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| ครั้งหนึ่งเมื่อครูถามนักเรียนในชั้นเรียนว่า โตขึ้นปรารถนาจะทำสิ่งใด โจวเอินไหลตอบอย่างองอาจว่า "ปรารถนาจะให้จีนผงาด" khrangH neungL meuuaF khruuM thaamR nakH riianM naiM chanH riianM waaF dto:hM kheunF bpraatL thaL naaR jaL thamM singL daiM jo:hM waH eernM laiR dtaawpL yaangL ohngM aatL waaF bpraatL thaL naaR jaL haiF jeenM phaL ngaatL |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | คฺรั้ง-หฺนึ่ง-เมื่อ-คฺรู-ถาม-นัก-เรียน-ไน-ชั้น-เรียน-ว่า-โต-คึ่น-ปฺราด-ถะ-หฺนา-จะ-ทำ-สิ่ง-ได-โจ-วะ-เอิน-ไหฺล-ตอบ-หฺย่าง-อง-อาด-ว่า-ปฺราด-ถะ-หฺนา-จะ-ไฮ่-จีน-ผะ-หฺงาด |
| IPA | kʰráŋ nɯ̀ŋ mɯ̂ːa kʰruː tʰǎːm nák riːan naj tɕʰán riːan wâː toː kʰɯ̂n pràːt tʰà nǎː tɕàʔ tʰam sìŋ daj tɕoː wá ʔɤːn lǎj tɔ̀ːp jàːŋ ʔoŋ ʔàːt wâː pràːt tʰà nǎː tɕàʔ hâj tɕiːn pʰà ŋàːt |
| Royal Thai General System | khrang nueng muea khru tham nak rian nai chan rian wa to khuen pratthana cha tham sing dai chowaoenlai top yang ongat wa pratthana cha hai chin phangat |
| [example sentence] | |||
| definition | "Once, when his teacher asked his students what they wished for when they grow up, Chao En Lai bravely responded, “My wish is for China to become great.”." | ||
| components | ครั้งหนึ่ง  | khrangH neungL | once (one time); at one time |
 เมื่อ | meuuaF | [indicating a point in time] when; on (a date) | |
| ครู | khruuM | teacher; instructor | |
| ถาม | thaamR | to ask (a question); to inquire; to quiz; to interrogate | |
| นักเรียน | nakH riianM | student; pupil (thru high school); schoolchildren | |
| ใน | naiM | in; inside; within; amidst; into; on; at a particular time | |
| ชั้น | chanH | class; rank; grade | |
| เรียน | riianM | to study at the elementary school level; study at any academic level | |
| ว่า | waaF | [proposition complementizer] that...; as... [see examples] | |
| โตขึ้น | dto:hM kheunF | to grow up; dgrow; become bigger (people) | |
| ปรารถนา | bpraatL thaL naaR | to wish for; to desire | |
| จะ | jaL | [imminent aspect marker] | |
| ทำ | thamM | to do or perform an action; cause or effect a result; work | |
| สิ่งใด | singL daiM | anything; something | |
| โจวเอินไหล | jo:hM waH eernM laiR | Zhou Enlai | |
| ตอบ | dtaawpL | to answer; reply; respond; in return | |
| อย่าง | yaangL | [a prefix acting like the English suffix] -ly [creating an adverb from an adjective] way; in the (following) particular way | |
| องอาจ | ohngM aatL | [is] brave; audacious; dignified; bold; powerful | |
| ว่า | waaF | [proposition complementizer] that...; as... [see examples] | |
| ปรารถนา | bpraatL thaL naaR | to wish for; to desire | |
| จะ | jaL | [imminent aspect marker] | |
| ให้ | haiF | to give; to let; to send to; to allow; to convey towards; to pay (attention); to have someone do something | |
| จีน | jeenM | China; Chinese | |
| ผงาด | phaL ngaatL | to grow, expand, rise, become great | |
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