Thai Text:
เธอชอบเครื่องปั้นดินเผา แต่สามีของเธอชอบวาดภาพ โดยเฉพาะสีน้ำ

English Translation:
She likes pottery, but her husband prefers painting, especially watercolours.

Grammar Notes:
เธอชอบเครื่องปั้นดินเผา แต่สามีของเธอชอบวาดภาพ โดยเฉพาะสีน้ำ

Word-by-Word Explanation:

1. เธอ (thoe)
- Meaning: She
- Pronunciation: /thoe/

2. ชอบ (chop)
- Meaning: Likes
- Pronunciation: /châwp/
- Infinitive: ชอบ (to like)

3. เครื่องปั้นดินเผา (khrueang pan din phao)
- Meaning: Pottery
- Pronunciation: /khrʉ̂ang pâan din phăo/
- เครื่อง (khrueang): Machine or device
- ปั้น (pan): To mold
- ดิน (din): Clay or soil
- เผา (phao): To fire or to bake

4. แต่ (tae)
- Meaning: But
- Pronunciation: /tɛ̀ː/

5. สามี (sami)
- Meaning: Husband
- Pronunciation: /sǎː.mii/

6. ของ (khong)
- Meaning: Of
- Pronunciation: /khɔ̌ːŋ/

7. เธอ (thoe)
- Meaning: Her
- Pronunciation: /thoe/

8. ชอบ (chop)
- Meaning: Likes
- Pronunciation: /châwp/
- Infinitive: ชอบ (to like)

9. วาด (wat)
- Meaning: To draw
- Pronunciation: /wâːt/
- Infinitive: วาด (to draw)

10. ภาพ (phap)
- Meaning: Picture or painting
- Pronunciation: /pʰâːp/

11. โดยเฉพาะ (doi cha pho)
- Meaning: Especially
- Pronunciation: /doːi tɕʰà.pʰɔ́/

12. สี (si)
- Meaning: Color or paint
- Pronunciation: /sǐː/

13. น้ำ (nam)
- Meaning: Water
- Pronunciation: /náːm/
- Together with สี (si): Watercolor
- Pronunciation: /sǐː náːm/

Sentence Translation:
เธอชอบเครื่องปั้นดินเผา แต่สามีของเธอชอบวาดภาพ โดยเฉพาะสีน้ำ
- "She likes pottery, but her husband likes painting, especially watercolor."

Grammar Tip:
In Thai, the structure of sentences often follows a Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) order, similar to English. However, possessive relationships are indicated by using the word ของ (khong) which means "of" to show possession. For example, "her husband" is expressed as "สามีของเธอ" (sami khong thoe), literally "husband of her."

Related Words:
- ดิน (din): Clay or soil
- ดินสอ (din so): Pencil (literally "clay stick")
- วาด (wat): To draw
- วาดรูป (wat rup): To draw a picture (using รูป (rup), which means "picture")

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