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Thai Text:
คู่หนุ่มสาวมองหน้ากัน พวกเขาอยู่ที่สถานีรถไฟ

English Translation:
A young couple looking at each other. They are at a train station.

Grammar Notes:
1. คู่หนุ่มสาว (khuu num saao)
- Meaning: young couple.
- Grammar: This is a noun phrase. "คู่" (khuu) means pair or couple, "หนุ่ม" (num) means young man, and "สาว" (saao) means young woman. Together, they form the phrase "young couple."

2. มอง (mong)
- Meaning: to look, to gaze.
- Grammar: This is a verb indicating the action of looking or gazing.

3. หน้ากัน (naa gan)
- Meaning: at each other's face.
- Grammar: "หน้า" (naa) means face, and "กัน" (gan) is a reciprocal pronoun meaning each other. Together, they form a phrase indicating looking at each other's faces.

4. พวกเขา (phuak khao)
- Meaning: they, them.
- Grammar: This is a pronoun referring to a group of people, in this case, the young couple.

5. อยู่ (yuu)
- Meaning: to be (location), to stay, to reside.
- Grammar: This is a verb used to indicate existence or presence in a place.

6. ที่ (thii)
- Meaning: at, in, on (preposition indicating location).
- Grammar: This is a preposition used to specify the location of the subject.

7. สถานี (sa-thaa-nii)
- Meaning: station.
- Grammar: This is a noun referring to a station.

8. รถไฟ (rot fai)
- Meaning: train.
- Grammar: This is a noun referring to a train.

When translated, the sentence means: "The young couple looked at each other. They were at the train station."

General Grammar Tip

In Thai, pronouns like "กัน" (gan) are used to indicate reciprocal actions, showing that the action is being performed by two or more subjects on each other. Additionally, location prepositions such as "ที่" (thii) are crucial for specifying where an action is taking place.

Related Words

- ยิ้ม (yim)
- Meaning: to smile.
- Grammar: This is a verb indicating the action of smiling.

- สถานีตำรวจ (sa-thaa-nii tam-ruat)
- Meaning: police station.
- Grammar: This is a noun referring to a police station.

- คู่รัก (khuu rak)
- Meaning: lovers, couple.
- Grammar: This is a noun phrase referring to two people in a romantic relationship.

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