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| ผมมาดมั่นไว้ตั้งแต่เด็กแล้วว่าจะต้องเป็นตำรวจให้ได้ phohmR maatF manF waiH dtangF dtaaeL dekL laaeoH waaF jaL dtawngF bpenM dtamM ruaatL haiF daiF |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ผม-มาด-มั่น-ไว้-ตั้ง-แต่-เด็ก-แล้ว-ว่า-จะ-ต็้อง-เป็น-ตำ-หฺรวด-ไฮ่-ได้ |
| IPA | pʰǒm mâːt mân wáj tâŋ tɛ̀ː dèk lɛ́ːw wâː tɕàʔ tɔ̂ŋ pen tam rùːat hâj dâj |
| Royal Thai General System | phom mat man wai tang tae dek laeo wa cha tong pen tamruat hai dai |
| [example sentence] | |||
| definition | "I fully intended to succeed in becoming a policeman since I was a child." | ||
| components |  ผม  | phohmR | [used by male speakers] I; me; my |
มาดมั่น | maatF manF | to intend | |
| ไว้ | waiH | [aspect marker indicating a completed event which is considered beneficial] | |
| ตั้งแต่ | dtangF dtaaeL | since; from [indicating a span of time or distance or a range of items or varieties] from (...'a' to 'z') | |
| เด็ก | dekL | child | |
| แล้ว | laaeoH | [positioned at the end of a clause indicating current position, fulfilment of a condition, emphasis, or confirmation] already; any more | |
| ว่า | waaF | [proposition complementizer] that...; as... [see examples] | |
| จะ | jaL | [imminent aspect marker] | |
| ต้อง | dtawngF | [auxiliary verb] has to...; must...; is required to...; is duty-bound to... | |
| เป็น | bpenM | to be; <subject> is | |
| ตำรวจ | dtamM ruaatL | a policeman; cop | |
| ให้ได้ | haiF daiF | without fail | |
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