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| 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 |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ท่า-หฺยาก-พูด-พา-สา-ไท-ได้-เก่ง-ก้อ-ต็้อง-กฺล้า-พูด-ท่า-ไม่-กฺล้า-ก้อ-ไม่-มี-ทาง-ที่-จะ-เก่ง-ได้-เขา-เรียก-ว่า-ด้าน-ได้-อาย-อด |
| IPA | tʰâː jàːk pʰûːt pʰaː sǎː tʰaj dâj kèŋ kɔ̂ː tɔ̂ŋ klâː pʰûːt tʰâː mâj klâː kɔ̂ː mâj miː tʰaːŋ tʰîː tɕàʔ kèŋ dâj kʰǎw rîːak wâː dâːn dâj ʔaːj ʔòt |
| Royal Thai General System | tha yak phut phasa thai dai keng ko tong kla phut tha mai kla ko mai mi thang thi cha keng dai khao riak wa dan dai ai ot |
| [example sentence] | |||
| definition | "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.’." | ||
| components |  ถ้า  | thaaF | [indicating a condition] if |
| อยาก | yaakL | [auxiliary verb] to want; desire; crave for | |
| พูด | phuutF | to speak; to talk; to say | |
| ภาษาไทย | phaaM saaR thaiM | the Thai language | |
| ได้ | daiF | can; to be able; is able; am able; may; might [auxiliary of potential, denoting possbility, ability, or permission] | |
| เก่ง | gengL | very good (said to someone when they do something well) | |
| ก็ | gaawF | also; too; as well; well...; [suggestion] should... | |
| ต้อง | dtawngF | [auxiliary verb] has to...; must...; is required to...; is duty-bound to... | |
| กล้า | glaaF | to dare | |
| พูด | phuutF | to speak; to talk; to say | |
| ถ้า | thaaF | [indicating a condition] if | |
| ไม่ | maiF | not; no | |
| กล้า | glaaF | to dare | |
| ก็ | gaawF | also; too; as well; well...; [suggestion] should... | |
ไม่มีทาง | maiF meeM thaangM | [is] impossible | |
| ที่ | theeF | [the relative pronouns] that; which; which is... | |
| จะ | jaL | [imminent aspect marker] | |
| เก่ง | gengL | [is] skilled; talented; superbly performed; skillful; clever | |
| ได้ | daiF | can; to be able; is able; am able; may; might [auxiliary of potential, denoting possbility, ability, or permission] | |
| เขา | khaoR | [3rd person singular or plural pronoun] he; she; him; her; they; them | |
| เรียกว่า | riiakF waaF | "(It is) called... (in Thai)." | |
| ด้านได้อายอด | daanF daiF aaiM ohtL | "Fortune favors the bold." "Faint heart ne'er won fair lady." "Making an effort results in success." | |
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