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| ฉันให้หนังสือเขา chanR haiF nangR seuuR khaoR |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ฉัน-ไฮ่-หฺนัง-สือ-เขา |
| IPA | tɕʰǎn hâj nǎŋ sɯ̌ː kʰǎw |
| Royal Thai General System | chan hai nangsue khao |
| [example sentence] | |||
| definition | "I gave him the book." | ||
| notes | Notice that, although both English and Thai generally use the Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) word order, they differ in the position of the direct and indirect object for a ditransitive verb. Compare English, I gave him[indirect-object] the book[direct-object]. with Thai: | ||
| components |  ฉัน  | chanR | [used by females in an informal setting—also used by males with intimate friends or lovers] I, me, my |
| ให้ | haiF | to give; to let; to send to; to allow; to convey towards; to pay (attention); to have someone do something | |
หนังสือ  | nangR seuuR | book; document; letters; alphabet; printed document; written document | |
| เขา | khaoR | [3rd person singular or plural pronoun] he; she; him; her; they; them | |
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