ขอสัญชาติ(kŏ săn-châat)
Meanings
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[to] apply for citizenship
to apply for citizenship; to request nationality
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himอาศัยอยู่aa-săi yòoอาศัยอยู่aa-săi yòo[to] live; reside; dwell; inhabitในnaiในnai1of; belonging to (formal)2in; inside; within3during; in (time)ประเทศไทยbprà-têet taiประเทศไทยbprà-têet taiThailandมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerสิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten; unit of tenปีbpeeปีbpee1year2classifier: yearsแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; completed-action marker2already; now (as of this point)3then; and then; after that4and; and then (linking clauses)และláeและláeand (coordinating)ตอนนี้dton néeตอนนี้dton née1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)กำลังจะgam-lang jàกำลังจะgam-lang jàabout to (imminent future)ไปbpaiไปbpai1(aspect) completed; already past2[to] go3away; off (directional complement/particle)4on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)ขอสัญชาติkŏ săn-châatขอสัญชาติkŏ săn-châat[to] apply for citizenshipไทยtaiไทยtai1Thai person2Thai (language)3Thai; of Thailand
He has lived in Thailand for ten years and is now going to apply for Thai citizenship.
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การgaanขอสัญชาติkŏ săn-châatต้องdtôngใช้cháiเอกสารèk-gà-săanหลายอย่างlăai yàangและláeใช้เวลาchái way-laaรอrorค่อนข้างkôn kâangนานnaan
Applying for citizenship requires many documents and takes quite a long time to wait.
ผู้ที่pôo têeต้องdtôngการยื่นเรื่องgaan yêun rêuuangขอสัญชาติkŏ săn-châatจะต้องjà dtôngผ่านpàanการทดสอบgaan tót sòpภาษาpaa-săaและláeตรวจสอบdtrùuat sòpประวัติอาชญากรรมbprà-wàt àat-chá-yaa-gamอย่างเข้มงวดyàang kêm ngûuat
Those who wish to submit an application for citizenship must pass a language test and a rigorous criminal background check.
แม้ว่าmáe wâaเขาkăoจะjàแต่งงานdtàeng ngaanกับgàpคนท้องถิ่นkon tóng tìnแต่dtàeกระบวนการgrà-buan-gaanขอสัญชาติkŏ săn-châatก็gâwยังyangมีmeeขั้นตอนkân dtonทางกฎหมายtaang gòt-măaiที่têeซับซ้อนsáp sónอยู่ดีyòo dee
Even though he married a local, the process of applying for nationality still involves complex legal procedures anyway.
Word Breakdown
ขอkŏrขอkŏr1[to] wish for; pray for2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] request; ask for [sth]Part 1
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สัญชาติsăn-châatสัญชาติsăn-châat1innate nature (lit./formal)2nationality; citizenship (by nation)Part 2
ขอสัญชาติkŏ săn-châatขอสัญชาติkŏ săn-châat[to] apply for citizenship