for the Thai language
| | Internet resource for the Thai language |
F.A.Q. Check out the list of frequently asked questions for a quick answer to your inquiry
recent donations!
Sign-up to join our mailing list. You'll receive email notification when this site is updated. Your privacy is guaranteed; this list is not sold, shared, or used for any other purpose. Click here for more information.
To unsubscribe, click here.
| พ่อค้าคนกลางกักตุนสินค้าเพื่อรอเวลาขึ้นราคาขูดเลือดชาวบ้านตาดำ ๆ phaawF khaaH khohnM glaangM gakL dtoonM sinR khaaH pheuuaF raawM waehM laaM kheunF raaM khaaM khuutL leuuatF chaaoM baanF dtaaM damM damM |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | พ่อ-ค้า-คน-กฺลาง-กัก-ตุน-สิน-ค้า-เพื่อ-รอ-เว-ลา-คึ่น-รา-คา-ขูด-เลือด-ชาว-บ้าน-ตา-ดำ-ดำ |
| IPA | pʰɔ̂ː kʰáː kʰon klaːŋ kàk tun sǐn kʰáː pʰɯ̂ːa rɔː weː laː kʰɯ̂n raː kʰaː kʰùːt lɯ̂ːat tɕʰaːw bâːn taː dam dam |
| Royal Thai General System | pho kha khon klang kak tun sin kha phuea ro wela khuen rakha khut lueat chao ban ta dam dam |
| [example sentence] | |||
| definition | "The commercial distributor hoarded his goods, awaiting price increases so that he could squeeze innocent rural [consumers]." | ||
| components | พ่อค้า  | phaawF khaaH | male merchant or trader |
| คนกลาง | khohnM glaangM | middleman; intermediary | |
| กักตุน | gakL dtoonM | to hoard; corner the market | |
 สินค้า | sinR khaaH | merchandise; product; finished good | |
| เพื่อ | pheuuaF | for; on behalf of; for the purpose of... | |
| รอ | raawM | to wait; to stay; to linger; to remain; to go slowly | |
เวลา  | waehM laaM | [general] time [as in space and time] | |
| ขึ้นราคา | kheunF raaM khaaM | to increase the price | |
| ขูดเลือด | khuutL leuuatF | to overcharge; bleed dry; squeeze economically; gouge | |
| ชาวบ้าน | chaaoM baanF | villagers; "common folks"; the people; the hoi polloi, the salt of the earth; ordinary people | |
| ตาดำๆ | dtaaM damM damM | [is] innocent; poor; unsophisticated | |
online source for this page