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pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | ซึ่ง-มัน-ก้อ-เกิด-คึ่น-กับ-คฺรอบ-คฺรัว-ชน-ชั้น-กฺลาง-ทั่ว-ไป-ที่-ต็้อง-กัด-ฟัน-ซู่-กัน-ไป-แบบ-ปาก-กัด-ตีน-ถีบ |
IPA | sɯ̂ŋ man kɔ̂ː kɤ̀ːt kʰɯ̂n kàp kʰrɔ̂ːp kʰruːa tɕʰon tɕʰán klaːŋ tʰûːa paj tʰîː tɔ̂ŋ kàt fan sûː kan paj bɛ̀ːp pàːk kàt tiːn tʰìːp |
Royal Thai General System | sueng man ko koet khuen kap khropkhrua chon chan klang thua pai thi tong kat fan su kan pai baep pak kat tin thip |
[example sentence] | |||
definition | "...which is not uncommon in most middle class families struggling to make a living." | ||
categories | |||
components | ซึ่ง | seungF | [the relative pronouns] that; which |
มัน | manM | [the indefinite pronoun for referring to animals or things] it, they, them | |
ก็ | gaawF | also; too; as well; well...; [suggestion] should... | |
เกิดขึ้น | geertL kheunF | to occur; to happen; to come about; to take place; to arise | |
กับ | gapL | with; to; for | |
ครอบครัว | khraawpF khruaaM | family | |
ชนชั้นกลาง | chohnM chanH glaangM | middle class | |
ทั่วไป | thuaaF bpaiM | all over; all around; everywhere; in general; commonplace; common; normal | |
ที่ | theeF | [the relative pronouns] that; which; which is... | |
ต้อง | dtawngF | [auxiliary verb] has to...; must...; is required to...; is duty-bound to... | |
กัดฟัน | gatL fanM | to gnash (one's) teeth; to bite one's tongue; to restrain oneself | |
สู้ | suuF | to contend; fight; compete; make an aggressive move | |
กัน | ganM | together with | |
ไป | bpaiM | to go; <subject> goes | |
แบบ | baaepL | like; as; similar to; in the pattern of; in a... way/fashion; type | |
ปากกัดตีนถีบ | bpaakL gatL dteenM theepL | to struggle; endeavor; live from hand to mouth; struggle just to put food on the table; live a very meager existence | |