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| ถึงแม้ว่าเขาเคยให้สัญญาว่า จะช่วยเหลือเรื่องเรียนลูก ก็เป็นเพียงลมปากเท่านั้น theungR maaeH waaF khaoR kheeuyM haiF sanR yaaM waaF jaL chuayF leuuaR reuuangF riianM luukF gaawF bpenM phiiangM lohmM bpaakL thaoF nanH |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ถึง-แม้-ว่า-เขา-เคย-ไฮ่-สัน-ยา-ว่า-จะ-ช่วย-เหฺลือ-เรื่อง-เรียน-ลูก-ก้อ-เป็น-เพียง-ลม-ปาก-เท่า-นั้น |
| IPA | tʰɯ̌ŋ mɛ́ː wâː kʰǎw kʰɤːj hâj sǎn jaː wâː tɕàʔ tɕʰûaj lɯ̌ːa rɯ̂ːaŋ riːan lûːk kɔ̂ː pen pʰiːaŋ lom pàːk tʰâw nán |
| Royal Thai General System | thueng mae wa khao khoei hai sanya wa cha chuai luea rueang rian luk ko pen phiang lom pak thao nan |
| [example sentence] | |||
| definition | "Although he promised that he would help his children with their cost of education, it turns out that his promises were just meaningless words." | ||
| components | ถึงแม้ว่า  | theungR maaeH waaF | although; even though |
 เขา | khaoR | [3rd person singular or plural pronoun] he; she; him; her; they; them | |
| เคย | kheeuyM | (have you) ever; (as) before; did in the past; used to... | |
| ให้ | haiF | to give; to let; to send to; to allow; to convey towards; to pay (attention); to have someone do something | |
| สัญญา | sanR yaaM | to promise; take an oath; agree to | |
| ว่า | waaF | [proposition complementizer] that...; as... [see examples] | |
| จะ | jaL | [imminent aspect marker] | |
| ช่วยเหลือ | chuayF leuuaR | to assist; to help; to save | |
| เรื่อง | reuuangF | about; relating to; concerning; [as part of the header in an official letter along with เรียน ] "Subject:" | |
| เรียน | riianM | to study at the elementary school level; study at any academic level | |
| ลูก | luukF | child; offspring; son or daughter [including figurative usage for certain ideas]; cub; young animal | |
| ก็ | gaawF | also; too; as well; well...; [suggestion] should... | |
| เป็น | bpenM | to be; <subject> is | |
| เพียง | phiiangM | only; merely; uAp until the point; as much as; as far as; till; just until | |
| ลมปาก | lohmM bpaakL | a person's words; what someone says | |
| เท่านั้น | thaoF nanH | just; only; no more than that | |
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