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| ทำไมรากต้นไม้บ้านเรามันต้องแทง ดันฟุตบาทออกมากระเจิดกระเจิง? thamM maiM raakF dtohnF maaiH baanF raoM manM dtawngF thaaengM danM footH baatL aawkL maaM graL jeertL graL jeerngM |  |
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| Phonemic Thai | ทำ-ไม-ราก-ต้น-ม้าย-บ้าน-เรา-มัน-ต็้อง-แทง-ดัน-ฟุด-บาด-ออก-มา-กฺระ-เจิด-กฺระ-เจิง |
| IPA | tʰam maj râːk tôn máːj bâːn raw man tɔ̂ŋ tʰɛːŋ dan fút bàːt ʔɔ̀ːk maː kràʔ tɕɤ̀ːt kràʔ tɕɤːŋ |
| Royal Thai General System | thammai rak ton mai ban rao man tong thaeng dan futbat ok ma krachoetkrachoeng |
| [example sentence] | |||
| definition | "Why in Thailand do tree roots have to stick out, pushing up the sidewalks unevenly in all directions?" | ||
| categories | |||
| components |  ทำไม  | thamM maiM | why |
| ราก | raakF | root; foundation; source | |
ต้นไม้  | dtohnF maaiH | tree or plant | |
| บ้านเรา | baanF raoM | our house; our nation; our home | |
| มัน | manM | [the indefinite pronoun for referring to animals or things] it, they, them | |
| ต้อง | dtawngF | [auxiliary verb] has to...; must...; is required to...; is duty-bound to... | |
| แทง | thaaengM | to stab (in the back); to pierce; to puncture (a tire); to gore;to spear (fish); to penetrate (to the very heart); to enter (in a book);to make (a note) | |
| ดัน | danM | to push; press; force; insist; support | |
| ฟุตบาท | footH baatL | sidewalk; footpath | |
| ออกมา | aawkL maaM | [resultative grammatical marker indicating "out" or "away"] | |
| กระเจิดกระเจิง | graL jeertL graL jeerngM | in disorder; in all directions; here and there | |
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