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| "ขอบคุณ" ใช้พูดกับคนที่เป็นผู้ใหญ่ หรือมีอาวุโสมากกว่าเรา ผู้ที่ควรให้ความเคารพนับถือ และใช้เป็นคำสุภาพทั่วไป khaawpL khoonM chaiH phuutF gapL khohnM theeF bpenM phuuF yaiL reuuR meeM aaM wooH so:hR maakF gwaaL raoM phuuF theeF khuaanM haiF khwaamM khaoM rohpH napH theuuR laeH chaiH bpenM khamM sooL phaapF thuaaF bpaiM |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ขอบ-คุน-ไช้-พูด-กับ-คน-ที่-เป็น-พู่-ไหฺย่-หฺรือ-มี-อา-วุ-โส-มาก-กฺว่า-เรา-พู่-ที่-ควน-ไฮ่-คฺวาม-เคา-รบ-นับ-ถือ-และ-ไช้-เป็น-คำ-สุ-พาบ-ทั่ว-ไป |
| IPA | kʰɔ̀ːp kʰun tɕʰáj pʰûːt kàp kʰon tʰîː pen pʰûː jàj rɯ̌ː miː ʔaː wúʔ sǒː mâːk kwàː raw pʰûː tʰîː kʰuːan hâj kʰwaːm kʰaw róp náp tʰɯ̌ː lɛ́ʔ tɕʰáj pen kʰam sùʔ pʰâːp tʰûːa paj |
| Royal Thai General System | khop khun chai phut kap khon thi pen phu yai rue mi awuso mak kwa rao phu thi khuan hai khwam khaorop nap thue lae chai pen kham suphap thua pai |
| [example sentence] | |||
| definition | "We use ขอบคุณ   with people who are of higher status than we are or who are older than us, people to whom we should show respect. This is also a general term of politeness." | ||
| categories | |||
| components | ขอบคุณ | khaawpL khoonM | [spoken formally to a person of higher rank or status, e.g. parents, teachers] "Thank you" [male: add  ครับ ; female: add ค่ะ ] |
| ใช้ | chaiH | to use, employ, exploit an object; utilize; resort to; implement | |
| พูด | phuutF | to speak; to talk; to say | |
| กับ | gapL | with; to; for | |
| คน | khohnM | person; guy; people; man; human being | |
| ที่ | theeF | [the relative pronoun] who [or subordiate conjunction] whom | |
| เป็น | bpenM | to be; <subject> is | |
| ผู้ใหญ่ | phuuF yaiL | adult; elder; senior; superior person in status | |
| หรือ | reuuR | or | |
| มี | meeM | to have or possess; to be available | |
| อาวุโส | aaM wooH so:hR | seniority | |
| มากกว่า | maakF gwaaL | more than | |
| เรา | raoM | we; us; our | |
| ผู้ | phuuF | person, human, one (who...); [Thai prefix corresponding to the English suffixes] '-er' or '-or' | |
| ที่ | theeF | [the relative pronoun] who [or subordiate conjunction] whom | |
| ควร | khuaanM | [auxiliary verb indicating] should; ought to; must | |
| ให้ | haiF | to give; to let; to send to; to allow; to convey towards; to pay (attention); to have someone do something | |
| ความเคารพ | khwaamM khaoM rohpH | respect; esteem for another; regard for another person | |
| นับถือ | napH theuuR | to respect; esteem; revere; reckon; hold in high regard; believe in; profess | |
| และ | laeH | and | |
| ใช้ | chaiH | to use, employ, exploit an object; utilize; resort to; implement | |
| เป็น | bpenM | to be; <subject> is | |
| คำสุภาพ | khamM sooL phaapF | polite word; courteous speech | |
| ทั่วไป | thuaaF bpaiM | all over; all around; everywhere; in general; commonplace; common; normal | |
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