Breakdown of กรุณา หลีกทาง ให้ สตรี มี ครรภ์ ค่ะ
ค่ะ
polite particle (female)
มี
to have / there is / there are
ให้
for (someone), benefactive
กรุณา
please
หลีกทาง
to make way
สตรี
woman (formal)
ครรภ์
pregnancy
Questions & Answers about กรุณา หลีกทาง ให้ สตรี มี ครรภ์ ค่ะ
How does กรุณา (karuna) differ from other ways to say 'please' like ช่วย (chuay)?
กรุณา is highly formal and is typically used in public announcements, written signs, or official requests. While ช่วย is used for everyday conversational favors, กรุณา sets a polite but authoritative tone asking for public cooperation, which is exactly what you hear on public transport.
I usually use ผู้หญิง (phuu-ying) for 'woman'. Why does this sentence use สตรี (satree)?
สตรี is a formal, elegant word for 'woman' or 'lady'. In public announcements or official signage, Thai usually switches to this higher register rather than using the everyday word ผู้หญิง. This perfectly matches the formal tone set by กรุณา.
Why use มีครรภ์ (mee khan) for pregnant instead of the common word ท้อง (thong)?
ท้อง is the everyday word for belly or being pregnant. ครรภ์ is the formal, medical term for womb or pregnancy. Saying มีครรภ์ (literally 'to have a pregnancy') keeps the sentence in the formal, polite register expected in public service announcements.
What is the exact role of ให้ (hai) after the verb here?
In this context, ให้ acts as a preposition meaning 'to' or 'for'. It links the main action หลีกทาง (make way) to the people who benefit from that action (the pregnant women).
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