Breakdown of โรงแรม ใหม่ นั้น หรูหรา น่าดู
ใหม่
new / again / anew
โรงแรม
hotel
นั้น
that (modifier)
น่าดู
remarkably / quite a bit
หรูหรา
luxurious
Questions & Answers about โรงแรม ใหม่ นั้น หรูหรา น่าดู
The literal translation of น่าดู is "worth watching". How does it mean "surprisingly" here?
While น่า (worth/deserving of) + ดู (look/watch) literally means "worth looking at", colloquially it acts as an expressive degree modifier. When placed after an adjective like หรูหรา, it emphasizes that the degree is surprisingly high or impressive, meaning it is so luxurious that it truly catches your attention.
Why is the word order โรงแรม ใหม่ นั้น and not โรงแรม นั้น ใหม่?
In Thai noun phrases, the adjective comes before the demonstrative pronoun. So Noun (โรงแรม) + Adjective (ใหม่) + Demonstrative (นั้น) translates to the phrase "That new hotel". If you instead said โรงแรม นั้น ใหม่, it would become a complete sentence meaning "That hotel is new."
I have seen หรู used for "luxurious" before. What does the longer form หรูหรา add to the sentence?
หรูหรา is an elaborated, more descriptive version of หรู. While both mean "luxurious" or "extravagant", หรูหรา emphasizes the visual grandeur and elegance a bit more. It pairs perfectly with an expressive modifier like น่าดู to paint a highly vivid picture.
Could I use น่าดู to say a hotel is "surprisingly bad" or "surprisingly small"?
Yes, absolutely. Even though its literal roots sound positive, as a colloquial intensifier น่าดู can emphasize negative or undesirable traits too. You could easily say โรงแรม นั้น เล็ก น่าดู to mean "That hotel is surprisingly small."
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