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Thai Text:
รูปภาพนี้แสดงชายและหญิงกำลังจับมือกัน

English Translation:
This image shows a man and a woman shaking hands.

Grammar Notes:
The Thai sentence "รูปภาพนี้แสดงชายและหญิงกำลังจับมือกัน" translates to "This picture shows a man and a woman holding hands." Let's break down the sentence into individual words and explain their grammar roles:

1. รูปภาพ (rûup-pâap) - This word consists of "รูป" (rûup, meaning "image" or "picture") and "ภาพ" (pâap, meaning "picture"). When combined, it intensifies the meaning to specifically refer to "picture" or "image." In the sentence, it acts as the subject.

2. นี้ (nîi) - This is a demonstrative adjective meaning "this." It modifies "รูปภาพ" to specify "this picture."

3. แสดง (sà-daeng) - This verb means "to show" or "to display." The infinitive form is "แสดง" (sà-daeng). It is used here as the main verb in the sentence.

4. ชาย (chaai) - This noun means "man." It acts as a part of the compound object of the verb "แสดง."

5. และ (láe) - This conjunction means "and." It is used to link two nouns together within the sentence, i.e., "man" and "woman."

6. หญิง (yĭng) - This noun means "woman." It is linked to "ชาย" by the conjunction "และ," forming the compound object along with "ชาย."

7. กำลัง (gam-lang) - This word is used to indicate the present continuous tense. It precedes a verb to show that an action is currently ongoing.

8. จับ (jàp) - This verb means "to grab" or "to hold." The infinitive form is also "จับ" (jàp). In this sentence, it is part of a verb phrase showing the action taking place.

9. มือ (meuu) - This noun means "hand." It serves as the object of the verb "จับ."

10. กัน (gan) - This is a reflexive pronoun used to indicate a mutual action between subjects. In this context, it shows that the action of holding hands is shared between the man and the woman.

General Grammar Tip: In Thai, the structure often follows a Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) order, similar to English. However, modifiers like demonstrative adjectives (นี้) follow the noun they describe, unlike in English where they precede the noun.

Related Words: Here are a couple of related vocabulary terms that were not explained in the original sentence:
- รูปแบบ (rûup-bàep) - meaning "form" or "pattern."
- ภาพยนตร์ (pâap-ya-nóht) - meaning "movie" or "film," where "ภาพ" also refers to a visual representation.

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