Breakdown of คน ใน โซเชียล มักจะ อวด ชีวิต ของ ตัวเอง
คน
person
ของ
of (belonging to)
ใน
in
ตัวเอง
oneself
ชีวิต
life
มักจะ
tend to / usually (expresses tendency)
โซเชียล
social media
อวด
to show off / to boast
Questions & Answers about คน ใน โซเชียล มักจะ อวด ชีวิต ของ ตัวเอง
Why use ใน (in) instead of a word for "on" when talking about social media?
In Thai, you are "in" (ใน) a platform, just like you are "in" an app or the internet. Also notice how the English loanword "social media" is naturally shortened in everyday spoken Thai to just โซเชียล (social).
Why use มักจะ (mak ja) for "often" here instead of บ่อยๆ (boi boi)?
มักจะ translates more closely to "tend to" or "are likely to" and must be placed right before the verb. บ่อยๆ means "frequently" and goes at the end of the sentence. While you could put บ่อยๆ at the end of this sentence instead, มักจะ is perfect for describing a general behavioral tendency.
Is อวด (uat) always a negative word like "boast"?
Usually, yes. It means to boast, brag, or show off. If you want to talk about "showing" something in a neutral way, like showing a vacation photo to a friend just to share the memory, you would use ให้ดู (hai du) instead of อวด.
Why does it end with ตัวเอง (tua-eng) instead of พวกเขา (phuak khao - they/their)?
ตัวเอง is a reflexive pronoun meaning "oneself" (in this context, "themselves"). Using ของตัวเอง emphasizes that they are showing off "their own" lives. When the subject of the sentence and the owner of the object are the same people, using ตัวเอง sounds much more natural to a Thai speaker than ของพวกเขา.
How would the lesson's target phrase จริงๆ แล้ว (actually) fit into a thought like this?
This sentence sets up a surface-level observation, making it the perfect lead-in for a contrast. You would place the discourse marker at the beginning of the very next clause to reveal the hidden truth, for example: "[People tend to show off...] จริงๆ แล้ว (actually) they might not be as happy as they look."
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