Breakdown of เมฆ ขาว อยู่ บน ฟ้า ครับ
ครับ
polite particle (male)
อยู่
to be located
บน
on
ขาว
white
ฟ้า
the sky
เมฆ
the cloud
Questions & Answers about เมฆ ขาว อยู่ บน ฟ้า ครับ
Why is it เมฆ ขาว (cloud white) instead of the other way around?
In Thai, adjectives always come right after the noun they describe. So instead of saying 'white clouds', you say 'clouds white' (เมฆ ขาว).
How do we know เมฆ means 'clouds' (plural) and not just one cloud?
Thai nouns do not change form to show plurals. เมฆ can mean a single cloud or multiple clouds. We understand it as plural here from basic common sense context, as there are usually many clouds in the sky.
The English translation says 'are'. Why does the Thai sentence use อยู่ instead of เป็น?
Thai uses different words for the verb 'to be'. You must use อยู่ when talking about where something is located. The word เป็น is used to say what a thing is, not where it is.
Why does the sentence use บน (on) instead of the Thai word for 'in'?
Prepositions often do not translate perfectly between languages. While English speakers say clouds are 'in' the sky, Thai speakers say they are 'on' (บน) the sky.
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