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Thai Text:
รูปภาพนี้แสดงภาพผู้หญิงกำลังยืนยกมือ พื้นหลังเป็นผนังอิฐสีน้ำเงิน

English Translation:
The image shows a depiction of a woman performing a handstand. The background features a wall made of blue bricks.

Grammar Notes:
The Thai sentence "รูปภาพนี้แสดงภาพผู้หญิงกำลังยืนยกมือ พื้นหลังเป็นผนังอิฐสีน้ำเงิน" translates to "This picture shows a woman standing, raising her hand. The background is a blue brick wall." Let's break down this sentence to understand its grammar and vocabulary:

1. รูปภาพนี้ (rûup-phâap-níi) - This phrase is made up of:
- รูปภาพ (rûup-phâap) - "picture" or "image"
- นี้ (níi) - "this"; a demonstrative adjective used to specify the noun it follows.

2. แสดง (sà-daeng) - "shows" or "displays"; a verb. The infinitive form is แสดง (sà-daeng).

3. ภาพ (phâap) - "image" or "picture"; a noun.

4. ผู้หญิง (phûu-yĭng) - "woman"; a noun.

5. กำลัง (gam-lang) - "currently" or "in the process of"; used here to form the present continuous tense.

6. ยืน (yeun) - "stand"; a verb. The infinitive form is ยืน (yeun).

7. ยกมือ (yók-meuu) - "raise hand";
- ยก (yók) - "lift" or "raise"; a verb. The infinitive form is ยก (yók).
- มือ (meuu) - "hand"; a noun.

8. พื้นหลัง (phûen-lǎng) - "background";
- พื้น (phûen) - "floor" or "base", but in this context, it translates better as "background".
- หลัง (lǎng) - "back" or "behind".

9. เป็น (bpen) - "is" or "are"; a verb used here as a linking verb to describe the state of being. The infinitive form is เป็น (bpen).

10. ผนัง (phà-năng) - "wall"; a noun.

11. อิฐ (ìt) - "brick"; a noun.

12. สีน้ำเงิน (sǐi-nám-ngern) - "blue";
- สี (sǐi) - "color";
- น้ำเงิน (nám-ngern) - literally "silver water", but it means "blue" in color context.

Grammar Tip: Thai sentences often follow the structure SUBJECT + VERB + OBJECT, similar to English. However, adjectives (like "นี้" in "รูปภาพนี้") follow the nouns they describe, which is different from English where adjectives precede the nouns. The verbs do not conjugate based on tense. Instead, time indicators or other words (like "กำลัง" for ongoing actions) are used to denote tense.

Related Vocabulary:
- ภาพยนตร์ (phâap-yon) - "Movie" or "film"; derived from ภาพ.
- ผนังหิน (phà-năng hĭn) - "Stone wall"; building on ผนัง.

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