News and societyJudge (in a court) in Thai
“Judge (in a court)” in Thai is ผู้พิพากษาpûu-pí-pâak-sǎa.
judge (in a court) noun
- pûu falling
- pí high
- pâak falling
- sǎa rising
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
How to use it
ผู้พิพากษาpûu-pí-pâak-sǎa is a judge in a ศาลsǎan, a court. Thai courts have no juries: judges decide every case. A judge at a contest or a referee is a กรรมการgam-má-gaan, and to judge, to decide a case or a contest, is ตัดสินdtàt-sǐn. "Don't judge a book by its cover" is อย่าตัดสินคนจากภายนอกyàa dtàt-sǐn kon jàak paai-nâwk, don't judge people from the outside.
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:
- phuphiphaksa
- poo pi pak sa
- phu phiphaksa
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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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