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| พอจะบอกได้ไหมครับว่า phaawM jaL baawkL daiF maiH khrapH waaF |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | พอ-จะ-บอก-ได้-มั้ย-คฺรับ-ว่า |
| IPA | pʰɔː tɕàʔ bɔ̀ːk dâj máj kʰráp wâː |
| Royal Thai General System | pho cha bok dai mai khrap wa |
| [phrase, colloquial] | |||
| definition | [polite, colloquial] [spoken by a male] "Could you possibly tell me ...?" | ||
| categories | |||
| components | พอจะ | phaawM jaL | probably could; happen to |
 บอก  | baawkL | to say; tell; inform; mention; state; relate; let (someone) know | |
| ได้ไหม | daiF maiH | "...may I?" — "...can you?" — ...can I? | |
| ครับ | khrapH | [word added by a male speaker to the end of every sentence to convey politeness or] "yes"; "that's right"; "I see." | |
| ว่า | waaF | [proposition complementizer] that...; as... [see examples] | |
| related words | ไม่ทราบว่า | maiF saapF waaF | I'd like (or want) to know...; I wonder...; I don't know if... |
| ไม่ทราบว่า คุณพอจะ | maiF saapF waaF khoonM phaawM jaL | [polite, colloquial] "I wonder if you could..."; "I wonder if you happen to be able to..." | |
| sample sentence | พอจะบอกได้ไหมครับว่า บ้านคุณเพิ่มอยู่ที่ไหน? phaawM jaL baawkL daiF maiH khrapH waaF baanF khoonM pheermF yuuL theeF naiR [spoken by a male] "Can you tell me where Mr. Perm’s house is?" | ||
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