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เธอ　ท่องจำ　ได้　เร็ว　อย่าง　มหัศจรรย์　เสียด้วย　ครับ

เธอ　ท่องจำ　ได้　เร็ว　อย่าง　มหัศจรรย์　เสียด้วย　ครับ
She can memorize quickly, and miraculously at that.
From Lesson 342:Surprising attributes (เสียด้วย / ซะด้วย)·Thai

Questions & Answers about เธอ　ท่องจำ　ได้　เร็ว　อย่าง　มหัศจรรย์　เสียด้วย　ครับ

What exactly does เสียด้วย add to this sentence that wouldn't be there if we just stopped at มหัศจรรย์?
เสียด้วย adds the feeling of 'and... at that!' or 'moreover.' It shows that the speaker finds this trait surprising, impressive, or noteworthy. If you stopped at มหัศจรรย์, it would just be a flat statement describing her speed. The เสียด้วย adds an emotional reaction, emphasizing how unexpectedly amazing the extra trait is.
Could I use ซะด้วย instead of เสียด้วย in this sentence?
Yes, ซะด้วย has the exact same meaning, but it is the colloquial, spoken version. Because this sentence ends with the polite particle ครับ, the slightly more formal เสียด้วย fits the tone perfectly. However, in everyday conversation you will hear ซะด้วย used very often in this exact position.
What is the difference between using ท่องจำ and just saying จำ?
จำ simply means 'to remember.' By adding ท่อง, which means 'to recite' or 'to chant,' the compound word ท่องจำ specifically means 'to memorize' (often by rote or repetition). It describes the active process of committing something to memory rather than just the passive state of remembering it.
Is อย่าง acting as a connecting word here?
Exactly! Here, อย่าง translates roughly to 'in a way that' and functions like the '-ly' suffix in English. It turns the adjective มหัศจรรย์ (miraculous) into an adverb (miraculously) to modify the speed (เร็ว) of her memorization.
Why does ได้ come before เร็ว instead of at the end of the clause?
When you want to describe how well or in what manner an action is done, ได้ sits between the verb (ท่องจำ) and the descriptive word (เร็ว). Instead of expressing permission or plain ability like it does at the very end of a sentence, here it acts as a bridge meaning something closer to 'with the result of being' (memorizes with the result of being fast).

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