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เวลาหนึ่งนาทีที่ล่วงไปย่อมล่วงลับไม่มีวันเอากลับคืนมาได้ waehM laaM neungL naaM theeM theeF luaangF bpaiM yaawmF luaangF lapH maiF meeM wanM aoM glapL kheuunM maaM daiF |
pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | เว-ลา-หฺนึ่ง-นา-ที-ที่-ล่วง-ไป-ย่อม-ล่วง-ลับ-ไม่-มี-วัน-เอา-กฺลับ-คืน-มา-ได้ |
IPA | weː laː nɯ̀ŋ naː tʰiː tʰîː lûːaŋ paj jɔ̂ːm lûːaŋ láp mâj miː wan ʔaw klàp kʰɯːn maː dâj |
Royal Thai General System | wela nueng nathi thi luang pai yom luang lap mai mi wan ao klap khuen ma dai |
[example sentence] | |||
definition | "Every minute that goes by is lost [and] can never be retrieved." | ||
components | เวลา | waehM laaM | [general] time [as in space and time] |
หนึ่ง | neungL | one; the number or quantity one | |
นาที | naaM theeM | [in time, of time] a minute | |
ที่ | theeF | [the relative pronouns] that; which; which is... | |
ล่วง | luaangF | to exceed; overstep; pass; to go beyond | |
ไป | bpaiM | [directional auxiliary meaning "away"] | |
ย่อม | yaawmF | can; naturally; as a matter of course; inevitably | |
ล่วงลับ | luaangF lapH | [a common term for all and euphemism for] to die; to be deceased (late); to pass away | |
ไม่มีวัน | maiF meeM wanM | the day will never come; never | |
เอา | aoM | to take; get; bring | |
กลับคืน | glapL kheuunM | to put back; return; restore | |
มา | maaM | [directional auxiliary inticating "approach" or "toward the object"] | |
ได้ | daiF | can; to be able; is able; am able; may; might [auxiliary of potential, denoting possbility, ability, or permission] | |