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| สู่ขอ suuL khaawR |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | สู่-ขอ |
| IPA | sùː kʰɔ̌ː |
| Royal Thai General System | su kho |
| [verb] | |||
| definition | to ask for the hand of the girl in marriage; propose marriage; make a marriage proposal | ||
| components | สู่ | suuL | by; to; toward; for; towards |
 ขอ  | khaawR | to ask for; to request; "I'd like..." — "May/Can I have...?" | |
| related word | ทาบทาม | thaapF thaamM | to sound out; act as an intermediary; approach |
| sample sentences | ห้ามสาวโสดร้องเพลงในครัว เพราะจะทำให้มีแฟนเป็นคนแก่ หรือหาแฟนไม่ได้ แต่ถ้าตำครกเสียงดัง จะมีหนุ่มมาสู่ขอ haamF saaoR so:htL raawngH phlaehngM naiM khruaaM phrawH jaL thamM haiF meeM faaenM bpenM khohnM gaaeL reuuR haaR faaenM maiF daiF dtaaeL thaaF dtamM khrohkH siiangR dangM jaL meeM noomL maaM suuL khaawR "Young unmarried women should not sing in the kitchen because doing so will assure that they will get an old man for a husband or not be able to find any suitor at all. However, if the kitchen is full of the sound of a [pestle striking] a mortar, young suitors will come courting marriage." | ||
"จนเมื่อไม่นานมานี้ มิสเตอร์คริสมาขอให้ตนเป็นผู้ใหญ่สู่ขอนายสำรวยแต่งงาน" johnM meuuaF maiF naanM maaM neeH mitH dtuuhrM khritH maaM khaawR haiF dtohnM bpenM phuuF yaiL suuL khaawR naaiM samR ruayM dtaengL ngaanM "So, not very long ago, Mr. Chris approached me, as a respected member of the community, to represent him in asking for Mr. Samruey’s hand in marriage." | |||
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