Breakdown of มี ร้านอาหาร แถวนี้ ไหม ครับ
ครับ
polite particle (male)
มี
to have / there is / there are
ไหม
question particle
แถวนี้
around here
ร้านอาหาร
restaurant
Questions & Answers about มี ร้านอาหาร แถวนี้ ไหม ครับ
The lesson is about pronouns like ฉัน and คุณ, so why aren't there any in this sentence?
Because they aren't needed! The word มี can mean 'to have', but it also acts as 'there is' or 'there are'. When it means 'there is', you do not use a subject pronoun at all. Thai doesn't use filler words like the English word 'there' in 'there is'.
What happens if I add the pronoun คุณ (you) to the beginning of this sentence?
The meaning changes completely! If you say คุณมีร้านอาหารแถวนี้ไหมครับ, the word มี switches to meaning 'to have'. The sentence would then mean: 'Do you have (own) a restaurant around here?'
How does the word ร้านอาหาร (restaurant) break down?
It is made of two very useful words. ร้าน means 'shop' or 'store', and อาหาร means 'food'. So a restaurant is literally a 'food shop'.
Why is the question word ไหม placed almost at the very end?
In Thai, yes/no question words like ไหม always go at the end of the main sentence. You state the basic idea first, then add ไหม to turn it into a question, followed by ครับ to make it polite.
How does แถวนี้ translate to 'around here'?
The word แถว means a row, line, or area, and นี้ means 'this'. Put them together, and it literally means 'this area', which is how Thai speakers express 'around here'.
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