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| โลกภายนอกมันใหญ่กว่านี้ไม่รู้กี่พันเท่า ทำไมเราไม่ออกไปดูโลกภายนอกบ้าง ทำตัวเป็นกบอยู่ในกะลาแบบนี้อยู่ lo:hkF phaaiM naawkF manM yaiL gwaaL neeH maiF ruuH geeL phanM thaoF thamM maiM raoM maiF aawkL bpaiM duuM lo:hkF phaaiM naawkF baangF thamM dtuaaM bpenM gohpL yuuL naiM gaL laaM baaepL neeH yuuL |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | โลก-พาย-นอก-มัน-ไหฺย่-กฺว่า-นี้-ไม่-รู้-กี่-พัน-เท่า-ทำ-ไม-เรา-ไม่-ออก-ไป-ดู-โลก-พาย-นอก-บ้าง-ทำ-ตัว-เป็น-กบ-หฺยู่-ไน-กะ-ลา-แบบ-นี้-หฺยู่ |
| IPA | lôːk pʰaːj nɔ̂ːk man jàj kwàː níː mâj rúː kìː pʰan tʰâw tʰam maj raw mâj ʔɔ̀ːk paj duː lôːk pʰaːj nɔ̂ːk bâːŋ tʰam tuːa pen kòp jùː naj kàʔ laː bɛ̀ːp níː jùː |
| Royal Thai General System | lok phai nok man yai kwa ni mai ru ki phan thao thammai rao mai ok pai du lok phai nok bang tham tua pen kop yu nai kala baep ni yu |
| [example sentence] | |||
| definition | "The outside world is thousands of times larger than this; why don’t we go out and see what’s outside. We just stay within our comfort zone." | ||
| components |  โลก   | lo:hkF | the planet Earth |
ภายนอก | phaaiM naawkF | [is] outside; external | |
| มัน | manM | [the indefinite pronoun for referring to animals or things] it, they, them | |
| ใหญ่กว่า | yaiL gwaaL | [is] bigger than...; larger than... | |
| นี้ | neeH | this; these | |
| ไม่ | maiF | not; no | |
| รู้ | ruuH | to know a subject or piece of learned information | |
| กี่ | geeL | how many | |
| พัน | phanM | thousand; the number one thousand (1,000) | |
| เท่า | thaoF | [is] equal; equivalent; even; as much as | |
| ทำไม | thamM maiM | why | |
| เรา | raoM | we; us; our | |
| ไม่ | maiF | not; no | |
| ออกไป | aawkL bpaiM | to go out; leave; depart | |
| ดู | duuM | to look at; examine; or inspect; to watch (for example, a film) | |
| โลก | lo:hkF | the planet Earth | |
| ภายนอก | phaaiM naawkF | [is] outside; external | |
| บ้าง | baangF | sometimes; anytime | |
| ทำตัว | thamM dtuaaM | to act; to behave; to conduct oneself | |
| เป็น | bpenM | to be; <subject> is | |
| กบอยู่ในกะลา | gohpL yuuL naiM gaL laaM | "A big fish in a small pond"; a self-important person in a small community | |
| แบบนี้ | baaepL neeH | this type; like this (one's style) | |
| อยู่ | yuuL | [marker indicating the progressive or perfect aspect] | |
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