Breakdown of หมอ บอก ว่า หัวใจ ของ คุณ แข็งแรง
คุณ
you
หมอ
doctor
ของ
of (belonging to)
ว่า
that (conjunction)
บอก
to tell
แข็งแรง
strong (healthy, physically robust)
หัวใจ
heart (the organ)
Questions & Answers about หมอ บอก ว่า หัวใจ ของ คุณ แข็งแรง
Why does the sentence use บอก instead of พูด for "said"?
บอก specifically means "to tell" or "to inform." It is used when passing on information, facts, or instructions to someone else. พูด just means "to speak" or "to talk" in a general sense. Because the doctor is giving the patient a piece of information about their health, บอก is the natural choice.
What is the purpose of the word ว่า after the verb?
In this sentence, ว่า acts like the English conjunction "that" to connect a reporting verb to the statement being reported. You will frequently see verbs of communicating, thinking, and feeling followed by ว่า, such as บอกว่า (tell that), คิดว่า (think that), or รู้สึกว่า (feel that).
The translation says "said," but there are no past tense words like แล้ว in the Thai sentence. How do we know it's in the past?
In Thai, verbs don't change form for tense, and you don't always need to add time markers if the context makes it obvious. Since the doctor has clearly already examined the patient and delivered the diagnosis, the action of "telling" is logically in the past, making extra time words unnecessary.
Could I just use ใจ instead of หัวใจ for "heart" here?
Not in this case! หัวใจ refers specifically to the physical organ pumping blood in your chest. ใจ by itself is used for the abstract concept of the mind, spirit, or emotions, which is why it appears as a root in feeling words like ดีใจ (glad) or เสียใจ (sad).
Does แข็งแรง mean physically "strong" like lifting heavy weights, or "healthy"?
It means both! While it literally translates to "strong" (from แข็ง meaning hard/solid and แรง meaning power/force), in medical and everyday contexts it is the standard word used to describe someone or something as being "healthy" and functioning well.
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