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| ผู้ปกครองเองก็บ่นว่าต้องเสียค่ากินเปล่าถึงจะให้ลูกเข้าโรงเรียนที่ตัวเอง ต้องการได้ phuuF bpohkL khraawngM aehngM gaawF bohnL waaF dtawngF siiaR khaaF ginM bplaaoL theungR jaL haiF luukF khaoF ro:hngM riianM theeF dtuaaM aehngM dtawngF gaanM daiF |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | พู่-ปก-คฺรอง-เอง-ก้อ-บ่น-ว่า-ต็้อง-เสีย-ค่า-กิน-ปฺล่าว-ถึง-จะ-ไฮ่-ลูก-เค่า-โรง-เรียน-ที่-ตัว-เอง-ต็้อง-กาน-ได้ |
| IPA | pʰûː pòk kʰrɔːŋ ʔeːŋ kɔ̂ː bòn wâː tɔ̂ŋ sǐːa kʰâː kin plàːw tʰɯ̌ŋ tɕàʔ hâj lûːk kʰâw roːŋ riːan tʰîː tuːa ʔeːŋ tɔ̂ŋ kaːn dâj |
| Royal Thai General System | phu pokkhrong eng ko bon wa tong sia kha kin plao thueng cha hai luk khao rong rian thi tua eng tong kan dai |
| [example sentence] | |||
| definition | "Parents themselves complain that they have to pay bribes in order to get their children into the school they want." | ||
| components | ผู้ปกครอง | phuuF bpohkL khraawngM | guardian; parent |
 เอง  | aehngM | by oneself; on one's own; personally; myself; oneself; himself; themselves | |
| ก็ | gaawF | [a particle or conjunction that emphasizes that which follows] | |
| บ่น | bohnL | to complain | |
| ว่า | waaF | [proposition complementizer] that...; as... [see examples] | |
| ต้องเสีย | dtawngF siiaR | to cost; pay; required to incur the cost | |
| ค่ากินเปล่า | khaaF ginM bplaaoL | bribe; fee; corruption | |
| ถึงจะ | theungR jaL | so that | |
| ให้ | haiF | to give; to let; to send to; to allow; to convey towards; to pay (attention); to have someone do something | |
| ลูก | luukF | child; offspring; son or daughter [including figurative usage for certain ideas]; cub; young animal | |
| เข้า | khaoF | to enter; go in; penetrate; insert; approach; begin | |
| โรงเรียน | ro:hngM riianM | [general] school [not used to refer to college or university] | |
| ที่ | theeF | [the relative pronouns] that; which; which is... | |
| ตัวเอง | dtuaaM aehngM | yourself; self; alone; oneself; himself; herself; by oneself; own; one's own | |
| ต้องการ | dtawngF gaanM | to need; want; require; desired | |
| ได้ | daiF | can; to be able; is able; am able; may; might [auxiliary of potential, denoting possbility, ability, or permission] | |
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