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ครอบครัว　ของ　คุณ　มี　เงิน　ไหม　ครับ

ครอบครัว　ของ　คุณ　มี　เงิน　ไหม　ครับ
Does your family have money?
From Lesson 10:Possession (มี, ของ)·Thai

Questions & Answers about ครอบครัว　ของ　คุณ　มี　เงิน　ไหม　ครับ

Why is the order ครอบครัว ของ คุณ instead of putting the word for "your" first?
In Thai, the possessive word ของ (meaning "of" or "belonging to") links two nouns, but the order is backwards compared to English. The thing being owned comes first, followed by ของ, and then the owner. So, "your family" is literally "family belonging to you" (ครอบครัว ของ คุณ).
Does the verb มี change since we are talking about a family ("has") instead of "you" ("have")?
No, it stays exactly the same! Thai verbs never change their spelling or form based on who is doing the action. Whether it is "I have," "he has," or "the family has," you will always just use มี.
Where is the word for "Does" in this sentence?
Thai doesn't use helper words like "does" or "do" at the start of a question. Instead, you build a normal sentence as if it were a statement (ครอบครัว ของ คุณ มี เงิน = Your family has money) and simply add the question particle ไหม at the end to turn it into a yes/no question.
Could a female speaker say this exact sentence?
Almost, but the very last word would change. The polite particle ครับ is only used by male speakers. If a female speaker were asking this question, she would replace ครับ with the female question particle คะ.

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