Word
แม่ ทำงาน ตอน กลางวัน ค่ะ
Meaning
Mom works during the day. (female speaker)
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of แม่ ทำงาน ตอน กลางวัน ค่ะ
ค่ะ
polite particle (female)
แม่
mother
ทำงาน
to work
ตอน
at (a time) / during
Questions & Answers about แม่ ทำงาน ตอน กลางวัน ค่ะ
Why is ตอน used before กลางวัน?
The word ตอน means a "section" or "period." When placed before a time word, it acts like the English prepositions "during," "in," or "at." So, ตอนกลางวัน simply means "during the daytime."
What does กลางวัน literally mean?
It is made of กลาง (middle) and วัน (day). Even though it translates literally to "middle of the day," it is used to mean the entire daytime period. If Mom worked at night, you would use กลางคืน instead.
The English translation says "Mom", but why is there no Thai word for "my" here?
Thai frequently drops possessive words when the context makes it obvious. If you wanted to be highly specific, you could say แม่ของฉัน (my mom), but just saying แม่ is the most natural way to talk about your own parents in everyday speech.
What tone is used for the polite particle ค่ะ in this sentence?
Because this is a statement, ค่ะ is pronounced with a falling tone. It is a common beginner mistake to mix this up with คะ (high tone), which female speakers use for asking questions.