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| มีบางฝ่ายกล่าวว่าการทำเหล้าของชาวบ้านเป็นการทำผิดกฎหมาย แต่อีกฝ่ายมีข้อโต้แย้งเป็นภูมิปัญญาชาวบ้าน meeM baangM faaiL glaaoL waaF gaanM thamM laoF khaawngR chaaoM baanF bpenM gaanM thamM phitL gohtL maaiR dtaaeL eekL faaiL meeM khaawF dto:hF yaaengH bpenM phuumM bpanM yaaM chaaoM baanF |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | มี-บาง-ฝ่าย-กฺล่าว-ว่า-กาน-ทำ-เล่า-ของ-ชาว-บ้าน-เป็น-กาน-ทำ-ผิด-กด-หฺมาย-แต่-อีก-ฝ่าย-มี-ค่อ-โต้-แย้ง-เป็น-พูม-ปัน-ยา-ชาว-บ้าน |
| IPA | miː baːŋ fàːj klàːw wâː kaːn tʰam lâw kʰɔ̌ːŋ tɕʰaːw bâːn pen kaːn tʰam pʰìt kòt mǎːj tɛ̀ː ʔìːk fàːj miː kʰɔ̂ː tôː jɛ́ːŋ pen pʰuːm pan jaː tɕʰaːw bâːn |
| Royal Thai General System | mi bang fai klao wa kan tham lao khong chao ban pen kan tham phit kot mai tae ik fai mi kho to yaeng pen phum panya chao ban |
| [example sentence] | |||
| definition | "There are some who would say that distilling spirits by villagers is breaking the law; but, others would argue that it is an example of folk wisdom [and practice]." | ||
| components | มี  | meeM | [existential construction] there is; there are |
| บาง | baangM | [is] some | |
 ฝ่าย | faaiL | side; party; faction; group | |
| กล่าว | glaaoL | to speak; say; utter; tell or relate; to address; mention; declare | |
| ว่า | waaF | [proposition complementizer] that...; as... [see examples] | |
| การ | gaanM | [placed before a verb or noun to create a noun which indicates a general activity, process, or state] the process of..., the activity of..., an enactment of..., the state of... [see notes] | |
| ทำ | thamM | to do or perform an action; cause or effect a result; work | |
| เหล้า | laoF | liquor; drinking alcohol; spirit; booze | |
| ของ | khaawngR | of; belonging to; that or those of; [a word used with a pronoun to indicate possesion, as in "John's truck"] | |
ชาวบ้าน | chaaoM baanF | villagers; "common folks"; the people; the hoi polloi, the salt of the earth; ordinary people | |
| เป็น | bpenM | to be; <subject> is | |
| การ | gaanM | [placed before a verb or noun to create a noun which indicates a general activity, process, or state] the process of..., the activity of..., an enactment of..., the state of... [see notes] | |
| ทำผิดกฎหมาย | thamM phitL gohtL maaiR | to infringe the law, to break or violate a law | |
| แต่ | dtaaeL | but; even; however; rather | |
| อีก | eekL | another; additional; more | |
| ฝ่าย | faaiL | side; party; faction; group | |
| มี | meeM | to have or possess; to be available | |
| ข้อโต้แย้ง | khaawF dto:hF yaaengH | dispute; argument; a point of disagreement | |
| เป็น | bpenM | to be; <subject> is | |
| ภูมิปัญญา | phuumM bpanM yaaM | intellect; knowledge; ability; attainment; learning | |
| ชาวบ้าน | chaaoM baanF | villagers; "common folks"; the people; the hoi polloi, the salt of the earth; ordinary people | |
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