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| ก่อแล้วต้องสาน gaawL laaeoH dtawngF saanR |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ก่อ-แล้ว-ต็้อง-สาน |
| IPA | kɔ̀ː lɛ́ːw tɔ̂ŋ sǎːn |
| Royal Thai General System | ko laeo tong san |
| [example sentence, idiom] | |||
| definition | "Never do things by halves." | ||
| categories | |||
| components | ก่อ  | gaawL | [formal form of  ทำ (to do; cause; make)] to start; instigate; commence; originate; to cause; to bring about |
| แล้ว | laaeoH | [adverbial word indicating past tense or aspect marker indicating present perfect (past continued to present)] in the past; completed; still; to make done | |
| ต้อง | dtawngF | [auxiliary verb] has to...; must...; is required to...; is duty-bound to... | |
| สาน | saanR | to follow through; to complete; to finish what one has begun | |
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