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| หากท่านเป็นผู้รับไหว้ ท่านเพียงยกมือประนมตอบ แต่มือที่ประนมไม่จำเป็นจะต้องอยู่สูงเหมือนอย่างผู้ไหว้ haakL thanF bpenM phuuF rapH waiF thanF phiiangM yohkH meuuM bpraL nohmM dtaawpL dtaaeL meuuM theeF bpraL nohmM maiF jamM bpenM jaL dtawngF yuuL suungR meuuanR yaangL phuuF waiF |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | หาก-ทั่น-เป็น-พู่-รับ-ไว่-ทั่น-เพียง-ยก-มือ-ปฺระ-นม-ตอบ-แต่-มือ-ที่-ปฺระ-นม-ไม่-จำ-เป็น-จะ-ต็้อง-หฺยู่-สูง-เหฺมือน-หฺย่าง-พู่-ไว่ |
| IPA | hàːk tʰân pen pʰûː ráp wâj tʰân pʰiːaŋ jók mɯː pràʔ nom tɔ̀ːp tɛ̀ː mɯː tʰîː pràʔ nom mâj tɕam pen tɕàʔ tɔ̂ŋ jùː sǔːŋ mɯ̌ːan jàːŋ pʰûː wâj |
| Royal Thai General System | hak than pen phu rap wai than phiang yok mue pranom top tae mue thi pranom mai cham pen cha tong yu sung muean yang phu wai |
| [example sentence] | |||
| definition | "If you are the person receiving the “wai”, you merely lift your hands with the same gesture in response but you need not lift your hands as high as the person who initiates the “wai” gesture." | ||
| categories | |||
| components |  หาก  | haakL | allowing that; if; despite; rather |
| ท่าน | thanF | [a respectful 2nd or 3rd person singular pronoun] you; he; she; him; her; they; them | |
| เป็น | bpenM | to be; <subject> is | |
| ผู้ | phuuF | person, human, one (who...); [Thai prefix corresponding to the English suffixes] '-er' or '-or' | |
| รับ | rapH | to receive, get; accept; catch a thrown object, take, to fetch, to pick (someone) up, (colloq.) telephone call | |
ไหว้  | waiF | wai, the respectful Thai (and Lao) gesture of thanks, apology, or greeting; to (give a) wai | |
| ท่าน | thanF | [a respectful 2nd or 3rd person singular pronoun] you; he; she; him; her; they; them | |
| เพียง | phiiangM | only; merely; uAp until the point; as much as; as far as; till; just until | |
| ยก | yohkH | to raise; to hoist (up); to revoke; to advance; to abolish; to elevate; to lift; to erect | |
| มือ | meuuM | hand; hands | |
| ประนม | bpraL nohmM | to bring the hands together, palms together, in obeisance or respect | |
| ตอบ | dtaawpL | to answer; reply; respond; in return | |
| แต่ | dtaaeL | but; even; however; rather | |
| มือ | meuuM | hand; hands | |
| ที่ | theeF | [the relative pronouns] that; which; which is... | |
| ประนม | bpraL nohmM | to bring the hands together, palms together, in obeisance or respect | |
| ไม่ | maiF | not; no | |
จำเป็น | jamM bpenM | [is] necessary; essential; required; to need to (do something) | |
| จะ | jaL | [imminent aspect marker] | |
| ต้อง | dtawngF | [auxiliary verb] has to...; must...; is required to...; is duty-bound to... | |
| อยู่ | yuuL | is (located at); to reside; to live (at); stay; exist at a particular point in time | |
| สูง | suungR | [is] tall; high; advanced | |
| เหมือน | meuuanR | [is] similar; all the same; like; as | |
| อย่าง | yaangL | variety; style; pattern; type; kind; sort; mode; manner; method | |
| ผู้ | phuuF | person, human, one (who...); [Thai prefix corresponding to the English suffixes] '-er' or '-or' | |
| ไหว้ | waiF | wai, the respectful Thai (and Lao) gesture of thanks, apology, or greeting; to (give a) wai | |
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