Thai Word: โดยส่วนตัว (dōy sùan-dtūa)

Meaning: personally / in my opinion / privately / from my personal perspective
Part of Speech: adverbial phrase

The phrase โดยส่วนตัว (dōy sùan-dtūa) is an adverbial expression used when you want to state that what you’re saying is your own opinion, belief, or experience, not necessarily a fact or a general truth. It softens the tone of a statement and helps express subjective feelings in a polite and thoughtful way. It’s commonly used in discussions, reviews, interviews, or conversations to introduce your personal viewpoint. The phrase โดยส่วนตัวแล้ว (dōy sùan-dtūa láew) can also be used. Look at the sentence examples below:

(dōy sùan-dtūa, chǎn châwb t^hêe-jà ^awyùu k^hōn-dīew mâak-gwàa)
Personally, I prefer to be alone.
Literal: Personally, I like to be situated person-single one more than.

(dōy sùan-dtūa láew, chǎn mâi châwb āa-hǎan t^hêe p^hèd gēun-bpāi)
Personally, I don’t like food that is too spicy.
Literal: Personally, I not like food that spicy too much.

(dōy sùan-dtūa láew, p^hǒm mâi hěn-dûay gàb nāew-k^híd née)
Personally, I don’t agree with this viewpoint.
Literal: Personally, I not agree with viewpoint this.

(dōy sùan-dtūa láew, chǎn k^híd wâa gāan-rīan āwn-lāi chûay hâi bprà-^hyàd wāy-lāa dâi mâak)
Personally, I think online learning saves a lot of time.
Literal: Personally, I think the act of learning online help to save time can very much.

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