Breakdown of ปัญหา เศรษฐกิจ ส่งผลให้ หลาย คน ตกงาน
คน
person
หลาย
many / several
ปัญหา
problem
เศรษฐกิจ
the economy
Questions & Answers about ปัญหา เศรษฐกิจ ส่งผลให้ หลาย คน ตกงาน
Why is there no linking word like ทาง or เกี่ยวกับ between ปัญหา and เศรษฐกิจ?
While you could say ปัญหาทางเศรษฐกิจ (problems relating to the economy), it is extremely common and natural in Thai to just place two nouns together to form a compound noun. The second noun modifies the first, so ปัญหา (problem) followed by เศรษฐกิจ (economy) directly translates to "economic problems".
How is ส่งผลให้ different from just using ทำให้?
Both mean "to cause" or "to result in", but ส่งผลให้ (literally "send results giving") is more formal and analytical. You will frequently see it in news reports, academic writing, or business contexts, whereas ทำให้ is used in everyday conversation for all kinds of causes and effects.
Why does หลาย come before คน here, when Thai usually puts quantity words after the noun?
The full, formal pattern is Noun + Quantity + Classifier (for example, คนหลายคน). However, when the noun and its classifier are the exact same word, like คน for people, Thai speakers usually drop the first noun to avoid repetition. This leaves just หลายคน, making it look like the quantity comes first.
The word ตกงาน literally means "fall work". Is this slang or standard Thai?
It is completely standard Thai. The verb ตก (to fall or drop) is frequently used in compound words to indicate lacking something or falling out of a certain state. Here, falling out of work simply means "to lose a job" or "to be unemployed".