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ด้านได้อายอด daanF daiF aaiM ohtL |
pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | ด้าน-ได้-อาย-อด |
IPA | dâːn dâj ʔaːj ʔòt |
Royal Thai General System | dan dai ai ot |
[example sentence] | |||
definition | "Fortune favors the bold." "Faint heart ne'er won fair lady." "Making an effort results in success." | ||
categories | |||
components | ด้าน | daanF | [is] callous; hard; hard-hearted; hardened; shameless |
ได้ | daiF | to receive; to obtain; acquire; get; have got | |
อาย | aaiM | [is] shy, timid, bashful, embarrassed | |
อด | ohtL | to abstain (from food, e.g.); fast; refrain; cease | |
sample sentence | ถ้าอยากพูดภาษาไทยได้เก่ง ก็ต้องกล้าพูด ถ้าไม่กล้าก็ไม่มีทางที่จะเก่งได้ เขาเรียกว่า ด้านได้อายอด thaaF yaakL phuutF phaaM saaR thaiM daiF gengL gaawF dtawngF glaaF phuutF thaaF maiF glaaF gaawF maiF meeM thaangM theeF jaL gengL daiF khaoR riiakF waaF daanF daiF aaiM ohtL "If [you] wish to speak Thai well, you must be brave enough to speak; if [you] are too shy, there is no way to perfect your language skills. We might say, ‘victory goes to the bold.’." | ||