Breakdown of คุณ รู้ ไหม ครับ ว่า บริษัท จ้าง พนักงาน อีก กี่ คน
ครับ
polite particle (male)
คุณ
you
คน
person
รู้
to know
ไหม
question particle
บริษัท
company
กี่
how many
ว่า
that (conjunction)
พนักงาน
employee
อีก
again / more
จ้าง
to hire
Questions & Answers about คุณ รู้ ไหม ครับ ว่า บริษัท จ้าง พนักงาน อีก กี่ คน
Why do we need ว่า in this sentence when the English translation doesn't use the word 'that'?
In Thai, verbs of cognition or communication like รู้ (to know) use ว่า as a bridge to connect to a following clause. When asking an indirect question like 'Do you know how many...', ว่า acts as this bridge to introduce the embedded question 'how many more employees the company hired'.
Why does the yes/no question particle ไหม come in the middle of the sentence instead of at the very end?
The main question being asked is 'Do you know?', which is a yes/no question. Therefore, ไหม must immediately follow the verb it modifies: รู้ (to know). The polite particle ครับ follows it, and then the rest of the sentence after ว่า is an embedded 'how many' question. Putting ไหม at the very end would incorrectly turn the whole thing into a single yes/no question.
Why is the phrase for 'how many more' structured as อีกกี่คน at the end of the sentence?
In Thai, question words stay in the same place in the sentence as the answer would be. Since you would answer with a number and classifier (like 'three people' - สามคน), the question uses กี่ (how many) plus the classifier คน. The word อีก (more/another) always goes immediately before the number phrase, making it อีกกี่คน (literally 'more how many people').
There are no past tense markers here. Could this sentence also mean 'how many more employees the company WILL hire'?
Yes, absolutely! Without an aspect or tense marker like จะ (will) or แล้ว (already), Thai relies entirely on context. Depending on the situation, this exact sentence could equally mean 'how many more employees the company is hiring' or 'will hire'. The English translation provided just picks the most likely context.
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