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แม่ครัวชอบหาเศษหาเลย จากค่ากับข้าว จนเจ้านายไม่ไว้ใจ maaeF khruaaM chaawpF haaR saehtL haaR leeuyM jaakL khaaF gapL khaaoF johnM jaoF naaiM maiF waiH jaiM |
pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | แม่-คฺรัว-ชอบ-หา-เสด-หา-เลย-จาก-ค่า-กับ-ค่าว-จน-เจ้า-นาย-ไม่-ไว้-ไจ |
IPA | mɛ̂ː kʰruːa tɕʰɔ̂ːp hǎː sèːt hǎː lɤːj tɕàːk kʰâː kàp kʰâːw tɕon tɕâw naːj mâj wáj tɕaj |
Royal Thai General System | mae khrua chop ha set ha loei chak kha kap khao chon chao nai mai wai chai |
[example sentence] | |||
definition | "The cook liked to skim from the cost of the provisions to the point that her boss didn't trust her." | ||
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components | แม่ครัว | maaeF khruaaM | [a female] chef; cook |
ชอบ | chaawpF | to like; to prefer; to be pleased with; to be fond of; to admire; to be satisfied with; to be right for | |
หาเศษหาเลย | haaR saehtL haaR leeuyM | to nickel and dime, scavenge, feed off of, bottom-feed, scrounge around for, “hit someone up for”, look for scraps. | |
จาก | jaakL | from | |
ค่า | khaaF | value; price; charge; cost; expense | |
กับข้าว | gapL khaaoF | dish, meal, food (Thai food to be served and eaten with rice) | |
จน | johnM | until; up until; as far as; up to; to; till | |
เจ้านาย | jaoF naaiM | the boss | |
ไม่ | maiF | not; no | |
ไว้ใจ | waiH jaiM | to trust; have faith in; confidence in; rely upon | |