Breakdown of ถ้า คุณ ต่อยอด ทักษะ ก็ จะ ได้เปรียบ มาก ค่ะ
ค่ะ
polite particle (female)
มาก
very / much, more
คุณ
you
จะ
will
ถ้า
if
ก็
then (in result clause)
ทักษะ
skill (learned ability)
ต่อยอด
to build upon / to extend
ได้เปรียบ
to have an advantage
Questions & Answers about ถ้า คุณ ต่อยอด ทักษะ ก็ จะ ได้เปรียบ มาก ค่ะ
What is the literal meaning behind the word ต่อยอด (to build upon)?
The word ต่อ means to connect or to extend, and ยอด refers to the top or the peak (often the new shoot of a plant). Together, ต่อยอด paints a picture of grafting or growing a plant higher. In business and learning contexts, it is a very common metaphor for taking an existing foundation, like your skills (ทักษะ), and extending or building upon them.
Since this lesson focuses on คุ้ม (worth it), how would I change this sentence to say 'If you build upon your skills, it will be very worth it'?
You can simply replace ได้เปรียบ (have an advantage) with คุ้ม (worth it). The second half of the sentence would become ก็จะคุ้มมากค่ะ (then it will be very much worth it). If you wanted to say 'It is worth building upon your skills,' you would use the auxiliary form taught in this lesson: คุ้มที่จะต่อยอดทักษะ.
How is the word ได้เปรียบ (advantage) constructed?
It is made up of ได้ (to get or receive) and เปรียบ (to compare). Literally, it means to gain in a comparison, which naturally translates to having the upper hand or an advantage over others. A great B2 vocabulary word to remember alongside it is its exact opposite: เสียเปรียบ (to lose out in a comparison, or to be at a disadvantage).
Why is the pronoun คุณ (you) omitted from the second half of the sentence?
In Thai ถ้า...ก็... (If... then...) sentences, when the subject is exactly the same for both clauses, it is almost always dropped in the second clause. Adding คุณ again after ก็ would make the sentence perfectly understandable but sound a bit clunky and unnatural to a native speaker.
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