เรื่องสมมติ
rêuuang sŏm-mút
Meanings
1NounB1
fiction; fictional story
a story that is not real and comes from the imagination; fiction
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)เรื่องสมมติrêuuang sŏm-mútเรื่องสมมติrêuuang sŏm-mút1fiction; fictional story2hypothetical scenario; imagined caseก่อนนอนgòn nonก่อนนอนgòn non1before bed; before sleeping; at bedtime2bedtime (as a modifier)
Children like to listen to fictional stories before bed.
2NounB2
hypothetical scenario; imagined case
an imagined situation used to explain or discuss something, not a real event
Examples
นี่nêeนี่nêe1this (near the speaker)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)เรื่องสมมติrêuuang sŏm-mútเรื่องสมมติrêuuang sŏm-mút1fiction; fictional story2hypothetical scenario; imagined caseนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)ถ้าtâaถ้าtâa1if; in case2if only; provided that (conditional emphasis)เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเงินngernเงินngern1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)หนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)ล้านláanล้านláan1one million (1,000,000)2million (classifier)3Lanna; Northern Thai (lit./hist.)4baldบาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3blow; stroke (literary/archaic)เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ทำอะไรtam à-raiทำอะไรtam à-raiwhat are you doing?
This is just a hypothetical situation: if you had one million baht, what would you do?
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Word Breakdown
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เรื่องสมมติrêuuang sŏm-mútเรื่องสมมติrêuuang sŏm-mútfiction; fictional story