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๑. เมื่อมีคนไหว้ท่าน ท่านควรไหว้ตอบ neungL meuuaF meeM khohnM waiF thanF thanF khuaanM waiF dtaawpL |
pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | หฺนึ่ง-เมื่อ-มี-คน-ไว่-ทั่น-ทั่น-ควน-ไว่-ตอบ |
IPA | nɯ̀ŋ mɯ̂ːa miː kʰon wâj tʰân tʰân kʰuːan wâj tɔ̀ːp |
Royal Thai General System | nueng muea mi khon wai than than khuan wai top |
[example sentence] | |||
definition | "1. When someone pays you respect by a 'wai', you should respond with a 'wai'." | ||
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components | ๑ | neungL | Thai digit one, 1 |
เมื่อ | meuuaF | [indicating a point in time] when; on (a date) | |
มี | meeM | [existential construction] there is; there are | |
คน | khohnM | person; guy; people; man; human being | |
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 | |
ท่าน | thanF | [a respectful 2nd or 3rd person singular pronoun] you; he; she; him; her; they; them | |
ควร | khuaanM | [auxiliary verb indicating] should; ought to; must | |
ไหว้ | waiF | wai, the respectful Thai (and Lao) gesture of thanks, apology, or greeting; to (give a) wai | |
ตอบ | dtaawpL | to answer; reply; respond; in return | |