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| แม้เขาจะมีเงินเป็นพันล้านแต่ก็ทำตัวติดดิน กินข้าวแกงข้างถนนได้ maaeH khaoR jaL meeM ngernM bpenM phanM laanH dtaaeL gaawF thamM dtuaaM dtitL dinM ginM khaaoF gaaengM khaangF thaL nohnR daiF |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | แม้-เขา-จะ-มี-เงิน-เป็น-พัน-ล้าน-แต่-ก้อ-ทำ-ตัว-ติด-ดิน-กิน-ค่าว-แกง-ค่าง-ถะ-หฺนน-ได้ |
| IPA | mɛ́ː kʰǎw tɕàʔ miː ŋɤn pen pʰan láːn tɛ̀ː kɔ̂ː tʰam tuːa tìt din kin kʰâːw kɛːŋ kʰâːŋ tʰà nǒn dâj |
| Royal Thai General System | mae khao cha mi ngoen pen phan lan tae ko tham tua titdin kin khao kaeng khang thanon dai |
| [example sentence] | |||
| definition | "Even though he is a billionaire, he lives a simple life; he can eat curry and rice at a roadside shop [just like the rest of us]." | ||
| components |  แม้  | maaeH | though; if; provided; even; even if |
| เขา | khaoR | [3rd person singular or plural pronoun] he; she; him; her; they; them | |
| จะ | jaL | [imminent aspect marker] | |
มีเงิน | meeM ngernM | to have money | |
| เป็น | bpenM | to be; <subject> is | |
| พันล้าน | phanM laanH | billion (1,000,000,000) | |
| แต่ | dtaaeL | but; even; however; rather | |
| ก็ | gaawF | also; too; as well; well...; [suggestion] should... | |
| ทำตัว | thamM dtuaaM | to act; to behave; to conduct oneself | |
| ติดดิน | dtitL dinM | to live humbly; maintain a simple lifestyle | |
| กินข้าว | ginM khaaoF | to eat food; eat dinner; have a meal | |
| แกง | gaaengM | Thai style curry (can be with or without coconut milk) | |
| ข้างถนน | khaangF thaL nohnR | [is] roadside | |
| ได้ | daiF | can; to be able; is able; am able; may; might [auxiliary of potential, denoting possbility, ability, or permission] | |
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