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| ผมก็ไม่รู้นะว่าทำไมต้องเอาปลาให้แมวกินแต่ว่าเขาก็ทำกันมา นึกออกไหมครับ phohmR gaawF maiF ruuH naH waaF thamM maiM dtawngF aoM bplaaM haiF maaeoM ginM dtaaeL waaF khaoR gaawF thamM ganM maaM neukH aawkL maiR khrapH |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ผม-ก้อ-ไม่-รู้-นะ-ว่า-ทำ-ไม-ต็้อง-เอา-ปฺลา-ไฮ่-แมว-กิน-แต่-ว่า-เขา-ก้อ-ทำ-กัน-มา-นึก-ออก-ไหฺม-คฺรับ |
| IPA | pʰǒm kɔ̂ː mâj rúː náʔ wâː tʰam maj tɔ̂ŋ ʔaw plaː hâj mɛːw kin tɛ̀ː wâː kʰǎw kɔ̂ː tʰam kan maː nɯ́k ʔɔ̀ːk mǎj kʰráp |
| Royal Thai General System | phom ko mai ru na wa thammai tong ao pla hai maeo kin tae wa khao ko tham kan ma nuek ok mai khrap |
| [example sentence] | |||
| definition | "I don’t know why people need to give your cat fish to eat, but they do. Can you think of a reason?" | ||
| categories | |||
| components |  ผม  | phohmR | [used by male speakers] I; me; my |
| ก็ | gaawF | also; too; as well; well...; [suggestion] should... | |
| ไม่ | maiF | not; no | |
| รู้ | ruuH | to know a subject or piece of learned information | |
| นะ | naH | [word added to the end of a sentence to soften it, make it polite, indicate pleading, disagreement, ordering, surprise or emphasis] | |
| ว่า | waaF | [proposition complementizer] that...; as... [see examples] | |
| ทำไม | thamM maiM | why | |
| ต้อง | dtawngF | [auxiliary verb] has to...; must...; is required to...; is duty-bound to... | |
| เอา | aoM | ok; yes; proceed | |
| ปลา | bplaaM | fish | |
| ให้ | haiF | to give; to let; to send to; to allow; to convey towards; to pay (attention); to have someone do something | |
แมว  | maaeoM | cat | |
| กิน | ginM | to eat or drink; consume; exploit | |
แต่ว่า | dtaaeL waaF | [conversational filler] but...; er... | |
| เขา | khaoR | [3rd person singular or plural pronoun] he; she; him; her; they; them | |
| ก็ | gaawF | also; too; as well; well...; [suggestion] should... | |
| ทำ | thamM | to do or perform an action; cause or effect a result; work | |
| กัน | ganM | each other; one another; collectively; commonly; together | |
| มา | maaM | [aspect marker indicating past or present perfect tense (continuity from the past)] | |
| นึกออก | neukH aawkL | to think (of something); remember (something) | |
| ไหม | maiR | [word added at the end of a statement to indicate a question; "right?"] | |
| ครับ | khrapH | [word added by a male speaker to the end of every sentence to convey politeness or] "yes"; "that's right"; "I see." | |
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