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pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | ก้อ-คือ-นัก-กาน-เมือง-ต็้อง-ไม่-ลุ-แก่-อำ-นาด-ไม่-ว่า-จะ-ด้วย-คฺวาม-หฺลง-หฺรือ-เหฺลิง-โดย-ไม่-คำ-นึง-ถึง-ผิด-ชอบ-ชั่ว-ดี |
IPA | kɔ̂ː kʰɯː nák kaːn mɯːaŋ tɔ̂ŋ mâj lúʔ kɛ̀ː ʔam nâːt mâj wâː tɕàʔ dûaj kʰwaːm lǒŋ rɯ̌ː lɤ̌ːŋ doːj mâj kʰam nɯŋ tʰɯ̌ŋ pʰìt tɕʰɔ̂ːp tɕʰûːa diː |
Royal Thai General System | ko khue nak kan mueang tong mai lu kae amnat mai wa cha duai khwam long rue loeng doi mai khamnueng thueng phit chop chua di |
[example sentence] | |||
definition | "Politicians must not attain power—whether by mistake or by overconfidence—without considering the right or wrong, good or bad, (of their actions)." | ||
categories | |||
components | ก็ | gaawF | also; too; as well; well...; [suggestion] should... |
คือ | kheuuM | [copula] to be; (conjunction used for equivalence definitions) | |
นัก | nakH | [word used before a verb or noun to describe a profession] person who; enthusiast; devotee; expert | |
การเมือง | gaanM meuuangM | politics | |
ต้อง | dtawngF | [auxiliary verb] has to...; must...; is required to...; is duty-bound to... | |
ไม่ | maiF | not; no | |
ลุ | looH | to attain; achieve; accomplish; reach; gain; get ; obtain; acquire | |
แก่ | gaaeL | [indicating the object of an action] for; to | |
อำนาจ | amM naatF | authority; power | |
ไม่ | maiF | not; no | |
ว่า | waaF | to speak; say; aver; think | |
จะ | jaL | [auxiliary verb indicating future tense—must be used with another verb] will; shall | |
ด้วย | duayF | together; along with; also; too; as well; likewise; in addition to doing some other thing (as another action performed by the same subject) | |
ความ | khwaamM | [a prefix which converts an adjective or verb into a noun] | |
หลง | lohngR | [is] lost; confused; forgotten; neglected; mentally weak | |
หรือ | reuuR | or | |
เหลิง | leerngR | to forget oneself; be spoiled; go too far; be overconfident | |
โดย | dooyM | by; via; the method; route; way or mode of attainment | |
ไม่ | maiF | not; no | |
คำนึงถึง | khamM neungM theungR | to consider; take into consideration; think over | |
ผิด | phitL | erroneously; incorrectly | |
ชอบ | chaawpF | virtue; goodness; morality | |
ชั่ว | chuaaF | [is] bad; evil; wicked | |
ดี | deeM | [is] good; well; fine; nice; excellent; high | |