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หลายคนมาดำรงตำแหน่งในนามอย่างเดียว แต่ตัวจริงไม่ได้มาทำงาน laaiR khohnM maaM damM rohngM dtamM naengL naiM naamM yaangL diaaoM dtaaeL dtuaaM jingM maiF daiF maaM thamM ngaanM |
pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | หฺลาย-คน-มา-ดำ-รง-ตำ-แหฺน่ง-ไน-นาม-หฺย่าง-เดียว-แต่-ตัว-จิง-ไม่-ได้-มา-ทำ-งาน |
IPA | lǎːj kʰon maː dam roŋ tam nɛ̀ŋ naj naːm jàːŋ diːaw tɛ̀ː tuːa tɕiŋ mâj dâj maː tʰam ŋaːn |
Royal Thai General System | lai khon ma damrong tamnaeng nai nam yang diao tae tua ching mai dai ma tham ngan |
[example sentence] | |||
definition | "Many people perform their functions in name only; they themselves never come to work." | ||
components | หลายคน | laaiR khohnM | lots of people; a lot of people |
มา | maaM | to come; <subject> comes | |
ดำรงตำแหน่ง | damM rohngM dtamM naengL | to function in an official capacity | |
ใน | naiM | in; inside; within; amidst; into; on; at a particular time | |
นาม | naamM | name; designation; appellation | |
อย่างเดียว | yaangL diaaoM | solely; alone; sole; one thing | |
แต่ | dtaaeL | but; even; however; rather | |
ตัวจริง | dtuaaM jingM | real one, the real McCoy, genuine or original (copy of, say, legal document) | |
ไม่ | maiF | not; no | |
ได้ | daiF | can; to be able; is able; am able; may; might [auxiliary of potential, denoting possbility, ability, or permission] | |
มา | maaM | to come; <subject> comes | |
ทำงาน | thamM ngaanM | [noun] work | |