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"กินข้าวหน่อยนะคะ" ginM khaaoF naawyL naH khaH |
pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | กิน-ค่าว-หฺน่อย-นะ-คะ |
IPA | kin kʰâːw nɔ̀ːj náʔ kʰáʔ |
Royal Thai General System | kin khao noi na kha |
[example sentence] | |||
definition | "“Please, eat something,” [she urged]." | ||
categories | |||
components | กินข้าว | ginM khaaoF | to eat food; eat dinner; have a meal |
หน่อย | naawyL | [word used to soften the meaning of a sentence] "...a bit" — "...somewhat" — "...to some extent"; this little thing, no big deal here, for just a moment | |
นะ | naH | [word added to the end of a sentence to soften it, make it polite, indicate pleading, disagreement, ordering, surprise or emphasis] | |
คะ | khaH | [word added by a female speaker to the end of every question to convey politeness] | |