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How to say independence, sovereignty
in Thai
เอกราช
èek-gà-ràat
independence, sovereignty
èek lowgà lowràat falling
A central idea in Thai national identity: Siam kept its เอกราช through the colonial era.
- Part of speech
- noun
In a sentence
- รักษาเอกราชrák-sǎa èek-gà-ràatpreserve independence
The culture behind it
CULTURE
Never colonised: เอกราช in Thai identity
From the same situation: History and identity
- ประวัติศาสตร์history
- อาณาจักรkingdom
- สุโขทัยSukhothai
- อยุธยาAyutthaya
- ธนบุรีThonburi
- รัตนโกสินทร์Rattanakosin (Bangkok era)
- ล้านนาLanna (the old northern kingdom)
- สยามSiam
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Jingjok teaches เอกราช with audio, the tone drawn on screen, and a check on your own voice. Follow a museum sign or a guide through Thai history, place events in the right era, and talk about Thai national symbols with respect.
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