Breakdown of ลูก ของ เขา มี โทรศัพท์ ใหม่ ค่ะ
ค่ะ
polite particle (female)
เขา
he, she, they
มี
to have / there is / there are
ใหม่
new / again / anew
โทรศัพท์
telephone
ของ
of (belonging to)
ลูก
child (offspring)
Questions & Answers about ลูก ของ เขา มี โทรศัพท์ ใหม่ ค่ะ
Why is the order ลูก ของ เขา instead of เขา ของ ลูก if it means "his child"?
In Thai, possession using ของ (khong) works like the English word "of". The structure is always "Owned Object + ของ + Possessor". So ลูก ของ เขา translates literally to "child of his".
I learned that เด็ก (dek) means "child". Why is ลูก (luuk) used here?
เด็ก (dek) means a child in terms of age (a kid or youngster). ลูก (luuk) specifically means "offspring" or someone's son or daughter. Since the sentence is about a parent's child, we must use ลูก.
Does the verb มี (mii) change because it translates to "has" instead of "have"?
No, Thai verbs never change form based on who is doing the action. มี (mii) is used for both "have" and "has". It stays exactly the same whether it is I, you, he, or they doing the having.
How do we know เขา means "his" and not "her"?
We actually don't know just from this sentence alone! เขา (khao) is a gender-neutral pronoun that can mean he, she, or they. Depending on the conversation, this sentence could equally mean "Her child has a new phone."
Why is the word for "new" (ใหม่) placed after "phone" (โทรศัพท์)?
In Thai, adjectives always come directly after the noun they describe. Instead of saying "new phone", the Thai structure is "phone new" (โทรศัพท์ ใหม่).
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