe; intense2violently; severely; intenselyเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเรตràytเรตràyt1rating; age rating; content classification2rate; going rate (price/wage)ฉchสำหรับsăm-ràpสำหรับsăm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingผู้ชมpôo chomผู้ชมpôo chom1viewer; spectator2audience (viewers)อายุaa-yúอายุaa-yú1age2[to] be X years old3lifespan; service life20ปีbpeeปีbpee1year2classifier: yearsขึ้นไปkêun bpaiขึ้นไปkêun bpai1[to] go up; ascend (away)2and up; or more
This film has violent content, so it got a 'Chor' rating, for viewers aged 20 and over.
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น้องชายnóng chaaiฉันchănอายุaa-yú19เลยloieอดòtดูหนังdoo nǎngเรื่องใหม่rêuuang màiเพราะpráwมันmanเป็นbpenเรตràytฉch
My younger brother is 19, so he can't watch the new movie because it has a 'Chor' rating.
ผู้กำกับpôo gam-gàpไม่เห็นด้วยmâi hĕn dûuaiที่têeผลงานpŏn ngaanของเขาkŏng kăoถูกtòokจัดให้jàt hâiอยู่ในyòo naiเรตràytฉchเพราะpráwเชื่อว่าchêuua wâaจะjàส่งผลกระทบต่อsòng pŏn grà-tóp dtòrรายได้raai dâiอย่างมหาศาลyàang má-hăa-săan
The director disagreed with his work being given the 'Chor' rating, believing it will significantly impact revenue.
มีmeeการถกเถียงgaan tòk tĭiangกันganอย่างกว้างขวางyàang gwâang kwăangว่าwâaฉากchàakบางฉากbaang chàakในnaiภาพยนตร์pâap-pá-yonสมควรsŏm kuuanที่จะtêe jàทำให้tam hâiหนังnăngทั้งtángเรื่องrêuuangได้dâiเรตràytฉchหรือไม่rĕu mâi
There is a wide debate about whether certain scenes in the film justify giving the entire movie a 'Chor' rating.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Said as เร
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |