ฉัน กำลัง เคี่ยว ซุป มัน ไม่เชิงว่า กวน ค่ะ

Questions & Answers about ฉัน กำลัง เคี่ยว ซุป มัน ไม่เชิงว่า กวน ค่ะ

How does ไม่เชิงว่า work here, and is the ว่า strictly necessary?
ไม่เชิง means not exactly or not quite. Adding ว่า (that) frames the following word กวน (stir) as a concept or statement being refuted. You could drop ว่า and just say มันไม่เชิงกวน, but keeping ว่า makes it sound more natural, like saying it's not exactly that I'm stirring.
I usually use ต้ม for making soup. What is the difference between ต้ม and เคี่ยว?
ต้ม is the general word for boiling or cooking something in water. เคี่ยว specifically means to simmer something slowly over low heat for a long time, usually to reduce the liquid, thicken it, or extract maximum flavor (like making a bone broth or stew).
Does มัน in the second half refer to the soup?
Not exactly. Here, มัน acts more like the dummy English pronoun it in the phrase it is not exactly stirring. It refers to the overall action or situation the speaker is engaged in, rather than the physical soup itself.
I've heard กวน used to mean annoying or messing with someone. Is that related to its use here for stirring?
Yes! The literal and original meaning of กวน is to stir or mix something in a circular motion, especially thick liquids or pastes. The slang use (meaning to annoy or agitate) comes directly from this idea of stirring up trouble or emotionally stirring someone up.

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