Breakdown of วันหยุด ราชการ ธนาคาร ปิด ด้วย
ธนาคาร
bank
ปิด
to close
ด้วย
also, as well
วันหยุด
the holiday
ราชการ
government service, officialdom
Questions & Answers about วันหยุด ราชการ ธนาคาร ปิด ด้วย
Why is there no word for 'on' before วันหยุดราชการ?
In English, we say 'on official holidays'. In Thai, time phrases or situational contexts are often just placed at the very beginning of the sentence to act as the 'topic'. You don't need a preposition here; placing it at the front automatically establishes it as the time setting for the rest of the sentence.
How does the word ราชการ change the meaning of วันหยุด?
วันหยุด simply means 'holiday' or literally 'stop day' (from วัน meaning day, and หยุด meaning to stop). ราชการ refers to the 'government' or 'civil service'. Because Thai modifiers follow the noun, วันหยุดราชการ specifically means a 'public holiday' or 'official government holiday', differentiating it from a regular weekend or a personal day off.
I know ด้วย can mean 'with'. How is it functioning at the end of this sentence?
While ด้วย often translates to 'with' (as in doing an action together), when it is placed at the very end of a statement like this, it acts as an adverb meaning 'too', 'also', or 'as well'. In this context, it implies that the banks are closed too (just like the government offices are).
Could I use ก็ (gor) to say 'also' instead of ด้วย?
Yes, but you have to change the sentence structure. ก็ must be placed directly before the verb, so you would say ธนาคารก็ปิด (the banks also close). ด้วย is placed at the end of the clause. Thai speakers frequently use both together for natural emphasis, saying ธนาคารก็ปิดด้วย.
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