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pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | ปัน-หา-ที่-สาม-คือ-คฺวาม-ร่ำ-รวย-ไน-คำ-ของ-พา-สา-ไท-ซึ่ง-พวก-เรา-นึก-ว่า-ไม่-ร่ำ-รวย-พอ-จึง-ต็้อง-มี-บัน-หฺยัด-สับ-ไหฺม่-มา-ไช้ |
IPA | pan hǎː tʰîː sǎːm kʰɯː kʰwaːm râm ruaj naj kʰam kʰɔ̌ːŋ pʰaː sǎː tʰaj sɯ̂ŋ pʰûːak raw nɯ́k wâː mâj râm ruaj pʰɔː tɕɯŋ tɔ̂ŋ miː ban jàt sàp màj maː tɕʰáj |
Royal Thai General System | panha thi sam khue khwam ram ruai nai kham khong phasa thai sueng phuak rao nuek wa mai ram ruai pho chueng tong mi banyat sap mai ma chai |
[example sentence] | |||
definition | "A third issue is the richness of our Thai vocabulary which some of us think is not rich enough. We therefore want to create new words to use. [...]" | ||
categories | |||
components | ปัญหา | bpanM haaR | problem; trouble; difficulty |
ที่ | theeF | [prefix used with adjectives or cardinal numbers to create ordinals (to indicate comparisons or ordering)] | |
สาม | saamR | three; the number or quantity three | |
คือ | kheuuM | [copula] to be; (conjunction used for equivalence definitions) | |
ความ | khwaamM | [a prefix which converts an adjective or verb into a noun] | |
ร่ำรวย | ramF ruayM | [is] wealthy | |
ใน | naiM | in; inside; within; amidst; into; on; at a particular time | |
คำ | khamM | word; term; discourse | |
ของ | khaawngR | of; belonging to; that or those of; [a word used with a pronoun to indicate possesion, as in "John's truck"] | |
ภาษา | phaaM saaR | language(s); speech; idiom; tongue; lingo; understanding; words | |
ไทย | thaiM | Thai; of or pertaining to Thailand | |
ซึ่ง | seungF | [the relative pronouns] that; which | |
พวก | phuaakF | [of people, animals] a group, a party | |
เรา | raoM | we; us; our | |
นึก | neukH | to suppose, think or conjecture; to feel, ponder, harbor a feeling or doubt, | |
ว่า | waaF | [proposition complementizer] that...; as... [see examples] | |
ไม่ | maiF | not; no | |
ร่ำรวย | ramF ruayM | [is] wealthy | |
พอ | phaawM | [is] sufficient; [does] suffice; [is] adequate; enough | |
จึง | jeungM | thus; therefore; so | |
ต้อง | dtawngF | [auxiliary verb] has to...; must...; is required to...; is duty-bound to... | |
มี | meeM | to have or possess; to be available | |
บัญญัติ | banM yatL | to lay down; enact; formulate; draw up; constitute; establish; prescribe; provide; decree; enact; regulate | |
ศัพท์ | sapL | vocabulary; dictionary entry; terminology; word(s) | |
ใหม่ | [is] new; modern; fresh | ||
มา | maaM | to come; <subject> comes | |
ใช้ | chaiH | to use, employ, exploit an object; utilize; resort to; implement | |