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| ในกลุ่มผู้หญิงอายุ ๔๐ ปีขึ้นไป เมื่อเราถามว่าทำไมถึงไม่แต่งงาน? คำตอบที่ได้ส่วนใหญ่คือ "ยังไม่เจอคนที่ใช่" naiM gloomL phuuF yingR aaM yooH seeL sipL bpeeM kheunF bpaiM meuuaF raoM thaamR waaF thamM maiM theungR maiF dtaengL ngaanM khamM dtaawpL theeF daiF suaanL yaiL kheuuM yangM maiF juuhrM khohnM theeF chaiF |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ไน-กฺลุ่ม-พู่-หฺยิง-อา-ยุ-สี่-สิบ-ปี-คึ่น-ไป-เมื่อ-เรา-ถาม-ว่า-ทำ-ไม-ถึง-ไม่-แต่ง-งาน-คำ-ตอบ-ที่-ได้-ส่วน-ไหฺย่-คือ-ยัง-ไม่-เจอ-คน-ที่-ไช่ |
| IPA | naj klùm pʰûː jǐŋ ʔaː júʔ sìː sìp piː kʰɯ̂n paj mɯ̂ːa raw tʰǎːm wâː tʰam maj tʰɯ̌ŋ mâj tɛ̀ŋ ŋaːn kʰam tɔ̀ːp tʰîː dâj sùːan jàj kʰɯː jaŋ mâj tɕɤː kʰon tʰîː tɕʰâj |
| Royal Thai General System | nai klum phu ying ayu sisip pi khuen pai muea rao tham wa thammai thueng mai taeng ngan kham top thi dai suan yai khue yang mai choe khon thi chai |
| [example sentence] | |||
| definition | "...of women aged 40 and above, when asked “Why have you not married?” the majority responded, “I have not yet found Mr. Right.” " | ||
| categories | |||
| components |  ใน  | naiM | in; inside; within; amidst; into; on; at a particular time |
| กลุ่ม | gloomL | bundle; packet; crowd; group; cluster; collection; [astronomy or similar objects] constellation | |
ผู้หญิง  | phuuF yingR | girl; woman; women | |
| อายุ | aaM yooH | age; aged | |
| ๔๐ | seeL sipL | [Thai digits] 40, forty | |
| ปี | bpeeM | year; annum; annual | |
ขึ้นไป | kheunF bpaiM | [of stairs, etc.] to go up; [of a path, etc.] to ascend; [of age] above; [of money] and higher | |
| เมื่อ | meuuaF | [indicating a point in time] when; on (a date) | |
| เรา | raoM | we; us; our | |
| ถาม | thaamR | to ask (a question); to inquire; to quiz; to interrogate | |
| ว่า | waaF | [proposition complementizer] that...; as... [see examples] | |
| ทำไม | thamM maiM | why | |
| ถึง | theungR | [a word placed before a verb to show consequence] | |
| ไม่ | maiF | not; no | |
| แต่งงาน | dtaengL ngaanM | to marry; to get married [referring to the use of a parcel of land as a dowry in former times] | |
| คำตอบ | khamM dtaawpL | an answer, a reply | |
| ที่ | theeF | [the relative pronouns] that; which; which is... | |
| ได้ | daiF | to receive; to obtain; acquire; get; have got | |
| ส่วนใหญ่ | suaanL yaiL | majority, the larger part | |
| คือ | kheuuM | [copula] to be; (conjunction used for equivalence definitions) | |
| ยัง | yangM | yet; since; not yet; still | |
| ไม่ | maiF | not; no | |
| เจอ | juuhrM | to find; to come across | |
| คน | khohnM | person; guy; people; man; human being | |
| ที่ | theeF | [the relative pronouns] that; which; which is... | |
| ใช่ | chaiF | yes; I agree; yup; correct; right; indeed; that's so | |
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