Science in Thai

“Science” in Thai is วิทยาศาสตร์wít-tá-yaa-sàat.

วิทยาศาสตร์ wít-tá-yaa-sàat

science noun

wít high
tá high
yaa mid
sàat low

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

วิทยาศาสตร์wít-tá-yaa-sàat is science, the school subject and the field; a scientist is a นักวิทยาศาสตร์nák-wít-tá-yaa-sàat.

The ending ศาสตร์sàat means a branch of knowledge and names many subjects: เศรษฐศาสตร์sèet-tà-sàat, economics, ประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàat, history, and คณิตศาสตร์ká-nít-sàat, maths.

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:

witthayasat
wittayasart
wit ta ya sat
vitayasat

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result, outcome
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มาตรา mâat-dtraa Section (of a law)
section, article (of a law)
ระดับ rá-dàp Level
level, grade

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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