ขอเดชะ(kǒr-day-chá)

Meanings

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[Royal] May it please Your Majesty; By Your Majesty's grace.

A fixed royal phrase used when speaking to a monarch, to humbly start a request or report. Equivalent to 'May it please Your Majesty'.

Examples

ขอเดชะkǒr-day-cháขอเดชะkǒr-day-chá[Royal] May it please Your Majesty; By Your Majesty's grace.ฝ่าละอองธุลีพระบาทfàa lá-ong tú-lee prá-bàatฝ่าละอองธุลีพระบาทfàa lá-ong tú-lee prá-bàatYour/His Majesty (extreme honorific)ปกเกล้าปกกระหม่อมbpòk glâo bpòk grà-mòmปกเกล้าปกกระหม่อมbpòk glâo bpòk grà-mòm[to] reign over and protect (royal/very formal)บัดนี้bàt néeบัดนี้bàt néenow; at this time (formal/literary)คณะผู้แทนká-ná pôo taenคณะผู้แทนká-ná pôo taendelegation; group of representativesทางการทูตtaang gaan-tôotทางการทูตtaang gaan-tôotdiplomatic; related to diplomacyได้dâiได้dâi1[to] manage to; succeed in2[to] get; obtain; receive3actualized-action marker4can; [to] be able to; may5okay; sure; agreedเดินทางมาdern taang maaเดินทางมาdern taang maa[to] travel here; [to] comeถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1about; concerning; regarding2as much as; as many as; to the point of3to; until; up to4[to] arrive; reach5to; toward (recipient/goal)6even if; even thoughแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; completed-action marker2already; now (as of this point)3then; and then; after that4and; and then (linking clauses)พ่ะpâพ่ะpâroyal-deferential particle (formulaic)ย่ะyâย่ะyâemphatic/final particle (snappy or curt)ค่ะkâค่ะkâ1polite particle (female, short response)2polite particle (female, statement)
May it please Your Majesty, the diplomatic delegation has now arrived.
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