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Thai Text:
“ทุกคนคือดวงจันทร์ และมีด้านมืดที่เขาไม่เคยแสดงให้ใครเห็น” – มาร์ค ทเวน

English Translation:
"Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody." – Mark Twain

Grammar Notes:
1. ทุกคน (thuk khon)
- Meaning: everyone, every person.
- Grammar: This is a pronoun that refers to all people.

2. คือ (khuue)
- Meaning: is, are, am (used to equate two things).
- Grammar: This is a verb used to link the subject with the predicate, functioning as a copula.

3. ดวงจันทร์ (duang jan)
- Meaning: the moon.
- Grammar: This is a noun referring to the moon.

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

5. มี (mii)
- Meaning: has, have.
- Grammar: This is a verb indicating possession.

6. ด้านมืด (daan muet)
- Meaning: dark side.
- Grammar: This is a noun phrase where "ด้าน" (daan) means side, and "มืด" (muet) means dark.

7. ที่ (thii)
- Meaning: that, which, where (used to introduce a relative clause).
- Grammar: This is a relative pronoun.

8. เขา (khao)
- Meaning: he, she, they.
- Grammar: This is a pronoun referring to a person or people.

9. ไม่เคย (mai khoei)
- Meaning: never.
- Grammar: This is an adverb indicating that something has not happened at any time.

10. แสดง (sadaeng)
- Meaning: to show, to display.
- Grammar: This is a verb indicating the act of showing or displaying something.

11. ให้ (hai)
- Meaning: to, for (used to indicate the recipient of an action).
- Grammar: This is a preposition.

12. ใคร (khrai)
- Meaning: anyone, someone.
- Grammar: This is a pronoun referring to any person.

13. เห็น (hen)
- Meaning: to see.
- Grammar: This is a verb indicating the act of seeing.

When translated, the sentence means: "Everyone is like the moon and has a dark side which they never show to anyone."

General Grammar Tip

In Thai, relative clauses are often introduced by the word "ที่" (thii), which can be translated as "that" or "which" in English. This word helps to provide more information about the noun it follows.

Related Words

- ท้องฟ้า (thong faa)
- Meaning: sky.
- Grammar: This is a noun referring to the sky.

- แสงสว่าง (saeng sawang)
- Meaning: light.
- Grammar: This is a noun referring to brightness or light.

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