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pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | เรา-ทำ-แกง-เนื้อ-กัน-มา-ก่อน-จะ-มี-ไคฺร-เลี้ยง-วัว-ไว้-เชือด-นี่-คฺรับ-เนื้อ-วัว-ทุก-กิ-โล-กฺรัม-ล้วน-มา-จาก-วัว-แก่-ที่-ปฺลด-ระ-วาง-จาก-ไร่-นา-ทั้ง-นั้น |
IPA | raw tʰam kɛːŋ nɯ́ːa kan maː kɔ̀ːn tɕàʔ miː kʰraj líːaŋ wuːa wáj tɕʰɯ̂ːat nîː kʰráp nɯ́ːa wuːa tʰúk kìʔ loː kram lúːan maː tɕàːk wuːa kɛ̀ː tʰîː plòt ráʔ waːŋ tɕàːk râj naː tʰáŋ nán |
Royal Thai General System | rao tham kaeng nuea kan ma kon cha mi khrai liang wua wai chueat ni khrap nuea wua thuk kilokram luan ma chak wua kae thi plot rawang chak rai na thang nan |
[example sentence] | |||
definition | "We used to make beef curry before anyone raised cattle for slaughter; every kilogram of meat consumed came from old oxen who had retired from plowing fields." | ||
components | เรา | raoM | we; us; our |
ทำ | thamM | to do or perform an action; cause or effect a result; work | |
แกง | gaaengM | Thai style curry (can be with or without coconut milk) | |
เนื้อ | neuuaH | beef; flesh; tissue meat of any animal [especially] meat of the cow | |
กัน | ganM | each other; one another; collectively; commonly; together | |
มา | maaM | to come; <subject> comes | |
ก่อน | gaawnL | before; earlier; time gone by; prior to; in advance of; ahead of time; previously; formerly; initially; beforehand; firstly; first; now; ago | |
จะ | jaL | [auxiliary verb indicating future tense—must be used with another verb] will; shall | |
มี | meeM | to have or possess; to be available | |
ใคร | khraiM | anyone; anybody; someone; somebody; whoever | |
เลี้ยง | liiangH | to feed; nourish; nurture; raise a child or animal; provide for; rear; bring up; foster; nurse | |
วัว | wuaaM | cow; ox; bovine | |
ไว้ | waiH | [aspect marker indicating a completed event which is considered beneficial] | |
เชือด | cheuuatF | to slaughter | |
นี่ | neeF | [a word placed after a noun to add emphasis] | |
ครับ | khrapH | [word added by a male speaker to the end of every sentence to convey politeness or] "yes"; "that's right"; "I see." | |
เนื้อ | neuuaH | beef; flesh; tissue meat of any animal [especially] meat of the cow | |
วัว | wuaaM | cow; ox; bovine | |
ทุก | thookH | every; each | |
กิโลกรัม | giL lo:hM gramM | kilogram; kilograms; kg | |
ล้วน | luaanH | totally; solely; complely; entirely; in all | |
มา | maaM | to come; <subject> comes | |
จาก | jaakL | from | |
วัว | wuaaM | cow; ox; bovine | |
แก่ | gaaeL | [of a person or animal] [is] old; aged | |
ที่ | theeF | [the relative pronouns] that; which; which is... | |
ปลดระวาง | bplohtL raH waangM | to put (a ship) out of commission; discharge; remove from active duty | |
จาก | jaakL | from | |
ไร่ | raiF | the rai, a unit of land measure | |
นา | naaM | rice farm; rice paddy; grain field | |
ทั้งนั้น | thangH nanH | in its entirety | |