Breakdown of เรา คัดสรร แชมเปญ เป็นพิเศษ
เรา
we
เป็นพิเศษ
specially / particularly
คัดสรร
to select carefully / to handpick
แชมเปญ
champagne
Questions & Answers about เรา คัดสรร แชมเปญ เป็นพิเศษ
Does เป็นพิเศษ modify the champagne or the act of selecting in this sentence?
It modifies the entire action of selecting the champagne. เป็นพิเศษ acts as an adverb meaning specially or particularly. It tells us that the selection process was done with special care or attention.
Why is เป็นพิเศษ placed at the very end instead of directly after the verb?
In Thai, modifiers that describe the degree or manner of an action usually go at the end of the clause or verb phrase. Because แชมเปญ is the object receiving the action, เป็นพิเศษ has to wait until after the object to modify the entire phrase.
At B1, I already know เลือก means to choose. How is คัดสรร different?
คัดสรร is a more elegant, formal word. While เลือก is just the standard word for choosing, คัดสรร means to carefully select or to handpick. It implies a high standard of quality control, making it perfect for luxury goods like champagne.
แชมเปญ is clearly a loanword for champagne. Is it pronounced exactly like the English word?
Not quite! Because Thai syllables cannot end in the soft gn or ny sound found in French or English, the word is adapted to end with a simple n sound, making it chaem-pen. Both syllables are also spoken with a flat mid tone.
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