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| ทำไมเราไม่เลือกในสิ่งที่ดีน้อยลงมาหน่อยแต่เกิดขึ้นจริงได้ thamM maiM raoM maiF leuuakF naiM singL theeF deeM naawyH lohngM maaM naawyL dtaaeL geertL kheunF jingM daiF |  |
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| Phonemic Thai | ทำ-ไม-เรา-ไม่-เลือก-ไน-สิ่ง-ที่-ดี-น้อย-ลง-มา-หฺน่อย-แต่-เกิด-คึ่น-จิง-ได้ |
| IPA | tʰam maj raw mâj lɯ̂ːak naj sìŋ tʰîː diː nɔ́ːj loŋ maː nɔ̀ːj tɛ̀ː kɤ̀ːt kʰɯ̂n tɕiŋ dâj |
| Royal Thai General System | thammai rao mai lueak nai sing thi di noi long ma noi tae koet khuen ching dai |
| [example sentence] | |||
| definition | "Why don’t we accept the lesser good which is at least achievable?" "Why don’t we accept the lesser, but achievable, good?" "Why do we not take the best we can get, [even it is it not the best outcome]?" "The perfect is the enemy of the good." | ||
| components |  ทำไม  | thamM maiM | why |
| เรา | raoM | we; us; our | |
| ไม่ | maiF | not; no | |
| เลือก | leuuakF | to select or choose; elect; pick | |
| ใน | naiM | in; inside; within; amidst; into; on; at a particular time | |
สิ่งที่ | singL theeF | a thing that... | |
| ดี | deeM | [is] good; well; fine; nice; excellent; high | |
| น้อยลง | naawyH lohngM | [is] smaller; lower; less | |
| มา | maaM | [directional auxiliary inticating "approach" or "toward the object"] | |
| หน่อย | naawyL | [word used to soften the meaning of a sentence] "...a bit" — "...somewhat" — "...to some extent"; this little thing, no big deal here, for just a moment | |
| แต่ | dtaaeL | but; even; however; rather | |
| เกิดขึ้น | geertL kheunF | to occur; to happen; to come about; to take place; to arise | |
| จริง | jingM | truthful; truthfully; really?; true; real; serious; no-nonsense; well; so | |
| ได้ | daiF | can; to be able; is able; am able; may; might [auxiliary of potential, denoting possbility, ability, or permission] | |
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