Time ศตวรรษ sà-dtà-wát
century noun
- sà low
- dtà low
- wát high
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
How to use it
ศตวรรษsà-dtà-wát is a formal word for history books and museums; in conversation people say "a hundred years" instead: บ้านอายุร้อยปีbâan aa-yú ráwy bpii, a hundred-year-old house. A decade is a ทศวรรษtót-sà-wát. Thai dates count from the Buddhist Era, which runs 543 years ahead of the Western calendar, so 2026 is the year 2569.
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:
- sattawat
- sat ta wat
- satawat
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