Cabinet (government) in Thai

“Cabinet (government)” in Thai is คณะรัฐมนตรีká-ná-rát-tà-mon-dtrii.

คณะรัฐมนตรี ká-ná-rát-tà-mon-dtrii

cabinet (the ministers) noun

ká high
ná high
rát high
tà low
mon mid
dtrii mid

High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.

How to use it

The คณะรัฐมนตรีká-ná-rát-tà-mon-dtrii is the cabinet: the prime minister and the ministers. Everyone calls it ครม.kaw-raw-maw, from its initials, and its weekly meeting is where many new rules, budgets and holidays are approved.

A cabinet for your things is a different word: a ตู้dtûu, cupboard.

Other spellings you'll see

There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:

khana ratthamontri
kana rattamontri
khoromo
kho ro mo

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กลุ่ม glùm Group
สังคม sǎng-kom Society
ผล pǒn Result
result, outcome
ระบบ rá-bòp System
มาตรา mâat-dtraa Section (of a law)
section, article (of a law)
ระดับ rá-dàp Level
level, grade

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
Audio: AI voices, quality-checked for tones