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| ข. ไม่ทราบว่าใครกำลังพูดครับ maiF saapF waaF khraiM gamM langM phuutF khrapH |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ไม่-ซาบ-ว่า-ไคฺร-กำ-ลัง-พูด-คฺรับ |
| IPA | mâj sâːp wâː kʰraj kam laŋ pʰûːt kʰráp |
| Royal Thai General System | mai sap wa khrai kamlang phut khrap |
| [example sentence, formal] | |||
| definition | "May I know who is speaking, please" — "May I have your name, please?" | ||
| categories | |||
| components | ข | b.) — [indicating the second item in a list]; Mr. B. | |
 ไม่  | maiF | not; no | |
| ทราบ | saapF | [polite] to know a fact or piece of information | |
| ว่า | waaF | [proposition complementizer] that...; as... [see examples] | |
| ใคร | khraiM | [indicating a question] who? whom? | |
| กำลัง | gamM langM | [auxiliary verb indicating the present participle, meaning "in the act of" or "in the process of", similar to the English suffix, "-ing"] | |
| พูด | phuutF | to speak; to talk; to say | |
| ครับ | khrapH | [word added by a male speaker to the end of every sentence to convey politeness or] "yes"; "that's right"; "I see." | |
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