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Thai Text:
ดอกไม้ดอกเดียวกำลังเติบโตจากพื้นดินแห้ง

English Translation:
A single flower is growing out of dry ground.

Grammar Notes:
Lesson: ดอกไม้ดอกเดียวกำลังเติบโตจากพื้นดินแห้ง

Romanisation: *Dòk-máai dòk diaow gam-lang dtòrb-dtoo jàak péun-din hâeng.*

Word-by-word breakdown:
1. ดอกไม้ (dòk-máai) – *noun* – "flower" (no infinitive; base form is ดอกไม้).
2. ดอกเดียว (dòk diaow) – *noun phrase* – "a single flower" (ดอก = "flower" as a classifier; เดียว = "single/only").
3. กำลัง (gam-lang) – *auxiliary verb* – indicates continuous action ("is/are [verb]-ing").
4. เติบโต (dtòrb-dtoo) – *verb* – "to grow" (infinitive: เติบโต).
5. จาก (jàak) – *preposition* – "from."
6. พื้นดิน (péun-din) – *noun* – "ground/soil" (พื้น = "surface"; ดิน = "earth/soil").
7. แห้ง (hâeng) – *adjective* – "dry" (infinitive: แห้ง).

Grammar tip:
- กำลัง + verb creates the present continuous tense (e.g., กำลังกิน = "is eating").
- ดอกเดียว uses ดอก as a classifier for flowers, paired with เดียว ("single") to specify quantity.

Related words:
- บาน (baan) – *verb* – "to bloom" (infinitive: บาน).
- ชื้น (chéun) – *adjective* – "damp" (opposite of แห้ง).
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