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pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | เขา-บอก-ว่า-จะ-แต่ง-งาน-กับ-คุน-นั่น-สิ-แต่-นี่-มัน-ซ่าง-พาบ-ไม่-ว่า-พอ-เอา-เค่า-จิง-เขา-จะ-แจ้น-กฺลับ-ไป-หฺยู่-กับ-เมีย-แหฺง-แหฺง |
IPA | kʰǎw bɔ̀ːk wâː tɕàʔ tɛ̀ŋ ŋaːn kàp kʰun nân sìʔ tɛ̀ː nîː man sâːŋ pʰâːp mâj wâː pʰɔː ʔaw kʰâw tɕiŋ kʰǎw tɕàʔ tɕɛ̂ːn klàp paj jùː kàp miːa ŋɛ̌ː ŋɛ̌ː |
Royal Thai General System | khao bok wa cha taeng ngan kap khun nan si tae ni man sang phap mai wa pho ao khao ching khao cha chaen klap pai yu kap mia ngae ngae |
[example sentence] | |||
definition | "Of course he said he would marry you. No doubt, he’s just painting a pretty picture for you. When it really comes down to it, he’s going to scamper on back to his wife, for sure!" | ||
categories | |||
components | เขา | khaoR | [3rd person singular or plural pronoun] he; she; him; her; they; them |
บอกว่า | baawkL waaF | to say that; tell; state; relate | |
จะ | jaL | [imminent aspect marker] | |
แต่งงาน | dtaengL ngaanM | to marry; to get married [referring to the use of a parcel of land as a dowry in former times] | |
กับ | gapL | with; to; for | |
คุณ | khoonM | [singular and plural] you; your | |
นั่น | nanF | there (at a medium distance from here); those; that | |
สิ | siL | [a particle placed at the end of a sentence to emphasize or indicate a request] | |
แต่ | dtaaeL | but; even; however; rather | |
นี่ | neeF | [a word placed after a noun to add emphasis] | |
มัน | manM | [the indefinite pronoun for referring to animals or things] it, they, them | |
สร้างภาพ | saangF phaapF | to imagine; create a mental image | |
ไม่ว่า | maiF waaF | irrespective of; regardless of; no matter what/who/where | |
พอเอาเข้าจริง | phaawM aoM khaoF jingM | when it really comes down to it; when the rubber meets the road; but in practice | |
เขา | khaoR | [3rd person singular or plural pronoun] he; she; him; her; they; them | |
จะ | jaL | [imminent aspect marker] | |
แจ้น | jaaenF | to hurry; rush back | |
กลับไป | glapL bpaiM | go back; return | |
อยู่กับ | yuuL gapL | to attend; live in; exist in; live with; be with; attached to | |
เมีย | miiaM | wife | |
แหง ๆ | ngaaeR ngaaeR | very certain; very sure | |