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1.
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[pronunciation of the 35th letter of the Thai alphabet]
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| examples | ÃÍ àÃ×Í  | raawM reuuaM | The 35th consonant in the Thai alphabet |
| ÃÍ àÃ×;ÒÂä» | raawM reuuaM phaayM bpaiM | R is for /reuuaM/ (the boat) that paddles by |
| ÃÍ Ëѹ | raawM hanR | the spoken spelling of the special Ãà vowel combination |
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sentence | ÃÍà´ÕëÂÇ æ ¡è͹ | raawM diaaoR diaaoR gaawnL | "Wait a moment." |
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2. [verb]
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to wait; to stay; to linger; to remain; to go slowly
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| examples | ¡Ò§ÁØé§ÃÍ | gaangM moongH raawM | to sit twiddling one's thumbs; (to pitch a tent and wait) |
| µÑ駵ÒÃÍ | dtangF dtaaM raawM | to be looking forward to |
| µÑé§Ë¹éÒµÑ駵ÒÃÍ | dtangF naaF dtangF dtaaM raawM | eagerly looking forward to |
| ºÃÔàdz¹Ñ觾ѡÃÍ | bawL riH waehnM nangF phakH raawM | lobby or foyer of a theater |
| ÃͤÍ | raawM khaawyM | wait; wait for; await |
| ÃÕ æ ÃÍ æ | reeM reeM raawM raawM | [is] hesitant; uncertain; wavering; reluctant |
| ÃÕÃÍ | reeM raawM | to delay; to hesitate; to wait (for); to pause; to hold back |
sample
sentences | ¡ÃسҶ×ÍÊÒÂÃÍÊÑ¡¤ÃÙè¹Ð¤ÃѺ | gaL rooH naaM theuuR saayR raawM sakL khruuF naH khrapH | "Please hold for a moment." |
| à¢Ò«ØèÁÃÍàÇÅÒ·ÕèàËÁÒÐÊÁã¹Í¹Ò¤µ «Ö觻ÃÐàÁÔ¹áÅéǡ礧äÁè¹Ò¹ | khaoR soomF raawM waehM laaM theeF mawL saL maH 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." |
| á¢è§¿ØµºÍÅàÁ×èÍÇÒ¹¹Õé ¼ÙéÃÑ¡ÉÒ»ÃеٷÑé§Êͧ½èÒ¡ҧÁØé§ÃÍÃѺ¨¹à¡×ͺËÁ´àÇÅÒ¶Ö§ä´éÁÕ¡ÒÃÂÔ§»Ãе١ѹ | khaengL footH baawnM meuuaF waanM neeH phuuF rakH saaR bpraL dtuuM thangH saawngR faayL gaangM moongH raawM rapH johnM geuuapL mohtL waehM laaM theungR daiF meeM gaanM yingM bpraL dtuuM ganM | "In yesterday's football match the goalkeepers on both sides stood around twiddling their thumbs until the very end of the game when the teams were able to take shots on goal." |
äÁèÇèÒ¹Ò¹à·èÒäáçÃÍ  | maiF waaF naanM thaoF raiM gawF raawM | "No matter how long it will be, I'll wait." |
| öàÁÅì·Õè¼ÁÃÍÂѧäÁèâ¼ÅèÁÒ«Ñ¡¤Ñ¹...µéͧÁÕÍغѵÔà˵Øá˧ æ àÅ | rohtH maeh[l]M theeF phohmR raawM yangM maiF phlohL maaM sakH khanM dtaawngF meeM ooL batL haehtL ngaaeR ngaaeR leeuyM | "The bus I've been waiting for hasn't showed up yet. I bet there must have been an accident." |
| ÃÍà´ÕëÂǤèÐ | raawM diaaoR khaF | [spoken politely by a woman] "Wait a moment." |
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3. ¨ÐÃÍ jaL raawM [verb]
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will wait
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4. ¡ÓÅѧÃÍ gahmM langM raawM [verb]
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| definition |
is waiting for; am waiting for
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| example | ¼Á¡ÓÅѧÃÍà¢Òâ·ÃËÒ¼ÁÍÂÙè | phohmR gahmM langM raawM khaoR thohM haaR phohmR yuuL | "I am waiting for him to call me." |
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