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ว่าแต่　โปรเจกต์　ใหม่　มี　ความคืบหน้า　ไหม　คะ

ว่าแต่　โปรเจกต์　ใหม่　มี　ความคืบหน้า　ไหม　คะ
By the way, is there any progress on the new project?
From Lesson 268:By the way (ว่าแต่ / ว่าแต่ว่า)·Thai

Questions & Answers about ว่าแต่　โปรเจกต์　ใหม่　มี　ความคืบหน้า　ไหม　คะ

Can I use ว่าแต่ว่า instead of ว่าแต่ at the beginning of this sentence?
Yes, you can! Both ว่าแต่ and ว่าแต่ว่า mean "by the way" and are used to shift the topic of conversation. ว่าแต่ is simply a slightly shorter, more casual version of ว่าแต่ว่า. They both sit right at the start of the sentence.
The word for "progress" (ความคืบหน้า) has the abstract noun prefix ความ in it. What does the rest of the word mean?
The root word is คืบหน้า. If you break it down, you get คืบ (to crawl or inch along) and หน้า (front or face). So, to "inch forward" means to advance! Adding the prefix ความ turns this into the abstract noun "progress".
Is the English loanword โปรเจกต์ pronounced exactly like it is in English?
Not quite. Because Thai words don't naturally end in consonant clusters, the final "-ct" sound is completely dropped (which is why there is a cancellation mark above the final consonant in the Thai spelling). It's also adapted to the Thai tone system, usually pronounced with a low tone on the second syllable.
Why does this sentence use มี ("to have") when the English translation says "is there"?
In Thai, มี doesn't just mean "to have" in the sense of ownership. It is also the standard word used for "there is" or "there are". So, มีความคืบหน้าไหม functions as "is there any progress?" just as much as "do we have any progress?".

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