Automatically translated.View original post

2303 followers

Follow

Follow

Follow

1/5

26 saved

29

💬 Short phrases do not translate directly in English. ✨

# English phrase # English # Phrase verb # lemon 8 diary # Everyday English vocabulary

7/30 Edited to

ผมเคยเจอวลีภาษาอังกฤษหลายคำที่ถ้าฟังตรงตัวแล้วงงมาก เพราะความหมายจริงๆ ของมันไม่ได้เหมือนคำแปลแบบตรงตัวเลย เช่น "That's rich." ถ้าแปลตรงตัวคือ "นั่นมั่งมี" แต่จริงๆ ใช้ในความหมายว่า "พูดอย่างนั้นได้ยังไง" หรือ "มีอะไรหรือ" ซึ่งทำให้เวลาเรียนภาษาอังกฤษ เราควรเข้าใจความหมายโดยรวมของวลี ไม่ใช่แค่คำศัพท์ทีละคำ อีกตัวอย่างคือ "Can't wait." ถ้าตรงตัวคือ "รอไม่ได้แล้ว" แต่ความหมายจริงๆ คือ "ตื่นเต้นที่จะรอไม่ไหวแล้ว" หรือบางวลีเช่น "Break up" ซึ่งถ้าแปลตรงตัวว่า "แตกออก" แต่ในชีวิตจริงหมายถึง "เลิกกัน" การรู้จักวลีเหล่านี้จะช่วยให้เราเข้าใจภาษาอังกฤษได้ลึกซึ้งขึ้นและใช้สื่อสารได้เหมือนเจ้าของภาษา ผมมักจะจดวลีพวกนี้และลองนำไปใช้ในสถานการณ์จริง เช่น "Just do it!" แปลว่า "ทำมันเลย" เป็นแรงบันดาลใจที่ดีเมื่อลังเล หรือ "Damn it!" ที่ใช้แสดงความตกใจหรือตำหนิตัวเองเวลาทำพลาด การเรียนรู้วลีที่แปลไม่ตรงตัวทำให้ภาษาอังกฤษของเราไม่แห้งแล้งและฟังดูเป็นธรรมชาติมากขึ้น แถมช่วยให้เข้าใจสื่อหรือบทสนทนาในชีวิตประจำวันอย่างราบรื่นมากขึ้นด้วยครับ

Related posts

A study setup featuring a tablet displaying apps, a pink drink in a clear cup, pens, and a notebook with handwritten notes. The image is overlaid with the text 'Lazy Girl COLLEGE HACKS' and 'GET A HIGH GPA WITHOUT TRYING SO HARD'.

A student in a lecture hall, seen from behind, attentively listening to a professor. Yellow arrows point from the student's head towards the professor, emphasizing focus on the lecture.

An open spiral-bound textbook with colorful tabs and highlighted sections, illustrating the concept of skimming. A yellow arrow points to a specific page.

Lazy Girl College Hacks: 9 Tips for a Higher GPA📚🎓

Yes, I know “why is Chalie posting college content?” I’m here mainly for fitness advice and everything health-related, but I’m also a lifestyle account—and a big part of my life is being a college student and let’s be real—college can be overwhelming, especially when it feels like there’s a never-e

7529 likes

White text on a white background, titled "saying 'yo' in every sentence." It explains that Spanish verb endings indicate the speaker, and "yo" is for emphasis, with examples like "hablo español."

White text on a white background, titled "translating directly from english." It highlights that "I am 20 years old" translates to "tengo 20 años," not "soy 20 años," and advises learning full Spanish phrases.

Beginner Spanish Mistakes to AVOID

#spanishforbeginners #spanishforeveryday #spanish #spanishlanguage #spanishlearning

457 likes

A person in grey workout attire performs a hip thrust on a machine, with text overlay "HOW TO HIP THRUST" and two peach emojis, indicating a glute-focused exercise.

Instructions on setting up a hip thrust, detailing bench height (16 inches) and barbell placement over hips with padding. An anatomical illustration shows a person on a bench with a barbell, highlighting leg muscles.

Guidance on foot placement for hip thrusts, explaining how to adjust feet to target hamstrings, glutes, or quads. Three anatomical illustrations demonstrate these different foot positions.

Fix your form - Grow Your Booty Not your Quads 🍑🔥⬆️

🍑1. Barbell Hip Thrust Setup Equipment Needed: Barbell Weight plates Bench or platform Barbell pad or towel (optional, but recommended for comfort) Step-by-Step Setup: a. Bench Positioning: Height: The bench should be about 16 inches high, ensuring that when you sit on the ground,

412 likes

the most painless way i passed HSK 5. step 4 changed everything tbh 🥹

3 likes

How to land a remote job: For Beginners 🤎

1. Target “Entry Level Roles” Don't waste time applying to any and every position. Focus specifically on Remote Call Center or Customer Support positions. These roles have high hiring volume, often provide paid training, and value "soft skills" (like patience and clear speaking) ove

127 likes

You probably need at least one of these right now.

I’ve always found it interesting how language quietly influences mindset. Italian especially has these concepts that don’t translate cleanly, because they’re not just words, they’re ways of approaching life. Italian has this beautiful way of turning everyday words into entire philosophies abo

939 likes

A desktop monitor displays a Notion assignments page, while a tablet shows a calendar. Overlay text reads "KICK OFF YOUR SEMESTER LIKE A PRO WITH AI (2024 EDITION)", highlighting productivity tools.

Screenshots demonstrate ChatGPT's capabilities, including generating research surveys, summarizing articles, and its limitation of not accessing private subscription-based websites.

Notion screenshots illustrate features like AI-generated key points, assignment tracking, a calendar view, and flexible note-taking for organizing academic materials.

How To Cheat Your Time 2x More Efficient With AI👩🏻‍💻⏱️

No matter how much we want to deny it, we are now officially living in a time with AI💡Instead of rejecting its existence, we should turn it into our best friend and navigate it to go through our busiest days💻 I’m currently a Senior in college WITH a Part-time job which I need to go 20hrs/week🥲I de

68 likes

Speak Like a Local: Best Language Apps for Travel

Hey there, lemon travel buddies! 🌍✈️ If you're anything like me, the thrill of exploring a brand new place gets your heart racing. But let’s be real—what’s more exciting than savoring the local cuisine or navigating a bustling market in a foreign language? Knowing just a bit of the local lingo

24 likes

A laptop screen displays the Chrome browser's extensions menu, highlighting the DeepL Translate extension. The text overlay reads, 'This extension can translate anything.' A bunny figurine and calendar are visible in the background.

A graphic titled '26+ Languages!' shows a list of 26 different languages available for translation, including Bulgarian, German, and Spanish. The text below states, 'Translate in 26 different languages!'

A graphic titled 'Human-like Translations' illustrates an AI translation example from English to German, emphasizing 'AI translation that sounds human.' The text below clarifies, 'Translations that don't sound like it's coming from AI.'

🌸 Translate anything with this extension!

🌿 DeepL Translate has streamlined my multilingual work by letting me translate text and web pages directly from the browser. It’s accurate and easy to use, whether I’m reading or writing in different languages. With features like automatic translations and writing assistance, it's useful for bo

49 likes

The image introduces "The Metaphysical Unveiling: Eye Floaters," exploring spiritual and metaphysical color meanings. It features a stylized blue eye with a bright pupil, surrounded by radiating light, and includes a disclaimer about seeking medical advice.

This image discusses black and grey floaters, associating them with shadow work and liminal spaces. Black floaters signify shadow alchemy and purging karmic distortions, while grey floaters indicate old reality collapsing and a neutral void period for new timelines.

The image explains green and red floaters, linking them to grid integration and life force activation. Green floaters represent reconnection with Mother Earth and purging artificial energies. Red floaters signify activating dormant DNA codes and grounding divine life force.

Truth Behind Eye Floater Colors and Meanings 👁️

Most of us aren’t aware that the specific colors you catch in your vision may carry a distinct metaphysical signature … 👁️✨ Whether you are seeing gold, blue, grey, or green, every hue corresponds to a different frequency. These aren't just random colors they are active light codes carry

43 likes

Not All Signs Are Angel Numbers

Angel numbers get all the attention… But signs show up in way more ways than just numbers. If you only look for numbers, you’ll miss the bigger picture. #Synchronicity #AngelNumbers #SpiritualAwareness #SelfAwareness #TheDivineAcademy

30 likes

An overhead shot of a Cricut machine on a white shelf, with a sheet of stickers being processed. The image is overlaid with the text "How I Make My Stickers! to sell on Etsy".

A laptop screen displays Cricut Design Space with multiple "WELCOME to 2nd grade" sticker designs. The text overlay reads "1. design your stickers", illustrating the first step in the sticker-making process.

An Epson printer is shown printing a sheet of colorful "WELCOME to 2nd grade" stickers. The text overlay reads "2. print them out", detailing the second step of the sticker creation.

Etsy Shop Owner: How I Make My Stickers⭐️

I have been making and selling stickers on my Etsy shop since 2020 now! I have gone through SO many trial and error sessions to finally figure out the best way to print, cut and package my stickers! If you are a small business owner yourself, or are interested in learning, I hope I can provide s

2192 likes

20 Careers (all levels) for bilinguals

Since most of the content I put out is based on language learning, I thought I would make this post! It’s something I’ve been thinking of lately and wanted to share my research. That being said, unfortunately some of these are low paid or have high barriers to entry. (Requires a degree, trainin

109 likes

want to land a tech job? HERE’S 4 tips to do that💻

the tech industry is a competitive one—but the upside (salary, stock, perks, etc) is BIG! if you're interested in getting into tech, keep these things in mind: 1. Be strategic about how you talk about your past jobs on your resume + use phrasing, keywords, etc to tailor your past experie

12 likes

a traveler’s most important skill!

Navigating public transportation abroad can be intimidating, especially if you don't usually utilize public transport and don't speak the language! As long as the destination you're heading to is well-connected by public transportation, it is definitely worth your efforts to figure it o

18 likes

Do You Work Hard on Essays But Get Low Grades?

Ever finished an essay feeling it's just not quite there? Despite all your hard work, those high grades remain elusive? In academic writing, polishing your draft actually requires more skill than creating the first version! 💯 Many international students spend hours checking grammar and formatt

21 likes

Are idioms common in your language? My brain relies on idioms so much when it comes to communication, that sometimes it’s hard for me to speak Spanish (my 2nd language), because my brain wants to directly translate idioms from English… and well, we all know that doesn’t work 😂 Anyhow, in this

1 like

A desk with a laptop, open manuscript pages, and glasses, featuring text overlay "Editing Tips FOR YOUR NOVEL'S FIRST ROUNDS OF EDITING." It introduces advice for refining a novel.

Notebooks, highlighters, and pens on a light green background, with text overlay advising to "Color Code" elements like dialogue tags and adverbs to identify areas for rephrasing.

Stacked pages of a book or manuscript, featuring text overlay about rewriting adverbs to show emotion, with an example of changing "shined sadly" to a more descriptive phrase.

Editing Tips to Get Your Manuscript 👌

🎊You've finished writing the first draft of your novel!🎊 Take time to celebrate! Reach for that favorite comfort snack, book, drink, etc. and revel in what you've accomplished! ....Then turn back to your manuscript and EDIT. Writing the story is the fun part! Editing required a litt

38 likes

English-Chinese Medical Interpreting Tips | 医疗口译

🌟 English-Chinese Medical Interpreting Tips | 医疗口译小贴士 🌟 🩺 Medical Interpreting: A Vital Skill Interpreting in medical settings involves more than just translating words. As an interpreter, you’re bridging cultural gaps, ensuring patients and doctors truly understand each other. It’s crucial, re

1 like

After being asked if heat protectants are really a scam and if brands have been lying to us about their heat protection claims for years, I got to the bottom of it… #heatprotectant #heatprotection #haircare #hair

71 likes

A slide on a black background presenting the phrase "I really appreciate you," with an explanation about small gratitude building connection, accompanied by a green and pink floral design.

A slide on a black background featuring the phrase "Help me understand..." and text explaining its role in fostering curiosity and understanding, with a blue decorative element.

5 phrases to use regularly in relationships

Real love isn’t just about big moments — it’s built in the small, everyday words that show care, respect, and understanding. 🌿 Start using these simple phrases to deepen your connection and create more harmony in your relationship. ✨ Because the way you communicate is the way you love. 👉 W

23 likes

Check Caption for In-Depth Info! 🌸

hey loves! 💖 starting out as a micro-influencer can be a bit nerve-wracking, especially when it comes to reaching out to big brands like glossier, truly beauty, and poppi. but trust me, with the right portfolio, it doesn't have to be! ✨ your portfolio should be visually engaging and align w

27 likes

🪑 Master Your Balance—Without Leaving Your Chair! Stop scrolling! 🛑 Did you know that just 10 minutes of chair-supported exercise can drastically improve your stability and keep you independent for years to come? Maintaining strength doesn't always require a gym or heavy weights. For senior

3 likes

Express Your Views Through Strategic citations

" 1. Master the Art of Comparison 📚 Instead of directly stating your position, let your analysis do the talking! Here's how: Good Example: ""While Smith (2023) argues that social media enhances community connections, Jones (2024) demonstrates significant evidence of digital isol

7 likes

Best AI Tools for Research, Writing, and Content

Which AI Tool Does What? A Simple Breakdown That’ll Save You Time and Headaches Choosing the right AI tool shouldn’t feel like a guessing game. This post breaks it down in plain English so you can stop wasting time and start using the right tool for the job. Whether you’re a coach, creator, affi

342 likes

A desk setup with a laptop displaying a calendar, a notebook, pens, and two drinks, with the overlay text "Best Short term Investment" and a social media handle.

This image presents information on real estate crowdfunding and cryptocurrency, showing descriptions and app store examples for real estate investment platforms and crypto exchange applications.

Best short-term investments

The best investment strategy depends on your risk tolerance, financial goals, and time horizon. Consulting with a financial advisor can provide personalized guidance based on your specific situation. Happy investing! 🌟😊 Consider seeking advice from a financial advisor or investment professional

54 likes

#fyp #omg #movie

6127 likes

The image displays a list titled 'Daily Use IDIOMS' in black and brown text. It presents thirteen common idioms such as 'On the other hand,' 'bear in mind,' 'gold standard,' and 'from scratch,' each followed by its definition to help enhance language skills.

Idioms: Enhance Your Language Skills🔑ℹ️⬇️

Explore these commonly used idioms to enrich your vocabulary and express yourself more effectively. 📚 • On the other hand – From another point of view • Bear in mind – Keep in mind • Along the lines of – In a similar way • In the long run – Over a long period of time • Gold standard – E

13 likes

An infographic titled '10 Unprofessional Phrases that Damage Your Reputation (And what to say instead!)' contrasts negative workplace communication with positive alternatives. It features illustrations of a frustrated man and a positive interaction between two women, alongside lists of 10 damaging phrases and their empowering replacements.

You Are Quietly Ruining Your Reputation

10 Common Phrases That Are Quietly Ruining Your Professional Reputation (And What to Say Instead!) ⸻ Your words can make or break your professional image—especially under pressure. In the workplace, it’s not just what you do that counts, but how you communicate. Unfortunately, many well-mean

2271 likes

A handwritten flowchart on lined paper illustrates two paths when someone offends you: telling others, which leads to negative consequences like gossip and division, or going directly to God in prayer, which leads to peace and a better perspective.

Go directly to God

If someone offends me! #godcannotbemocked #godlyperspective #godwillguideyou #godwillnotfailyou #womenwhoreadthebible

21 likes

The image shows an open Bible and a tablet, with text overlays "Proverbs 31 woman" and "HOW THE BIBLE REMINDED ME TO SLOW DOWN," emphasizing spiritual reflection and slowing down.

An oil painting of a mother embracing a child, accompanied by the text "PROVERBS 31 WAS A CONVERSATION BETWEEN A MOTHER AND A SON," illustrating the origin of the Proverbs 31 passage.

A table titled "A VIRTUOUS WOMAN ACROSTIC" details Proverbs 31:10-31, with text "PROVERBS 31 WAS AN ACROSTIC POEM, DESIGNED TO AID MEMORIZATION," explaining its structure.

For those who want to do better but can’t

“Why can’t I just get it?” It’s a question I ask myself more often than I’d like to admit. God is shaping me into a woman I never thought I could be, and I love who He’s making me. But, I’ll be honest… there are days I just wish I could be that girl—confident, bold, successful… the Proverbs 31 w

11 likes

Part 2: ADHD- STIMULANTS MECHANISM

Stimulants are first-line for ADHD because they directly target dopaminergic and noradrenergic dysregulation in the prefrontal cortex. Key mechanisms: Methylphenidate - blocks reuptake of dopamine and norepinephrine Amphetamines - block reuptake AND increase neurotransmitter release This dual m

2 likes

Become a high performer using Chess principles

The principles of chess, such as strategic thinking, foresight, and adaptability, directly translate to high performance in various fields. Like a skilled chess player, top performers must anticipate challenges, plan several moves ahead, and adjust their strategies based on changing circumstanc

53 likes

Study cafe day… but I didn’t type a single thing 😭☕️ Just whispering my notes, ideas, even my to-do list ~ and Typeless from @typelessdotcom organizes everything for me in seconds ✨ It even helps me write emails and translate without lifting a finger Honestly saved me so much time You can dow

33 likes

See more