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| เวลาพูดเรื่องคอรัปชั่นทีไหร่ เราก็มักจะบอกกันว่าเป็นมายังงี้ตั้งโกฏิปีแล้ว waehM laaM phuutF reuuangF khaawM rapH chanF theeM raiL raoM gaawF makH jaL baawkL ganM waaF bpenM maaM yangM ngeeH dtangF go:htL bpeeM laaeoH |  |
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| Phonemic Thai | เว-ลา-พูด-เรื่อง-คอ-รับ-ชั่น-ที-ไหฺร่-เรา-ก้อ-มัก-จะ-บอก-กัน-ว่า-เป็น-มา-ยัง-งี้-ตั้ง-โกด-ปี-แล้ว |
| IPA | weː laː pʰûːt rɯ̂ːaŋ kʰɔː ráp tɕʰân tʰiː ràj raw kɔ̂ː mák tɕàʔ bɔ̀ːk kan wâː pen maː jaŋ ŋíː tâŋ kòːt piː lɛ́ːw |
| Royal Thai General System | wela phut rueang khorapchan thi rai rao ko mak cha bok kan wa pen ma yangngi tang kot pi laeo |
| [example sentence] | |||
| definition | "Whenever we talk about corruption, we tell each other that it has been like this for 10 million years already." | ||
| components |  เวลา   | waehM laaM | [general] time [as in space and time] |
| พูด | phuutF | to speak; to talk; to say | |
| เรื่อง | reuuangF | about; relating to; concerning; [as part of the header in an official letter along with เรียน ] "Subject:" | |
| คอรัปชั่น | khaawM rapH chanF | [Thai transcription of the foreign loanword] corruption | |
| ที | theeM | turn; outing; chance; opportunity; instance; times; occasion | |
| ไหร่ | raiL | [always indicating a question] what; where; which; when | |
| เรา | raoM | we; us; our | |
| ก็ | gaawF | also; too; as well; well...; [suggestion] should... | |
| มัก | makH | often; frequently; inclined towards; prone towards | |
| จะ | jaL | [imminent aspect marker] | |
| บอก | baawkL | to say; tell; inform; mention; state; relate; let (someone) know | |
| กัน | ganM | together with | |
| ว่า | waaF | [proposition complementizer] that...; as... [see examples] | |
เป็นมา | bpenM maaM | to happen; to occur | |
| ยังงี้ | yangM ngeeH | like this [colloquial] | |
| ตั้ง | dtangF | to decree; lay down; formulate (laws, rules, regulations, questions) | |
| โกฏิ | go:htL | 10 million | |
| ปี | bpeeM | year; annum; annual | |
| แล้ว | laaeoH | [adverbial word indicating past tense or aspect marker indicating present perfect (past continued to present)] in the past; completed; still; to make done | |
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