Breakdown of แม้ ราคา จะ สูง คน ก็ ยัง ซื้อ
ซื้อ
to buy
สูง
tall / high
คน
person
ราคา
price
จะ
will
ยัง
not yet / still
ก็
then (in result clause)
แม้
even, even though (written)
Questions & Answers about แม้ ราคา จะ สูง คน ก็ ยัง ซื้อ
Why is ก็ in the second part of the sentence? Doesn't it usually mean 'also'?
While ก็ often means 'also,' here it completes the แม้... ก็... (even though... still/then...) pattern. In Thai, when you set up a condition or contrast with แม้ (even though) in the first clause, you usually need ก็ in the second clause to link the result back to it.
Why is จะ used before สูง? Does it mean the price 'will' be high in the future?
Not necessarily. When paired with แม้ (even though), จะ often acts as a conditional marker rather than a strict future tense. The pattern แม้... จะ... is very common and translates to 'even if' or 'even though,' highlighting the condition regardless of whether it is happening now or in the future.
The sentence just ends with ซื้อ (buy). Don't we need to say 'buy it'?
In English, 'buy' usually needs an object like 'it' to sound complete. In Thai, if the object is obvious from context (in this case, whatever item has the high price), it is completely natural to drop it.
Can I use แพง (expensive) instead of สูง (high) here?
You will sometimes hear people say ราคาแพง (expensive price), but grammatically it is more natural in Thai to say a price is สูง (high) or ต่ำ (low). The word แพง (expensive) is better used to describe the actual item itself, not the number on the price tag!
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