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| ผมเป็นคนไม่มั่งมีแต่ไม่ยากจนด้วย ผมก็มีรายได้พอใช้ แต่ไม่เหลือเฟือ ผมถือหลักเศรษฐกิจพอเพียง phohmR bpenM khohnM maiF mangF meeM dtaaeL maiF yaakF johnM duayF phohmR gaawF meeM raaiM daiF phaawM chaiH dtaaeL maiF leuuaR feuuaM phohmR theuuR lakL saehtL thaL gitL phaawM phiiangM |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ผม-เป็น-คน-ไม่-มั่ง-มี-แต่-ไม่-ยาก-จน-ด้วย-ผม-ก้อ-มี-ราย-ได้-พอ-ไช้-แต่-ไม่-เหฺลือ-เฟือ-ผม-ถือ-หฺลัก-เสด-ถะ-กิด-พอ-เพียง |
| IPA | pʰǒm pen kʰon mâj mâŋ miː tɛ̀ː mâj jâːk tɕon dûaj pʰǒm kɔ̂ː miː raːj dâj pʰɔː tɕʰáj tɛ̀ː mâj lɯ̌ːa fɯːa pʰǒm tʰɯ̌ː làk sèːt tʰà kìt pʰɔː pʰiːaŋ |
| Royal Thai General System | phom pen khon mai mang mi tae mai yak chon duai phom ko mi rai dai pho chai tae mai luea fuea phom thue lak settha kit pho phiang |
| [example sentence] | |||
| definition | "I am not a rich man; but I am not poor either. I have enough income for my own use but not any extra. I believe in the principles of the ‘sufficiency economy.’" | ||
| components | ผมเป็นคน | phohmR bpenM khohnM | I am an...; I am a person... |
 ไม่  | maiF | not; no | |
| มั่งมี | mangF meeM | [is] rich; wealthy; affluent; opulent | |
| แต่ | dtaaeL | but; even; however; rather | |
| ไม่ | maiF | not; no | |
| ยากจน | yaakF johnM | [is] destitute, penniless, financially or materially poor [commonly used term] | |
| 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) | |
| ผม | phohmR | [used by male speakers] I; me; my | |
| ก็ | gaawF | also; too; as well; well...; [suggestion] should... | |
| มีรายได้ | meeM raaiM daiF | to earn; have income | |
| พอใช้ | phaawM chaiH | [is] good enough; satisfactory | |
| แต่ | dtaaeL | but; even; however; rather | |
| ไม่ | maiF | not; no | |
| เหลือเฟือ | leuuaR feuuaM | [is] ample; superflous; excessive; overabundant; more than enough | |
| ผม | phohmR | [used by male speakers] I; me; my | |
| ถือ | theuuR | to extol; profess; to hold a belief that... | |
| หลัก | lakL | post; pillar; pole; stake; lingam | |
| เศรษฐกิจ | saehtL thaL gitL | economy; economic issues, economics matters or affairs | |
| พอเพียง | phaawM phiiangM | enough; sufficient | |
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