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¤§  khohngM
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1.probably; most likely
2.[auxiliary verb] probably...; may...; might...
3.permanent; fixed
4.to remain

pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thai¤§
IPAkʰoŋ
Royal Thai General Systemkhong

1.   [adverb]
definition
probably; most likely

example
©Ñ¹¤§µÍº¤Ø³¨Ò¡ ÁÒÅÕºÙ ÃÕÊÍÃìµ ã¹à¡ÒÐÊÁØÂ
chanR khohngM dtaawpL khoonM jaakL maaM leeM buuM reeM saaw[r]dL naiM gawL saL muyM
I'll probably reply to you from Malibu Resort in Koh Samui.
sample
sentences
¡ÒÃÍÍ¡àÊÕ§»ÃЪÒÁµÔ¤§äÁèÍÒ¨ËÅÕ¡àÅÕè§ä´é¶éÒ¹Ò¡ÃѰÁ¹µÃÕÂѧÂ×¹¡ÃÒ¹ÍÂÙèàªè¹à´ÔÁ
gaanM aawkL siiangR bpraL chaaM maH dtiL khohngM maiF aatL leekL liiangF daiF thaaF naaM yohkH ratH mohnM dtreeM yangM yeuunM graanM yuuL chehnF deermM
"A plebiscite cannot be avoided if the Prime Minister continues to hold fast to his original position."
¢Í§¹Í¡¡ÒÂàÃÒ¹ÕéÁÕáÅéÇËÒäÁèà¡Ô´¢Öé¹àÊ×èÍÁä» ¨Ðä´éÍÂÙ觤§·¹ËÒÁÔä´é
khaawngR naawkF gaayM raoM neeH meeM laaeoH haaR maiF geertL kheunF seuuamL bpaiM jaL daiF yuuL yohngM khohngM thohnM haaR miH daiF
There is nothing in our external body that we can retain; we are born, then we disintegrate; we have nothing that will last permanently.
à¢Ò«ØèÁÃÍàÇÅÒ·ÕèàËÁÒÐÊÁã¹Í¹Ò¤µ «Öè§»ÃÐàÁÔ¹áÅéǡ礧äÁè¹Ò¹
khaoR soomF raawM waehM laaM theeF mawL sohmR naiM aL naaM khohtH seungF bpraL meernM laaeoH gawF khohngM maiF naanM
"They secretly await the right time in the future which they estimate to be not far off."
à¢ÒÂѧ¤§à´Ô¹Ë¹éÒ¡ÃЪѺÍÓ¹Ò¨µÑÇàͧáÅФ¹ã¡ÅéªÔ´ ÍÂèÒ§¹èҨѺµÒ
khaoR yangM khohngM deernM naaF graL chapH ahmM naatF dtuaaM aehngM laeH khohnM glaiF chitH yaangL naaF japL dtaaM
"He continues to move ahead and strengthen (both) his personal power and of those who are close to him in a truly noteworthy manner."
¤¹ä·Â¤§àÍ×ÍÁÃÐÍÒ´éÇ ¤Ó¢ÇÑ­ËÅÍ¡æ à¾Õé¹ æ ÍÂÙèáÅéÇ
khohnM thaiM khohngM euuamM raH aaM duayF khahmM khwanR laawkL laawkL phiianH phiianH yuuL laaeoH
"Thais are fed up with 'catchwords' and clever phrases which deceive or fail to ring true."
¨Ò¡àÃ×èͧàÅèÒ ËÒ´áËè§¹ÕéàÁ×èÍ òð »Õ¡è͹ ¤§à»ç¹»ÒÃìµÕéàÅç¡ æ¹èÒÃÑ¡ ÁÕ·éͧ¿éÒ ªÒÂËÒ´·ÐàŴǧ¨Ñ¹·Ãì à»ç¹©Ò¡ãËéà¤ÅÔéÁ㹸ÃÃÁªÒµÔ
jaakL reuuangF laoF haatL haengL neeH meuuaF yeeF sipL bpeeM gaawnL khohngM bpenM bpaa[r]M dteeF lekH lekH naaF rakH meeM thaawngH faaH chaayM haatL thaH laehM duaangM janM bpenM chaakL haiF khleermH naiM thamM maH chaatF
"They told me, 'The party on this beach 20 years ago was very small and cozy; we had the sky, the beach, the sea, and the moon; it was a scene (which enabled us) to become enraptured with Nature.'"
àª×èÍÇèÒËÅÒ½èÒ¤§äÁè¢Ñ´¢éͧ áÅÐàËç¹´éÇ¡Ѻá¹Ç·Ò§¹Õé´éÇ«éÓ à¾ÃÒд٨Ðà¢éÒ·Õèà¢éÒ·Ò§¡ÇèÒÃٻẺà´ÔÁ
cheuuaF waaF laayR faayL khohngM maiF khatL khaawngF laeH henR duayF gapL naaeoM thaangM neeH duayF sahmH phrawH duuM jaL khaoF theeF khaoF thaangM gwaaL ruupF baaepL deermM
"We believe that many of the factions will not object and will agree with these paths, because they see that (these paths) will fall into place better than the original did."
«Ò¡´Ö¡´ÓºÃþìÁÕËÅÒª¹Ô´ ÍÒ¨à»ç¹ÊÔè§·ÕèÁÕ¤ÇÒÁ¤§·¹ÂÒ¡µèÍ¡Ò÷ÓÅÒ àªè¹ ¿Ñ¹ ¡Ãд١ ËÃ×Í à»Å×Í¡ áµè㹺ҧÊÀÒÇÐ ÍÒ¨ÁÕ¡ÒÃà¡çºÃÑ¡ÉÒ«Ò¡ÊѵÇì·Ñé§µÑÇãË餧ÍÂÙèä´é
saakF deukL dahmM ban[p]M meeM laayR chaH nitH aatL bpenM singL theeF meeM khwaamM khohngM thohnM yaakF dtaawL gaanM thahmM laayM chehnF fanM graL duukL reuuR bpleuuakL dtaaeL naiM baangM saL phaaM waH aatL meeM gaanM gepL rakH saaR saakF sat[w]L thangH dtuaaM haiF khohngM yuuL daiF
"There are many kinds of fossils. Sometimes they are highly durable items which are difficult to destroy, such as teeth, bones, or shells. However, in some situations, they represent preservation of the remains of complete animal bodies."
·ÕÁàËÁ×͹ æ ¡Ñ¹ áµèà¨éÒ¶Ô蹺ÒÃìà«âÅ¹Ò ¡çÂѧ¤§à©Õº¤Á¡ÇèÒ
theemM meuuanR meuuanR ganM dtaaeL jaoF thinL baa[r]M saehM lohM naaM gawF yangM khohngM chiiapL khohmM gwaaL
"Both teams are about evenly matched but the home team, Barcelona, is probably a bit sharper."
¹Ñ¡à¤Å×è͹äËǨӹǹ˹Öè§Âѧ¤§ÁվĵԡÃÃÁàÊÕéÂÁãËéÃÒ¡Ë­éһзСѺ¤¹ªÑ鹡ÅÒ§ÍÂèÒ§µèÍà¹×èͧ
nakH khleuuanF waiR jahmM nuaanM neungL yangM khohngM meeM phriH dtiL gamM siiamF haiF raakF yaaF bpaL thaH gapL khohnM chanH glaangM yaangL dtaawL neuuangF
"Some activities are involved in continually instigating dissention and conflict between the grassroots and the middle class."
¼ÙéÊ×èÍ¢èÒǶÒÁÇèÒ... ¡ÒÃá¡é䢻ѭËÒÍÂèÒ§¹Õé¶éÒ¹Ò¡ÃѰÁ¹µÃÕäÁè»ÃѺ¡Ãкǹ¡ÒÃ㹡ÒÃá¡é䢻ѭËÒ·Õèà¡Ô´¢Öé¹áÅÐÂѧ¤§à´Ô¹Ë¹éÒµèÍä» à˵ءÒóì¨ÐºÒ¹»ÅÒÂä»ÁÒ¡¡ÇèÒ·Õèà»ç¹ÍÂÙèËÃ×ÍäÁè
phuuF seuuL khaaoL thaamR waaF gaanM gaaeF khaiR bpanM haaR yaangL neeH thaaF naaM yohkH ratH mohnM dtreeM maiF bprapL graL buaanM gaanM naiM gaanM gaaeF khaiR bpanM haaR theeF geertL kheunF laeH yangM khohngM deernM naaF dtaawL bpaiM haehtL gaan[n]M jaL baanM bplaayM bpaiM maakF gwaaL theeF bpenM yuuL reuuR maiF
"The reporters asked, 'In finding a solution to a problem like this, if the PM does not change the procedures for determining such a solution and continues on the current path, will the situation continue to escalate?' "
¾ÅÒ¹ØÀÒ¾·Ò§¡ÒÃà§Ô¹ áÅФÐá¹¹¹ÔÂÁ¢Í§à¢Ò·ÕèÂѧ¤§ÍÂÙè ¡ÃзÓãËéäÁèÁÕã¤Ã¡ÅéÒ»ÃÐÁÒ·à¢Òä´é
phaH laaM nooH phaapF thaangM gaanM ngernM laeH khaH naaenM niH yaH maH khaawngR khaoR theeF yangM khohngM yuuL graL thahmM haiF maiF meeM khraiM glaaF bpraL maatL khaoR daiF
"The power of (his) money and his enduring populism created a situation where no one dares to underestimate him."
ÁÑ蹤§ÍÂÙè㹤ÓÁÑè¹ÊÑ­­Ò·ÕèãËéäÇéá¡è¡Ñ¹µÑé§áµèáá
manF khohngM yuuL naiM khahmM manF sanR yaaM theeF haiF waiH gaaeL ganM dtangF dtaaeL raaekF
And have confidence in the promise that each makes to the other from the beginning (of the relationship).
ËÒ¡ã¤ÃäÁèÃÙé¨Ò¡ÁÒ¡è͹ ¤§äÁèàª×èÍËÃÍ¡ÇèÒ á¡èà¤Âà»ç¹¤ÃÙ «éÓÊ׺àª×éÍÊÒ¼Ùé´Õ
haakL khraiM maiF ruuH jaakL maaM gaawnL khohngM maiF cheuuaF raawkL waaF gaaeL kheeuyM bpenM khruuM sahmH seuupL cheuuaH saayR phuuF deeM
"Whoever hadn’t known him before probably wouldn’t believe that he had been a teacher, and from a wellborn family."
ãËéÃéͺҷ à¢Ò¤§¾Í㨤ÃѺ
haiF raawyH baatL khaoR khohngM phaawM jaiM khrapH
"Give him 100 Baht. He will be satisfied."
as a prefix¤§¤ÅéÒÂkhohngM khlaayHmight be like; may be like
¤§§èǧkhohngM nguaangFprobably is sleepy
2.   [auxiliary verb]
definition
[auxiliary verb] probably...; may...; might...

example¤§¨Ð...khohngM jaLprobably will...; sure to...
sample
sentence
¶Ö§áÁéÇèÒáÁèµéͧ·Ó§Ò¹»Ò¡¡Ñ´µÕ¹¶Õº áÁè¡çÂѧ¤§Êè§àÊÕÂãËéÅÙ¡àÃÕ¹¨¹¨º
theungR maaeH waaF maaeF dtaawngF thahmM ngaanM bpaakL gatL dteenM theepL maaeF gawF yangM khohngM sohngL siiaR haiF luukF riianM johnM johpL
"Even though my mother has to struggle just to put food on the table, she continues to support us while we complete our studies."
as a prefix¤§¡Ô¹khohngM ginM<subject> probably eats
¤§à¢Õ¹khohngM khiianR<subject> probably writes
¤§¨ÐkhohngM jaL[auxiliary verb] probably will; might; probably or possibly will or would; can, could
¤§ªèÇÂkhohngM chuayF<subject> probably helps
¤§àª×èÍkhohngM cheuuaF<subject> probably believes
¤§´×èÁkhohngM deuumL<subject> probably drinks
¤§à´Ô¹khohngM deernM<subject> probably walks
¤§ä´ékhohngM daiF[auxiliary verb combination] has probably...; probably did...
¤§·ÓkhohngM thahmM<subject> probably does
¤§»Ô´khohngM bpitL<subject> probably closes
¤§à»ç¹khohngM bpenM<subject> probably is
¤§à»Ô´khohngM bpeertL<subject> probably opens
¤§ä»khohngM bpaiM<subject> probably goes
¤§¾Ù´khohngM phuutF<subject> probably speaks
¤§ÁÒ khohngM maaM<subject> probably comes
¤§ÁÕkhohngM meeM<subject> probably has; might have; may have
¤§äÁèkhohngM maiF[auxiliary verb combination] probably won't...; may not...; might not...
¤§ÂÔéÁkhohngM yimH<subject> probably smiles
¤§ÃÑ¡khohngM rakH<subject> probably loves
¤§àÅè¹khohngM lehnF<subject> probably plays
¤§ÇèÒkhohngM waaF<subject> probably says
¤§ÇÔè§khohngM wingF<subject> probably runs
¤§ãËékhohngM haiF<subject> probably gives
¤§ÍèÒ¹khohngM aanL<subject> probably reads
3.   [adjective]
definition
permanent; fixed

examples¤§·ÕèkhohngM theeF[is] stable; unchanged; constant
¤èÒ¤§µÑÇkhaaF khohngM dtuaaMfixed rate (interest)
¤èÒ¤§·ÕèkhaaF khohngM theeFconstant value
ÁÑ蹤§manF khohngMsecure; stable; firm; solid; sturdy
¤ÇÒÁÁÑ蹤§khwaamM manF khohngMsecurity
ÊÀÒ¾¤§·ÕèsaL phaapF khohngM theeFequilibrium
4.   [verb, intransitive, formal]
definition
to remain

examples¤§ÊÀÒ¾khohngM saL phaapFto remain constant or the same; to be stable
¤§àÊ鹤§ÇÒkhohngM sehnF khohngM waaM[is] stable; constant; consistent; steady; same as before
¤§ÍÂÙèkhohngM yuuLto remain; exist; hold on to
ÊÔ¹¤éÒ¤§¤ÅѧsinR khaaH khohngM khlangMinventory
ÊÔ¹¤éÒ¤§àËÅ×ÍsinR khaaH khohngM leuuaRinventory
sample
sentence
¼ÁËÇѧÇèҤس áÅФÃͺ¤ÃÑǢͧ¤Ø³ ¤§ÊºÒ´Õ
phohmR wangR waaF khoonM laeH khraawpF khruaaM khaawngR khoonM khohngM saL baayM deeM
"I hope that you and your family are well."

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