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| ลุงมากำลังต้อนไก่ให้เข้าเล้า เพราะเย็นมากแล้ว loongM maaM gamM langM dtaawnF gaiL haiF khaoF laaoH phrawH yenM maakF laaeoH |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ลุง-มา-กำ-ลัง-ต้อน-ไก่-ไฮ่-เค่า-ล้าว-เพฺราะ-เย็น-มาก-แล้ว |
| IPA | luŋ maː kam laŋ tɔ̂ːn kàj hâj kʰâw láːw pʰrɔ́ʔ jen mâːk lɛ́ːw |
| Royal Thai General System | lung ma kamlang ton kai hai khao lao phro yen mak laeo |
| [example sentence] | |||
| definition | "Uncle Ma is driving his chickens back into the coop because it is already late." | ||
| components |  ลุง  | loongM | uncle; elder uncle; elder brother of a parent; great uncle |
| มา | maaM | [Chinese male nickname] Ma | |
| กำลัง | gamM langM | [auxiliary verb indicating the present participle, meaning "in the act of" or "in the process of", similar to the English suffix, "-ing"] | |
| ต้อน | dtaawnF | to herd; or corner; gather together | |
ไก่  | gaiL | chicken | |
| ให้ | haiF | to give; to let; to send to; to allow; to convey towards; to pay (attention); to have someone do something | |
| เข้า | khaoF | to enter; go in; penetrate; insert; approach; begin | |
| เล้า | laaoH | coop; enclosure; pen; sty | |
| เพราะ | phrawH | because; because of; due to; owing to | |
| เย็น | yenM | early evening hours between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. | |
| มาก | maakF | much; many; very; more; so much; a great deal; seriously | |
| แล้ว | laaeoH | [positioned at the end of a clause indicating current position, fulfilment of a condition, emphasis, or confirmation] already; any more | |
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