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| ทำไมสิ่งที่เราลงทุนลงแรงไปเป็นจำนวนมาก กลับไม่ได้รับผลตอบแทนคุ้มค่ากลับคืนมา thamM maiM singL theeF raoM lohngM thoonM lohngM raaengM bpaiM bpenM jamM nuaanM maakF glapL maiF daiF rapH phohnR dtaawpL thaaenM khoomH khaaF glapL kheuunM maaM |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ทำ-ไม-สิ่ง-ที่-เรา-ลง-ทุน-ลง-แรง-ไป-เป็น-จำ-นวน-มาก-กฺลับ-ไม่-ได้-รับ-ผน-ตอบ-แทน-คุ้ม-ค่า-กฺลับ-คืน-มา |
| IPA | tʰam maj sìŋ tʰîː raw loŋ tʰun loŋ rɛːŋ paj pen tɕam nuːan mâːk klàp mâj dâj ráp pʰǒn tɔ̀ːp tʰɛːn kʰúm kʰâː klàp kʰɯːn maː |
| Royal Thai General System | thammai sing thi rao long thun long raeng pai pen chamnuan mak klap mai dai rap phon top thaen khum kha klap khuen ma |
| [example sentence] | |||
| definition | "Why is it that when we make huge investments, the results are not commensurate with the costs." | ||
| components |  ทำไม  | thamM maiM | why |
สิ่งที่ | singL theeF | a thing that... | |
| เรา | raoM | we; us; our | |
| ลงทุนลงแรง | lohngM thoonM lohngM raaengM | to invest money and effort | |
| ไป | bpaiM | [directional auxiliary meaning "away"] | |
| เป็น | bpenM | to be; <subject> is | |
| จำนวน | jamM nuaanM | amount; number; quantity (of countable nouns) | |
| มาก | maakF | much; many; very; more; so much; a great deal; seriously | |
| กลับ | glapL | to return or go back | |
| ไม่ได้ | maiF daiF | [auxiliary verb combination] did not...; is not; am not; does not | |
| รับ | rapH | to receive, get; accept; catch a thrown object, take, to fetch, to pick (someone) up, (colloq.) telephone call | |
| ผลตอบแทน | phohnR dtaawpL thaaenM | result; reward; [monetary] return | |
| คุ้มค่า | khoomH khaaF | [is] worthwhile; worth the price; reasonably priced | |
| กลับคืน | glapL kheuunM | to put back; return; restore | |
| มา | maaM | [directional auxiliary inticating "approach" or "toward the object"] | |
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