Question in Thai Language forum posted here:

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Translation-...-R-t253537.html

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Maestro

Question in Thai Language forum posted here:

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Translation-...-R-t253537.html

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Maestro

And this is the reply.

My reading is that it can be either parent. Both the Issan Lawyers and Tilleke & Gibbins versions are correct overall (though "throughout the year" in T&G is superfluous, as "annual" already captures the correct meaning from the Thai).

In the phrase บิดาหรือมารดานั้น (bidaa rue maandaa nan), นั้น (nan) modifies the whole phrase "father or mother", and can be either one. In fact, นั้น (nan) acts like English "the" in this case, which is how T&G has translated it: "the father or mother..."

(But "one of the parents" captures the same meaning. What is not clear here is whether a combined income of 40,000/month is allowed. If we read this strictly, then it is not.)

Thanks Rikker for your help.