Word
พวก เขา ไม่ ไป โรงเรียน
Meaning
They do not go to school.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about พวก เขา ไม่ ไป โรงเรียน
Where exactly does ไม่ (mai) go in the sentence?
It goes immediately before the verb you want to make negative. In this sentence, ไม่ is placed right before ไป (pai, meaning "to go"), creating ไม่ไป (do not go). Notice that Thai doesn't use helping verbs like "do" or "does".
I learned that เขา (khao) can mean "he", "she", or "they". Why do we need พวก (puak) at the beginning?
While เขา alone can sometimes mean "they" if the context is clear, adding พวก (which means "a group") makes it strictly plural. Saying พวกเขา is the standard way to say "they", ensuring it isn't mistaken for "he" or "she".
The English translation says "go to school", but why is there no word for "to" in the Thai sentence?
In Thai, verbs of motion like ไป (pai, to go) connect directly to the destination. You don't need to add a preposition like "to". You just literally say "go school" (ไปโรงเรียน).
โรงเรียน (rong-rian) is a long word. Is it made up of smaller words?
Yes! โรง (rong) refers to a large building or hall, and เรียน (rian) means to study or learn. So, a "building for studying" is a school. You will see โรง used in many other words for buildings, like hospitals or cinemas.