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| ทีเล่นทีจริง theeM lenF theeM jingM |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ที-เล่น-ที-จิง |
| IPA | tʰiː lên tʰiː tɕiŋ |
| Royal Thai General System | thi len thi ching |
| 1. [adverb] | |||
| definition | half-serious, half-joking; half in jest, half in earnest | ||
| components |  ที  | theeM | turn; outing; chance; opportunity; instance; times; occasion |
เล่น  | lenF | to play; have fun; enjoy; amuse; jest; have fun on the Internet | |
| ที | theeM | turn; outing; chance; opportunity; instance; times; occasion | |
| จริง | jingM | truthful; truthfully; really?; true; real; serious; no-nonsense; well; so | |
| sample sentences | วันที่ผมยังเป็น "นักข่าว เวลาใครถามผมว่าทำไมถึงเลือกอาชีพนี้ ผมมักจะตอบทีเล่นทีจริงว่า "ไม่ได้เลือก...แต่ทำตามความจำเป็น"  wanM theeF phohmR yangM bpenM nakH khaaoL waehM laaM khraiM thaamR phohmR waaF thamM maiM theungR leuuakF aaM cheepF neeH phohmR makH jaL dtaawpL theeM lenF theeM jingM waaF maiF daiF leuuakF dtaaeL thamM dtaamM khwaamM jamM bpenM "When I was still a reporter, whenever anyone asked me why I had chosen this profession, I would usually respond, half in jest, half in earnest, “I did not make a choice; but I [became one] out of necessity.”." | ||
คำตอบของผมเป็นคำตอบทีเล่นทีจริงเหมือนกับว่าทุกอย่างเป็นเหตุบังเอิญ...ไม่ได้เลือก khamM dtaawpL khaawngR phohmR bpenM khamM dtaawpL theeM lenF theeM jingM meuuanR gapL waaF thookH yaangL bpenM haehtL bangM eernM maiF daiF leuuakF "My answer was half in jest, half in earnest as if everything [that happened] was an accident; as if I had not chosen [what to do for a living]." | |||
| 2. พูดทีเล่นทีจริง phuutF theeM lenF theeM jingM [verb, phrase] | |||
| definition | to say something half in jest | ||
| components | พูด | phuutF | to speak; to talk; to say |
| ที | theeM | turn; outing; chance; opportunity; instance; times; occasion | |
| เล่น | lenF | to play; have fun; enjoy; amuse; jest; have fun on the Internet | |
| ที | theeM | turn; outing; chance; opportunity; instance; times; occasion | |
| จริง | jingM | truthful; truthfully; really?; true; real; serious; no-nonsense; well; so | |
| related word | พูดเป็นสองนัย | phuutF bpenM saawngR naiM | to say something that has to meanings; speak in an ambiguous manner |
| sample sentence | เขาพูดทีเล่นทีจริงอย่างนี้เป็นประจำ จนไม่รู้ว่าอะไรจริงอะไรแกล้ง khaoR phuutF theeM lenF theeM jingM yaangL neeH bpenM bpraL jamM johnM maiF ruuH waaF aL raiM jingM aL raiM glaaengF "He always talks in a half joking manner so that you can’t know when he is telling the truth and when he is just kidding." | ||
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