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"to require; to want" in Thai

ต้องการ
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Literal Breakdown

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The 21st consonant of the Thai alphabet ต
falling tone marker ไม้โท
vowel aw (long version) -อ
The 7th consonant of the Thai alphabet ง
The 1st consonant of the Thai alphabet ก
vowel a (long version) -า
The 35th consonant of the Thai alphabet ร

Summary

The Thai translation for “to require; to want” is ต้องการ. The Thai, ต้องการ, can be broken down into 7 parts:"The 21st consonant of the Thai alphabet" (ต), "falling tone marker" (ไม้โท), "vowel aw (long version)" (-อ), "The 7th consonant of the Thai alphabet" (ง), "The 1st consonant of the Thai alphabet" (ก), "vowel a (long version)" (-า) and "The 35th consonant of the Thai alphabet" (ร).

See also

Recording English Thai Learn
to want to อยาก
to desire ใคร่
to want เอา

Examples of "to require; to want" in use

There are 194 examples of the Thai word for "to require; to want" being used:
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We want an ambulance. เราต้องการรถพยาบาล
I need an ambulance. (female speaker, formal) ดิฉันต้องการรถพยาบาล
I need to go to the hospital. (female speaker, formal) ดิฉันต้องการไปโรงพยาบาล
I need a telephone. ผมต้องการโทรศัพท์
She wants a handbag. เธอต้องการกระเป๋าถือ
Tom doesn’t know what Mary wants to buy. ทอมไม่รู้ว่าแมรี่ต้องการซื้ออะไร
I want to buy a ticket for Bangkok. ฉันต้องการซื้อตั๋วไปกรุงเทพ
We want to understand people. เราต้องการที่จะเข้าใจคนอื่นๆ
We need bread and rice. เราต้องการขนมปังและข้าว
I need a bed. ผมต้องการเตียง

Practice Lesson

"to require; to want" Practice (152)
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Lesson words
must; have to,
to require; to want
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Lesson phrases
Are you sure that you want to do it this way?,
Ask whatever you want.,
but if we want to be formal when speaking in er...a meeting room or a public place,
Buy whatever you want.,
Can I exchange it if needed.,
Do we want anything else?,
Do you need more money?,
Do you want a taxi?,
Do you want my email address?,
Do you want some more rice?,
Do you want to leave tomorrow?,
Everyone needs money.,
He wants to go back to the jungle.,
I don’t want anything else.,
I don’t want to right now.,
I don’t want Tom to know about this.,
I just need some fresh air.,
I just wanted to call a taxi.,
I know that wasn’t the answer you wanted.,
I know you’d prefer a bottle of red wine.
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