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Life Events

Words for life's milestones: starting school, getting a job, marriage, retirement, and more.

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Thai	Reading	Meaning
เข้าโรงเรียน	khâo roong-riankʰâw roːŋ.rian	to start school
ได้งาน	dâai ngaandâːj ŋaːn	to get a job
มีแฟน	mii fɛɛnmiː fɛːn	to have a partner
มีลูก	mii lûukmiː lûːk	to have a child
ซื้อบ้าน	sʉ́ʉ bâansɯ́ː bâːn	to buy a house
ตั้งตัว	dtâng-dtuatâŋ.tua	to get established
เลี้ยงดูพ่อแม่	líang-duu phɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛlíaŋ.duː pʰɔ̂ː.mɛ̂ː	to support one's parents
วัยทำงาน	wai tham-ngaanwaj tʰam.ŋaːn	working age
วัยกลางคน	wai glaang-khonwaj klaːŋ.kʰon	middle age
ครบรอบ	khróp-rɔ̂ɔpkʰróp.rɔ̂ːp	anniversary
วันครบรอบแต่งงาน	wan khróp-rɔ̂ɔp dtɛ̀ng-ngaanwan kʰróp.rɔ̂ːp tɛ̀ŋ.ŋaːn	wedding anniversary
ย้ายไปต่างประเทศ	yáai pai dtàang-prà-thêetjáːj paj tàːŋ.prà.tʰêːt	to move abroad
จุดเปลี่ยนชีวิต	jùt-plìan chii-wíttɕùt.plìan tɕʰiː.wít	turning point in life
มรดก	mɔɔ-rá-dòkmɔː.rá.dòk	inheritance; heritage
พินัยกรรม	phí-nai-gampʰí.naj.kam	will
แต่งงานใหม่	dtɛ̀ng-ngaan màitɛ̀ŋ.ŋaːn màj	to remarry
ตั้งครรภ์	dtâng-khantâŋ.kʰan	to become pregnant
ขึ้นบ้านใหม่	khʉ̂n bâan màikʰɯ̂n bâːn màj	housewarming ceremony

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