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pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | เด็ก-หฺนุ่ม-ค่าง-ค่าง-ผม-ออก-คฺวาม-เห็น-ว่า-ผี-เซื่อ-ถึง-แม้-จะ-สวย-งาม-แต่-อา-ยุ-มัน-แสน-ซั่น-ทำ-ไฮ่-เรียน-รู้-สิ่ง-รอบ-ตัว-ได้-น้อย-ตาม-ไป-ด้วย-ผิด-กับ-คน-เรา-ที่-มี-โอ-กาด-มาก-กฺว่า |
IPA | dèk nùm kʰâːŋ kʰâːŋ pʰǒm ʔɔ̀ːk kʰwaːm hěn wâː pʰǐː sɯ̂ːa tʰɯ̌ŋ mɛ́ː tɕàʔ sǔaj ŋaːm tɛ̀ː ʔaː júʔ man sɛ̌ːn sân tʰam hâj riːan rúː sìŋ rɔ̂ːp tuːa dâj nɔ́ːj taːm paj dûaj pʰìt kàp kʰon raw tʰîː miː ʔoː kàːt mâːk kwàː |
Royal Thai General System | dek num khang khang phom ok khwam hen wa phisuea thueng mae cha suai ngam tae ayu man saen san tham hai rian ru sing rop tua dai noi tam pai duai phit kap khon rao thi mi okat mak kwa |
[example sentence] | |||
definition | "The young man next to me expressed the idea that, “A butterfly is beautiful indeed, but its lifespan is very short. [This limited lifespan] allows it to learn only a small amount about the world around it. This is different from humans who have a greater opportunity [to learn]." | ||
categories | |||
components | เด็กหนุ่ม | dekL noomL | young man |
ข้าง ๆ | khaangF khaangF | close by; nearby | |
ผม | phohmR | [used by male speakers] I; me; my | |
ออก | aawkL | to expel; to eject; to send out; issue | |
ความเห็น | khwaamM henR | idea; opinion; view | |
ว่า | waaF | [proposition complementizer] that...; as... [see examples] | |
ผีเสื้อ | pheeR seuuaF | butterfly | |
ถึงแม้ | theungR maaeH | even though; though | |
จะ | jaL | [imminent aspect marker] | |
สวยงาม | suayR ngaamM | [is] beautiful; attractive; charming; exquisite; fair; fine; gorgeous; handsome; lovely | |
แต่ | dtaaeL | but; even; however; rather | |
อายุ | aaM yooH | age; aged | |
มัน | manM | [the indefinite pronoun for referring to animals or things] it, they, them | |
แสน | saaenR | extremely | |
สั้น | sanF | [of length] [is] short; squat | |
ทำให้ | thamM haiF | [prefix which creates a verb from an adjective, corresponding to the English suffix (adj.)-en] to cause to be...; to make...; to effect...; to render as... | |
เรียนรู้ | riianM ruuH | to undertake to study; learn; study | |
สิ่ง | singL | [general term for] a thing; item | |
รอบตัว | raawpF dtuaaM | around oneself; in the surrounding area | |
ได้ | daiF | can; to be able; is able; am able; may; might [auxiliary of potential, denoting possbility, ability, or permission] | |
น้อย | naawyH | [is] little; small; minor; tiny; less; few; slight; a little bit; a small amount | |
ตามไปด้วย | dtaamM bpaiM duayF | along with; also; together | |
ผิดกับ | phitL gapL | to be different from | |
คน | khohnM | person; guy; people; man; human being | |
เรา | raoM | we; us; our | |
ที่มี | theeF meeM | which has; which have; who has; who have; there are | |
โอกาส | o:hM gaatL | chance; opportunity; occasion | |
มากกว่า | maakF gwaaL | more than | |