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pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | เมื่อ-วาน-เขา-ไฮ่-สัม-พาด-ว่า-จะ-ไม่-ยอม-ไฮ่-มี-วัน-หฺยุด-ชด-เชย-วัน-นี้-กฺลับ-ลำ-อะ-นุ-ยาด-ไฮ่-มี-ตาม-เดิม-แล้ว |
IPA | mɯ̂ːa waːn kʰǎw hâj sǎm pʰâːt wâː tɕàʔ mâj jɔːm hâj miː wan jùt tɕʰót tɕʰɤːj wan níː klàp lam ʔà núʔ jâːt hâj miː taːm dɤːm lɛ́ːw |
Royal Thai General System | muea wan khao hai samphat wa cha mai yom hai mi wan yut chotchoei wan ni klap lam anuyat hai mi tam doem laeo |
[example sentence] | |||
definition | "In an interview yesterday he said that he would not allow a compensatory holiday today; however, he reversed his position and gave permission as he had originally announced." | ||
components | เมื่อวาน | meuuaF waanM | yesterday |
เขา | khaoR | [3rd person singular or plural pronoun] he; she; him; her; they; them | |
ให้ | haiF | to give; to let; to send to; to allow; to convey towards; to pay (attention); to have someone do something | |
สัมภาษณ์ | samR phaatF | to interview | |
ว่า | waaF | to speak; say; aver; think | |
จะ | jaL | [auxiliary verb indicating future tense—must be used with another verb] will; shall | |
ไม่ยอมให้ | maiF yaawmM haiF | to disallow; to not permit; to not allow | |
มี | meeM | to have or possess; to be available | |
วันหยุดชดเชย | wanM yootL chohtH cheeuyM | a compensatory day off (to make up for a holiday occuring on a weekend, for example) | |
วันนี้ | wanM neeH | today | |
กลับลำ | glapL lamM | to do an about face; to reverse one's self; (lit. to turn the ship around) | |
อนุญาตให้ | aL nooH yaatF haiF | to allow; permit | |
มี | meeM | to have or possess; to be available | |
ตามเดิม | dtaamM deermM | as it has been; since the start; as it was before | |
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 | |