Breakdown of เมื่อคืน ฉัน นอน เร็ว ค่ะ
ค่ะ
polite particle (female)
ฉัน
I (female)
นอน
to sleep
เร็ว
fast / early
เมื่อคืน
last night
Questions & Answers about เมื่อคืน ฉัน นอน เร็ว ค่ะ
Since this happened last night, why isn't there a past tense word like แล้ว (already) in the sentence?
In Thai, if a time word like เมื่อคืน (last night) already makes it clear that the action happened in the past, you don't need to add any extra past tense markers. The time word does all the work for you!
I learned that เร็ว means 'fast' or 'quick'. Why does it translate to 'early' here?
You are right! เร็ว basically means 'fast'. However, when talking about schedules or daily routines, doing something 'fast' means doing it 'early' or sooner than usual. So นอนเร็ว means going to bed early.
The English translation says 'went to bed', but the Thai sentence just uses นอน (to sleep). Can I say ไปนอน instead?
Yes, you can say ไปนอน (go to sleep) and it would be perfectly natural. But in everyday Thai, it is very common to just use นอน when talking about your bedtime, focusing on the action of sleeping rather than the physical movement of going to the bed.
Why is เมื่อคืน (last night) placed at the very beginning of the sentence?
In Thai, time phrases usually go at the very beginning or the very end of a sentence. Putting เมื่อคืน at the beginning is a natural way to set the scene right away, though putting it at the end would also be understood.
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