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| ถ้าจะให้ฉันไปประกวดนางงามน่ะหรือ ไว้น้ำท่วมหลังเป็ดเสียก่อนเถอะ. thaaF jaL haiF chanR bpaiM bpraL guaatL naangM ngaamM naF reuuR waiH naamH thuaamF langR bpetL siiaR gaawnL thuhL |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ท่า-จะ-ไฮ่-ฉัน-ไป-ปฺระ-กวด-นาง-งาม-น่ะ-หฺรือ-ไว้-น้าม-ท่วม-หฺลัง-เป็ด-เสีย-ก่อน-เถอะ |
| IPA | tʰâː tɕàʔ hâj tɕʰǎn paj pràʔ kùːat naːŋ ŋaːm nâʔ rɯ̌ː wáj náːm tʰûːam lǎŋ pèt sǐːa kɔ̀ːn tʰɤ̀ʔ |
| Royal Thai General System | tha cha hai chan pai prakuat nang ngam na rue wai nam thuam lang pet sia kon thoe |
| [example sentence] | |||
| definition | "If you want me to enter the beauty contest, wait until hell freezes over." "Do you want me to enter the beauty contest or do you wait until hell freezes over." | ||
| components |  ถ้า  | thaaF | [indicating a condition] if |
| จะ | jaL | [auxilliary indicating possibility, hypothetical usage, irrealis mood] would, might | |
| ให้ | haiF | to give; to let; to send to; to allow; to convey towards; to pay (attention); to have someone do something | |
| ฉัน | chanR | [used by females in an informal setting—also used by males with intimate friends or lovers] I, me, my | |
| ไป | bpaiM | to go; <subject> goes | |
| ประกวด | bpraL guaatL | to compete; to contest | |
นางงาม | naangM ngaamM | Miss (as in "Miss Universe"); beauty queen; beauty pageant winner | |
| น่ะ | naF | [word added to the end of a sentence to soften it, emphasize, or make it polite, a milder version of นะ ] | |
| หรือ | reuuR | or | |
| ไว้ | waiH | [usually used in an intransitive sense] to wear (clothes or hairstyle); to restore; to store; to keep; to preserve; to conserve; to maintain | |
| น้ำท่วมหลังเป็ด | naamH thuaamF langR bpetL | when pigs fly; when hell freezes over; no matter how long you wait, it will never happen | |
| เสียก่อน | siiaR gaawnL | [end of sentence adverb] first; beforehand | |
| เถอะ | thuhL | [a particle that is an informal form of เถิด ] Let's... ; Let us... ;... go ahead | |
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