Thai Text:
เจ้าของร้านที่อยู่หลังเคาน์เตอร์มองดูผู้หญิงคนนั้นและถามว่าเธอต้องการความช่วยเหลือหรือไม่ ลูกค้าพูดว่า: "ฉันแค่มอง ฉันไม่ต้องการซื้ออะไร"
English Translation:
The shop owner behind the counter looks at the woman and asks if she needs help. The customer says: "I'm just looking. I don't want to buy anything."
เจ้าของร้านที่อยู่หลังเคาน์เตอร์มองดูผู้หญิงคนนั้นและถามว่าเธอต้องการความช่วยเหลือหรือไม่ ลูกค้าพูดว่า: "ฉันแค่มอง ฉันไม่ต้องการซื้ออะไร"
English Translation:
The shop owner behind the counter looks at the woman and asks if she needs help. The customer says: "I'm just looking. I don't want to buy anything."
| Grammar Notes: เจ้าของร้าน (jâo khǒng ráan) - "shop owner". "เจ้าของ" (jâo khǒng) means "owner", and "ร้าน" (ráan) means "shop" or "store". ที่ (thîi) - "that" or "which". Here, it's used as a relative pronoun to introduce a relative clause. อยู่ (yùu) - "is located" or "exists". It's the verb for indicating location or existence. หลัง (lǎng) - "behind". It's a preposition indicating location relative to something else. เคาน์เตอร์ (kaun-têr) - "counter". A loanword from English, referring to the shop's service counter. มองดู (mong doo) - "to look at" or "to watch" (infinitive: มอง /mong/). "ดู" (doo) is often added for emphasis or to make the action more specific. ผู้หญิง (phûu yǐng) - "woman". "ผู้" (phûu) indicates a person, and "หญิง" (yǐng) means female. คนนั้น (khon nán) - "that person". "คน" (khon) means "person", and "นั้น" (nán) indicates "that" for specifying which person. และ (láe) - "and". A conjunction used to connect words or phrases of the same grammatical type. ถาม (thǎam) - "to ask" (infinitive: ถาม /thǎam/). It's the action of inquiring or questioning. ว่า (wâa) - "that". Here, it introduces direct speech or a reported statement. เธอ (thoe) - "she" or "her". A pronoun referring to a female person. ต้องการ (tông gaan) - "to want" or "to desire" (infinitive: ต้องการ /tông gaan/). It indicates a need or desire for something. ความช่วยเหลือ (khwam chûay lěo) - "help" or "assistance". "ความ" (khwam) turns verbs or adjectives into nouns, and "ช่วยเหลือ" (chûay lěo) means to assist or help. หรือไม่ (rǔe mâi) - "or not". It's used to form a yes-no question. ลูกค้า (lûuk kháa) - "customer". It refers to a person who purchases goods or services from a shop or business. พูด (phûut) - "to say" (infinitive: พูด /phûut/). It's the action of expressing something in words. ฉัน (chǎn) - "I". A pronoun used by the speaker to refer to themselves. แค่ (khâe) - "just" or "only". It limits the scope or extent of an action. มอง (mong) - "to look" (infinitive: มอง /mong/). It describes the act of looking or observing. ไม่ต้องการ (mâi tông gaan) - "do not want". "ไม่" (mâi) negates the verb "ต้องการ" (tông gaan), indicating a lack of desire or need. ซื้อ (súe) - "to buy" (infinitive: ซื้อ /súe/). It's the action of purchasing something. อะไร (à rai) - "anything" or "something". Used in negative sentences to mean "nothing" or in questions to mean "what". The sentence translates to: "The shop owner behind the counter looked at that woman and asked if she needed help or not. The customer said: 'I'm just looking, I don't want to buy anything.'" |
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