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Thai Text:
ฉากอันงดงามของท่าเรือยามพระอาทิตย์ตกดิน มีเรือหลายลำและประภาคาร

English Translation:
A picturesque scene of a harbour at sunset. There are many boats and a lighthouse.

Grammar Notes:
1. ฉาก (chaak)
- Meaning: scene, backdrop.
- Grammar: This is a noun referring to a view or a setting.

2. อันงดงาม (an ngot-ngaam)
- Meaning: beautiful, splendid.
- Grammar: This is an adjective phrase where "อัน" (an) is a classifier or a linker used to modify the noun, and "งดงาม" (ngot-ngaam) means beautiful or splendid.

3. ของ (khong)
- Meaning: of, belonging to.
- Grammar: This is a preposition indicating possession or association.

4. ท่าเรือ (thaa ruea)
- Meaning: pier, harbor.
- Grammar: This is a noun referring to a dock or a place where boats and ships load and unload.

5. ยาม (yaam)
- Meaning: time, moment, occasion.
- Grammar: This is a noun indicating a specific time or period.

6. พระอาทิตย์ตกดิน (phra-aa-thit tok din)
- Meaning: sunset.
- Grammar: This phrase combines "พระอาทิตย์" (phra-aa-thit) meaning sun, and "ตกดิน" (tok din) meaning to set. Together, they refer to the sunset.

7. มี (mii)
- Meaning: has, have, there is, there are.
- Grammar: This is a verb indicating existence or possession.

8. เรือ (ruea)
- Meaning: boat, ship.
- Grammar: This is a noun referring to a watercraft.

9. หลายลำ (laai lam)
- Meaning: many (boats).
- Grammar: "หลาย" (laai) means many, and "ลำ" (lam) is the classifier for boats and ships. Together, they specify a number of boats.

10. และ (lae)
- Meaning: and.
- Grammar: This is a conjunction used to connect words, phrases, or clauses.

11. ประภาคาร (pra-phaa-khaan)
- Meaning: lighthouse.
- Grammar: This is a noun referring to a tower with a light that guides ships.

When translated, the sentence means: "The beautiful scene of the harbor at sunset has many boats and a lighthouse."

General Grammar Tip

In Thai, the structure of noun phrases often includes classifiers like "อัน" (an) and "ลำ" (lam), which provide specificity to the noun. Additionally, conjunctions such as "และ" (lae) are used to connect multiple items within a sentence.

Related Words

- ทะเล (tha-le)
- Meaning: sea, ocean.
- Grammar: This is a noun referring to a large body of saltwater.

- แสงอาทิตย์ (saeng aa-thit)
- Meaning: sunlight.
- Grammar: This is a noun referring to the light from the sun.

- ภูเขา (phuu khao)
- Meaning: mountain.
- Grammar: This is a noun referring to a large natural elevation of the earth's surface.

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