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pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | เมื่อ-เจอะ-กับ-ปฺระ-ชา-ทิบ-ปะ-ไต-จึง-ย่อม-ไคฺว่-เขฺว-และ-อาด-จะ-หฺลง-สะ-เหฺน่-เสือ-สิง-กฺระ-ทิง-แรด-ได้-ง่าย |
IPA | mɯ̂ːa tɕɤ̀ʔ kàp pràʔ tɕʰaː tʰíp pà taj tɕɯŋ jɔ̂ːm kʰwâj kʰwěː lɛ́ʔ ʔàːt tɕàʔ lǒŋ sà nèː sɯ̌ːa sǐŋ kràʔ tʰiŋ rɛ̂ːt dâj ŋâːj |
Royal Thai General System | muea choe kap prachathippatai chueng yom khwai khwe lae at cha long sane suea sing krathing raet dai ngai |
[example sentence] | |||
definition | "When confronted by democracy they become confused and are subject to being bamboozled by the wiles of con artists and flimflam men." | ||
components | เมื่อ | meuuaF | [indicating a point in time] when; on (a date) |
เจอะ | juhL | to meet; encounter; to face; to visit | |
กับ | gapL | with; to; for | |
ประชาธิปไตย | bpraL chaaM thipH bpaL dtaiM | democracy | |
จึง | jeungM | thus; therefore; so | |
ย่อม | yaawmF | can; naturally; as a matter of course; inevitably | |
ไขว้เขว | khwaiF khwaehR | [is] confusing; ambiguous; easily misunderstood | |
และ | laeH | and | |
อาจ | aatL | [used with another verb to indicate possibility] may; might | |
จะ | jaL | [auxiliary verb indicating future tense—must be used with another verb] will; shall | |
หลง | lohngR | [is] lost; confused; forgotten; neglected; mentally weak | |
เสน่ห์ | saL naehL | charm; appeal; attraction; charisma; glamour | |
เสือสิงห์กระทิงแรด | seuuaR singR graL thingM raaetF | wily, old jackals; tough negotiators;experienced con men (lit. tigers, lions, bulls, and rhinoceroses) | |
ได้ | daiF | can; to be able; is able; am able; may; might [auxiliary of potential, denoting possbility, ability, or permission] | |
ง่าย | ngaaiF | [is] easy; not difficult; simple | |