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áÁé  maaeH
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1.though; if; provided
2.[establishing a conditional link between phrases]

pronunciation guide
Phonemic ThaiáÁé
IPAmǽː
Royal Thai General Systemmae

1. common Thai word   [conjunction]
definition
though; if; provided

examples¶Ö§áÁéÇèÒtheungR maaeH waaFeven if; although
áÁé¡ÃйÑé¹maaeH graL nanHeven though
áÁé¨ÐmaaeH jaLeven though
áÁéáµèmaaeH dtaaeLeven
áÁéÇèÒmaaeH waaFalthough; though; even though; even if
sample
sentences
ã¤Ã æ ¡çÃÙéÇèÒà¢ÒªÍº·Ó§Ò¹ãËé¡ÑºÊÒ¸Òó¡ØÈÅ â´ÂäÁèµéͧ¡ÒÃÍÐäõͺ᷹áÁéáµè¹Ô´à´ÕÂÇ
khraiM khraiM gawF ruuH waaF khaoR chaawpF thahmM ngaanM haiF gapL saaR thaaM raH naH gooL sohnR dooyM maiF dtaawngF gaanM aL raiM dtaawpL thaaenM maaeH dtaaeL nitH diaaoM
"Everyone knows that he enjoys working for the public benefit and he does not want any compensation at all. ."
¶Ö§áÁé¨ÐÁÕ¡ÒÃ͸ԺÒÂÃÒÂÅÐàÍÕ´¤ÇÒÁÃÙé¢Í§ÊÁÒ¸Ôã¹àªÔ§·ÄÉ®Õ áµè¡ÃйÑ鹡çÁÔÍÒ¨¨ÐÅÐàÅÂÊÁÒ¸Ôã¹àªÔ§»¯ÔºÑµÔä´é
theungR maaeH jaL meeM gaanM aL thiH baayM raayM laH iiatL khwaamM ruuH khaawngR saL maaM thiH naiM cheerngM thritH saL deeM dtaaeL graL nanH gawF miH aatL jaL laH leeuyM saL maaM thiH naiM cheerngM bpaL dtiL batL daiF
"Even though one can explain the details of meditation in a theoretical manner, one cannot ingore the practice of meditation."
¶Ö§áÁéªèǧËÅѧÍÂÒ¡¨Ð»ÃѺà»ÅÕè¹ÁÒà»ç¹ÀÒ¤à¡ÉµÃÍØµÊÒË¡ÃÃÁºéÒ§
theungR maaeH chuaangF langR yaakL jaL bprapL bpliianL maaM bpenM phaakF gaL saeht[r]L ootL saa[h]R gamM baangF
Even though after a while I would like to change the agricultural sector to become more (in the nature of) industrial agriculture.
»Ãоѹ¸ÊÃþ¹ÒÁ áÅлÃоѹ¸ÇÔàÈɳì áÁé¨Ðãªé¤ÓºÒ§¤ÓàËÁ×͹¡Ñ¹ àªè¹ ·Õè «Öè§ Íѹ áµèÁÕ¢éÍᵡµèÒ§¡Ñ¹ ´Ñ§¹Õé
bpraL phanM thaH sapL phaH naamM laeH bpraL phanM thaH wiH saeht[n]L maaeH jaL chaiH khahmM baangM khahmM meuuanR ganM chehnF theeF seungF anM dtaaeL meeM khaawF dtaaekL dtaangL ganM dangM neeH
Even though relative pronouns and relative modifiers use the same words, for example, “that,” “which,” “the one that,” there are differences, as in the following:
áÁ餹¼ÔÇ¢ÒǨÐÁÕ¤ÇÒÁàÊÕè§µèͽéÒÁÒ¡¡ÇèÒ¤¹Í×è¹ áµè¡çµéͧËÒÇÔ¸Õ»¡»éͧ¼ÔÇ´éÇÂ
maaeH khohnM phiuR khaaoR jaL meeM khwaamM siiangL dtaawL faaF maakF gwaaL khohnM euunL dtaaeL gawF dtaawngF haaR wiH theeM bpohkL bpaawngF phiuR duayF
Because light-skinned people have a risk of blemishes more than others, they need to find a way to way to protect their skins.
áÁéáµè¨ÐàÅÕé§ÇÑÇ¢Öé¹ÁÒãËÁèã¹àªÔ§¾Ò³ÔªÂì ¡çµéͧãªé·Ø¹ÁËÒÈÒÅ áÅзÓãË餹¨¹à¢éÒäÁè¶Ö§¼ÅÔµÀѳ±ì¨Ò¡ÇÑÇÍÕ¡µèÍä»
maaeH dtaaeL jaL liiangH wuaaM kheunF maaM maiL naiM cheerngM phaaM nit[y]H gawF dtaawngF chaiH thoonM maH haaR saanR laeH thahmM haiF khohnM johnM khaoF maiF theungR phaL litH dtaL phan[t]M jaakL wuaaM eekL dtaawL bpaiM
Even if there were a new commercial cattle industry, such an industry would require a tremendous capital investment; this would prevent poor people from gaining access to all the products of the cattle from then on.
áÁé·Ñé§ÊÒÁ¤¹¨ÐÊÙ§ÇÑ¡çµÒÁáµèà¢ÒÂѧ´Óà¹Ô¹º·ºÒ·ã¹Êѧ¤ÁÍÂèÒ§äÁèÂèÍ·éÍ
maaeH thangH saamR khohnM jaL suungR waiM gawF dtaamM dtaaeL khaoR yangM dahmM neernM bohtL baatL naiM sangR khohmM yaangL maiF yaawF thaawH
"Even though all three of them were elderly, they continued to perform their roles in society without being discouraged."
áÁéã¹Çѹ·Õè¤ÃÖéÁ¿éÒ¤ÃÖéÁ½¹¡çµéͧ·Ò¤ÃÕÁ¡Ñ¹á´´´éÇ áÅФÇÃÊÇÁàÊ×éͼéÒ·ÕèÁÕᢹÂÒÇ «Ö觨ЪèÇ¡ѹÃѧÊÕä´éºéÒ§ à¾×èÍ»¡»éͧ¼ÔÇ¢ÒǢͧ¤Ø³ äÁèãËéËÁͧ¤ÅéÓáÅÐàËÕèÂÇá¡èàÃçÇà¡Ô¹ä»
maaeH naiM wanM theeF khreumH faaH khreumH fohnR gawF dtaawngF thaaM khreemM ganM daaetL duayF laeH khuaanM suaamR seuuaF phaaF theeF meeM khaaenR yaaoM seungF jaL chuayF ganM rangM seeR daiF baangF pheuuaF bpohkL bpaawngF phiuR khaaoR khaawngR khoonM maiF haiF maawngR khlaahmH laeH hiaaoL gaaeL reoM geernM bpaiM
Even on overcast days (they) should put on (sun-block) cream and should wear long-sleeved shirts which help block the sun’s rays. (All of this should) protect your light skin and prevent you from getting dark, wrinkled, and old too early (in your life).
...áÁé»Ñ­ËÒÀÒÂã¹¾ÁèÒÍѹà¡ÕèÂÇà¹×èͧ¡Ñº¡ÒÃàÁ×ͧ¡Òû¡¤ÃͧáÅÐà¡Ô´¼Å¡ÃзºÁÒ¶Ö§ä·Â àªè¹...
maaeH bpanM haaR phaayM naiM phaH maaF anM giaaoL neuuangF gapL gaanM meuuangM gaanM bpohkL khraawngM laeH geertL phohnR graL thohpH maaM theungR thaiM chehnF
despite the internal political and administrative problems and which have previously had an effect on Thailand, for example:
áÁéäÁèà˹×ͤÇÒÁ¤Ò´ËÁÒ áµè¡ç¶×ÍÇèÒ ´Ô¹¿éÒÍÒ¡ÒȢͧÃѰºÒŪش¹ÕéÇÔ»ÃÔµá»Ã»Ãǹ
maaeH maiF neuuaR khwaamM khaatF maayR dtaaeL gawF theuuR waaF dinM faaH aaM gaatL khaawngR ratH thaL baanM chootH neeH wiH bpaL ritL bpraaepL ruaanM
"Even though it is not beyond (anyone’s) expectations, many still believe that the political climate surrounding this government is unusual and unstable."
áÁéÇèҨӹǹàÊÕ§¢Í§¾Ãä¾Åѧ»ÃЪҪ¹¨Ðà»ç¹µèÍ áµè¡çãªèÇèÒ¨ÐËÒ¾ÃäÃèÇÁÃѰºÒÅ à¾×èÍÊÃéÒ§àʶÕÂÃÀÒ¾ä´é§èÒ æ
maaeH waaF jahmM nuaanM siiangR khaawngR phakH phaH langM bpraL chaaM chohnM jaL bpenM dtaawL dtaaeL gawF chaiF waaF jaL haaR phakH ruaamF ratH thaL baanM pheuuaF saangF saL thiianR phaapF daiF ngaayF ngaayF
"Even though the PPP prevailed but it still needs to find another party to help it form a government in order to more easily create (long-term) stability."
áÁéàÇÅÒ¼èÒ¹ÁÒ¡ÇèÒÊͧ·ÈÇÃÃÉáÅéÇ¡çµÒÁáµèÁØÁÁͧ¢Í§·èÒ¹ÂѧÃèÇÁÊÁÑÂÍÂÙèäÁè¹éÍÂ
maaeH waehM laaM phaanL maaM gwaaL saawngR thohtH watH laaeoH gawF dtaamM dtaaeL moomM maawngM khaawngR thanF yangM ruaamF saL maiR yuuL maiF naawyH
"Even though two decades have past, his perspective is still fairly contemporary."
äÁèÇèÒÍÐäâͧÇÑÇ ¹Ñº¨Ò¡¹Á áç§Ò¹«Ò¡ 仨¹¶Ö§áÁéáµè¢Õé¢Í§Áѹ ¡çÅéǹ¹ÓÁÒãªé»ÃÐ⪹ìä´éËÁ´
maiF waaF aL raiM khaawngR wuaaM napH jaakL nohmM raaengM ngaanM saakF bpaiM johnM theungR maaeH dtaaeL kheeF khaawngR manM gawF luaanH nahmM maaM chaiH bpraL yoht[n]L daiF mohtL
Many products from the cow including its milk, its labor, its carcass, and even its excrement can all be brought to good use.
ͧ¤ì¡Ã¹Õéä´é´Óà¹Ô¹ä» áÁé¡ÒáèÍ¡Óà¹Ô´¢Í§Í§¤ì¡ÃÁÔä´éà»ç¹ä»µÒÁ¤ÃÃÅͧáËè§ÃѰ¸ÃÃÁ¹Ù­áÅС®ËÁÒ·Õè¤ÇèÐà»ç¹
ohng[k]M gaawnM neeH daiF dahmM neernM bpaiM maaeH gaanM gaawL gahmM neertF khaawngR ohng[k]M gaawnM miH daiF bpenM bpaiM dtaamM khanM laawngM haengL ratH thamM maH nuunM laeH gohtL maayR theeF khuaanM jaL bpenM
"This organization continues its activities, even though it was not created by a constitutional or legal process as it should have been."
͹ØÊÑ­­Ò©ºÑº¹ÕéáÁéä·ÂäÁèãËéà»ç¹ÀÒ¤Õ ¡çÁÕ°Ò¹Ðà»ç¹¡®ËÁÒÂÃÐËÇèÒ§»ÃÐà·È¨ÒÃÕµ»ÃÐà¾³Õ Áռż١¾Ñ¹·Ø¡»ÃÐà·Èâ´Â»ÃÔÂÒÂ
aL nooH sanR yaaM chaL bapL neeH maaeH thaiM maiF haiF bpenM phaaM kheeM gawF meeM thaaR naH bpenM gohtL maayR raH waangL bpraL thaehtF jaaM reetF bpraL phaehM neeM meeM phohnR phuukL phanM thookH bpraL thaehtF dooyM bpaL riH yaayM
"Even though Thailand was not a signatory, this convention has the status as being “customary law” and has the effect of being implicitly binding all countries. ."
2.   [conjunction]
definition
[establishing a conditional link between phrases]

sample
sentences
¢Í§ÊÙ§áÁé»Í§µéͧ¨Ôµ ÁÔ¤Ô´»Õ¹»èÒ¨Ðä´éËÃ×Í
khaawngR suungR maaeH bpaawngM dtaawngF jitL miH khitH bpeenM bpaayL jaL daiF reuuR
"Nothing ventured, nothing gained."
àÃ×èͧ¹ÕéáÁé¡ÃзÑ觨ФԴ¡çÂѧäÁè¤Ô´àÅÂ
reuuangF neeH maaeH graL thangF jaL khitH gawF yangM maiF khitH leeuyM
"I haven't even thought of it."

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