Breakdown of เขา ผลาญ เงิน เพื่อ อวดรวย เท่านั้น ค่ะ
ค่ะ
polite particle (female)
เขา
he, she, they
เงิน
money
เพื่อ
for / in order to (purpose)
เท่านั้น
only, that's all (sentence-final)
อวดรวย
to show off wealth
ผลาญ
to squander
Questions & Answers about เขา ผลาญ เงิน เพื่อ อวดรวย เท่านั้น ค่ะ
The lesson focuses on the อะไรจะ... ขนาดนั้น exclamation. How could we apply that frame to this sentence to express shock at his spending?
You can drop the pronoun and the reason, and wrap the frame around the main verb phrase: อะไรจะผลาญเงินขนาดนั้น! (How can someone squander so much money!). The frame perfectly emphasizes that his level of squandering is unbelievably extreme.
What is the exact nuance of ผลาญ compared to other words for "waste"?
While a word like เปลือง means to consume a lot of a resource, ผลาญ has a stronger, almost destructive nuance. It means to squander, deplete, or ruin recklessly. It implies he isn't just spending heavily, but throwing the money away.
Is อวดรวย considered a single vocabulary word here?
It acts as a single verb meaning "to show off wealth", but it is a direct compound of อวด (to boast/show off) and รวย (rich). You can pair อวด with other words to describe different types of boasting, such as อวดเก่ง (showing off one's abilities).
Why does เท่านั้น (just/only) sit at the very end of the sentence?
In Thai, เท่านั้น modifies the entire preceding idea and naturally falls at the end of the clause it restricts (right before the polite particle ค่ะ). Here, it frames the entire purpose phrase (เพื่ออวดรวย) to emphasize that showing off is the only reason he does it.
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