เดียงสา(diiang săa)

Meanings

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discerning; aware of worldly matters

Having sufficient understanding to recognize and make sense of things; usually used negatively in ไม่เดียงสาไม่เดียงสาmâi diiang săainnocent; naive or ไร้เดียงสาไร้เดียงสาrái diiang-săainnocent; naive.

Examples

ลูกlôokลูกlôok1fruit2classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objects3child; son; daughter4ball; spherical object5offspring (of animals); youngยังyangยังyang1yet? (question use)2still; continuing3not yet (with ไม่)4still/even (emphatic degree)ไม่เดียงสาmâi diiang săaไม่เดียงสาmâi diiang săainnocent; naiveจึงjeungจึงjeung1only then; then (as a result)2therefore; so; thusไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เข้าใจว่าkâo jai wâaเข้าใจว่าkâo jai wâa[to] believe/understand that [clause]ทำไมtam maiทำไมtam mai1why (question word)2why (expressing disbelief/complaint)พ่อแม่pôr mâeพ่อแม่pôr mâeparentsถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1about; concerning; regarding2as much as; as many as; to the point of3to; until; up to4[to] arrive; reach5to; toward (recipient/goal)6even if; even thoughแยกกันอยู่yâek gan yòoแยกกันอยู่yâek gan yòo[to] be separated (of a couple)
Our child is still too young to understand why we live apart.
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ตอนนั้นdton nánฉันchănยังyangไร้เดียงสาrái diiang-săaใครkraiพูดpôotอะไรà-raiก็gâwเชื่อchêuuaไปหมดbpai mòt
I was naive back then and believed everything anyone told me.
แม้máeเธอterจะjàดูdooไร้เดียงสาrái diiang-săaแต่dtàeเธอterก็gâwรู้ทันróo tanว่าwâaอีกฝ่ายèek fàaiกำลังgam-langพยายามpà-yaa-yaamหลอกlòkเอาaoเงินngern
Although she seemed naive, she could tell that the other person was trying to trick her out of her money.
การgaanคาดหวังkâat wăngว่าwâaทุกคนtúk konจะjàรักษาสัญญาrák-săa săn-yaaโดยdoiไม่ต้องmâi dtôngมีmeeข้อตกลงkô dtòk-longเป็นbpenลายลักษณ์อักษรlaai-lák-àk-sŏnอาจàatเป็นbpenความคิดkwaam kítที่têeไร้เดียงสาrái diiang-săaเกินไปgern bpai
Expecting everyone to keep their promises without a written agreement may be overly naive.

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