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pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | ตอน-หฺยู่-มัด-ทะ-ยม-เด็ก-คน-อื่น-จะ-พา-กัน-กฺลับ-บ้าน-ช่วง-ปิด-เทิม-แต่-เขา-ต็้อง-ทำ-งาน-เก็บ-เงิน-ไว้-ไช้-ไน-เทิม-ต่อ-ไป |
IPA | tɔːn jùː mát tʰá jom dèk kʰon ʔɯ̀ːn tɕàʔ pʰaː kan klàp bâːn tɕʰûːaŋ pìt tʰɤːm tɛ̀ː kʰǎw tɔ̂ŋ tʰam ŋaːn kèp ŋɤn wáj tɕʰáj naj tʰɤːm tɔ̀ː paj |
Royal Thai General System | ton yu matthayom dek khon uen cha pha kan klap ban chuang pit thoem tae khao tong tham ngan kep ngoen wai chai nai thoem to pai |
[example sentence] | |||
definition | "While they were studying in secondary school, the other students would go home during term breaks, but he would have to work to have enough money for the next term." | ||
categories | |||
components | ตอน | dtaawnM | a period of time; during...; an interval; when... |
อยู่ | yuuL | is (located at); to reside; to live (at); stay; exist at a particular point in time | |
มัธยม | matH thaH yohmM | secondary education; high school | |
เด็ก | dekL | child | |
คน | khohnM | [numerical classifier for a person or occupation] | |
อื่น | euunL | [is] other | |
จะ | jaL | [imminent aspect marker] | |
พากัน | phaaM ganM | to do something together | |
กลับบ้าน | glapL baanF | to go home; return home | |
ช่วง | chuaangF | period of time | |
ปิดเทอม | bpitL theermM | end-of-school vacation; term break | |
แต่ | dtaaeL | but; even; however; rather | |
เขา | khaoR | [3rd person singular or plural pronoun] he; she; him; her; they; them | |
ต้อง | dtawngF | [auxiliary verb] has to...; must...; is required to...; is duty-bound to... | |
ทำงาน | thamM ngaanM | to work | |
เก็บเงิน | gepL ngernM | to collect money, keep savings | |
ไว้ | waiH | [aspect marker indicating a completed event which is considered beneficial] | |
ใช้ | chaiH | to use, employ, exploit an object; utilize; resort to; implement | |
ใน | naiM | in; inside; within; amidst; into; on; at a particular time | |
เทอม | theermM | [Thai transcription of the foreign loanword] term; a school semester | |
ต่อไป | dtaawL bpaiM | to continue; go on | |