Breakdown of พวก เขา เลิก ถกเถียง กัน เพราะ เห็นแก่หน้า ปู่
เขา
he, she, they
พวก
plural marker
เลิก
to finish
เพราะ
because
ปู่
grandfather (paternal)
กัน
each other / together
ถกเถียง
to debate
เห็นแก่หน้า
to show deference to
Questions & Answers about พวก เขา เลิก ถกเถียง กัน เพราะ เห็นแก่หน้า ปู่
What is the difference between ถกเถียง and the more common word ทะเลาะ for "argue"?
ทะเลาะ usually implies an emotional or angry fight, like bickering or quarreling. ถกเถียง is more like a debate or a dispute over a specific issue. They might be speaking strongly, but it is focused on exchanging opposing views rather than just yelling at each other.
How exactly does เห็นแก่หน้า mean "to save face"?
The word เห็นแก่ means "for the sake of" or "out of consideration for," and หน้า means "face" (which carries the same metaphorical meaning of reputation or dignity as it does in English). So the phrase literally means acting "for the sake of his face" to spare him embarrassment or stress.
Since this lesson is about the summarizing marker เอาเป็นว่า, how would we use it with this sentence?
You would place it right at the beginning: เอาเป็นว่าพวกเขาเลิกถกเถียงกันเพราะเห็นแก่หน้าปู่. You would use this if you were telling a long, messy story about the family's argument and decided to just cut to the conclusion. It translates nicely to "The bottom line is, they stopped arguing..." or "Long story short, they stopped arguing..."
Is กัน required here, or could I just say พวกเขาเลิกถกเถียง?
While English often leaves out "each other" after verbs like "argue" or "discuss," Thai strongly prefers to keep กัน (together / each other) to show the reciprocal nature of the action. Leaving it out sounds slightly incomplete to a native speaker.
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