Parliament in Thai

“Parliament” in Thai is รัฐสภาrát-tà-sà-paa; you'll also hear สภาsà-paa (short; council).

รัฐสภา rát-tà-sà-paa

parliament, the National Assembly noun

rát high
tà low
sà low
paa 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.

สภา sà-paa

parliament (short); council, assembly noun

sà low
paa mid

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

How to use it

Thailand's parliament, the รัฐสภาrát-tà-sà-paa, has two houses: the House of Representatives, สภาผู้แทนราษฎรsà-paa-pûu-taen-râat-sà-dawn, and the Senate, วุฒิสภาwút-tí-sà-paa. In the news it's often just สภาsà-paa, and a member of the House is an MP, written ส.ส.sǎw-sǎw and said that way.

สภาsà-paa is any council or assembly, down to a school's student council, สภานักเรียนsà-paa nák-rian.

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:

ratthasapha
rattasapa
rat ta sa pha
sapha
sapa
saphaa

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