Word
คุณ ชอบ อันไหน คะ
Meaning
Which one do you like? (female speaker)
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of คุณ ชอบ อันไหน คะ
ชอบ
to like
คุณ
you
คะ
female question particle / polite particle (female)
อันไหน
which one? (of small objects)
Questions & Answers about คุณ ชอบ อันไหน คะ
Why does ไหน mean 'which' here instead of 'where'?
By itself or with ที่ (at), ไหน usually asks 'where'. But when placed right after a classifier or a noun, like อัน (the general classifier for objects), it translates to 'which'. So อันไหน means 'which one'.
Can I just say คุณชอบไหนคะ to mean 'Which do you like?'
No, you cannot leave out the classifier. In English we just say 'Which do you like?', but in Thai you must have a noun or classifier before ไหน. You have to say อันไหน (which item/one) or use another specific classifier like คนไหน (which person).
Why is the particle คะ used here instead of ค่ะ?
Is อัน always the right word for 'one' in this context?
It depends on what you are talking about! อัน is the general classifier for inanimate objects. If you were asking 'Which one do you like?' about animals or clothing, you would swap it for the classifier ตัว and ask ตัวไหนคะ instead.