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pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | ของ-ขฺวัน-ที่-เรา-จะ-ไฮ่-นั้น-เรา-จะ-ต็้อง-มี-กาน-คำ-นึง-ถึง-พู่-รับ-เป็น-สำ-คัน-นะ-คฺรับ-ว่า-พู่-รับ-นั้น-เป็น-ไคฺร-เป็น-ชาย-หฺรือ-หฺยิง-อา-ยุ-เท่า-ไหฺร่ |
IPA | kʰɔ̌ːŋ kʰwǎn tʰîː raw tɕàʔ hâj nán raw tɕàʔ tɔ̂ŋ miː kaːn kʰam nɯŋ tʰɯ̌ŋ pʰûː ráp pen sǎm kʰan náʔ kʰráp wâː pʰûː ráp nán pen kʰraj pen tɕʰaːj rɯ̌ː jǐŋ ʔaː júʔ tʰâw ràj |
Royal Thai General System | khong khwan thi rao cha hai nan rao cha tong mi kan khamnueng thueng phu rap pen samkhan na khrap wa phu rap nan pen khrai pen chai rue ying ayu thao rai |
[example sentence] | |||
definition | "When we give a gift, it is important to consider the person whom we are giving it to. Who is this person; are they male or female; how old are they?" | ||
categories | |||
components | ของขวัญ | khaawngR khwanR | gift; present; gratuity |
ที่ | theeF | [the relative pronouns] that; which; which is... | |
เรา | raoM | we; us; our | |
จะ | jaL | [imminent aspect marker] | |
ให้ | haiF | to give; to let; to send to; to allow; to convey towards; to pay (attention); to have someone do something | |
นั้น | nanH | then; at that time; during those days (indicating past tense) | |
เรา | raoM | we; us; our | |
จะ | jaL | [imminent aspect marker] | |
ต้อง | dtawngF | [auxiliary verb] has to...; must...; is required to...; is duty-bound to... | |
มี | meeM | to have or possess; to be available | |
การ | gaanM | [placed before a verb or noun to create a noun which indicates a general activity, process, or state] the process of..., the activity of..., an enactment of..., the state of... [see notes] | |
คำนึงถึง | khamM neungM theungR | to consider; take into consideration; think over | |
ผู้รับ | phuuF rapH | person who...; [as in the English suffix] -ee; the person who receives | |
เป็น | bpenM | to be; <subject> is | |
สำคัญ | samR khanM | [is] important; vital; essential, the main; necessary; required | |
นะ | naH | [word added to the end of a sentence to soften it, make it polite, indicate pleading, disagreement, ordering, surprise or emphasis] | |
ครับ | khrapH | [word added by a male speaker to the end of every sentence to convey politeness or] "yes"; "that's right"; "I see." | |
ว่า | waaF | [proposition complementizer] that...; as... [see examples] | |
ผู้รับ | phuuF rapH | person who...; [as in the English suffix] -ee; the person who receives | |
นั้น | nanH | that one; object at a medium distance; those | |
เป็น | bpenM | to be; <subject> is | |
ใคร | khraiM | [indicating a question] who? whom? | |
เป็น | bpenM | to be; <subject> is | |
ชาย | chaaiM | male | |
หรือ | reuuR | or | |
หญิง | yingR | female | |
อายุ | aaM yooH | age; aged | |
เท่าไหร่ | thaoF raiL | [alternate, colloquial spelling and pronounciation of] เท่าไร ("How much?" or "How many?") | |