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ไลน์  laiM
pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thaiไล
IPAlaj
Royal Thai General Systemlai

 [noun, loanword, English]
definition
[Thai transcription of the foreign loanword] "line" or the social media app "LINE"

exampleไซด์ไลน์saiM laiM[Thai transcription of the foreign loanword, "sideline" or "side line"] describing a young Thai person, sometimes educated and middle-class, offering companionship on a part-time basis during a period of being unemployed; if working through a bar, they do not dance on the stage
sample
sentences
ได้รับไลน์ส่งต่อกันมาหยก ๆ
daiF rapH laiM sohngL dtaawL ganM maaM yohkL yohkL
"I just received a LINE message which had been going around."
หลังจากพูดคุยกันถูกคอ ก่อนกลับประเทศอังกฤษมิสเตอร์คริสได้ขอเบอร์ ขอไอดีไลน์
langR jaakL phuutF khuyM ganM thuukL khaawM gaawnL glapL bpraL thaehtF angM gritL mitH dtuuhrM khritH daiF khaawR buuhrM khaawR aiM deeM laiM
"After they had talked to each other and got to like one another, before returning to his home in England, Mr. Chris asked for [Mr. Samruey’s] telephone number and LINE ID."
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