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¤Í  khaawyM
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1.¤ÍÂkhaawyMto wait or wait for
2.µéͧ¤ÍÂdtaawngF khaawyMmust wait
3.¡ÓÅѧ¤ÍÂgahmM langM khaawyMis waiting; am waiting for

pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thai¤ÍÂ
IPAkʰɔːj
Royal Thai General Systemkhoi

1. common Thai word   [verb]
definition
to wait or wait for

examples¼Ùé¤ÍªèǪÕÇÔµphuuF khaawyM chuayF cheeM witHlifeguard
ÃͤÍÂraawM khaawyMwait; wait for; await
áÅéǨФÍ´ÙlaaeoH jaL khaawyM duuMwe'll see; let's see
sample
sentences
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khaawyM yuuL theeF neeF naH eekL sipL haaF naaM theeM phohmR jaL glapL maaM
[spoken by a male] "Wait here, I will be back in fifteen minutes."
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khoonM phaH nitH khaawyM naayM yuuL theungR chuaaF mohngM khreungF dtaawnM neeH khaoR bpaiM laaeoH
"Koon Panit waited an hour and a half for you; now he has gone."
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naiM aL deetL meeM bpraL phaehM neeM haiF phuuF yaiL khaawyM glaiL gliiaL dtaaeL bpatL jooL banM phuuF yaiL naiM baanF meuuangM leuuaR naawyH laeH geertL aaM gaanM dtaangL khohnM dtaangL yaiL maiF meeM khraiM fangM khraiM
"In the past, it was the (Thai) custom to have a respected elder mediate (disputes); however in modern times there are not many respected elders left and the situation often arises in which each person has his own respected elder and no one listens to anyone else."
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pheuuanF chanR maaM khaawyM yuuL naanM laaeoH yangM
"Has my friend been waiting long?"
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naaF theeF khaawyM ganM maiF haiF phuuF choomM noomM daanF langR dtaaekL khaL buaanM lahmH naaF jaakL gloomL bpaiM seungF aatL jaL thahmM haiF geertL khwaamM roonM raaengM daiF
"Their responsibility is to wait and prevent the people coming in afterwards from leaving their designated group and overtaking the group that is just leaving; (if this were to happen) it might cause violence to occur."
2. µéͧ¤Í  dtaawngF khaawyM  [verb]
definition
must wait

sample
sentence
à¢Ò·ÓãËéàÃÒµéͧ¤ÍÂÂÕèÊÔº¹Ò·Õ
khaoR thahmM haiF raoM dtaawngF khaawyM yeeF sipL naaM theeM
"He made us wait for twenty minutes."
3. ¡ÓÅѧ¤Í  gahmM langM khaawyM  [verb]
definition
is waiting; am waiting for

example
¼Á¡ÓÅѧ¤ÍÂâ·ÃÈѾ·ì¨Ò¡à¢ÒÍÂÙè
phohmR gahmM langM khaawyM thohM raH sap[t]L jaakL khaoR yuuL
"I'm waiting for a phone call from him."

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