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Unit 184: Review: an ordination

A nephew becoming a monk for three months, shaving the head, white clothes, the monk's robe, a proud mother, the procession to the temple, novice monks studying, and leaving the monkhood

This unit teaches 7 Thai words and 12 example sentences. Each word is shown in Thai script with its pronunciation and English meaning. Read the sentences aloud, then practise them in the app, where every word is spoken and comes back in spaced-repetition review.

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Lesson 1: Becoming a monk

Thai	Pronunciation	English
บวช	bùat	to be ordained, become a monk
นาค	nâak	man about to be ordained
โกนหัว	koonhǔa	to shave the head
จีวร	ciiwɔɔn	monk's robe

Example sentences

1. หลานผมจะบวช lǎan phǒm cà bùat My nephew is going to be ordained
2. ผู้ชายไทยหลายคนบวช phûuchaay thay lǎay khon bùat Many Thai men become monks for a while
3. ก่อนบวชต้องโกนหัว kɔ̀ɔn bùat tɔ̂ŋ koonhǔa Before ordination you have to shave your head
4. นาคใส่ชุดขาว nâak sày chút khǎaw The ordinand wears white
5. พระให้จีวร phrá hây ciiwɔɔn The monk gives him the robe
6. แม่ภูมิใจมากที่ลูกบวช mɛ̂ɛ phuumcay mâak thîi lûuk bùat His mother is very proud he's been ordained

Lesson 2: The procession

Thai	Pronunciation	English
แห่	hɛ̀	to parade, carry in procession
สามเณร	sǎamaneen	novice monk
สึก	sʉ̀k	to leave the monkhood

Example sentences

1. เราแห่นาคไปวัด raw hɛ̀ nâak pay wát We parade the ordinand to the temple
2. คนเยอะมากสนุก khon yə́ mâak sanùk There are lots of people; it's fun
3. เด็กบวชเป็นสามเณรได้ dèk bùat pen sǎamaneen dâay Boys can be ordained as novices
4. สามเณรเรียนหนังสือที่วัด sǎamaneen rian naŋsʉ̌ʉ thîi wát Novices study at the temple
5. เขาบวชสามเดือนแล้วสึก kháw bùat sǎam dʉan lɛ́ɛw sʉ̀k He was a monk for three months, then left
6. สึกแล้วเขากลับไปทำงาน sʉ̀k lɛ́ɛw kháw klàp pay thamŋaan After leaving the monkhood he went back to work

Written for Phassa Thai: practical, everyday Thai.