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Countries & Languages

Countries, languages, and nationalities. A country is ประเทศ + name, a language is ภาษา + name, and a person is คน + name.

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ชาวต่างชาติchaao-dtàang-châattɕʰaːw.tàːŋ.tɕʰâːtforeigner
ญี่ปุ่นyîi-pùnjîː.pùnJapan
ไทยthaitʰajThailand
จีนjiintɕiːnChina
เกาหลีgao-lǐikaw.lǐːKorea
ไต้หวันdtâi-wǎntâj.wǎnTaiwan
ฮ่องกงhɔ̂ng-gonghɔ̂ŋ.koŋHong Kong
เวียดนามwîat-naamwîat.naːmVietnam
ลาวlaaolaːwLaos
กัมพูชาgam-phuu-chaakam.pʰuː.tɕʰaːCambodia
พม่าphá-mâapʰá.mâːMyanmar
มาเลเซียmaa-lee-siamaː.leː.siaMalaysia
สิงคโปร์sǐng-khá-poosǐŋ.kʰá.poːSingapore
อินโดนีเซียin-doo-nii-siaʔin.doː.niː.siaIndonesia
ฟิลิปปินส์fí-líp-pinfí.líp.pinPhilippines
อินเดียin-diaʔin.diaIndia
อเมริกาà-mee-rí-gaaʔà.meː.rí.kaːAmerica
อังกฤษang-grìtʔaŋ.krìtEngland; the UK; English
ฝรั่งเศสfà-ràng-sèetfà.ràŋ.sèːtFrance
เยอรมนีyəə-rá-má-niijɤː.rá.má.niːGermany
ออสเตรเลียɔ́ɔt-sà-dtree-liaʔɔ́ːt.sà.treː.liaAustralia
รัสเซียrát-siarát.siaRussia
ยุโรปyú-ròopjú.ròːpEurope
เอเชียee-chiaʔeː.tɕʰiaAsia
ภาษาญี่ปุ่นphaa-sǎa yîi-pùnpʰaː.sǎː jîː.pùnJapanese (language)
ภาษาจีนphaa-sǎa jiinpʰaː.sǎː tɕiːnChinese (language)
ภาษาเกาหลีphaa-sǎa gao-lǐipʰaː.sǎː kaw.lǐːKorean (language)
ภาษาอีสานphaa-sǎa ii-sǎanpʰaː.sǎː ʔiː.sǎːnIsan (northeastern Thai dialect)
ภาษาเหนือphaa-sǎa nʉ̌apʰaː.sǎː nɯ̌aNorthern Thai dialect (คำเมือง)
สัญชาติsǎn-châatsǎn.tɕʰâːtnationality
ภาษาแม่phaa-sǎa mɛ̂ɛpʰaː.sǎː mɛ̂ːnative language
ภาษาต่างประเทศphaa-sǎa dtàang-prà-thêetpʰaː.sǎː tàːŋ.prà.tʰêːtforeign language
สำเนียงsǎm-niangsǎm.niaŋaccent
พูดไม่ชัดphûut mâi chátpʰûːt mâj tɕʰátto have unclear pronunciation
พูดไทยเก่งphûut thai gèngpʰûːt tʰaj kèŋto be good at speaking Thai

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