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| ถึงแม้ว่าแม่ต้องทำงานปากกัดตีนถีบ แม่ก็ต้องส่งเสียให้ลูกเรียนจนจบให้ได้ theungR maaeH waaF maaeF dtawngF thamM ngaanM bpaakL gatL dteenM theepL maaeF gaawF dtawngF sohngL siiaR haiF luukF riianM johnM johpL haiF daiF |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ถึง-แม้-ว่า-แม่-ต็้อง-ทำ-งาน-ปาก-กัด-ตีน-ถีบ-แม่-ก้อ-ต็้อง-ส่ง-เสีย-ไฮ่-ลูก-เรียน-จน-จบ-ไฮ่-ได้ |
| IPA | tʰɯ̌ŋ mɛ́ː wâː mɛ̂ː tɔ̂ŋ tʰam ŋaːn pàːk kàt tiːn tʰìːp mɛ̂ː kɔ̂ː tɔ̂ŋ sòŋ sǐːa hâj lûːk riːan tɕon tɕòp hâj dâj |
| Royal Thai General System | thueng mae wa mae tong tham ngan pak kat tin thip mae ko tong songsia hai luk rian chon chop hai dai |
| [example sentence] | |||
| definition | "Even though I (your mother) have to struggle just to put food on the table, I must continue to support you without fail until you complete your studies." | ||
| components | ถึงแม้ว่า  | theungR maaeH waaF | although; even though |
 แม่ | maaeF | [general] mother | |
| ต้อง | dtawngF | [auxiliary verb] has to...; must...; is required to...; is duty-bound to... | |
| ทำงาน | thamM ngaanM | [noun] work | |
| ปากกัดตีนถีบ | bpaakL gatL dteenM theepL | to struggle; endeavor; live from hand to mouth; struggle just to put food on the table; live a very meager existence | |
| แม่ | maaeF | [general] mother | |
| ก็ | gaawF | also; too; as well; well...; [suggestion] should... | |
| ต้อง | dtawngF | [auxiliary verb] has to...; must...; is required to...; is duty-bound to... | |
| ส่งเสีย | sohngL siiaR | to support; provide; maintain; help; patronize | |
| ให้ | haiF | to give; to let; to send to; to allow; to convey towards; to pay (attention); to have someone do something | |
| ลูก | luukF | child; offspring; son or daughter [including figurative usage for certain ideas]; cub; young animal | |
| เรียน | riianM | to study at the elementary school level; study at any academic level | |
| จน | johnM | until; up until; as far as; up to; to; till | |
| จบ | johpL | [aspect marker meaning "stopped" or "ended"] | |
| ให้ได้ | haiF daiF | without fail | |
| related word | ถึงแม้ว่าแม่ต้องทำงานปากกัดตีนถีบ แม่ก็ยังคงส่งเสียให้ลูกเรียนจนจบ theungR maaeH waaF maaeF dtawngF thamM ngaanM bpaakL gatL dteenM theepL maaeF gaawF yangM khohngM sohngL siiaR haiF luukF riianM johnM johpL "Even though my mother has to struggle just to put food on the table, she continues to support us while we complete our studies." | ||
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