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pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thai
IPA
Royal Thai General System

 [abbreviation]
definition
[repetition character]

notesAs shown in the examples, spaces must always be inserted before and after this mark.
related wordäÁéÂÁ¡maaiH yaH mohkH[name of] the repetition character in the Thai written language; 'æ'
examplesá¤é¹¨¹¡Ñ´¿Ñ¹¡ÃÍ´ ækhaaenH johnM gatL fanM graawtL graawtLto become aggrieved and gnash one's teeth in hatred
...§Ù æ »ÅÒ ænguuM nguuM bplaaM bplaaM...a little bit
¨Ø´ æ æjootL jootL jootLblah, blah, blah [used in writing to represent a reference to something that is said or written without giving the actual words, because you think that they are either boring/unimportant or fobidden]
ᨧà»ç¹ÃÒ¡Òà æ ä»jaaengM bpenM raayM gaanM raayM gaanM bpaiMto itemize
ã´ æ ¡çµÒÁdaiM daiM gawF dtaamM(pronoun, determiner, adverb) any
µÔ´ æ ¡Ñ¹dtitL dtitL ganMconsecutively; successively; in sequence; running; sequentially; uninterruptedly; consecutive; successive
·Ñé§ æ ·ÕèthangH thangH theeFdespite; in spite of; while; though; although; even though
·ÑèÇ æ ä»thuaaF thuaaF bpaiMin general; current
¹Ò æ ¨ÔµµÑ§naaM naaM jitL dtangMone's own opinion
»Ò¹ æ ¡Ñ¹bpaanM bpaanM ganMabout the same
ä» æ ÁÒ æbpaiM bpaiM maaM maaMto go to and fro, to frequent a place, to come and go
ä» æ ÁÒ æbpaiM bpaiM maaM maaMfinally; eventually; at last
¾Í æ ¡Ñ¹phaawM phaawM ganMan equal chance; even odds; equal probability
ÀÒÉÒËÁÒ æphaaM saaR maaR maaRto talk trash; to act silly
ÃÕ æ ÃÍ æreeM reeM raawM raawM[is] hesitant; uncertain; wavering; reluctant
ÅØèÁ æ ´Í¹ æloomF loomF daawnM daawnMundulating; inconsistent
ÅØèÁ æ ´Í¹ æloomF loomF daawnM daawnMlife's ups and downs
ÊÔè§ã´ æsingL daiM daiManything
sample
sentences
¤¹¨Õ¹¡Ô¹¢éÒÇ´éÇ¡ÒáԹ¡Ñºà»ÅèÒæ ¡è͹ à¾×èÍÃÙéÃʢͧ¡ÑºÍÂèÒ§àµçÁ·Õè
khohnM jeenM ginM khaaoF duayF gaanM ginM gapL bplaaoL bplaaoL gaawnL pheuuaF ruuH rohtH khaawngR gapL yaangL dtemM theeF
Chinese people consume their meals by first eating their prepared dishes without rice in order to get the full taste of the dish.
´Ô©Ñ¹ËÒ´Í¡äÁéÊÇ æäÇé»ÅÙ¡ã¹Êǹ
deeL chanR haaR daawkL maaiH suayR suayR waiH bpluukL naiM suaanR
"I am looking for some pretty flowers to plant in my garden."
à´ç¡æ¹Ñè§àÃÕºÃéÍÂÍÂÙèä´éäÁè¹Ò¹ ¡çàÃÔèÁÂØ¡ÂÔ¡¡Ñ¹áÅéÇ
dekL dekL nangF riiapF raawyH yuuL daiF maiF naanM gawF reermF yookH yikH ganM laaeoH
"The children sat quietly for a while then began to fidget."
â´Â੾ÒÐÍÂèÒ§ÂÔ觪ÒǹҪÒÇäÃè ¤ÇÃä´éÃѺ¤ÇÒÁà»ç¹¸ÃÃÁ ËÃ×ÍäÁèàÊÕÂà»ÃÕºã¹â¤Ã§¡ÒõèÒ§ æ
dooyM chaL phawH yaangL yingF chaaoM naaM chaaoM raiF khuaanM daiF rapH khwaamM bpenM thamM reuuR maiF siiaR bpriiapL naiM khrohngM gaanM dtaangL dtaangL
Most especially, farmers and other agricultural workers should be treated fairly, and they should not be disadvantaged by any (government) programs.
ã´ æ ã¹âÅ¡Åéǹ͹Ԩ¨Ñ§
daiM daiM naiM lohkF luaanH aL nitH jangM
"All is unstable, not lasting, uncertain and transitory."
ºèÍà¡Ô´ÍÕ¡ºèÍà¡Ô´Ë¹Öè§¡ç¤×ÍÊӹѡ¢èÒǵèÒ§ æ ·Õèá»Å¨Ò¡ÀÒÉÒÍѧ¡ÄÉËÃ×ÍÀÒÉÒµèÒ§»ÃÐà·ÈÁÒà»ç¹ÀÒÉÒä·Â ¡çÍÍ¡ÁÒà»ç¹ÀÒÉÒ»ÃÐËÅÒ´ æ àËÁ×͹¡Ñ¹...
baawL geertL eekL baawL geertL neungL gawF kheuuM sahmR nakH khaaoL dtaangL dtaangL theeF bplaaeM jaakL phaaM saaR angM gritL reuuR phaaM saaR dtaangL bpraL thaehtF maaM bpenM phaaM saaR thaiM gawF aawkL maaM bpenM phaaM saaR bpraL laatL bpraL laatL meuuanR ganM
Another source comprises various news publishers which translate from English or other languages into Thai. Sometimes [these translations] result in strange and unusual [Thai words and phrases]...
ä» æ «Ðä´é¡ç´Õ!
bpaiM bpaiM saH daiF gawF deeM
[indicating that you are pleased that someone has left or that something has gone] "Good riddance!"
¼ÙéË­Ô§¤¹¹Ñé¹´Í¡·Í§¨ÃÔ§ æ àÅÂ!
phuuF yingR khohnM nanH daawkL thaawngM jingM jingM leeuyM
"That woman is really a slut."
àÃÒ¡çä´éáµèÅͧ æ ´Ù
raoM gawF daiF dtaaeL laawngM laawngM duuM
"We can only try."
àÇÅÒà¨Íà¾×è͹ãËÁèà¹Õ蠤سÁÑ¡¨Ðà§Õº æäÁè¤è;ٴ¤èͨÒÍÂèÒ§¹ÕéËÃ×ͤÃѺ?
waehM laaM juuhrM pheuuanF maiL niiaF khoonM makH jaL ngiiapF ngiiapF maiF khaawyF phuutF khaawyF jaaM yaangL neeH reuuR khrapH
"Do you always clam up when meeting new friends/people?"
ÊÓËÃѺ¤Õº¡ÑºÍÕ¡ÍÂèҧ˹Öè§à¢éÒ»Ò¡¡Ô¹à»ÅèÒæ à¾×èÍàʾÃÊãËÁè
sahmR rapL kheepF gapL eekL yaangL neungL khaoF bpaakL ginM bplaaoL bplaaoL pheuuaF saehpL rohtH maiL
(They do this) in order to savor yet another dish of food by itself to enjoy yet another new taste.
áËÁ...á¤èá«ÇàÅè¹ æ ÍÂèÒ¤Ô´ÁÒ¡¹èÒ
maaeR khaaeF saaeoM lehnF lehnF yaaL khitH maakF naaF
"Hey...I was only pulling your leg! Don't take it personally!"
ÍÒËÒèչ¨Ö§ÁÕÃʨ״æ äÁèãªéà¤Ã×èͧ»Ãا·ÕèÁÕ¡ÅÔè¹áçáÅÐäÁèÁÕÃʨѴ¨¹¢èÁÃʸÃÃÁªÒµÔ¢Í§ÇÑÊ´Ø
aaM haanR jeenM jeungM meeM rohtH jeuutL jeuutL maiF chaiH khreuuangF bproongM theeF meeM glinL raaengM laeH maiF meeM rohtH jatL johnM khohmL rohtH thamM maH chaatF khaawngR watH saL dooL
Chinese food has very bland taste; spices that have a strong smells are not used and there are no strong flavors that tend to suppress the natural flavor of the ingredients.
as a suffix¡ÃШ͡ ægraL jaawkL graL jaawkL[is] very shoddy; very cheaply made
¡ÅéÇ ægluayF gluayFvery easy; easy; effortless, a piece of cake
à¡èÒ ægaoL gaoL[is] very old
¢ÅØ¡ ækhlookL khlookL[sound of bubbling]
¢éÒ§ ækhaangF khaangFclose by; nearby
¤³Ð»¯ÔÃÙ» ækhaH naH bpaL dtiL ruupF khaH naH bpaL dtiL ruupFCouncil for Administrative Reform
¤¹ ækhohnM khohnMpeople
¤ÅéÒÂækhlaayH khlaayH[is] similar (to)
¤èÍ ækhaawyF khaawyFgradually; little by little
à¤ÅÔéÁ æ khleermH khleermH[is] sleepy; drowsy; absent-minded
ã¤Ã ækhraiM khraiMeverybody; anybody; nobody
§¡ ængohkH ngohkH[is] shaking; trembling; shivering, due to fear or cold
§Òº ængaapF ngaapFgabbingly; chompingly; with much movement of the mouth; yawningly
§èÒÂ ængaayF ngaayFvery simple; very easy
à§Ôè¹ ængeernF ngeernF[euphonious word]
¨ÃÔ§ æ jingM jingMreally; certainly true
¨êÐ æjaH jaHpolitely
¨ëÒ æjaaR jaaRwith servility
¨Ùè æjuuL juuLunexpectedly; surprisingly; suddenly; out of the blue; all of a sudden
à©Â æ cheeuyR cheeuyR[is] calm; impassive; indifferent (feeling or being so); peaceful; relaxed; feeling so-so
ªéÒ æ chaaH chaaH[is] very slow; very slowly
ªÔèÇ æchiuF chiuF[sound made to shoo away an animal]
ªÔéÇ æ chiuH chiuH[an interjection used when you are chasing something away from you] "Shoo!"; to drive away by saying or shouting “shoo!”
ªØè æchuyF chuyFcareless; sloppy; slovenly careless
«Ò¡ æsaakF saakF[euphonious word]
«éÓ æ sahmH sahmHagain and again; over and over
«×èÍ æseuuF seuuFstraightforward; very honest
´Ò´ ædaatL daatL[is] very common
´Ó æ dahmM dahmM[is] dark-skinned; dark complexioned
´Ô¡ æ dikL dikLback and forth; to and fro
´Ôº æ dipL dipL(of meat, fruits) [is] undercooked; unripe; raw
´Õ ædeeM deeM[is] very good
´Õ ædeeM deeMstraightforwardly; honestly; candidly; directly; genuinely; openly; sincerely; truthfully; easily; simply
à´ç¡ æ dekL dekLchildren
à´ÕëÂÇ ædiaaoR diaaoRvery soon; very shortly
à´ÕëÂÇ ædiaaoR diaaoR"Just a minute." — "Wait a minute, please."
â´´ ædohtL dohtLlone; single
ã´ ædaiM daiManything; everything; all things
ã´ ædaiM daiMany; whatever; anyone; anything
µÃ§ æ dtrohngM dtrohngMdirect
µèÒ§ ædtaangL dtaangLvarious; assorted; miscellaneous
µÔ´ ædtitL dtitLconsecutively
µØê¡ æ dtookH dtookHtuk-tuk; motorized samlor taxi [from the sound of its engine]
àµÕé ædtiiaF dtiiaF[is] very short or low; not tall
âµ ædtohM dtohM[is] grown up
¶Ñè¹ æthanL thanLswiftly; rapidly
¶Ù¡ æthuukL thuukL[is] very true; very correct
á¶Ç æ thaaeoR thaaeoRarea; vicinity
·éÇÁæthuaamH thuaamH[is] plump; full-bodied
·Ø¡ æ thookH thookHevery
á·è§ æthaaengF thaaengF[is] solid
¹éÍ ænaawyH naawyH[is] very little; very tiny
¹Ñé¹ ænanH nanHthat one
¹Ò¹ ænaanM naanM(for a) very long time
¹Ò¹ ænaanM naanM[of time] [is] lasting
à¹Ôè¹ æneernF neernFvery early; very soon
ºÍ æbaawM baawM[euphonious word of ºéÒ æ]
ºèÍ æ baawyL baawyLvery often; frequently
ºéÒ æbaaF baaF[of a person] [is] very crazy
àºÒ æ baoM baoMsoftly; gently; gentle
àºÒ æbaoM baoM[is] gentle; soft
»ÃÍ æbpraawyM bpraawyMto drizzle
»ÃÐËÅÒ´ æbpraL laatL bpraL laatL[is] very strange
»ÅÕé æbpleeF bpleeF[euphonious suffix]
à»ÅèÒ æbplaaoL bplaaoLin vain; pointlessly
à»ÅèÒ æbplaaoL bplaaoL[is] unmarried; single; without a family
à»ÅÕèÂÇ æbpliaaoL bpliaaoL[of a place] [is] lonely; deserted; vacant
á»Ãè§ æbpraengL bpraengL[is] very unnatural (sounding)
á»Å¡ æbplaaekL bplaaekL[is] very strange
¼Ô´ æphitL phitL[is] very wrong; very incorrect
¼Õ æpheeR pheeRghosts
à¼ç´ æphetL phetL[of food] [is] very spicy
à¼Ô¹ æpheernR pheernRcursory; superficial; surface
¾ÅÒ§ æ phlaangM phlaangMtemporarily; briefly; fleetingly; for the time being; momentarily; simultaneously; concurrently; at the same time; in the meantime or interim
¾ÅÒ´ æphlaatF phlaatFto fail miserably; blunder badly; err dramatically
¾Ñ¹ æphanM phanMthousands
¾Õè æpheeF pheeFbrothers and sisters
¾×é¹ æpheuunH pheuunHcommonly; generally
à¾ÅÒ æphlaoM phlaoMmoderate
à¾Õé¹ æphiianH phiianH[is] very out of tune
à¾×è͹ æpheuuanF pheuuanFfriends
ÁÒ¡ æmaakF maakFvery much
Á×´ æmeuutF meuutF[is] very dark; darkly
Âͧæ yaawngM yaawngMto sit or squat on one's heels, the Thai fashion of sitting on the ground
ÂèÍ æyaawyF yaawyFvery tiny; very small
àÂç¹ æyenM yenM[of an object, etc.] is very cold
àÂÍÐ æyuhH yuhH(more than) a lot; very; very much
ÃÇÂ æruayM ruayMsoftly; faintly; lightly; gently
Ãͺ æraawpF raawpFround and round; around; all around
ÃÒÇ æ raaoM raaoMapproximately; about
àÃçÇ æreoM reoM[is] very fast; "hurry up!"; very quickly
àÃÕº æriiapF riiapFhomely
àÃ×èÍ æreuuayF reuuayFoften; usually; continuously
àÃ×èÍ æreuuayF reuuayFso-so
ÅÁ ælohmM lohmM[is] windy
ÅÁ ælohmM lohmM[is] very windy
ÅÇ¡ æluaakF luaakFcrudely; poorly; casually; carelessly; slovenly; to botch (up something); to bungle
Åéǹ æluaanH luaanHsolely; purely
àÅç¡ ælekH lekH[is] very small
àÅÒ ælaoM laoMapproximately; roughly; indistinctly
áÅé§ ælaaengH laaengH[is] very dry
áÅé§ ælaaengH laaengH[is] very dry
Çѹ æwanM wanMfrom day to day
áǺ æwaaepF waaepF[is] flashing
äÇ æwaiM waiMvery quickly; very swiftly
Ê´ æsohtL sohtLrecently; freshly
ʺÒ æsaL baayM saL baayM[is] very calm; tranquil; easygoing; comfortable
ÊØ¡ æ sookL sookL(of meat) [is] cooked well-done
ÊØ´ æsootL sootLextremely, exceedingly, awfully
ÊÙ§ æsuungR suungR[is] very tall
àÊÁÍ æsaL muuhrR saL muuhrRalways; often; frequently
áÊ¡ æsaaekL saaekL[is] wide open; broad
˹غ ænoopL noopLspasmodically
ËÁѺ æmapL mapLswiftly; quickly; rapidly
Ë¡ æyohkL yohkLjust now; just recently
ËÂÔÁ æyimR yimRlightly, sparingly, in small quantities at a time
Ëú ærohpL rohpLenergetically; hyperactively; tremblingly
ËÃѺ ærapL rapL[suffix]
ËÅÑ¡ ælakL lakLmajor
ËÅÒ¹ æ laanR laanRgrandchildren (neices and/or nephews; grandsons and/or granddaughters)
ËÅÒÂ ælaayR laayRseveral
ËÅÒÂ ælaayR laayR[Isaan dialect] ÁÒ¡ æ
àËÁ×͹ æmeuuanR meuuanRvery similar; the same
á˧ ængaaeR ngaaeRvery certain; very sure
ãË­è æyaiL yaiL[is] very big
ä˹ ænaiR naiRanyway
Íè͹ æaawnL aawnL[of color] [is] very pale
Íè͹ æaawnL aawnL[is] very soft
ÍÐäà æ aL raiM aL raiManything; something
ÍÒ´æaatL aatLboldly; bravely
Í×è¹ æeuunL euunL[pronoun, determiner] another
àÍ×èÍ æeuuayL euuayLslowly; sluggishly
ÎèÒææhaaF haaF haaF[laughter] "ha ha ha ha"
Î×Í æheuuM heuuM[the sound of moaning, grieving, crying, weeping, or lamenting]

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