Ministry in Thai

“Ministry” in Thai is กระทรวงgrà-suang.

กระทรวง grà-suang

ministry (of the government) noun

grà low
suang mid

Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.

How to use it

กระทรวงgrà-suang is a government ministry, each led by a minister, a รัฐมนตรีrát-tà-mon-dtrii. It's said grà-suang: the letters in the middle that look like tr are read as s.

Names you'll hear in the news: กระทรวงสาธารณสุขgrà-suang sǎa-taa-rá-ná-sùk (Public Health), กระทรวงศึกษาธิการgrà-suang sùek-sǎa-tí-gaan (Education) and กระทรวงแรงงานgrà-suang raeng-ngaan (Labour), which issues work permits. Each ministry is divided into departments, กรมgrom.

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:

krasuang
kra suang
krasoung

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level, grade

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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