Internet resource for the Thai language |
F.A.Q. Check out the list of frequently asked questions for a quick answer to your inquiry
recent donations!
Sign-up to join our mailing list. You'll receive email notification when this site is updated. Your privacy is guaranteed; this list is not sold, shared, or used for any other purpose. Click here for more information.
To unsubscribe, click here.
pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | ต่อ-ไฮ่-มี-บุน-จาก-สาม-ชาด-พู่-ชาย-กฺระ-จอก-กฺระ-จอก-หฺย่าง-แก-ไม่-มี-ทาง-จะ-คบ-พู่-หฺยิง-ดี-เลิด-หฺย่าง-ฉัน-หฺรอก-โว้ย-จะ-รอ-ก้อ-รอ-ได้-ชาด-น่า-สาย-สาย-นะ-ล่ะ |
IPA | tɔ̀ː hâj miː bun tɕàːk sǎːm tɕʰâːt pʰûː tɕʰaːj kràʔ tɕɔ̀ːk kràʔ tɕɔ̀ːk jàːŋ kɛː mâj miː tʰaːŋ tɕàʔ kʰóp pʰûː jǐŋ diː lɤ̂ːt jàːŋ tɕʰǎn rɔ̀ːk wóːj tɕàʔ rɔː kɔ̂ː rɔː dâj tɕʰâːt nâː sǎːj sǎːj náʔ lâʔ |
Royal Thai General System | to hai mi bun chak sam chat phu chai krachok krachok yang kae mai mi thang cha khop phu ying di loet yang chan rok woi cha ro ko ro dai chat na sai sai na la |
[example sentence] | |||
definition | "I’ll spot you the merit from your past three lives! A dime-a-dozen guy like you wouldn’t have a chance to be with an exquisite girl like me. Ya gonna wait? So wait!... till your next life!" | ||
categories | |||
components | ต่อให้ | dtaawL haiF | to give a head start to; to concede an advantage to; to allow a handicap for |
มี | meeM | to have or possess; to be available | |
บุญ | boonM | good deeds; merit | |
จาก | jaakL | from | |
สาม | saamR | three; the number or quantity three | |
ชาติ | chaatF | birth; life | |
ผู้ชาย | phuuF chaaiM | man; men; guy; guys; boy; boys; male | |
กระจอก ๆ | graL jaawkL graL jaawkL | [is] very shoddy; very cheaply made | |
อย่าง | yaangL | like; as | |
แก | gaaeM | [impolite or colloquial usage] he; him; she; her; they; them; you | |
ไม่มีทาง | maiF meeM thaangM | [is] impossible | |
จะ | jaL | [imminent aspect marker] | |
คบ | khohpH | to associate with; trade with; traffic with; date (romanticly) | |
ผู้หญิง | phuuF yingR | girl; woman; women | |
ดีเลิศ | deeM leertF | excellent; best; finest | |
อย่าง | yaangL | like; as | |
ฉัน | chanR | [used by females in an informal setting—also used by males with intimate friends or lovers] I, me, my | |
หรอก | raawkL | [word often used with statements of contradiction or negation] surely (not), of course (not) | |
โว้ย | wooyH | [an interjection placed at the end of a sentence or phrase to
| |
จะ | jaL | [imminent aspect marker] | |
รอ | raawM | to wait; to stay; to linger; to remain; to go slowly | |
ก็ | gaawF | also; too; as well; well...; [suggestion] should... | |
รอ | raawM | to wait; to stay; to linger; to remain; to go slowly | |
ได้ | daiF | can; to be able; is able; am able; may; might [auxiliary of potential, denoting possbility, ability, or permission] | |
ชาติหน้าสาย ๆ | chaatF naaF saaiR saaiR | In your next life!, Not in this lifetime, when hell freezes over | |
นะ | naH | [word added to the end of a sentence to soften it, make it polite, indicate pleading, disagreement, ordering, surprise or emphasis] | |
ล่ะ | laF | [informal, spoken pronunciation of ละ —a particle used at the end of a statement or question to add an imperative quality] | |