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em big – small   »   th ใหญ่ – เล็ก

68 [sixty-eight]

big – small

big – small

68 [หกสิบแปด]

hòk-sìp-bhæ̀t

ใหญ่ – เล็ก

[yài-lék]

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big and small ใ-ญ่ แ-ะ เ--ก ใ--- แ-- เ--- ใ-ญ- แ-ะ เ-็- ------------- ใหญ่ และ เล็ก 0
yài-læ--l-́k y------------ y-̀---æ---e-k ------------- yài-lǽ-lék
The elephant is big. ช-างต--ใ--่ ช---------- ช-า-ต-ว-ห-่ ----------- ช้างตัวใหญ่ 0
ch-́-g-dhu--y--i c--------------- c-a-n---h-a-y-̀- ---------------- cháng-dhua-yài
The mouse is small. หน---ว-ล-ก ห--------- ห-ู-ั-เ-็- ---------- หนูตัวเล็ก 0
n-̌o------le-k n------------- n-̌---h-a-l-́- -------------- nǒo-dhua-lék
dark and bright ม-ด แล--ส---ง ม-- แ-- ส---- ม-ด แ-ะ ส-่-ง ------------- มืด และ สว่าง 0
me--t-------̀-w--ng m------------------ m-̂-t-l-́-s-̀-w-̂-g ------------------- mêut-lǽ-sà-wâng
The night is dark. ต-น-ล--คื--ืด ต------------ ต-น-ล-ง-ื-ม-ด ------------- ตอนกลางคืนมืด 0
dh----g-a-g---un--êut d--------------------- d-a-n-g-a-g-k-u---e-u- ---------------------- dhawn-glang-keun-mêut
The day is bright. ตอ--ล---ั---่-ง ต-------------- ต-น-ล-ง-ั-ส-่-ง --------------- ตอนกลางวันสว่าง 0
d-aw--glan-------à--a-ng d------------------------ d-a-n-g-a-g-w-n-s-̀-w-̂-g ------------------------- dhawn-glang-wan-sà-wâng
old and young แ-- - --- - ห-ุ่- ----ว แ-- / ช-- – ห---- / ส-- แ-่ / ช-า – ห-ุ-ม / ส-ว ----------------------- แก่ / ชรา – หนุ่ม / สาว 0
g----h-́-r--no----sǎo g--------------------- g-̀-c-a---a-n-̀-m-s-̌- ---------------------- gæ̀-chá-ra-nòom-sǎo
Our grandfather is very old. คุณ-ู่ /-คุ-ตา--อ-เ-า-ก่-าก ค----- / ค---- ข----------- ค-ณ-ู- / ค-ณ-า ข-ง-ร-แ-่-า- --------------------------- คุณปู่ / คุณตา ของเราแก่มาก 0
k----bho-o-ko-n-dh--k-̌-----ao-----mâk k-------------------------------------- k-o---h-̀---o-n-d-a-k-̌-n---a---æ---a-k --------------------------------------- koon-bhòo-koon-dha-kǎwng-rao-gæ̀-mâk
70 years ago he was still young. 70 ป- ที-แ------น--ง-นุ-ม 7- ป- ท------------------ 7- ป- ท-่-ล-ว-่-น-ั-ห-ุ-ม ------------------------- 70 ปี ที่แล้วท่านยังหนุ่ม 0
b--e-têe---́----̂----------om b----------------------------- b-e---e-e-l-́---a-n-y-n---o-o- ------------------------------ bhee-têe-lǽo-tân-yang-nòom
beautiful and ugly ส-- และ -่-เ-ล--ด ส-- แ-- น-------- ส-ย แ-ะ น-า-ก-ี-ด ----------------- สวย และ น่าเกลียด 0
s---y--æ---a--g--̀at s------------------- s-̌-y-l-́-n-̂-g-i-a- -------------------- sǔay-lǽ-nâ-glìat
The butterfly is beautiful. ผ-เส-้อสวย ผ--------- ผ-เ-ื-อ-ว- ---------- ผีเสื้อสวย 0
p--e----ua---̌ay p--------------- p-̌---e-u---u-a- ---------------- pěe-sêua-sǔay
The spider is ugly. แม-มุมน่----ี-ด แ-------------- แ-ง-ุ-น-า-ก-ี-ด --------------- แมงมุมน่าเกลียด 0
m-n--m--m-nâ-gl-̀at m------------------- m-n---o-m-n-̂-g-i-a- -------------------- mæng-moom-nâ-glìat
fat and thin อ-วน--ล- -อม อ--- แ-- ผ-- อ-ว- แ-ะ ผ-ม ------------ อ้วน และ ผอม 0
u-----æ--p---m u------------- u-a---æ---a-w- -------------- ûan-lǽ-pǎwm
A woman who weighs a hundred kilos is fat. ผู-ห-ิ--ี่หนั----0 กิ-ลอ้-น ผ------------- 1-- ก------- ผ-้-ญ-ง-ี-ห-ั- 1-0 ก-โ-อ-ว- --------------------------- ผู้หญิงที่หนัก 100 กิโลอ้วน 0
po---yǐng-t-̂----̀k-g-̀--o---̂an p-------------------------------- p-̂---i-n---e-e-n-̀---i---o---̂-n --------------------------------- pôo-yǐng-têe-nàk-gì-loh-ûan
A man who weighs fifty kilos is thin. ผู-ช-ย-ี-ห--ก------โ-ผ-ม ผ------------ 5- ก------ ผ-้-า-ท-่-น-ก 5- ก-โ-ผ-ม ------------------------ ผู้ชายที่หนัก 50 กิโลผอม 0
p-̂----a--têe-n--k-g-̀--oh--a--m p-------------------------------- p-̂---h-i-t-̂---a-k-g-̀-l-h-p-̌-m --------------------------------- pôo-chai-têe-nàk-gì-loh-pǎwm
expensive and cheap แพง แล--ถ-ก แ-- แ-- ถ-- แ-ง แ-ะ ถ-ก ----------- แพง และ ถูก 0
p--g-lǽ--o-ok p------------- p-n---æ---o-o- -------------- pæng-lǽ-tòok
The car is expensive. ร--า----ง ร-------- ร-ร-ค-แ-ง --------- รถราคาแพง 0
ro-t--a--a--æ-g r-------------- r-́---a-k---æ-g --------------- rót-ra-ka-pæng
The newspaper is cheap. หนั-สื---มพ์-า-า-ถูก ห--------------- ถ-- ห-ั-ส-อ-ิ-พ-ร-ค- ถ-ก -------------------- หนังสือพิมพ์ราคา ถูก 0
nǎng-s--u-pi--r--ka----ok n------------------------- n-̌-g-s-̌---i---a-k---o-o- -------------------------- nǎng-sěu-pim-ra-ka-tòok

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Code-switching

More and more people are growing up bilingual. They can speak more than one language. Many of these people often switch languages. They decide which language to use depending on the situation. For example, they speak a different language at work than at home. By doing so, they adapt themselves to their environment. But there is also the possibility of switching languages spontaneously. This phenomenon is called code-switching . In code-switching, the language gets switched in the middle of speaking. There could be many reasons why speakers switch languages. Often, they don't find the appropriate word in one language. They can express themselves better in the other language. It can also be that the speaker feels more confident in one of the languages. They use this language for private or personal things. Sometimes a certain word doesn't exist in a language. In this case the speaker must switch languages. Or they switch languages so that they aren't understood. In that case code-switching works like a secret language. Earlier, mixing languages was criticized. It was thought that the speaker couldn't speak either language correctly. Today it is viewed differently. Code-switching is recognized as a special linguistic competence. It can be interesting to observe speakers using code-switching. Often, they don't just switch the language they're speaking. Other communicative elements change as well. Many speak faster, louder or more accentuated in the other language. Or they suddenly use more gestures and facial expressions. In this way, code-switching is always a little bit of culture-switching too…