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ฉัน　ชอบ　อาหาร　อเมริกา　มาก　ค่ะ

ฉัน　ชอบ　อาหาร　อเมริกา　มาก　ค่ะ
I like American food very much.
From Lesson 8:Negation of identity (ไม่ใช่)·Thai

Breakdown of ฉัน　ชอบ　อาหาร　อเมริกา　มาก　ค่ะ

ค่ะ
polite particle (female)
ชอบ
to like
มาก
very / much, more
อาหาร
food
ฉัน
I (female)
อเมริกา
America

Questions & Answers about ฉัน　ชอบ　อาหาร　อเมริกา　มาก　ค่ะ

If I want to say 'I don't like American food,' do I use ไม่ใช่ here?
No. Even though this lesson focuses on ไม่ใช่ (mai chai), that word is only used to negate nouns (like saying 'This is not American food'). To negate an action verb like ชอบ (like), you simply put ไม่ (mai) right in front of the verb to make ไม่ชอบ (mai chop).
Why is it written as อาหาร อเมริกา (food America) instead of the other way around?
In Thai, the describing word always comes after the main noun. Instead of 'American food', you say 'food America'. The noun always comes first, followed by its modifier.
Could I put มาก (very much) right after ชอบ (like)?
No, in Thai, degree words like มาก generally go at the end of the phrase, after the object. The structure is [Verb] + [Object] + [Adverb], so it must be 'like' + 'American food' + 'very much'.
Does this sentence show whether the speaker is male or female?
Yes, it tells us the speaker is female. We know this because of the polite ending particle ค่ะ (kha) and the pronoun ฉัน (chan), which is most commonly used by women. A male speaker would use ผม (phom) for 'I' and ครับ (khrap) for the polite ending.

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