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“Education” in Thai is การศึกษาgaan-sùek-sǎa; you'll also hear ศึกษาsùek-sǎa (formal verb).
education noun
- gaan mid
- sùek low
- sǎa rising
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
- Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
to study (formal) verb formal verb
- sùek low
- sǎa rising
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
- Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
How to use it
การศึกษาgaan-sùek-sǎa is education: the school system, the level you've reached, the subject of a policy. It's the formal verb ศึกษาsùek-sǎa, to study, made into a noun, and it's the word on forms and in the news.
In conversation you study with เรียนrian: going on to further study is เรียนต่อrian dtàw, where formal Thai writes ศึกษาต่อsùek-sǎa dtàw. A university student is a นักศึกษาnák-sùek-sǎa, and the Ministry of Education is the กระทรวงศึกษาธิการgrà-suang sùek-sǎa-tí-gaan.
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:
- kansueksa
- kan sueksa
- karnsuksa
- suksa
- sueksa
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