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เขามีฐานะยากจนอยู่แล้วยังจะอ้าขาผวาปีกไปขอเด็กมาเลี้ยงเป็นลูกบุญธรรมอีก khaoR meeM thaaR naH yaakF johnM yuuL laaeoH yangM jaL aaF khaaR phaL waaR bpeekL bpaiM khaawR dekL maaM liiangH bpenM luukF boonM thamM eekL |
pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | เขา-มี-ถา-นะ-ยาก-จน-หฺยู่-แล้ว-ยัง-จะ-อ้า-ขา-ผะ-หฺวา-ปีก-ไป-ขอ-เด็ก-มา-เลี้ยง-เป็น-ลูก-บุน-ทัม-อีก |
IPA | kʰǎw miː tʰǎː náʔ jâːk tɕon jùː lɛ́ːw jaŋ tɕàʔ ʔâː kʰǎː pʰà wǎː pìːk paj kʰɔ̌ː dèk maː líːaŋ pen lûːk bun tʰam ʔìːk |
Royal Thai General System | khao mi thana yak chon yu laeo yang cha a kha phawa pik pai kho dek ma liang pen luk buntham ik |
[example sentence] | |||
definition | "They are already poor but they still are creating a greater burden for themselves by adopting a child." | ||
components | เขา | khaoR | [3rd person singular or plural pronoun] he; she; him; her; they; them |
มี | meeM | to have or possess; to be available | |
ฐานะ | thaaR naH | status or situation relative to others, relative position; behalf | |
ยากจน | yaakF johnM | [is] destitute, penniless, financially or materially poor [commonly used term] | |
อยู่แล้ว | yuuL laaeoH | already; before; earlier; erstwhile; formerly; heretofore; once; previously | |
ยัง | yangM | yet; since; not yet; still | |
จะ | jaL | [imminent aspect marker] | |
อ้าขาผวาปีก | aaF khaaR phaL waaR bpeekL | to create trouble for oneself by accepting an unnecessary responsibilities or burdens | |
ไป | bpaiM | to go; <subject> goes | |
ขอ | khaawR | to ask for; to request; "I'd like..." — "May/Can I have...?" | |
เด็ก | dekL | child | |
มา | maaM | to come; <subject> comes | |
เลี้ยง | liiangH | to feed; nourish; nurture; raise a child or animal; provide for; rear; bring up; foster; nurse | |
เป็น | bpenM | to be; <subject> is | |
ลูกบุญธรรม | luukF boonM thamM | a foster child (not legitimately registered) | |
อีก | eekL | again; after a time; still | |