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1.  [conjunction]
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| definition | but; even; however
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| synonyms | ·ÇèÒ | thaH waaF | if; but |
| áµè·ÇèÒ | dtaaeL thaH waaF | but, if |
áµèÇèÒ | dtaaeL waaF | [conversational filler] but...; er... |
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¤Ó¤Ø³ÈѾ·ì·Õè»ÃСͺ¤Ó¹ÒÁ·Õèà»ç¹ÀÒÉÒä·Â ËÃ×Íà»ç¹¤Ó·ÑºÈѾ·ì áµèä´éãªéã¹ÀÒÉÒä·ÂÁÒ¨¹¶×Íà»ç¹¤Óä·ÂáÅéÇ ãËéÇÒ§¤Ó¤Ø³ÈѾ·ìäÇéËÅѧ¤Ó¹ÒÁ àªè¹ khahmM khoonM sap[t]L theeF bpraL gaawpL khahmM naamM theeF bpenM phaaM saaR thaiM reuuR bpenM khahmM thapH sap[t]L dtaaeL daiF chaiH naiM phaaM saaR thaiM maaM johnM theuuR bpenM khahmM thaiM laaeoH haiF waangM khahmM khoonM sap[t]L waiH langR khahmM naamM chehnFIf an adjective is combined with a native Thai noun or a transcribed word which has a long history of usage and this is treated as a native Thai word, the adjective should be placed behind the noun (as in standard Thai grammar conventions). |
¤Ó·ÕèÍÍ¡àÊÕ§áÅÐÊС´àËÁ×͹¡Ñ¹ áµèÁÕ¤ÇÒÁËÁÒÂáÅзÕèÁÒµèÒ§¡Ñ¹ khahmM theeF aawkL siiangR laeH saL gohtL meuuanR ganM dtaaeL meeM khwaamM maayR laeH theeF maaM dtaangL ganMhomonyms (two or more words spelled and pronounced alike but different in meaning or derivation, e.g. the noun ¢Ñ¹  and the verb ¢Ñ¹  ) |
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µÔ´ÍÂÙè¡çáµè | dtitL yuuL gawF dtaaeL | "The only obstacle is..." |
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áµè¶Ö§¡ÃйÑé¹  | dtaaeL theungR graL nanH | but notwithstanding; but even so; but nevertheless |
áµè¶Ö§ÍÂèÒ§äÃ  | dtaaeL theungR yaangL raiM | nevertheless |
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áµèºÒ§ª¹Ô´äÁèÁÕ¾ÔÉ | dtaaeL baangM chaH nitH maiF meeM phitH | but some other types are not poisonous. |
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áµè»ÃСÒÃã´  | dtaaeL bpraL gaanM daiM | whatsoever |
áµèàÃÔèÁáá | dtaaeL reermF raaekF | from the very beginning; from the very first; from the start |
áµèÇèÒ | dtaaeL waaF | [conversational filler] but...; er... |
áµèËÒ¡¡´ÃÒ¤ÒÊÔ¹¤éÒäÇé㹤ÃÖè§»Õááà¾Õ§à¾×èÍËÇѧàÃ×èͧ¤Ðá¹¹¹ÔÂÁ áÅÐÁÒÃÐàºÔ´µÙÁàÍÒ㹤ÃÖè§»ÕËÅѧ ¼Å¡Ãзº¡Ñº¨ÔµÇÔ·ÂÒ¡Òë×éͨÐÁÕãËèËÅǧ dtaaeL haakL gohtL raaM khaaM sinR khaaH waiH naiM khreungF bpeeM raaekF phiiangM pheuuaF wangR reuuangF khaH naaenM niH yaH maH laeH maaM raH beertL dtuumM aoM naiM khreungF bpeeM langR phohnR graL thohpH gapL jitL witH thaH yaaM gaanM seuuH jaL meeM yaiL luaangRHowever, if (the government) holds down the prices of goods during the first half of the year only for the purpose of hoping to (cater to a streak of) Populism, followed by an explosion in the second half, the psychological effect on purchasing will be enormous. |
¹Ñè¹à¾ÃÒÐàÁ×èÍ¡Åä¡ÃÒ¤ÒÊÔ¹¤éÒ ¶Ù¡¡´àÍÒäÇé㹪èǧµé¹»Õ ¡ç¾ÃéÍÁ¨ÐÃÐàºÔ´»ÃѺà¾ÔèÁ㹤ÃÖè§»ÕËÅѧµÒÁÃÒ¤Ò¹éÓÁѹ Çѵ¶Ø´Ôº«Öè§ÁÕáµè¨Ðà¾ÔèÁÍÂèÒ§äÁèÁÕ·Õ·èÒÇèÒ¨ÐËÂØ´¹Ôè§ nanF phrawH meuuaF gohnM gaiM raaM khaaM sinR khaaH thuukL gohtL aoM waiH naiM chuaangF dtohnF bpeeM gawF phraawmH jaL raH beertL bprapL pheermF naiM khreungF bpeeM langR dtaamM raaM khaaM nahmH manM watH thooL dipL seungF meeM dtaaeL jaL pheermF yaangL maiF meeM theeM thaaF waaF jaL yootL ningFThat is because when pricing mechanisms are imposed at the beginning of the year, (prices will) then be set to explode upward in the second half of the year. (These prices) will follow the cost of oil and (other) raw materials which only tend to increase and give no indication of remaining where they are. |
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áÁéáµè  | maaeH dtaaeL | even |
äÁèà¾Õ§áµè | maiF phiiangM dtaaeL | not only |
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àÇé¹áµè  | wehnH dtaaeL | except; unless |
ËÒ¡áµè | haakL dtaaeL | rather (conjunction, not a preposition); however |
sample sentences | ¡®ËÁÒÂãªé§Ò¹ä´é´Õ¡Ñºª¹ªÑé¹ÅèÒ§, áµèãªé¡ÑºÍÀÔÊÔ·¸Ô쪹ä´éÂÒ¡ÁÒ¡ gohtL maayR chaiH ngaanM daiF deeM gapL chohnM chanH laangF dtaaeL chaiH gapL aL phiH sitL chohnM daiF yaakF maakF"The law works well when applied to the lower classes but (the law) is very difficult to apply to the privileged class." |
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à¢Òä´éÂÔ¹àÊÕ§âËÂËǹ ÅÍÂÁÒµÒÁÅÁÂÒÁ´Ö¡ áµè¤Ô´ÇèÒ¤§¨ÐËÙ½Ò´ä»àͧ khaoR daiF yinM siiangR yohR huaanR laawyM maaM dtaamM lohmM yaamM deukL dtaaeL khitH waaF khohngM jaL huuR faatL bpaiM aehngM"His ears caught a faint, eerie and painful groan wafting through the midnight air, but he thought that he might probably be mishearing." |
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¤¹´Õà´ÕëÂǹÕéäÁèàËÁ×͹¡Ñº¤¹´Õáµè¡è͹ khohnM deeM diaaoR neeH maiF meuuanR gapL khohnM deeM dtaaeL gaawnLA good person at present is not like a good person in the past. |
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¤ÃÙ¤¹¹Ñé¹Ê͹´ÕáµèªÍº¡Ñ´à´ç¡ÍÂÙèàÃ×èÍ khruuM khohnM nanH saawnR deeM dtaaeL chaawpF gatL dekL yuuL reuuayF"That teacher is good but she is sarcastic to her students all the time." |
¤Å×è¹ãµé¹éÓËÁÒ¶֧ à˵ءÒóì·Õè¡ÃØè¹ÍÂÙèÀÒÂã¹ áµèÀÒ¹͡´ÙàÊÁ×͹ʧºàÃÕºÃéÍ khleuunF dtaiF naahmH maayR theungR haehtL gaan[n]M theeF groonL yuuL phaayM naiM dtaaeL phaayM naawkF duuM saL meuuanR saL ngohpL riiapF raawyH"An 'undercurrent' means a situation in which (something) is smoldering internally but externally everything appears quiet and calm." |
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ã¤Ã æ ¡çäÁèÃÙé ÁÕáµè¼Á¤¹à´ÕÂÇ khraiM khraiM gawF maiF ruuH meeM dtaaeL phohmR khohnM diaaoM[talking about something secret] "Nobody knows it but me." |
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áµè¡çàª×èÍÇèÒ¡ÒÃŴŧ¢Í§Ã¶Â¹µìº¹·éͧ¶¹¹ã¹¡ÃØ§à·¾Ï ¹èÒ¨Ðà¡Ô´ÍÐäÃ´Õ æ µÒÁÁÒÍÕ¡ÁÒ¡¡ÇèÒöäÁèµÔ´á¹è dtaaeL gawF cheuuaF waaF gaanM lohtH lohngM khaawngR rohtH yohn[d]M bohnM thaawngH thaL nohnR naiM groongM thaehpF naaF jaL geertL aL raiM deeM deeM dtaamM maaM eekL maakF gwaaL rohtH maiF dtitL naaeFHowever, I do believe that the reduction in (the number of) vehicles on Bangkok roads produces much more in the way of good than the fact that there are (fewer) traffic jams. |
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áµèµÍ¹Ê§¡ÃÒ¹µì¤¹àÂÍÐÁÒ¡ dtaaeL dtaawnM sohngR graan[d]M khohnM yuhH maakFBut it gets pretty crowded during Songkran. |
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