Breakdown of ฉัน อุตส่าห์ ปรุง ซุป ให้ ละมุน แต่ รสชาติ ก็ ยัง ติดจะ คาว
ฉัน
I (female)
แต่
but
ยัง
not yet / still
ก็
also / too
ให้
to have/let (someone) do
ซุป
soup
รสชาติ
taste
อุตส่าห์
to make a special effort
ปรุง
to season
ติดจะ
leaning towards / a bit too
คาว
fishy
ละมุน
smooth (mellow, gentle)
Questions & Answers about ฉัน อุตส่าห์ ปรุง ซุป ให้ ละมุน แต่ รสชาติ ก็ ยัง ติดจะ คาว
How does ติดจะ change the meaning compared to just saying ก็ยังคาว?
ติดจะ acts as an evaluative auxiliary that softens the stative verb คาว (fishy) or shows an undesirable inclination. While ก็ยังคาว just means 'is still fishy,' adding ติดจะ means it 'still leans a bit towards the fishy side,' making your critique sound more natural and slightly less blunt.
What feeling does อุตส่าห์ add to the beginning of the sentence?
อุตส่าห์ expresses that someone made a special effort or went out of their way to do something, usually expecting a good outcome. Here, it adds a tone of slight disappointment or frustration: 'I went through all the trouble to make it smooth, but...'
Why is the word ให้ used between ซุป and ละมุน?
Here, ให้ acts as a resultative marker. It connects the action of seasoning (ปรุง) to the desired result (ละมุน). You can think of it as meaning 'so that it is' or 'in order to make it.' Without it, the sentence wouldn't clearly link the seasoning action to the smooth outcome.
Does คาว just mean a generally bad taste or smell?
No, คาว is very specific. It refers exclusively to the unpleasant smell or taste of raw fish, raw meat, seafood, or blood. It is a distinct sensory category in Thai, which explains why the speaker had to make a special effort to season the soup to mask it.
What is the purpose of using ก็ and ยัง together here?
ยัง means 'still,' showing the fishy taste persists. ก็ is a linking particle that connects this disappointing outcome back to the contrasting first clause. Together, ก็ยัง emphasizes that despite the effort made, the result is nevertheless still fishy.
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