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pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | แต่-ท่า-เกิด-ว่า-เรา-นึก-ไม่-ออก-ว่า-เรา-จะ-ซื้อ-อะ-ไร-จิง-จิง-ผม-ก้อ-แนะ-นำ-ไฮ่-เป็น-พวก-หฺนัง-สือ-ก้อ-ได้-นะ-คฺรับ |
IPA | tɛ̀ː tʰâː kɤ̀ːt wâː raw nɯ́k mâj ʔɔ̀ːk wâː raw tɕàʔ sɯ́ː ʔàʔ raj tɕiŋ tɕiŋ pʰǒm kɔ̂ː nɛ́ʔ nam hâj pen pʰûːak nǎŋ sɯ̌ː kɔ̂ː dâj náʔ kʰráp |
Royal Thai General System | tae tha koet wa rao nuek mai ok wa rao cha sue arai ching ching phom ko nae nam hai pen phuak nangsue ko dai na khrap |
[example sentence] | |||
definition | "If we really can’t figure out what to buy, I recommend buying a book." | ||
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] | |
เรา | raoM | we; us; our | |
นึกไม่ออก | neukH maiF aawkL | [is] unable to think of (something); to have no idea; can't figure out; can't work something out mentally | |
ว่า | waaF | [proposition complementizer] that...; as... [see examples] | |
เรา | raoM | we; us; our | |
จะ | jaL | [imminent aspect marker] | |
ซื้อ | seuuH | to buy or purchase | |
อะไร | aL raiM | [indicating a question] what | |
จริง ๆ | jingM jingM | really; certainly true | |
ผม | phohmR | [used by male speakers] I; me; my | |
ก็ | gaawF | also; too; as well; well...; [suggestion] should... | |
แนะนำ | naeH namM | [of a person] to introduce | |
ให้เป็น | haiF bpenM | to create; to be; be able to do something | |
พวก | phuaakF | [numerical classifier for group] | |
หนังสือ | nangR seuuR | book; document; letters; alphabet; printed document; written document | |
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." | |