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ผู้นำสองประเทศกำลังเตะถ่วงยืดเวลาการเผชิญหน้าออกไปให้นานที่สุดเท่าที่จะทำได้ phuuF namM saawngR bpraL thaehtF gamM langM dtehL thuaangL yeuutF waehM laaM gaanM phaL cheernM naaF aawkL bpaiM haiF naanM theeF sootL thaoF theeF jaL thamM daiF |
pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | พู่-นำ-สอง-ปฺระ-เทด-กำ-ลัง-เตะ-ถ่วง-ยืด-เว-ลา-กาน-ผะ-เชิน-น่า-ออก-ไป-ไฮ่-นาน-ที่-สุด-เท่า-ที่-จะ-ทำ-ได้ |
IPA | pʰûː nam sɔ̌ːŋ pràʔ tʰêːt kam laŋ tèʔ tʰùːaŋ jɯ̂ːt weː laː kaːn pʰà tɕʰɤːn nâː ʔɔ̀ːk paj hâj naːn tʰîː sùt tʰâw tʰîː tɕàʔ tʰam dâj |
Royal Thai General System | phu nam song prathet kamlang te thuang yuet wela kan phachoen na ok pai hai nan thi sut thao thi cha tham dai |
[example sentence] | |||
definition | "The leaders of the two nations are putting off their confrontation for as long as they possibly can." | ||
components | ผู้นำ | phuuF namM | person who is a leader |
สอง | saawngR | two; the number or quantity two | |
ประเทศ | bpraL thaehtF | nation; country | |
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"] | |
เตะถ่วง | dtehL thuaangL | to retard; drag on; put off; delay | |
ยืดเวลา | yeuutF waehM laaM | to defer; postpone; delay; hold over; procrastinate; put off; put on ice; shelve; suspend | |
การเผชิญหน้า | gaanM phaL cheernM naaF | confrontation; clash; conflict | |
ออกไป | aawkL bpaiM | [directional marker implying "outside of"; "outward"; "removal"; "departure"; or "into the future"] | |
ให้ | haiF | for; towards; in the direction of; into; to | |
นาน | naanM | long time; as time passes | |
ที่สุด | theeF sootL | [is] the most or best; the end; [equivalent to the suffix] "-est" | |
เท่าที่จะทำได้ | thaoF theeF jaL thamM daiF | as much as can be; as much as one can | |