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| ทหารถือปืนแบกปูนไปโบกตึก thaH haanR theuuR bpeuunM baaekL bpuunM bpaiM bo:hkL dteukL |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ทะ-หาน-ถือ-ปืน-แบก-ปูน-ไป-โบก-ตึก |
| IPA | tʰá hǎːn tʰɯ̌ː pɯːn bɛ̀ːk puːn paj bòːk tɯ̀k |
| Royal Thai General System | thahan thue puen baek pun pai bok tuek |
| [example sentence, colloquial] | |||
| definition | [tongue twister] "A soldier carrying a gun took a bag of cement to spread on a building." | ||
| categories | |||
| components | ทหาร  | thaH haanR | soldier |
| ถือ | theuuR | to hold (in hand); to carry; to hold together | |
| ปืน | bpeuunM | gun, rifle, pistol, firearm, weapon | |
| แบก | baaekL | to carry a load on or over the shoulder or on the back; to carry piggyback | |
| ปูน | bpuunM | lime; mortar; calcium oxide; quicklime; CaO | |
| ไป | bpaiM | [a word placed before or after a verb or an adjective to emphasize it (e.g. too big, too small) or indicate direction] too | |
| โบก | bo:hkL | to spread or apply cement, mortar, or plaster | |
 ตึก | dteukL | building; brickwork; a brick structure | |
| related words | |||
ระนอง-ระยอง-ยะลา | raH naawngM raH yaawngM yaH laaM | [tongue twister] Ranong-Rayong-Yala (province names) | |
| หมู-หมึก-กุ้ง | muuR meukL goongF | [tongue twister] Pork-Squid-Shrimp (repeat this one many times consecutively!) | |
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