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| พลังของโลกาภิวัตน์มีแน่ แต่ก็พูดไม่ได้ว่าท้องถิ่นและจารีตประเพณีดั้งเดิมจะปิดฉากไปอย่างรวดเร็ว phaH langM khaawngR lo:hM gaaM phiH watH meeM naaeF dtaaeL gaawF phuutF maiF daiF waaF thaawngH thinL laeH jaaM reetF bpraL phaehM neeM dangF deermM jaL bpitL chaakL bpaiM yaangL ruaatF reoM |  |
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| Phonemic Thai | พะ-ลัง-ของ-โล-กา-พิ-วัด-มี-แน่-แต่-ก้อ-พูด-ไม่-ได้-ว่า-ท้อง-ถิ่น-และ-จา-รีด-ปฺระ-เพ-นี-ดั้ง-เดิม-จะ-ปิด-ฉาก-ไป-หฺย่าง-รวด-เร็ว |
| IPA | pʰá laŋ kʰɔ̌ːŋ loː kaː pʰíʔ wát miː nɛ̂ː tɛ̀ː kɔ̂ː pʰûːt mâj dâj wâː tʰɔ́ːŋ tʰìn lɛ́ʔ tɕaː rîːt pràʔ pʰeː niː dâŋ dɤːm tɕàʔ pìt tɕʰàːk paj jàːŋ rûːat rew |
| Royal Thai General System | phalang khong lokaphiwat mi nae tae ko phut mai dai wa thong thin lae charit prapheni dangdoem cha pit chak pai yang ruat reo |
| [example sentence] | |||
| definition | "Globalization is certainly a powerful force; however, it is impossible to say how quickly native cultures and traditional customs will pass from the scene." | ||
| components | พลัง  | phaH langM | energy; power (in the scientific sense) (note the irregular pronunciation; per RID พลัง [พะลัง]) |
 ของ | khaawngR | of; belonging to; that or those of; [a word used with a pronoun to indicate possesion, as in "John's truck"] | |
| โลกาภิวัตน์ | lo:hM gaaM phiH watH | [formal term officially endorsed by the Royal Institute] globalization [See Notes]. | |
| มี | meeM | [existential construction] there is; there are | |
| แน่ | naaeF | [is] sure; certain; truthful; firm; stable; without doubt; exact | |
| แต่ | dtaaeL | but; even; however; rather | |
| ก็ | gaawF | also; too; as well; well...; [suggestion] should... | |
| พูด | phuutF | to speak; to talk; to say | |
ไม่ได้ | maiF daiF | [is] unable to, cannot | |
| ว่า | waaF | [proposition complementizer] that...; as... [see examples] | |
| ท้องถิ่น | thaawngH thinL | [is] local; indigenous; locality; district; area | |
| และ | laeH | and | |
| จารีตประเพณี | jaaM reetF bpraL phaehM neeM | traditions; customs; conventions | |
| ดั้งเดิม | dangF deermM | [is] original; traditional; first; earliest; initial; introductory; opening; primary; starting; ingenious; inventive | |
| จะ | jaL | [imminent aspect marker] | |
| ปิดฉาก | bpitL chaakL | to end the episode; finish the scene | |
| ไป | bpaiM | to go; <subject> goes | |
| อย่างรวดเร็ว | yaangL ruaatF reoM | quickly; immediately; right now | |
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