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săm-néuk

Meanings

1NounB2

awareness; realization; sense

Awareness or realization about something; a sense or feeling of understanding, often about oneself or society.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoสำนึกsăm-néukสำนึกsăm-néuk1awareness; realization; sense2conscience3[to] realize; become aware; feel gratitude/remorseเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesสิ่งแวดล้อมsìng wâet lómสิ่งแวดล้อมsìng wâet lóm1environment; the environment (natural)2surroundings; environment (general)หลังจากlăng jàakหลังจากlăng jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asแม่น้ำmâe námแม่น้ำmâe námriverสกปรกsòk-gà-bpròkสกปรกsòk-gà-bpròk1dirty; unclean2dirty; unclean (vulgar: filthy)3immoral; corrupt (figurative)
He began to have awareness about the environment after seeing the polluted river.
2NounB2

[to] realize; become aware; feel gratitude/remorse

To realize or become aware of something, often with a feeling of gratitude, responsibility, or remorse.

Examples

หลังจากlăng jàakหลังจากlăng jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1please (polite request)2[to] save; rescue [sb]3[to] help; assist [sb/sth]ค่ารักษาkâa rák-săaค่ารักษาkâa rák-săamedical expensesเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerสำนึกบุญคุณsăm-néuk bun kunสำนึกบุญคุณsăm-néuk bun kun1[to] feel grateful; be appreciative2gratitude; gratefulnessและláeและláeand (coordinating)ตั้งใจdtâng jaiตั้งใจdtâng jai1[to] intend; mean to2[to] be determined; resolve3[to] pay close attention; concentrate4intentionally; on purposeทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateมากขึ้นmâak kêunมากขึ้นmâak kêun1more; increasingly2greater; more (than before)
After his mother helped with the medical expenses, he felt grateful and became more determined to work.
3NounC1

conscience

An inner moral sense that guides one’s understanding of right and wrong; moral consciousness or conscience.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหยุดyùtหยุดyùt1[to] stop; halt2holiday; day off; breakโกงgohngโกงgohng1[to] cheat; swindle; rig2cheating; corrupt; rigged3cheat; fraudเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoสำนึกsăm-néukสำนึกsăm-néuk1awareness; realization; sense2conscience3[to] realize; become aware; feel gratitude/remorseว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeการกระทำgaan grà-tamการกระทำgaan grà-tam1action; act; deed2conduct (as judged)3act (legal term)นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)ผิดpìtผิดpìt1wrong; incorrect2illegal; against the law3improper; inappropriate4miss-; wrongly (prefix/adverbial use)5be wrong; make a mistakeและláeและláeand (coordinating)ทำร้ายtam ráaiทำร้ายtam ráai1[to] harm; hurt [sb/sth]2[to] assault; attack3[to] self-harm4[to] wrong; mistreatผู้อื่นpôo èunผู้อื่นpôo èunothers; other people; someone else
He stopped cheating because his conscience told him it was wrong and hurt others.

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