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| เด็ก ๆ มักจะต้องมีคุณย่าหรือคุณยายไว้เพื่อปลอบประโลมหลังจากที่ถูกพ่อดุ หรือ ถูกแม่ตี dekL dekL makH jaL dtawngF meeM khoonM yaaF reuuR khoonM yaaiM waiH pheuuaF bplaawpL bpraL lo:hmM langR jaakL theeF thuukL phaawF dooL reuuR thuukL maaeF dteeM |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | เด็ก-เด็ก-มัก-จะ-ต็้อง-มี-คุน-ย่า-หฺรือ-คุน-ยาย-ไว้-เพื่อ-ปฺลอบ-ปฺระ-โลม-หฺลัง-จาก-ที่-ถูก-พ่อ-ดุ-หฺรือ-ถูก-แม่-ตี |
| IPA | dèk dèk mák tɕàʔ tɔ̂ŋ miː kʰun jâː rɯ̌ː kʰun jaːj wáj pʰɯ̂ːa plɔ̀ːp pràʔ loːm lǎŋ tɕàːk tʰîː tʰùːk pʰɔ̂ː dùʔ rɯ̌ː tʰùːk mɛ̂ː tiː |
| Royal Thai General System | dek dek mak cha tong mi khun ya rue khun yai wai phuea plop pralom lang chak thi thuk pho du rue thuk mae ti |
| [example sentence] | |||
| definition | "Children frequently need their grandmothers to offer comfort and consolation when their fathers scold them or their mothers whip them." | ||
| components | เด็ก ๆ  | dekL dekL | children |
 มัก | makH | often; frequently; inclined towards; prone towards | |
| จะ | jaL | [imminent aspect marker] | |
| ต้อง | dtawngF | [auxiliary verb] has to...; must...; is required to...; is duty-bound to... | |
| มี | meeM | to have or possess; to be available | |
คุณย่า | khoonM yaaF | paternal grandmother | |
| หรือ | reuuR | or | |
| คุณยาย | khoonM yaaiM | maternal grandmother | |
| ไว้ | waiH | [adverbial word that helps reinforce the meaning of the main verb] | |
| เพื่อ | pheuuaF | for; on behalf of; for the purpose of... | |
| ปลอบประโลม | bplaawpL bpraL lo:hmM | to console; to soothe; to comfort; to offer solace | |
| หลังจากที่ | langR jaakL theeF | coming after (in an ordering or temporal sequence) | |
| ถูก | thuukL | [a verb particle reflecting passive voice] | |
| พ่อ | phaawF | father | |
| ดุ | dooL | to reproach; scold; admonish, reprove, rebuke, reprimand | |
| หรือ | reuuR | or | |
| ถูก | thuukL | [a verb particle reflecting passive voice] | |
| แม่ | maaeF | [general] mother | |
| ตี | dteeM | to beat; hit; strike; or whip | |
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