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| คนไทย ถ้าไม่ช่วยกันรักษาทรัพยากรที่เป็นอู่ข้าวอู่น้ำของเรา มีแต่ใช้จนเสื่อมโทรมไป แล้วใครล่ะจะช่วยเรา khohnM thaiM thaaF maiF chuayF ganM rakH saaR sapH phaH yaaM gaawnM theeF bpenM uuL khaaoF uuL naamH khaawngR raoM meeM dtaaeL chaiH johnM seuuamL so:hmM bpaiM laaeoH khraiM laF jaL chuayF raoM |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | คน-ไท-ท่า-ไม่-ช่วย-กัน-รัก-สา-ซับ-พะ-ยา-กอน-ที่-เป็น-อู่-ค่าว-อู่-น้าม-ของ-เรา-มี-แต่-ไช้-จน-เสื่อม-โซม-ไป-แล้ว-ไคฺร-ล่ะ-จะ-ช่วย-เรา |
| IPA | kʰon tʰaj tʰâː mâj tɕʰûaj kan rák sǎː sáp pʰá jaː kɔːn tʰîː pen ʔùː kʰâːw ʔùː náːm kʰɔ̌ːŋ raw miː tɛ̀ː tɕʰáj tɕon sɯ̀ːam soːm paj lɛ́ːw kʰraj lâʔ tɕàʔ tɕʰûaj raw |
| Royal Thai General System | khon thai tha mai chuai kan raksa sapphayakon thi pen u khao u nam khong rao mi tae chai chon sueam som pai laeo khrai la cha chuai rao |
| [example sentence] | |||
| definition | "If we Thais do not help each other take care of our resources which is our land of plenty, we will use [these resources] until they are worn out; then, who will help us?" | ||
| components | คนไทย  | khohnM thaiM | Thai person; Thai people |
 ถ้า | thaaF | [indicating a condition] if | |
| ไม่ | maiF | not; no | |
ช่วยกัน | chuayF ganM | to help each other | |
| รักษา | rakH saaR | to take care of; maintain; save; quell [an uprising] | |
| ทรัพยากร | sapH phaH yaaM gaawnM | resource(s); natural resource(s) | |
| ที่ | theeF | [the relative pronouns] that; which; which is... | |
| เป็น | bpenM | to be; <subject> is | |
| อู่ข้าวอู่น้ำ | uuL khaaoF uuL naamH | breadbasket; rice bowl (metaphorically); land of plenty | |
| ของเรา | khaawngR raoM | our; ours | |
| มีแต่ | meeM dtaaeL | there are only... ; there is only... | |
| ใช้ | chaiH | to use, employ, exploit an object; utilize; resort to; implement | |
| จน | johnM | until; up until; as far as; up to; to; till | |
| เสื่อมโทรม | seuuamL so:hmM | to degenerate; deteriorate; worsen; decline | |
| ไป | bpaiM | [perfective aspect marker indicating "completed" or "irreversible"] | |
| แล้ว | laaeoH | [positioned at the beginning of a clause indicating the ordering of events or agreement with main clause] next; then; afterwards; so; finally; and | |
| ใคร | khraiM | [indicating a question] who? whom? | |
| ล่ะ | laF | [informal, spoken pronunciation of ละ —a particle used at the end of a statement or question to add an imperative quality] | |
| จะ | jaL | [imminent aspect marker] | |
| ช่วย | chuayF | to help; to aid; to assist; to contribute; to please | |
| เรา | raoM | we; us; our | |
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