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| ขออภัย khaawR aL phaiM |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ขอ-อะ-พัย |
| IPA | kʰɔ̌ː ʔà pʰaj |
| Royal Thai General System | kho aphai |
| [verb, transitive, intransitive, phrase, formal] | |||
| definition | to apologize; to pardon — [when passing by] "Excuse me." | ||
| components |  ขอ  | khaawR | to ask for; to request; "I'd like..." — "May/Can I have...?" |
| อภัย | aL phaiM | a pardon; forgiveness | |
| synonyms | ขอขมา | khaawR khaL maaM | to apologize; ask for forgiveness |
| ขออำไพ | khaawR amM phaiM | [slang for ขออภัย] "Excuse me." "Sorry." | |
| โทษที | tho:htF theeM | 'Scuse me. [colloquial version of ขอโทษ] | |
| ประทานโทษ | bpraL thaanM tho:htF | [extremely formal] excuse me; I beg your pardon; pardon me | |
| sample sentences | |||
"ผมกับลูกและภรรยาก็กราบขออภัยด้วย รวมทั้งสิ่งที่เราจะทำต่อไป" phohmR gapL luukF laeH phanM raH yaaM gaawF graapL khaawR aL phaiM duayF ruaamM thangH singL theeF raoM jaL thamM dtaawL bpaiM "“My wife, my son, and I ask for your forgiveness [for anything we have done] and anything we may do [in the future].” " | |||
ขออภัยในความไม่สะดวก khaawR aL phaiM naiM khwaamM maiF saL duaakL "We would like to apologize for any inconvenience [you may experience]." | |||
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