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| แต่ถ้าเกิดว่าเป็นเพื่อนกัน เราไม่ต้องลงทุนเยอะขนาดนั้นก็ได้นะครับ เพราะว่าเพื่อนเนี่ยยังไงก็ได้อยู่แล้ว dtaaeL thaaF geertL waaF bpenM pheuuanF ganM raoM maiF dtawngF lohngM thoonM yuhH khaL naatL nanH gaawF daiF naH khrapH phrawH waaF pheuuanF niiaF yangM ngaiM gaawF daiF yuuL laaeoH |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | แต่-ท่า-เกิด-ว่า-เป็น-เพื่อน-กัน-เรา-ไม่-ต็้อง-ลง-ทุน-เยอะ-ขะ-หฺนาด-นั้น-ก้อ-ได้-นะ-คฺรับ-เพฺราะ-ว่า-เพื่อน-เนี่ย-ยัง-ไง-ก้อ-ได้-หฺยู่-แล้ว |
| IPA | tɛ̀ː tʰâː kɤ̀ːt wâː pen pʰɯ̂ːan kan raw mâj tɔ̂ŋ loŋ tʰun jɤ́ʔ kʰà nàːt nán kɔ̂ː dâj náʔ kʰráp pʰrɔ́ʔ wâː pʰɯ̂ːan nîːa jaŋ ŋaj kɔ̂ː dâj jùː lɛ́ːw |
| Royal Thai General System | tae tha koet wa pen phuean kan rao mai tong long thun yoe khanat nan ko dai na khrap phro wa phuean nia yang ngai ko dai yu laeo |
| [example sentence] | |||
| definition | "But, if [the person we are buying the gift for] are just friends, we do not need to spend a lot of money because he or she is already a friend." | ||
| categories | |||
| components |  แต่  | dtaaeL | but; even; however; rather |
| ถ้า | thaaF | [indicating a condition] if | |
| เกิด | geertL | to be born; to birth; to happen | |
| ว่า | waaF | [proposition complementizer] that...; as... [see examples] | |
| เป็น | bpenM | to be; <subject> is | |
| เพื่อน | pheuuanF | friend; pal; chum; buddy; older colleague | |
| กัน | ganM | each other; one another; collectively; commonly; together | |
| เรา | raoM | we; us; our | |
| ไม่ | maiF | not; no | |
| ต้อง | dtawngF | [auxiliary verb] has to...; must...; is required to...; is duty-bound to... | |
ลงทุน | lohngM thoonM | to invest | |
| เยอะ | yuhH | [is] a lot; many; plenty; much | |
| ขนาด | khaL naatL | such as; such; to such extent | |
| นั้น | nanH | that one; object at a medium distance; those | |
| ก็ได้ | gaawF daiF | O.k.; okay. | |
| 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." | |
| เพราะว่า | phrawH waaF | because; because of; for the reason | |
| เพื่อน | pheuuanF | friend; pal; chum; buddy; older colleague | |
| เนี่ย | niiaF | [a particle usually used in the interrogative to indicate emphasis] | |
| ยังไง | yangM ngaiM | [a colloquial way of saying] "how?" or "in what way?"; in any event; no matter what | |
| ก็ | gaawF | also; too; as well; well...; [suggestion] should... | |
| ได้ | daiF | to receive; to obtain; acquire; get; have got | |
| อยู่แล้ว | yuuL laaeoH | already; before; earlier; erstwhile; formerly; heretofore; once; previously | |
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