Places โบสถ์ bòot
church; the ordination hall of a Buddhist temple noun
- bòot low
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
How to use it
โบสถ์bòot is first the ordination hall of a Thai temple, the building where monks are ordained, and Thais use the same word for a church. To be clear, say โบสถ์คริสต์bòot krít, a Christian church. A mosque is มัสยิดmát-sà-yít.
The last letter of the spelling is silent: the whole word is one syllable, bòot, with a low tone.
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:
- bot
- boht
- bote
- boat
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