Daily Thai Confidence — Using เรื่อง (rêuang)

Noun: เรื่อง (rêuang)
Meaning: story / matter / issue / topic

In this Thai lesson, we learn how to use the noun เรื่อง (rêuang), which means ‘story,’ ‘matter,’ ‘issue,’ or ‘topic.’ Its meaning changes slightly depending on context, but the core idea is ‘a subject or thing being talked about.’ It is like saying ‘about the topic of…’

The typical structure usually follows the pattern: เรื่อง (rêuang) + topic / adjective.

For examples (ตัวอย่างเช่น — dtūa-^awyàang chên)

พวกเราคุยกันเรื่องการเมืองทั้งคืน

p^hûak-rāo k^hūi gān rêuang gāan-mēuang t^háng k^hēun
Literal: We talk each other about the topic of politic all night.
We talked about politics all night.

The noun การเมือง (gāan-mēuang) means ‘politics’ or ‘political affairs.’ It refers to the activities, system, and processes involved in governing a country, making public decisions, and exercising power.

เขาพูดถึงเรื่องครอบครัวของเขา

k^hǎo p^hûud-t^hěung rêuang k^hrâwb-k^hrūa k^hǎwng-k^hǎo
Literal: He mention about the topic of family belonging to-him.
He talked about his family.

The verb พูดถึง (p^hûud-t^hěung) means ‘to talk about,’ ‘to mention,’ ‘to speak of,’ or ‘to refer to.’ It is used when someone brings up a person, thing, topic, or event in conversation.

อย่าคิดว่าปัญหานี้เป็นเรื่องเล็ก

^awyàa k^híd wâa bpān-hǎa née bpēn rêuang lék
Literal: Do not think that problem this to be matter small.
Don’t think this problem is minor.

The noun ปัญหา (bpān-hǎa) means ‘problem,’ ‘issue,’ ‘difficulty,’ or ‘challenge.’ It refers to something that causes trouble, requires a solution, or creates an obstacle.

เรื่องการเรียนเป็นเรื่องสำคัญ

rêuang gāan-rīan bpēn rêuang sǎm-k^hān
Literal: The topic of learning to be matter important.
Studying is important.

The noun การเรียน (gāan-rīan) means ‘studying,’ ‘learning,’ ‘education,’ or ‘one’s studies.’ It refers to the process or activity of learning, especially in school, university, or language study.

Homework (การบ้าน — gāan-bâan)

Practise putting your newly learned Thai word into a sentence by translating the following sentences below.

1. This matter is a big problem.
2. He has financial problems.
3. I don’t want to talk about that.
4. He likes to talk politics.
5. We talked about work.

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