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ถ้าไม่รักคงไม่ทำข่าวมายาวนานกว่า ๒๐ ปี thaaF maiF rakH khohngM maiF thamM khaaoL maaM yaaoM naanM gwaaL yeeF sipL bpeeM | ![]() |
pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | ท่า-ไม่-รัก-คง-ไม่-ทำ-ข่าว-มา-ยาว-นาน-กฺว่า-ยี่-สิบ-ปี |
IPA | tʰâː mâj rák kʰoŋ mâj tʰam kʰàːw maː jaːw naːn kwàː jîː sìp piː |
Royal Thai General System | tha mai rak khong mai tham khao ma yao nan kwa yisip pi |
[example sentence] | |||
definition | "Had I not loved [doing the news], I would not have [worked as a newsman] for over 20 years." | ||
categories | |||
components | ![]() ![]() | thaaF | [indicating a condition] if |
![]() ![]() | maiF | not; no | |
![]() ![]() | rakH | to love; <subject> loves | |
คง ![]() | khohngM | probably; most likely | |
![]() ![]() | maiF | not; no | |
![]() ![]() | thamM | to do or perform an action; cause or effect a result; work | |
![]() ![]() | khaaoL | news; tidings; information received; message | |
มา ![]() | maaM | [aspect marker indicating past or present perfect tense (continuity from the past)] | |
ยาวนาน![]() | yaaoM naanM | long; for a long time; extensively | |
![]() ![]() | gwaaL | [suffix used for comparisons] than; more; -er | |
๒๐ ![]() | yeeF sipL | [Thai digits] 20, twenty | |
![]() ![]() | bpeeM | year; annum; annual | |