Minister (in government) in Thai

“Minister (in government)” in Thai is รัฐมนตรีrát-tà-mon-dtrii.

รัฐมนตรี rát-tà-mon-dtrii

minister (in government) noun

rát high
tà low
mon mid
dtrii 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

A รัฐมนตรีrát-tà-mon-dtrii heads a ministry, a กระทรวงgrà-suang, and together the ministers form the cabinet, คณะรัฐมนตรีká-ná-rát-tà-mon-dtrii, led by the prime minister. Headlines shorten the word to รมต.raw-maw-dtaw, or to รมว.raw-maw-waw for the minister who runs a ministry, and a deputy minister is a รัฐมนตรีช่วยrát-tà-mon-dtrii chûay, "assisting minister".

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:

ratthamontri
ratamontri
rat ta mon tri
rattamontree

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result, outcome
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