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pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | ท่า-เกิด-ว่า-เพื่อน-ของ-เรา-เป็น-นัก-สะ-สม-หฺย่าง-เช่น-สะ-สม-หุ่น-ยน-ตุ๊ก-กะ-ตา-อะ-ไร-ต่าง-ต่าง-เนี่ย-ผม-ว่า-เรา-ก้อ-น่า-จะ-ซื้อ-ของ-ที่-เขา-ชอบ-นะ-คฺรับ |
IPA | tʰâː kɤ̀ːt wâː pʰɯ̂ːan kʰɔ̌ːŋ raw pen nák sàʔ sǒm jàːŋ tɕʰên sàʔ sǒm hùn jon túk kà taː ʔàʔ raj tàːŋ tàːŋ nîːa pʰǒm wâː raw kɔ̂ː nâː tɕàʔ sɯ́ː kʰɔ̌ːŋ tʰîː kʰǎw tɕʰɔ̂ːp náʔ kʰráp |
Royal Thai General System | tha koet wa phuean khong rao pen nak sasom yang chen sasom hun yon tukkata arai tang tang nia phom wa rao ko na cha sue khong thi khao chop na khrap |
[example sentence] | |||
definition | "If our friend is a collector who likes to collect things like robots or dolls, I think we should get buy him something of this sort that he likes." | ||
categories | |||
components | ถ้า | thaaF | [indicating a condition] if |
เกิด | geertL | to be born; to birth; to happen | |
ว่า | waaF | [proposition complementizer] that...; as... [see examples] | |
เพื่อน | pheuuanF | friend; pal; chum; buddy; older colleague | |
ของเรา | khaawngR raoM | our; ours | |
เป็น | bpenM | to be; <subject> is | |
นัก | nakH | [word used before a verb or noun to describe a profession] person who; enthusiast; devotee; expert | |
สะสม | saL sohmR | to collect; amass; accumulate; bank; accumulated; cumulative | |
อย่างเช่น | yaangL chenF | for example; like for example | |
สะสม | saL sohmR | to collect; amass; accumulate; bank; accumulated; cumulative | |
หุ่นยนต์ | hoonL yohnM | robot | |
ตุ๊กตา | dtookH gaL dtaaM | doll; mannequin; stuffed animal | |
อะไร | aL raiM | something; anything; things; stuff; whatever; everything | |
ต่าง | dtaangL | [is] different; another; various; many | |
ๆ | [repetition character] | ||
เนี่ย | niiaF | [a particle usually used in the interrogative to indicate emphasis] | |
ผม | phohmR | [used by male speakers] I; me; my | |
ว่า | waaF | to speak; say; aver; think | |
เรา | raoM | we; us; our | |
ก็ | gaawF | also; too; as well; well...; [suggestion] should... | |
น่าจะ | naaF jaL | [auxiliary verb combination] is worthy of... [+ verb "-ing"]; ought to | |
ซื้อของ | seuuH khaawngR | to shop; to buy things | |
ที่ | theeF | [the relative pronouns] that; which; which is... | |
เขา | khaoR | [3rd person singular or plural pronoun] he; she; him; her; they; them | |
ชอบ | chaawpF | to like; to prefer; to be pleased with; to be fond of; to admire; to be satisfied with; to be right for | |
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." | |