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ราคา　ที่　แพง　ขึ้น　ส่งผล　ต่อ　ผู้บริโภค　ทันที　ค่ะ

ราคา　ที่　แพง　ขึ้น　ส่งผล　ต่อ　ผู้บริโภค　ทันที　ค่ะ
Increasing prices affect consumers immediately.
From Lesson 207:The relational preposition (ต่อ)·Thai

Questions & Answers about ราคา　ที่　แพง　ขึ้น　ส่งผล　ต่อ　ผู้บริโภค　ทันที　ค่ะ

Why do we use ต่อ here instead of กับ?
While กับ is a general word for "with" or "to," ต่อ is specifically used to show the target or recipient of an action, attitude, or effect. When talking about having an impact or effect on someone (like consumers), ต่อ sounds much more precise and natural in Thai.
What does ส่งผล literally mean, and why does it pair with ต่อ?
ส่งผล literally means "to send a result" (ส่ง = to send, ผล = result/effect). Because an effect is being directed towards a target, it pairs perfectly with the directional preposition ต่อ (towards/on). Together, ส่งผลต่อ translates to "to have an effect on."
Why is "increasing prices" translated using แพงขึ้น instead of a word for "increase"?
In Thai, rather than saying "prices increase," it is very common to say "prices get more expensive." Adding the direction word ขึ้น (up) after an adjective like แพง (expensive) turns it into a comparative meaning "more [adjective]." So แพงขึ้น means "more expensive."
Why do we need ที่ in ราคาที่แพงขึ้น?
ที่ acts as "that" or "which" here, tying the description to the noun as a single subject: "Prices that are more expensive." If you dropped ที่, ราคาแพงขึ้น would be a full independent sentence meaning "Prices are getting more expensive," which would make the sentence grammatically broken before the main verb ส่งผล (affect).
What is the breakdown of the word ผู้บริโภค (consumers)?
The prefix ผู้ means "person" (used for roles or doers of an action), and บริโภค is a formal word for "to consume" (eat, drink, or use goods). Together, it literally means "person who consumes."

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