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| ตอนเนี้ย ฝรั่งเยอะมากในเมืองไทยอะ ไม่รู้ว่ามาทำอะไรกันนักกันหนานะ แต่ว่า ไปทางไหนอะก็มีแต่ฝรั่ง dtaawnM niiaH faL rangL yuhH maakF naiM meuuangM thaiM aL maiF ruuH waaF maaM thamM aL raiM ganM nakH ganM naaR naH dtaaeL waaF bpaiM thaangM naiR aL gaawF meeM dtaaeL faL rangL |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ตอน-เนี้ย-ฝะ-หฺรั่ง-เยอะ-มาก-ไน-เมือง-ไท-อะ-ไม่-รู้-ว่า-มา-ทำ-อะ-ไร-กัน-นัก-กัน-หฺนา-นะ-แต่-ว่า-ไป-ทาง-ไหฺน-อะ-ก้อ-มี-แต่-ฝะ-หฺรั่ง |
| IPA | tɔːn níːa fà ràŋ jɤ́ʔ mâːk naj mɯːaŋ tʰaj ʔàʔ mâj rúː wâː maː tʰam ʔàʔ raj kan nák kan nǎː náʔ tɛ̀ː wâː paj tʰaːŋ nǎj ʔàʔ kɔ̂ː miː tɛ̀ː fà ràŋ |
| Royal Thai General System | ton nia farang yoe mak nai mueang thai a mai ru wa ma tham arai kan nak kan na na tae wa pai thang nai a ko mi tae farang |
| [example sentence] | |||
| definition | "Nowadays there are lots of foreigners in Thailand; I don’t know why there are so damn many of them. But, no matter where you go, there are foreigners there." | ||
| components |  ตอน  | dtaawnM | a period of time; during...; an interval; when... |
| เนี้ย | niiaH | [colloquial pronunciation of] นี้ (this) | |
| ฝรั่ง | faL rangL | non-Asian foreigner, [usually] Caucasian [see notes] | |
| เยอะ | yuhH | [is] a lot; many; plenty; much | |
| มาก | maakF | much; many; very; more; so much; a great deal; seriously | |
| ใน | naiM | in; inside; within; amidst; into; on; at a particular time | |
| เมืองไทย | meuuangM thaiM | [colloquial] Thailand | |
| อะ | aL | [final particle indicating elaboration or attitude] | |
| ไม่ | maiF | not; no | |
รู้ว่า | ruuH waaF | knew that...; know that...; knowing what | |
| มา | maaM | to come; <subject> comes | |
| ทำอะไร | thamM aL raiM | to do anything; do something | |
| กัน | ganM | each other; one another; collectively; commonly; together | |
| นัก | nakH | [word used before a verb or noun to describe a profession] person who; enthusiast; devotee; expert | |
| กัน | ganM | each other; one another; collectively; commonly; together | |
| หนา | naaR | [is] thick; (of fabric) heavy | |
| นะ | naH | [word added to the end of a sentence to soften it, make it polite, indicate pleading, disagreement, ordering, surprise or emphasis] | |
| แต่ว่า | dtaaeL waaF | [conversational filler] but...; er... | |
| ไปทาง | bpaiM thaangM | in the direction of; toward | |
| ไหน | naiR | [used as a question] which; where; when | |
| อะ | aL | [final particle indicating elaboration or attitude] | |
| ก็มี | gaawF meeM | there are; there is | |
| แต่ | dtaaeL | every; each; only; only one | |
| ฝรั่ง | faL rangL | non-Asian foreigner, [usually] Caucasian [see notes] | |
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