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| ถ้าเป็นผู้ใหญ่ที่ควรเคารพมาก ๆ หรือเป็นผู้ที่มีคุณวุฒิ วัยวุฒิ ชาติวุฒิสูง ควรใช้คำว่า "ขอบพระคุณ" thaaF bpenM phuuF yaiL theeF khuaanM khaoM rohpH maakF reuuR bpenM phuuF theeF meeM khoonM naH wootH waiM yaH wootH chaaM dtiL wootH suungR khuaanM chaiH khamM waaF khaawpL phraH khoonM |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ท่า-เป็น-พู่-ไหฺย่-ที่-ควน-เคา-รบ-มาก-หฺรือ-เป็น-พู่-ที่-มี-คุน-นะ-วุด-วัย-ยะ-วุด-ชา-ติ-วุด-สูง-ควน-ไช้-คำ-ว่า-ขอบ-พฺระ-คุน |
| IPA | tʰâː pen pʰûː jàj tʰîː kʰuːan kʰaw róp mâːk rɯ̌ː pen pʰûː tʰîː miː kʰun ná wút waj já wút tɕʰaː tìʔ wút sǔːŋ kʰuːan tɕʰáj kʰam wâː kʰɔ̀ːp pʰráʔ kʰun |
| Royal Thai General System | tha pen phu yai thi khuan khaorop mak rue pen phu thi mi khunnawut waiyawut chatiwut sung khuan chai kham wa khop phrakhun |
| [example sentence] | |||
| definition | "If it is a person to whom we should demonstrate a great deal of respect or is a person of particularly high competence, seniority, or high breeding, we should use the term ขอบพระคุณ  ." | ||
| categories | |||
| components |  ถ้า  | thaaF | [indicating a condition] if |
| เป็น | bpenM | to be; <subject> is | |
| ผู้ใหญ่ | phuuF yaiL | adult; elder; senior; superior person in status | |
| ที่ | theeF | [the relative pronoun] who [or subordiate conjunction] whom | |
| ควร | khuaanM | [auxiliary verb indicating] should; ought to; must | |
| เคารพ | khaoM rohpH | to respect; to esteem; to hold in high regard; to revere | |
| มาก | maakF | much; many; very; more; so much; a great deal; seriously | |
| หรือ | reuuR | or | |
| เป็น | bpenM | to be; <subject> is | |
| ผู้ | phuuF | person, human, one (who...); [Thai prefix corresponding to the English suffixes] '-er' or '-or' | |
| ที่มี | theeF meeM | which has; which have; who has; who have; there are | |
| คุณวุฒิ | khoonM naH wootH | qualifications; competence; ability; high stature | |
| วัยวุฒิ | waiM yaH wootH | seniority; superiority in age | |
| ชาติวุฒิ | chaaM dtiL wootH | good breeding; high lineage; high breeding | |
| สูง | suungR | [is] tall; high; advanced | |
| ควร | khuaanM | [auxiliary verb indicating] should; ought to; must | |
| ใช้ | chaiH | to use, employ, exploit an object; utilize; resort to; implement | |
| คำ | khamM | word; term; discourse | |
| ว่า | waaF | [proposition complementizer] that...; as... [see examples] | |
| ขอบพระคุณ | khaawpL phraH khoonM | to thank; be thankful for; be grateful to; give thanks | |
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