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| เอาเป็นว่า aoM bpenM waaF |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | เอา-เป็น-ว่า |
| IPA | ʔaw pen wâː |
| Royal Thai General System | ao pen wa |
| [adverb, conjunction, phrase] | |||
| definition | [conversational] "Finally..." — "To summarize..." — "And lastly..." "Well, then..." "In conclusion..." "Let's just say..." | ||
| components |  เอา  | aoM | to desire; to want; to specify or order |
| เป็น | bpenM | to be; <subject> is | |
| ว่า | waaF | [proposition complementizer] that...; as... [see examples] | |
| sample sentences | |||
เรื่องบุหรี่นี้ เอาเป็นว่าไม่สูบได้ก็ดี แต่ใครอยากจะสูบก็ตัวใครตัวมัน เอางั้นก็แล้วกัน  reuuangF booL reeL neeH aoM bpenM waaF maiF suupL daiF gaawF deeM dtaaeL khraiM yaakL jaL suupL gaawF dtuaaM khraiM dtuaaM manM aoM nganH gaawF laaeoH ganM "As for cigarettes, let’s just say that it’s better not to smoke. But if anyone wants to smoke, well, to each his own. Let’s just leave it like that." | |||
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