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| ชายไทยทุกคนจะต้องถูกเกณฑ์ทหารเมื่ออายุครบ ๒๐ ปีบริบูรณ์เป็นหน้าที่ที่ต้องปฏิบัติตามกฎหมาย chaaiM thaiM thookH khohnM jaL dtawngF thuukL gaehnM thaH haanR meuuaF aaM yooH khrohpH yeeF sipL bpeeM baawM riH buunM bpenM naaF theeF theeF dtawngF bpaL dtiL batL dtaamM gohtL maaiR |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ชาย-ไท-ทุก-คน-จะ-ต็้อง-ถูก-เกน-ทะ-หาน-เมื่อ-อา-ยุ-คฺรบ-ยี่-สิบ-ปี-บอ-ริ-บูน-เป็น-น่า-ที่-ที่-ต็้อง-ปะ-ติ-บัด-ตาม-กด-หฺมาย |
| IPA | tɕʰaːj tʰaj tʰúk kʰon tɕàʔ tɔ̂ŋ tʰùːk keːn tʰá hǎːn mɯ̂ːa ʔaː júʔ kʰróp jîː sìp piː bɔː ríʔ buːn pen nâː tʰîː tʰîː tɔ̂ŋ pà tìʔ bàt taːm kòt mǎːj |
| Royal Thai General System | chai thai thuk khon cha tong thuk ken thahan muea ayu khrop yisip pi boribun pen nathi thi tong patibat tam kot mai |
| [example sentence] | |||
| definition | "Every Thai male must enroll in the military when they reach the age of 20; it is an obligation that they must fulfill under the law." | ||
| components | ชาย  | chaaiM | man; men |
 ไทย | thaiM | Thai; of or pertaining to Thailand | |
ทุกคน | thookH khohnM | everyone | |
| จะ | jaL | [auxiliary verb indicating future tense—must be used with another verb] will; shall | |
| ต้อง | dtawngF | [auxiliary verb] has to...; must...; is required to...; is duty-bound to... | |
| ถูก | thuukL | [a verb particle reflecting passive voice] | |
| เกณฑ์ทหาร | gaehnM thaH haanR | to conscript (for army service); draft (men into the armed forces); levy troops; recruit; enlist | |
| เมื่อ | meuuaF | [indicating a point in time] when; on (a date) | |
| อายุ | aaM yooH | age; aged | |
| ครบ | khrohpH | [is] complete; whole; every; entire; due | |
| ๒๐ | yeeF sipL | [Thai digits] 20, twenty | |
| ปี | bpeeM | year; annum; annual | |
| บริบูรณ์ | baawM riH buunM | [is] perfect, complete, full, flawless | |
| เป็น | bpenM | to be; <subject> is | |
| หน้าที่ | naaF theeF | duty; function; obligation; responsibility | |
| ที่ | theeF | [the relative pronouns] that; which; which is... | |
| ต้อง | dtawngF | [auxiliary verb] has to...; must...; is required to...; is duty-bound to... | |
| ปฏิบัติตาม | bpaL dtiL batL dtaamM | to follow | |
| กฎหมาย | gohtL maaiR | law | |
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