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Politics & Economy in the News
Political and economic words common in the news. Many are written terms, so being able to read them makes the news much easier to follow.
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| Thai | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| รัฐมนตรี | rát-thà-mon-dtriirát.tʰà.mon.triː | minister (in government) | |
| รัฐสภา | rát-thà-sà-phaarát.tʰà.sà.pʰaː | parliament | |
| พรรคการเมือง | phák gaan-mʉangpʰák kaːn.mɯaŋ | political party | |
| ลงคะแนน | long khá-nɛɛnloŋ kʰá.nɛːn | to vote | |
| ฝ่ายค้าน | fàai-kháanfàːj.kʰáːn | the opposition | |
| นโยบาย | ná-yoo-baainá.joː.baːj | policy | |
| ประชาธิปไตย | prà-chaa-thí-pà-dtaiprà.tɕʰaː.tʰí.pà.taj | democracy | |
| รัฐประหาร | rát-thà-prà-hǎanrát.tʰà.prà.hǎːn | coup d'état | |
| ประท้วง | prà-thúangprà.tʰúaŋ | to protest; demonstration | |
| ชุมนุม | chum-numtɕʰum.num | rally; to gather | |
| เงินเฟ้อ | ngən-fə́əŋɤn.fɤ́ː | inflation | |
| ราคาน้ำมัน | raa-khaa nám-manraː.kʰaː nám.man | gas price; oil price | |
| ตลาดหุ้น | dtà-làat hûntà.làːt hûn | stock market | |
| ส่งออก | sòng-ɔ̀ɔksòŋ.ʔɔ̀ːk | to export; exports | |
| นำเข้า | nam-khâonam.kʰâw | to import; imports | |
| นักลงทุน | nák long-thunnák loŋ.tʰun | investor | |
| สถิติ | sà-thì-dtìsà.tʰì.tì | statistics; record |
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