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| "จนเมื่อไม่นานมานี้ มิสเตอร์คริสมาขอให้ตนเป็นผู้ใหญ่สู่ขอนายสำรวยแต่งงาน" johnM meuuaF maiF naanM maaM neeH mitH dtuuhrM khritH maaM khaawR haiF dtohnM bpenM phuuF yaiL suuL khaawR naaiM samR ruayM dtaengL ngaanM |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | จน-เมื่อ-ไม่-นาน-มา-นี้-มิด-เตอ-คฺริด-มา-ขอ-ไฮ่-ตน-เป็น-พู่-ไหฺย่-สู่-ขอ-นาย-สำ-รวย-แต่ง-งาน |
| IPA | tɕon mɯ̂ːa mâj naːn maː níː mít tɤː kʰrít maː kʰɔ̌ː hâj ton pen pʰûː jàj sùː kʰɔ̌ː naːj sǎm ruaj tɛ̀ŋ ŋaːn |
| Royal Thai General System | chon muea mai nan ma ni mittoe khrit ma kho hai ton pen phu yai su kho nai samruai taeng ngan |
| [example sentence] | |||
| definition | "So, not very long ago, Mr. Chris approached me, as a respected member of the community, to represent him in asking for Mr. Samruey’s hand in marriage." | ||
| categories | |||
| components | จน  | johnM | until; up until; as far as; up to; to; till |
เมื่อไม่นานมานี้ | meuuaF maiF naanM maaM neeH | recently, not very long ago | |
| มิสเตอร์ | mitH dtuuhrM | [Thai transcription of the foreign loanword] "mister", Mr. | |
| คริส | khritH | Chris; Kris; Cris [an English given name] | |
 มา | maaM | to come; <subject> comes | |
| ขอให้ | khaawR haiF | "Please bring..." — "Please give..." — "Please..."; to request someone to do something | |
| ตน | dtohnM | self; person; man; oneself | |
| เป็น | bpenM | to be; <subject> is | |
| ผู้ใหญ่ | phuuF yaiL | adult; elder; senior; superior person in status | |
| สู่ขอ | suuL khaawR | to ask for the hand of the girl in marriage; propose marriage; make a marriage proposal | |
| นาย | naaiM | Mr. | |
| สำรวย | samR ruayM | [Thai male name] Samruey | |
| แต่งงาน | dtaengL ngaanM | to marry; to get married [referring to the use of a parcel of land as a dowry in former times] | |
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