Section (of a law) in Thai

“Section (of a law)” in Thai is มาตราmâat-dtraa.

มาตรา mâat-dtraa

section, article (of a law) noun

mâat falling
dtraa mid

Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”

How to use it

A Thai law is divided into numbered มาตราmâat-dtraa, sections, and news reports cite them by number, as in มาตราสิบmâat-dtraa sìp, section 10. The clauses of a contract or a list of rules are ข้อkâw instead: ข้อหนึ่งkâw nùeng, clause 1.

Learners of the Thai script meet the word too: the eight groups of final-consonant sounds are the มาตราตัวสะกดmâat-dtraa dtua-sà-gòt.

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:

matra
maatraa
mattra
mart tra

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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