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| ขอขมา khaawR khaL maaM |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ขอ-ขะ-มา |
| IPA | kʰɔ̌ː kʰà maː |
| Royal Thai General System | kho khama |
| [verb] | |||
| definition | to apologize; ask for forgiveness | ||
| components |  ขอ  | khaawR | to ask for; to request; "I'd like..." — "May/Can I have...?" |
| ขมา | khaL maaM | pardon; forgiveness | |
| synonyms | |||
ขออภัย | khaawR aL phaiM | to apologize; to pardon — [when passing by] "Excuse me." | |
| ขออำไพ | khaawR amM phaiM | [slang for ขออภัย] "Excuse me." "Sorry." | |
| โทษที | tho:htF theeM | 'Scuse me. [colloquial version of ขอโทษ] | |
| ประทานโทษ | bpraL thaanM tho:htF | [extremely formal] excuse me; I beg your pardon; pardon me | |
| related word | ขอกราบอโหสิกรรม | khaawR graapL aL ho:hR siL gamM | to ask for forgiveness |
| example | ขอขมาศพ | khaawR khaL maaM sohpL | to ask forgiveness from a deceased person |
| sample sentences | ตอนที่เธอมองเห็นภาพเป็นภาพซ้อนกันแล้ว เธอเล่าว่าแม่มาเยี่ยมเธอ และเธอได้เอาพวงมาลัยมากราบขอขมาแม่ dtaawnM theeF thuuhrM maawngM henR phaapF bpenM phaapF saawnH ganM laaeoH thuuhrM laoF waaF maaeF maaM yiiamF thuuhrM laeH thuuhrM daiF aoM phuaangM maaM laiM maaM graapL khaawR khaL maaM maaeF "At the time she was seeing visions, she said that her mother came to visit her and that she gave a garland of flowers to ask for her mother’s forgiveness." | ||
การขอขมาพ่อแม่ เพื่อความเป็นสิริมงคลแก่ชีวิตทำได้ทุกเทศกาล ไม่ใช่เฉพาะวันพ่อ วันแม่ เท่านั้น gaanM khaawR khaL maaM phaawF maaeF pheuuaF khwaamM bpenM siL riL mohngM khohnM gaaeL cheeM witH thamM daiF thookH thaehtF saL gaanM maiF chaiF chaL phawH wanM phaawF wanM maaeF thaoF nanH "Asking for forgiveness from one’s parents for them to give you a blessing is something that can be done at any time, not just on Father’s Day or Mother’s Day." | |||
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