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ตอนเด็ก ๆ ผมเข้าใจตลอดว่า คนที่เรียนดีได้คะแนนสูง ได้อันดับดี ๆ สอบติดมหาวิทยาลัยดี ๆ จบด็อคเตอร์ หลาย ๆ ใบ คือคนเก่ง ๆ dtaawnM dekL phohmR khaoF jaiM dtaL laawtL waaF khohnM theeF riianM deeM daiF khaH naaenM suungR daiF anM dapL deeM saawpL dtitL maH haaR witH thaH yaaM laiM deeM johpL dawkL dtuuhrM laaiR baiM kheuuM khohnM gengL |
pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | ตอน-เด็ก-ผม-เค่า-ไจ-ตะ-หฺลอด-ว่า-คน-ที่-เรียน-ดี-ได้-คะ-แนน-สูง-ได้-อัน-ดับ-ดี-สอบ-ติด-มะ-หา-วิด-ทะ-ยา-ลัย-ดี-จบ-ด็อก-เตอ-หฺลาย-ไบ-คือ-คน-เก่ง |
IPA | tɔːn dèk pʰǒm kʰâw tɕaj tà lɔ̀ːt wâː kʰon tʰîː riːan diː dâj kʰáʔ nɛːn sǔːŋ dâj ʔan dàp diː sɔ̀ːp tìt má hǎː wít tʰá jaː laj diː tɕòp dɔ̀k tɤː lǎːj baj kʰɯː kʰon kèŋ |
Royal Thai General System | ton dek phom khao chai talot wa khon thi rian di dai khanaen sung dai andap di sop tit maha witthayalai di chop doktoe lai bai khue khon keng |
[example sentence] | |||
definition | "When I was young, I always thought that someone who did well in school and got good grades, achieved high levels, tested well enough in entrance exams to get into a good university, got many doctorates, that person was very smart." | ||
categories | |||
components | ตอน | dtaawnM | a period of time; during...; an interval; when... |
เด็ก | dekL | child | |
ผม | phohmR | [used by male speakers] I; me; my | |
เข้าใจ | khaoF jaiM | to understand; comprehend; appreciate | |
ตลอด | dtaL laawtL | all the time; always | |
ว่า | waaF | [proposition complementizer] that...; as... [see examples] | |
คน | khohnM | person; guy; people; man; human being | |
ที่ | theeF | [the relative pronoun] who [or subordiate conjunction] whom | |
เรียน | riianM | to study at the elementary school level; study at any academic level | |
ดี | deeM | [is] good; well; fine; nice; excellent; high | |
ได้ | daiF | to receive; to obtain; acquire; get; have got | |
คะแนน | khaH naaenM | grade; point; score; mark | |
สูง | suungR | [is] tall; high; advanced | |
ได้ | daiF | can; to be able; is able; am able; may; might [auxiliary of potential, denoting possbility, ability, or permission] | |
อันดับ | anM dapL | series; order; rank; file; level; grade; sequence | |
ดี | deeM | [is] good; well; fine; nice; excellent; high | |
สอบติด | saawpL dtitL | to pass [an admission exam]; attain admission [to a university]; pass [an employment] test | |
มหาวิทยาลัย | maH haaR witH thaH yaaM laiM | university | |
ดี | deeM | [is] good; well; fine; nice; excellent; high | |
จบ | johpL | to end; to finish | |
ด็อคเตอร์ | dawkL dtuuhrM | [Thai transcription of the foreign loanword] doctor; Ph.D. | |
หลาย | laaiR | several; numerous; a variety; many; sundry; diverse; [the prefix] "multi-"; many | |
ใบ | baiM | [numerical classifier for bottles, drinking glasses, backpacks, money, leaves, sheets, hats, the world, cards and other flat objects, eggs]; [colloquial classifier for eggs] | |
คือ | kheuuM | [copula] to be; (conjunction used for equivalence definitions) | |
คนเก่ง | khohnM gengL | an intellect; a highly intelligent person | |