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| วันที่ผมยังเป็น "นักข่าว เวลาใครถามผมว่าทำไมถึงเลือกอาชีพนี้ ผมมักจะตอบทีเล่นทีจริงว่า "ไม่ได้เลือก...แต่ทำตามความจำเป็น" wanM theeF phohmR yangM bpenM nakH khaaoL waehM laaM khraiM thaamR phohmR waaF thamM maiM theungR leuuakF aaM cheepF neeH phohmR makH jaL dtaawpL theeM lenF theeM jingM waaF maiF daiF leuuakF dtaaeL thamM dtaamM khwaamM jamM bpenM |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | วัน-ที่-ผม-ยัง-เป็น-นัก-ข่าว-เว-ลา-ไคฺร-ถาม-ผม-ว่า-ทำ-ไม-ถึง-เลือก-อา-ชีบ-นี้-ผม-มัก-จะ-ตอบ-ที-เล่น-ที-จิง-ว่า-ไม่-ได้-เลือก-แต่-ทำ-ตาม-คฺวาม-จำ-เป็น |
| IPA | wan tʰîː pʰǒm jaŋ pen nák kʰàːw weː laː kʰraj tʰǎːm pʰǒm wâː tʰam maj tʰɯ̌ŋ lɯ̂ːak ʔaː tɕʰîːp níː pʰǒm mák tɕàʔ tɔ̀ːp tʰiː lên tʰiː tɕiŋ wâː mâj dâj lɯ̂ːak tɛ̀ː tʰam taːm kʰwaːm tɕam pen |
| Royal Thai General System | wan thi phom yang pen nak khao wela khrai tham phom wa thammai thueng lueak achip ni phom mak cha top thi len thi ching wa mai dai lueak tae tham tam khwam cham pen |
| [example sentence] | |||
| definition | "When I was still a reporter, whenever anyone asked me why I had chosen this profession, I would usually respond, half in jest, half in earnest, “I did not make a choice; but I [became one] out of necessity.”." | ||
| categories | |||
| components | วันที่  | wanM theeF | the date on a calendar |
 ผม | phohmR | [used by male speakers] I; me; my | |
| ยัง | yangM | yet; since; not yet; still | |
| เป็น | bpenM | to be; <subject> is | |
| นักข่าว | nakH khaaoL | reporter; journalist (newspaper, magazine) | |
| เวลา | waehM laaM | when | |
| ใคร | khraiM | anyone; anybody; someone; somebody; whoever | |
| ถาม | thaamR | to ask (a question); to inquire; to quiz; to interrogate | |
| ผม | phohmR | [used by male speakers] I; me; my | |
| ว่า | waaF | [proposition complementizer] that...; as... [see examples] | |
| ทำไม | thamM maiM | why | |
| ถึง | theungR | [a word placed before a verb to show consequence] | |
| เลือก | leuuakF | to select or choose; elect; pick | |
| อาชีพ | aaM cheepF | career; occupation; profession; vocation; job | |
| นี้ | neeH | this; these | |
| ผม | phohmR | [used by male speakers] I; me; my | |
| มักจะ | makH jaL | [auxiliary verb combination] will usually; often | |
| ตอบ | dtaawpL | to answer; reply; respond; in return | |
| ทีเล่นทีจริง | theeM lenF theeM jingM | half-serious, half-joking; half in jest, half in earnest | |
| ว่า | waaF | [proposition complementizer] that...; as... [see examples] | |
| ไม่ได้ | maiF daiF | [auxiliary verb combination] did not...; is not; am not; does not | |
| เลือก | leuuakF | to select or choose; elect; pick | |
| แต่ | dtaaeL | but; even; however; rather | |
| ทำตาม | thamM dtaamM | to follow (one's example); defer to; act in accordance with | |
| ความจำเป็น | khwaamM jamM bpenM | necessity | |
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