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| เพื่อนบ้านที่คุ้นเคยมาก่อนก็ดูเหมือนจะทำท่าห่างเหินหมางเมินกันออกไป pheuuanF baanF theeF khoonH kheeuyM maaM gaawnL gaawF duuM meuuanR jaL thamM thaaF haangL heernR maangR meernM ganM aawkL bpaiM |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | เพื่อน-บ้าน-ที่-คุ้น-เคย-มา-ก่อน-ก้อ-ดู-เหฺมือน-จะ-ทำ-ท่า-ห่าง-เหิน-หฺมาง-เมิน-กัน-ออก-ไป |
| IPA | pʰɯ̂ːan bâːn tʰîː kʰún kʰɤːj maː kɔ̀ːn kɔ̂ː duː mɯ̌ːan tɕàʔ tʰam tʰâː hàːŋ hɤ̌ːn mǎːŋ mɤːn kan ʔɔ̀ːk paj |
| Royal Thai General System | phuean ban thi khun khoei ma kon ko du muean cha tham tha hanghoen mangmoen kan ok pai |
| [example sentence] | |||
| definition | "Our neighbors with whom we used to be close have been acting rather distant from us." | ||
| components | เพื่อนบ้าน  | pheuuanF baanF | neighbor |
| ที่ | theeF | [the relative pronoun] who [or subordiate conjunction] whom | |
| คุ้นเคย | khoonH kheeuyM | familiar with; accustomed to; used to | |
| มาก่อน | maaM gaawnL | [placed at the end of a sentence to indicate past tense; used with the auxiliary verb  เคย ] | |
| ก็ | gaawF | also; too; as well; well...; [suggestion] should... | |
| ดูเหมือน | duuM meuuanR | appears; looks like; seems like; to look like [implying: but in reality, is not; see ดูเหมือนจะสนุกดี แต่จริง ๆ แล้วไม่สนุก] | |
| จะ | jaL | [imminent aspect marker] | |
| ทำท่า | thamM thaaF | to pretend; act like; act as if; behave like; behave as if; hold a posture; perform an action | |
| ห่างเหิน | haangL heernR | [is] estranged; distant; cold | |
| หมางเมิน | maangR meernM | [is] at odds with; ignored by; distant from; estranged from | |
| กัน | ganM | each other; one another; collectively; commonly; together | |
| ออกไป | aawkL bpaiM | [directional marker implying "outside of"; "outward"; "removal"; "departure"; or "into the future"] | |
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