ประโยค
sentence
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This word refers to a sentence in speech or writing. It also serves as the classifier for counting sentences.
sentence
A sentence that expresses a complete thought, whether spoken or written.
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ประโยคนี้หมายความว่าอะไร prayòok níi mǎay khwaam wâa aray What does this sentence mean? ประโยคนี้หมายความว่าอะไร details
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นักเรียนกำลังฝึกแต่งประโยคภาษาอังกฤษ nákrian kamlaŋ fʉ̀k tɛ̀ŋ prayòok phaasǎa aŋkrìt The students are practicing writing sentences in English. นักเรียนกำลังฝึกแต่งประโยคภาษาอังกฤษ details
[classifier for sentences]
Used after a number to count spoken or written sentences.
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แต่งประโยคสามประโยค tɛ̀ŋ prayòok sǎam prayòok Write three sentences. แต่งประโยคสามประโยค details
Learning notes
Explanation
ประโยค is a neutral term used in grammar lessons and everyday language learning. It applies to spoken sentences as well as written ones. แต่งประโยค means “make a sentence.” ประโยคนี้หมายความว่าอะไร means “What does this sentence mean?” and is useful when asking about something you do not understand. The same word functions as both the noun and its classifier. สามประโยค means “three sentences,” and ประโยคสั้น ๆ สามประโยค means “three short sentences.”
Usage
Use it when making sentences in a language class, asking about a sentence’s meaning or structure, or specifying how many sentences to write. It can also refer to a particular sentence from a conversation or a movie.
Caution
Thai often omits a subject when it is clear from context, so a sentence does not always have an explicit subject. Spaces in Thai writing do not necessarily mark sentence boundaries.
Differences from similar words
1 sentence synonyms
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ข้อความ refers to text or a message and may contain several sentences. ประโยค identifies an individual sentence as a unit of language.
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วลี means a phrase: a group of words that forms part of a sentence. ประโยค refers to a sentence expressing a complete thought.