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ªÕÇÔµ  cheeM witH
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1.life
2.[numerical classifier for lives]

pronunciation guide
Phonemic ThaiªÕ-ÇÔ´
IPAtɕʰiːwít
Royal Thai General Systemchiwit

1. common Thai word   [noun]
definition
life

classifierªÕÇÔµ cheeM witH[numerical classifier for lives]
synonym»Ò¡·éͧbpaakL thaawngHlife
related wordsªÕÇѹcheeM wanM[variant of ªÕÇÔµ  (life, organism, being)] [see notes]
ªÕÇcheeM waHlife; living; livelihood; vitality; mind; heart; spirit; soul; vital breath
ªÕÇÔ¹ cheeM winM[variant of ªÕÇÔµ  (life), usually used in poetry]
examples¡ÒûÃСѹªÕÇÔµgaanM bpraL ganM cheeM witHlife insurance
¤ÃͧªÕÇÔµkhraawngM cheeM witHto make a living; to support (oneself); to earn (one's) livelihood
¤ÃèÒªÕÇÔµkhraaF cheeM witHto kill; slaughter; to take a life
¤×ÍËÇѧ㨨Ðä´éàËç¹ÅÙ¡à¨ÃÔ­¡éÒÇ˹éÒ ä´éÃѺ¤ÇÒÁÊÓàÃç¨ã¹ªÕÇÔµ
kheuuM wangR jaiM jaL daiF henR luukF jaL reernM gaaoF naaF daiF rapH khwaamM sahmR retL naiM cheeM witH
That is, they hope that they will see their children progress and succeed in their lives
¤ÙèªÕÇÔµkhuuF cheeM witHsoul mate; life mate
à¨éÒ˹éÒ·ÕèªèǪÕÇÔµjaoF naaF theeF chuayF cheeM witHlifeguard
ªèǪÕÇÔµchuayF cheeM witHto rescue; to save a life
ªÑèǪÕÇÔµchuaaF cheeM witHlifetime; throughout a lifetime
ªÕÇÔµ¡ÅÒ§¤×¹cheeM witH glaangM kheuunMnightlife
ªÕÇÔµ¤ÙècheeM witH khuuFmarried life
ªÕÇÔµ¨ÃÔ§cheeM witH jingMreal life
ªÕÇÔµªÕÇÒcheeM witH cheeM waaManimated; lively
ªÕÇÔµ¹ÕéäÁèà·Õè§˹Í...
cheeM witH neeH maiF thiiangF naawR
[contemplative] How unstable/uncertain life is...
ªÕÇÔµ»ÃШÓÇѹcheeM witH bpraL jahmM wanMdaily or everyday life
µÅÍ´ªÕÇÔµdtaL laawtL cheeM witHthroughout all one's life
¶ÇÒªÕÇÔµthaL waayR cheeM witHto dedicate one's life (to a task)
·ÕèÊÔ鹪ÕÇÔµä»áÅéÇtheeF sinF cheeM witH bpaiM laaeoHdeceased
º·Ê¹·¹Ò㹪ÕÇÔµ»ÃШÓÇѹ
bohtL sohnR thaH naaM naiM cheeM witH bpraL jahmM wanM
Daily dialogs or conversations
ºÃÔÉÑ·ÃѺ»ÃСѹªÕÇÔµbawL riH satL rapH bpraL ganM cheeM witHa life insurance company
àº×èÍ˹èÒµèͪÕÇÔµbeuuaL naayL dtaawL cheeM witHblasé [French]
»ÃÐËÒêÕÇÔµbpraL haanR cheeM witHexecute (a person)
»ÅÔ´ªÕÇÔµbplitL cheeM witHto kill
¼Ùé¤ÍªèǪÕÇÔµphuuF khaawyM chuayF cheeM witHlifeguard
¾Åѧ¢Í§ªÕÇÔµphaH langM khaawngR cheeM witH氣; qi; chi; life-force
¾ÅÔ¡ªÕÇԵ˹éÒÁ×Íà»ç¹ËÅѧÁ×Í
phlikH cheeM witH naaF meuuM bpenM langR meuuM
to change one’s life around completely
à¾Å§à¾×èͪÕÇÔµphlaehngM pheuuaF cheeM witHSong for Life (a genre of Thai songs that deals with social issues and criticism)
à¾×è͹¤ÙèªÕÇÔµpheuuanF khuuF cheeM witHa lifelong friend or soul mate
ÁÕ§Ò¹·Óà»ç¹ËÅÑ¡°Ò¹ »ÃÐʺ¤ÇÒÁÊÓàÃç¨ã¹ªÕÇÔµä´éµÒÁ·ÕèËÇѧ
meeM ngaanM thahmM bpenM lakL thaanR bpraL sohpL khwaamM sahmR retL naiM cheeM witH daiF dtaamM theeF wangR
have a good, steady job, become successful in their lives, and fulfill their hopes,
ÁÕªÕÇÔµmeeM cheeM witHalive 
ÁÕªÕÇÔµ·Õè´Õ§ÒÁ ÁÕ¤ÇÒÁÊÁºÙóì¾Ù¹ÊØ¢
meeM cheeM witH theeF deeM ngaamM meeM khwaamM sohmR buun[n]M phuunM sookL
to live virtuous lives and have lives that are complete and full of happiness.
ÁÕªÕÇÔµÍÂÙèmeeM cheeM witH yuuLis alive; to exist; to be alive
¡ÒÃÁÕªÕÇÔµÍÂÙègaanM meeM cheeM witH yuuLexistence
äÁèà¤Â¾ºàËç¹ÁÒ¡è͹㹪ÕÇÔµ
maiF kheeuyM phohpH henR maaM gaawnL naiM cheeM witH
have never encountered before in life; have a unique experience
ÃÍ´ªÕÇÔµraawtF cheeM witHto survive; to escape alive
ÇÔ¶ÕªÕÇÔµwiH theeR cheeM witHway of life
ÇÔ¶ÕáË觪ÕÇÔµwiH theeR haengL cheeM witHway of life
ÊѧËÒüÅÒ­ªÕÇÔµsangR haanR phlaanR cheeM witHto kill indiscriminately
àÊÕ觪ÕÇÔµsiiangL cheeM witHto risk (one's) life
àÊÕªÕÇÔµsiiaR cheeM witH[formal for all] to pass away
ͧ¤ì»ÃСͺ¢Í§ªÕÇÔµ ÊèǹÁÒ¡ËÁÒ¶֧ Êèǹ·ÕèàÅ硨ÔëÇ ¨¹µéͧÁͧ´éÇ¡Åéͧ¨ØÅ·Ñȹì
ohng[k]M bpraL gaawpL khaawngR cheeM witH suaanL maakF maayR theungR suaanL theeF lekH jiuR johnM dtaawngF maawngM duayF glaawngF joonM laH that[n]H
organism
sample
sentences
¡ÙÃÙãË­èãªéÊÁͧ¡é͹ⵡÅÑ蹡Ãͧ§Ò¹´éÒ¹¡®ËÁÒ ¨¹á·ºäÁèÁÕàÇÅÒÃ×è¹ÃÁÂì¡ÑºªÕÇÔµà·èÒ㴹ѡ
guuM ruuM yaiL chaiH saL maawngR gaawnF dtohM glanL graawngM ngaanM daanF gohtL maayR johnM thaaepF maiF meeM waehM laaM reuunF rohm[y]M gapL cheeM witH thaoF daiM nakH
"The big guru is using so much of his huge brain to scrutinize legal issues that he has almost no time to enjoy his life."
¤¹·ÕèÃÍ´ÁÒä´é¡çÁջѭËÒ·Ò§¨Ôµ ÅÙ¡áÅФ¹ã¹¤Ãͺ¤ÃÑǵ¡ÍÂÙèã¹ÊÀÒ¾àÊÕ¢ÇÑ­áÅТҴ¡ÓÅѧã¨ã¹¡ÒõèÍÊÙéªÕÇÔµ
khohnM theeF raawtF maaM daiF gawF meeM bpanM haaR thaangM jitL luukF laeH khohnM naiM khraawpF khruaaM dtohkL yuuL naiM saL phaapF siiaR khwanR laeH khaatL gahmM langM jaiM naiM gaanM dtaawL suuF cheeM witH
"The survivors tend to have psychological problems; their children and family members (of the deceased) are in a depressed and demoralized condition and lack the will to fight for their lives."
à¤ÂÁÕ¤¹·Ó¹ÒÂÇèÒËÅÒ ¾Ñ¹»Õµè͹Õé仾×é¹âÅ¡¨Ðä´éÃѧÊÕÁÒ¡¢Öé¹ ¤¹¼ÔÇ´Ó¨Ðà»ç¹à¾Õ§à¼èҾѹ¸Øìà´ÕÂÇ·ÕèÂѧàËÅ×ͪÕÇÔµÃÍ´ÍÂÙèä´é
kheeuyM meeM khohnM thahmM naayM waaF laayR phanM bpeeM dtaawL neeH bpaiM pheuunH lohkF jaL daiF rangM seeR maakF kheunF khohnM phiuR dahmM jaL bpenM phiiangM phaoL phan[t]M diaaoM theeF yangM leuuaR cheeM witH raawtF yuuL daiF
Someone once predicted that thousands of years into the future, (when) the earth’s surface will encounter much more of the sun’s rays, that the only race remaining (on Earth) will be people with dark skin.
§Ò¹à¢éÒÁÒ¨¹Åé¹·ÓäÁè·Ñ¹ à»ç¹¤ÇÒÁÁËÑȨÃÃÂì·ÕèäÁèà¤Â¾ºàËç¹ÁÒ¡è͹㹪ÕÇÔµ
ngaanM khaoF maaM johnM lohnH thahmM maiF thanM bpenM khwaamM maH hatL jan[y]M theeF maiF kheeuyM phohpH henR maaM gaawnL naiM cheeM witH
"The work is coming in so fast that we cannot keep up; it is an amazing situation that we have never encountered before in our lives."
´Ô¹º¹à¢Ò¾Ñ§·ÅÒÂŧÁÒãÊè¹Ñ¡·èͧà·ÕèÂÇ «Öè§à˵ءÒóìÇԻ⤤ÃÑé§¹Ñé¹ÁÕ¼ÙéàÊÕªÕÇÔµ¶Ö§ òð Ⱦ
dinM bohnM khaoR phangM thaH laayM lohngM maaM saiL nakH thaawngF thiaaoF seungF haehtL gaan[n]M wipH bpaL yohkF khrangH nanH meeM phuuF siiaR cheeM witH theungR saawngR suunR sohpL
"The soil at the top of the mountain collapsed on the tourists; this tragic event caused the death of 20 persons."
¶Ö§áÁéÇèÒ¡ÒÃÊͺÊǹÂѧäÁèàÊÃ稵éͧÁÕ¡ÒûٹºÓàË¹ç¨ ¶×Íà»ç¹¡ÒÃàÊÕªÕÇÔµã¹ÃÐËÇèÒ§»¯ÔºÑµÔ˹éÒ·Õè
theungR maaeH waaF gaanM saawpL suaanR yangM maiF setL dtaawngF meeM gaanM bpuunM bahmM netL theuuR bpenM gaanM siiaR cheeM witH naiM raH waangL bpaL dtiL batL naaF theeF
"Even though the investigation has not been completed, there must be a reward provided because he lost his life during the performance of his duty."
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thookH jangM waL gaaoF khaawngR cheeM witH khaawngR khaoR dteerpL yaiL daiF duayF waatF thaH sin[p]R
"Rhetoric and oratory allowed him to grow his influence during every step of his career."
¼Ù黡¤Ãͧ·ÕèÁÕ»ÃÐʺ¡Òóì¨ÐÃÙé´ÕÇèÒ ªÕÇÔµ·Õè¨Á仡Ѻ˹Õé¡Òþ¹Ñ¹¹Ñé¹ ·Õè¨ÐµÒÁÁÒ¤×Í¡Òö١¡´´Ñ¹¨Ò¡ÁÒà¿ÕÂ
phuuF bpohkL khraawngM theeF meeM bpraL sohpL gaan[n]M jaL ruuH deeM waaF cheeM witH theeF johmM bpaiM gapL neeF gaanM phaH nanM nanH theeF jaL dtaamM maaM kheuuM gaanM thuukL gohtL danM jaakL maaM fiiaM
"Experienced parents know very well that (when) lives which sink under gambling debts what follows is pressure from the Mafia."
...ÀÒÉÒä·ÂËÃ×ÍÀÒÉÒ·Ñé§ËÅÒ·Õèãªé¡Ñ¹ã¹»Ñ¨¨ØºÑ¹¡ÃйÑé¹à»ç¹ÀÒÉÒ·ÕèÁÕªÕÇÔµ
phaaM saaR thaiM reuuR phaaM saaR thangH laayR theeF chaiH ganM naiM bpatL jooL banM graL nanH bpenM phaaM saaR theeF meeM cheeM witH
The Thai language or other languages that are in current use are living languages.
ÁÕ¤ÇÒÁ»ÃÒö¹ÒÊÙ§ÊØ´·Õè¨Ðà´Ô¹·Ò§¡ÅѺä»ãªéªÕÇÔµãµéàº×éͧ¾ÃÐÂØ¤ÅºÒ·ÃèÇÁ¡Ñº¤Ãͺ¤ÃÑÇã¹»ÃÐà·Èä·Â
meeM khwaamM bpraatL thaL naaM suungR sootL theeF jaL deernM thaangM glapL bpaiM chaiH cheeM witH dtaiF beuuangF phraH yooH khaH laH baatL ruaamF gapL khraawpF khruaaM naiM bpraL thaehtF thaiM
"My greatest wish is to return and live my live with my family under his Majesty the King, in Thailand."
àÁ×è͹ѡÁÒ¹ØÉÂÇÔ·ÂÒàÈÃɰ¡Ô¨ËѹÁÒÈÖ¡ÉÒ¤ÇÒÁÊÑÁ¾Ñ¹¸ìÃÐËÇèÒ§ÇÑǡѺªÕÇÔµªÒÇÍÔ¹à´ÕÂà¢éÒ¨ÃÔ§ ¡ÅѺ¾ºÇèÒ ¤ÇÒÁ¹Ñº¶×ÍÈÃÑ·¸ÒµèÍÇÑǢͧªÒÇÍÔ¹à´Õ¹Ñé¹ à»ç¹»ÃÐ⪹ì·Ò§àÈÃɰ¡Ô¨¢Í§ªÕÇÔµÎÔ¹´ÙÍÂèÒ§ÂÔè§
meuuaF nakH maaM nootH saL yaH witH thaH yaaM saehtL thaL gitL hanR maaM seukL saaR khwaamM samR phan[t]M raH waangL wuaaM gapL cheeM witH chaaoM inM diiaM khaoF jingM glapL phohpH waaF khwaamM napH theuuR satL thaaM dtaawL wuaaM khaawngR chaaoM inM diiaM nanH bpenM bpraL yoht[n]L thaangM saehtL thaL gitL khaawngR cheeM witH hinM duuM yaangL yingF
When economic anthropologists closely study the relationship between cows and Indians, they find that the Indians' worship of cows is indeed of significant economic value to Hindus.
àÁ×èÍÇѹ·Õè ô ¾ÄÉÀÒ¤Á·Õè¼èÒ¹«Ö觤ÃèÒªÕÇÔµ¼Ù餹ªÒǾÁèÒä» ò ËÁ×蹡ÇèÒÃÒ áÅÐËÒ¡¼ÙéÊÙ­ËÒ¡ÅÒÂà»ç¹È¾¡ç¨Ð¡ÃзÓãËéÂÍ´¡ÒÃàÊÕªÕÇÔµ¾Øè§ÊÙ§ä»¶Ö§ ô¶Ö§õ ËÁ×蹤¹
meuuaF wanM theeF seeL phreutH saL phaaM khohmM theeF phaanL seungF khraaF cheeM witH phuuF khohnM chaaoM phaH maaF bpaiM saawngR meuunL gwaaL raayM laeH haakL phuuF suunR haayR glaayM bpenM sohpL gawF jaL graL thahmM haiF yaawtF gaanM siiaR cheeM witH phoongF suungR bpaiM theungR seeL theungR haaF meuunL khohnM
This past May 4th, (the cyclone) killed more than 20,000 persons and, if missing persons are counted as having perished, the number of deceased will shoot up, reaching 40-50,000 persons.
àÃÒ¡çà»ç¹à¾Õ§Êèǹ˹Ö觢ͧÊÔè§ÁÕªÕÇԵ㹸ÃÃÁªÒµÔ «Öè§à¡ÒÐà¡ÕèÂÇÍÂÙèã¹Ëèǧâ«èÍÒËÒÃÍѹà´ÕÂǡѹ¡ÑºË¹Í¹áÅÐÁ´
raoM gawF bpenM phiiangM suaanL neungL khaawngR singL meeM cheeM witH naiM thamM maH chaatF seungF gawL giaaoL yuuL naiM huaangL sohF aaM haanR anM diaaoM ganM gapL naawnR laeH mohtH
"We are merely one part of life in Nature; we are integrally linked in the Food Chain, just like worms and ants."
ÇÔ¶ÕªÕÇÔµáÅÐÍѵÅѡɳì¢Í§à¢Ò¶Ù¡Êѧ¤Áã¹Ç§¡ÇéÒ§àËÂÕ´ËÂÒÁ´Ùá¤Å¹ à¾ÃÒÐÊѧ¤ÁÍÂÒ¡ãªé·ÃѾÂҡûèÒº¹ÀÙà¢Ò¤¹ÅÐÍÂèÒ§¡Ñº¾Ç¡à¢Ò
wiH theeR cheeM witH laeH atL dtaL lakH khaawngR khaoR thuukL sangR khohmM naiM wohngM gwaangF yiiatL yaamR duuM khlaaenM phrawH sangR khohmM yaakL chaiH sapH phaH yaaM gaawnM bpaaL bohnM phuuM khaoR khohnM laH yaangL gapL phuaakF khaoR
"Their way of life and separate identity are distained by the majority because the latter wish to use the forest and mountain resources of the former for different purposes."
ÊÔ¹¤éÒÍØ»âÀ¤ºÃÔâÀ¤·Õè¨Óà»ç¹µèͪÕÇÔµ»ÃШÓÇѹ¡ç·ÂÍ¡ѹ»ÃѺ¢Öé¹ÃÒ¤Ò
sinR khaaH oopL phohkF bawL riH phohkF theeF jahmM bpenM dtaawL cheeM witH bpraL jahmM wanM gawF thaH yaawyM ganM bprapL kheunF raaM khaaM
"The basic consumer necessities of life are continuously increasing in price."
2.   [classifier]
definition
[numerical classifier for lives]

enumerated
noun
ªÕÇÔµ cheeM witHlife

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