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| ขอใช้โทรศัพท์หน่อยได้ไหมครับ? khaawR chaiH tho:hM raH sapL naawyL daiF maiH khrapH |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ขอ-ไช้-โท-ระ-สับ-หฺน่อย-ได้-มั้ย-คฺรับ |
| IPA | kʰɔ̌ː tɕʰáj tʰoː rá sàp nɔ̀ːj dâj máj kʰráp |
| Royal Thai General System | kho chai thora sap noi dai mai khrap |
| [example sentence] | |||
| definition | [polite request made by male] "May I use the phone, please?" | ||
| categories | |||
| components |  ขอ  | khaawR | to ask for; to request; "I'd like..." — "May/Can I have...?" |
| ใช้ | chaiH | to use, to employ or exploit an object; to utilize; to resort to; to implement | |
โทรศัพท์  | tho:hM raH sapL | telephone; telephone call; telephone switchboard | |
| หน่อย | naawyL | [word used to soften the meaning of a sentence] "...a bit" — "...somewhat" — "...to some extent" | |
| ได้ไหม | daiF maiH | "...may I?" — "...can you?" | |
| ครับ | khrapH | [word added by a male speaker to the end of every sentence to convey politeness or] "yes"; "that's right"; "I see." | |
