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ถ้าเป็นน้องเป็นนุ่ง ฉันจะเรียกมาถามซะหน่อยว่าผ้ามันแพงเหรอ thaaF bpenM naawngH bpenM noongF chanR jaL riiakF maaM thaamR saH naawyL waaF phaaF manM phaaengM ruuhrR |
pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | ท่า-เป็น-น้อง-เป็น-นุ่ง-ฉัน-จะ-เรียก-มา-ถาม-ซะ-หฺน่อย-ว่า-พ่า-มัน-แพง-เหฺรอ |
IPA | tʰâː pen nɔ́ːŋ pen nûŋ tɕʰǎn tɕàʔ rîːak maː tʰǎːm sáʔ nɔ̀ːj wâː pʰâː man pʰɛːŋ rɤ̌ː |
Royal Thai General System | tha pen nong pen nung chan cha riak ma tham sa noi wa pha man phaeng roe |
[example sentence] | |||
definition | "If she were my sister, I would ask her, “Hey, are clothes too expensive for you?”." | ||
components | ถ้า | thaaF | [indicating a condition] if |
เป็นน้องเป็นนุ่ง | bpenM naawngH bpenM noongF | is one's younger sibling | |
ฉัน | chanR | [used by females in an informal setting—also used by males with intimate friends or lovers] I, me, my | |
จะ | jaL | [imminent aspect marker] | |
เรียก | riiakF | to call out; called; to be named | |
มา | maaM | to come; <subject> comes | |
ถาม | thaamR | to ask (a question); to inquire; to quiz; to interrogate | |
ซะ | saH | [colloquial version of เสีย —a word placed after a verb or at the end of a sentence to add emphasis or indicate a command] | |
หน่อย | naawyL | [word used to soften the meaning of a sentence] "...a bit" — "...somewhat" — "...to some extent"; this little thing, no big deal here, for just a moment | |
ว่า | waaF | [proposition complementizer] that...; as... [see examples] | |
ผ้า | phaaF | [general] clothing | |
มัน | manM | [the indefinite pronoun for referring to animals or things] it, they, them | |
แพง | phaaengM | [is] expensive | |
เหรอ | ruuhrR | [alternate pronunciation of หรือ ] | |