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Figurative Speech in Thai Language (Metaphor or Simile in Thai)

Figurative speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds. They are usually formed with “like” or “as”. Metaphors and similes work in the same way in the Thai language. In this lesson, we will learn how to describe things in a figurative way.

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คำอุปมา

kam ù-bpà-maa

Metaphor

การเปรียบเทียบ

gaan bprìiap tîiap

Simile

โง่เหมือนควาย

ngôh mĕuuan kwaai

Stupid like a buffalo.

ดุเหมือนเสือ

dù mĕuuan sĕuua

Fierce like a tiger.


สวยราวกับนางฟ้า

sŭuay raaogàp naang fáa

Beautiful like an angle.

ง่ายเหมือนปอกกล้วย

ngâai mĕuuan bpòk glûuay

Easy like peelling banana’s skins.

อากาศร้อนเหมือนซ้อมตกนรก

aa-gàat rón mĕuuan sóm dtòk ná-rók

The weather is hot like hell.


โกหกเนียนเหมือนเรียนมา

goh-hòk niian mĕuuan riian maa

She lies smoothly like it was her major of study.


การบ้าน gaan bâan HOMEWORK

  1. ซนเหมือน son mĕuuan .... (มด mót/ลิง ling/ปูติน bpoo dtin)

  2. ตาเป็น dtaa bpen .... (สับปะรด sàp-bpà-rót/ขนุน kà-nŭn/ส้ม sôm)

  3. Please share one metaphor or simile in your language.

 

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