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pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | เขา-กำ-ลัง-พะ-ยา-ยาม-จะ-ทำ-รง-สะ-พาบ-เหฺลื่อม-ล้ำ-ต่ำ-สูง-ระ-หฺว่าง-โลก-ที่-ร่ำ-รวย-และ-โลก-ที่-ยาก-จน |
IPA | kʰǎw kam laŋ pʰá jaː jaːm tɕàʔ tʰam roŋ sà pʰâːp lɯ̀ːam lám tàm sǔːŋ ráʔ wàːŋ lôːk tʰîː râm ruaj lɛ́ʔ lôːk tʰîː jâːk tɕon |
Royal Thai General System | khao kamlang phayayam cha thamrong saphap lueam lam tam sung rawang lok thi ram ruai lae lok thi yak chon |
[example sentence] | |||
definition | "He is trying to maintain the inequality between the world of the rich and the world of the poor." | ||
components | เขา | khaoR | [3rd person singular or plural pronoun] he; she; him; her; they; them |
กำลังพยายาม | gamM langM phaH yaaM yaamM | is trying | |
จะ | jaL | [auxiliary verb indicating future tense—must be used with another verb] will; shall | |
ธำรง | thamM rohngM | to preserve; to maintain; to retain; to keep; to sustain; to uphold; to support | |
สภาพ | saL phaapF | state; condition; case | |
เหลื่อมล้ำต่ำสูง | leuuamL lamH dtamL suungR | [is] unequal; inequitable; discriminatory | |
ระหว่าง | raH waangL | between; in the middle of; the middle; among | |
โลก | lo:hkF | the world; globe | |
ที่ | theeF | [the relative pronouns] that; which; which is... | |
ร่ำรวย | ramF ruayM | [is] wealthy | |
และ | laeH | and | |
โลก | lo:hkF | the world; globe | |
ที่ | theeF | [the relative pronouns] that; which; which is... | |
ยากจน | yaakF johnM | [is] destitute, penniless, financially or materially poor [commonly used term] | |