ความจำปลาทอง(kwaam jam bplaa tong)
Meanings
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goldfish memory; very poor memory
An idiom meaning a very poor or short memory; forgetting things quickly.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ต้องมีdtông meeต้องมีdtông mee[to] need to have; be required to haveความจำปลาทองkwaam jam bplaa tongความจำปลาทองkwaam jam bplaa tonggoldfish memory; very poor memoryแน่ๆnâe nâeแน่ๆnâe nâedefinitely; for sure; certainlyเลยloieเลยloie1[to] pass; go beyond; exceed2at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)3so; thus; then (immediate result)4completely; absolutely (emphasis)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because of; due to2because3melodious; pleasant-soundingเพิ่งpêrngเพิ่งpêrng1only just now; only now2just; recentlyอ่านหนังสือàan năng-sĕuอ่านหนังสือàan năng-sĕu[to] read; [to] studyจบjòpจบjòp1finished; over; done2[to] graduate3[to] end; be over4[to] complete; finish (an activity/task)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2from; since (starting point)3only; just (restriction)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3well; after all (emphasis/justification)4topic/resumption marker5conditional marker (if… then…)ลืมleuumลืมleuum1forget to; omit unintentionally2[to] forget3[to] leave behind (by forgetting)ชื่อchêuชื่อchêu1[to] be named; be called2reputation; renown3nameตัวละครdtuua lá-konตัวละครdtuua lá-kon1player; person involved (in an event)2character (in a story, play, film, game)ไปแล้วbpai láewไปแล้วbpai láew1[to] have gone; have left; be gone (completed action)2[to] be off now; I'm leaving (announcement)
I must have a goldfish memory; I just finished the book but I've already forgotten the character's name.
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อย่าyàaทำตัวtam dtuuaเป็นbpenคนkonความจำปลาทองkwaam jam bplaa tongสิsìจดjòtเวลานัดway-laa nátสำคัญsăm-kanไว้wáiในnaiปฏิทินbpà-dtì-tinด้วยdûuay
Don't have such a goldfish memory! Write down the important appointment time in the calendar.
ช่วงนี้chûuang néeรู้สึกว่าrúu-sèuk wâaตัวเองdtuua engเริ่มrêrmมีmeeความจำปลาทองkwaam jam bplaa tongมากขึ้นmâak kêunเรื่อยๆrêuuai-rêuuaiเพราะpráwลืมleuumว่าwâaวางwaangกุญแจรถgun-jae rótไว้wáiที่ไหนtêe năiแทบtâepทุกวันtúk wan
Lately, I feel like my memory is getting as short as a goldfish's; I forget where I put my car keys almost every day.
บางbaangคนวิจารณ์kon wí-jaanว่าwâaสังคมสมัยใหม่săng-kom sà-măi màiมีmeeความจำปลาทองkwaam jam bplaa tongคือkeuสนใจsŏn jaiเรื่องราวrêuuang raaoดราม่าdraa-mâaได้dâiไม่นานmâi naanก็gâwลืมleuumแล้วก็láeo gâwหันไปhăn bpaiสนใจsŏn jaiเรื่องใหม่rêuuang mài
Some criticize modern society for having a goldfish memory, being interested in dramatic events for only a short while before forgetting and moving on to the next new thing.
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ความจำปลาทองkwaam jam bplaa tongความจำปลาทองkwaam jam bplaa tonggoldfish memory; very poor memory