ความจำสั้น(kwaam jam sân)

Meanings

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short memory

A poor memory; forgetfulness; a short memory.

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1[to] know how; be able to (skill)2[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)3to be (identity/category/state)4to becomeคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleความจำสั้นkwaam jam sânความจำสั้นkwaam jam sânshort memoryชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ลืมleuumลืมleuum1forget to; omit unintentionally2[to] forget3[to] leave behind (by forgetting)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2[to] think; consider; deem3[to] scold; reproach; criticize4that (clause marker)วางwaangวางwaang1[to] let go of; relinquish (attachment/prejudice)2[to] set; assign; impose3[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)4[to] put; place; set (down)5[to] hang up (the phone); end a call6[to] lay (eggs)กุญแจgun-jaeกุญแจgun-jae1key; crucial factor2clef (music)3key (for a lock)4answer key; key (solutions)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2for later; in reserve3marks retention or maintenance of a state4[to] leave (something) as is5[to] set aside; reserve6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ที่ไหนtêe năiที่ไหนtêe năi1where?2wherever (with ก็)3no way!; not at all (colloq.)
I have a short memory; I often forget where I put my keys.
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เขาkăoต้องdtôngจดjòtทุกอย่างtúk yàangลงในlong naiสมุดsà-mùtเพราะpráwเขาkăoเป็นbpenคนkonความจำสั้นkwaam jam sânมากmâak
He has to write everything down in a notebook because he has a very short memory.
ขอโทษนะkŏr-tôht náฉันchănความจำสั้นkwaam jam sânจำjamชื่อchêuคนkonไม่ค่อยmâi kôiได้dâi
Sorry, I have a short memory, I'm not good at remembering people's names.
พอporอายุมากàa-yú mâakขึ้นkêunดูเหมือนว่าdoo mĕuuan wâaอาการaa-gaanความจำสั้นkwaam jam sânจะjàเริ่มrêrmถามหาtăam hăaทำให้tam hâiลืมleuumเรื่องrêuuangเล็กๆlék lékน้อยๆnói nóiบ่อยขึ้นbòi kêun
As one gets older, it seems that forgetfulness starts to become more common, causing one to forget little things more often.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ความจำkwaam jamความจำkwaam jammemory (ability)Part 1
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สั้นsânสั้นsân1short (length)2concise3short (time; brief)Part 2
ความจำสั้นkwaam jam sânความจำสั้นkwaam jam sânshort memory