Questions & Answers about นั่น ตึก ใหม่ ครับ
Why is the order ตึก ใหม่ (building new) instead of the other way around?
In Thai, describing words like ใหม่ (new) always come after the noun they describe. You start with the main object, which is ตึก (building), and then add the description.
Where is the word for 'is' in this sentence?
There isn't one! In Thai, describing words like ใหม่ (new) are actually a type of verb. Because ใหม่ already functions like a verb, you do not need to add a 'to be' verb like you do in English.
Why doesn't the sentence include a word for 'a' (a new building)?
Thai does not have articles like 'a', 'an', or 'the'. You can just say ตึก and it can mean 'building', 'a building', or 'the building' depending on the context.
I remember seeing another word for 'that'. Why is นั่น used here instead of นั้น?
นั่น is used when 'that' stands alone as the subject of the sentence, like pointing and saying 'That is...'. The other word, นั้น, is a modifier placed after a noun to mean 'that specific thing', such as in ตึก นั้น (that building).
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