Breakdown of มี ระเบียง กว้าง ขนาดนี้ ทำไม คุณ ไม่ ชอบ คะ
มี
to have / there is / there are
ชอบ
to like
คุณ
you
ไม่
not
คะ
female question particle / polite particle (female)
ทำไม
why
กว้าง
wide
ขนาดนี้
this much
ระเบียง
the balcony
Questions & Answers about มี ระเบียง กว้าง ขนาดนี้ ทำไม คุณ ไม่ ชอบ คะ
How does ขนาดนี้ work in this sentence, and why does it come after the adjective?
ขนาดนี้ translates to "this size" or "this much," and it functions as a demonstrative degree modifier. In Thai, modifiers always follow the word they describe. Therefore, to say "this wide," you put the adjective first (กว้าง) followed by the degree modifier (ขนาดนี้), creating the pattern: noun + adjective + degree modifier (ระเบียงกว้างขนาดนี้).
Can I put ทำไม (why) at the very beginning of the sentence instead of in the middle?
Yes, but the current placement is very natural for spoken Thai. This sentence uses a common topic-comment structure. The first clause (มีระเบียงกว้างขนาดนี้) establishes the topic or situation: "There is a balcony this wide..." Then, the second clause asks the question based on that setup: "...why don't you like it?" Setting the context first before asking the question is an extremely natural way to structure sentences in Thai.
The English translation says "Why don't you like it?", but there is no word for "it" in the Thai sentence. Why is that?
Thai frequently drops pronouns when the context makes it obvious what or who is being discussed. Because the balcony was just established as the topic in the first half of the sentence, adding the pronoun มัน (it) after ชอบ (like) is completely unnecessary and would actually sound slightly clunky or repetitive to a native speaker.
Does the first word มี mean "have" or "there is" in this context?
It can mean either, because Thai uses the exact same word for both concepts. If the unspoken subject is the house or apartment you are viewing, มี translates to "[It] has a balcony this wide." If there is no specific subject, it simply means "There is a balcony this wide." English forces you to choose between the two, but in Thai, it is just one versatile concept.
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