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| ประทานโทษ bpraL thaanM tho:htF |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ปฺระ-ทาน-โทด |
| IPA | pràʔ tʰaːn tʰôːt |
| Royal Thai General System | prathan thot |
| 1. [verb, phrase, formal] | |||
| definition | [extremely formal] excuse me; I beg your pardon; pardon me | ||
| components | ประทาน  | bpraL thaanM | [as a king or god] to give; grant; bestow |
 โทษ | tho:htF | punishment; penalty; penance; guilt; blame; offence; crime; penalty; ill-effect; harm; danger; fault; defect; sinfulness; misdeed | |
| synonyms | ขอขมา | khaawR khaL maaM | to apologize; ask for forgiveness |
| ขออภัย | khaawR aL phaiM | to apologize; to pardon — [when passing by] "Excuse me." | |
| ขออำไพ | khaawR amM phaiM | [slang for ขออภัย] "Excuse me." "Sorry." | |
| โทษที | tho:htF theeM | 'Scuse me. [colloquial version of ขอโทษ] | |
| 2. ขอประทานโทษ khaawR bpraL thaanM tho:htF [example sentence, formal] | |||
| definition | "I beseech you to forgive me." "I beg of you to forgive me." | ||
| components | ขอ | khaawR | to ask for; to request; "I'd like..." — "May/Can I have...?" |
| ประทานโทษ | bpraL thaanM tho:htF | [extremely formal] excuse me; I beg your pardon; pardon me | |
| synonyms | ขอขมา | khaawR khaL maaM | to apologize; ask for forgiveness |
| ขออภัย | khaawR aL phaiM | to apologize; to pardon — [when passing by] "Excuse me." | |
| ขออำไพ | khaawR amM phaiM | [slang for ขออภัย] "Excuse me." "Sorry." | |
| โทษที | tho:htF theeM | 'Scuse me. [colloquial version of ขอโทษ] | |
| ประทานโทษ | bpraL thaanM tho:htF | [extremely formal] excuse me; I beg your pardon; pardon me | |
| 3. [verb] | |||
| definition | [extremely formal] excuse me; I beg your pardon; pardon me | ||
| components | ประทาน | bpraL thaanM | [as a king or god] to give; grant; bestow |
| โทษ | tho:htF | punishment; penalty; penance; guilt; blame; offence; crime; penalty; ill-effect; harm; danger; fault; defect; sinfulness; misdeed | |
| related words | |||
| ขอบคุณ | khaawpL khoonM | [spoken formally to a person of higher rank or status, e.g. parents, teachers] "Thank you" [male: add ครับ ; female: add ค่ะ ] | |
| ขอบพระคุณครับ | khaawpL phraH khoonM khrapH | [spoken by male] a formal expression of thanks, showing one's gratitude, used by persons of the same social status or when a junior, subordinate, inferior, or young person or fellow thanking a senior, grown-up, adult, or an elder | |
| ขอบพระคุณค่ะ | khaawpL phraH khoonM khaF | [spoken by female] a formal expression of thanks, showing one's gratitude, used by persons of the same social status or when a junior, subordinate, inferior, or young person or fellow thanking a senior, grown-up, adult, or an elder | |
| sample sentence | |||
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