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เขาสอดลวดเข้าเหงือกของปลา แล้วมัดห้อยไว้กับหางไถ
khaoR saawtL luaatF khaoF ngeuuakL khaawngR bplaaM laaeoH matH haawyF waiH gapL haangR thaiR
pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thaiเขา-สอด-ลวด-เค่า-เหฺงือก-ของ-ปฺลา-แล้ว-มัด-ฮ่อย-ไว้-กับ-หาง-ไถ
IPAkʰǎw sɔ̀ːt lûːat kʰâw ŋɯ̀ːak kʰɔ̌ːŋ plaː lɛ́ːw mát hɔ̂ːj wáj kàp hǎːŋ tʰǎj
Royal Thai General Systemkhao sot luat khao ngueak khong pla laeo mat hoi wai kap hang thai

 [example sentence]
definition
"He threaded a wire through the fish’s gills and hung [the fish] on the plow handle."

categories
componentsเขา khaoR[3rd person singular or plural pronoun] he; she; him; her; they; them
สอด saawtLto insert; enclose
ลวด luaatFwire
เข้า khaoFto enter; go in; to penetrate; to insert; to approach
เหงือก ngeuuakL[of a fish] the gill
ของ khaawngRof; belonging to; that or those of; [a word used with a pronoun to indicate possesion, as in "John's truck"]
ปลา bplaaMfish
แล้ว laaeoH[positioned at the beginning of a clause indicating the ordering of events or agreement with main clause] next; then; afterwards; so; finally; and
มัด matHto bind or tie
ห้อย haawyFdrooping; hanging down
ไว้ waiH[aspect marker indicating "keep" or "put away"]
กับ gapLwith; to; for
หาง haangRtail
ไถthaiRto plow; thrust; push
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