Government in Thai

“Government” in Thai is รัฐบาลrát-tà-baan.

รัฐบาล rát-tà-baan

government noun

rát high
tà low
baan 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

รัฐบาลrát-tà-baan is the government: the prime minister, นายกรัฐมนตรีnaa-yók-rát-tà-mon-dtrii, the cabinet and the ministries they run. Anything run by it belongs to รัฐrát, the state, and the people who work for it are ข้าราชการkâa-râat-chá-gaan, civil servants.

In everyday talk people often just say รัฐrát: a public hospital is a โรงพยาบาลรัฐroong-pá-yaa-baan rát. Thailand is a constitutional monarchy, so the King is head of state and the prime minister leads the government.

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:

ratthaban
rattaban
rat tha ban
ratabarn

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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