Questions & Answers about เขา เรียน อะไร ครับ
Why is the word for "what" at the end of the sentence instead of the beginning?
In Thai, question words like อะไร (what) usually go exactly where the answer would go. Instead of pulling "what" to the front of the sentence like in English, Thai word order is "He studies what?". This is called an in-situ question.
The translation says "What is he studying?". Could เขา also mean "she"?
Yes! เขา is a common pronoun that can mean "he", "she", or even "they". You rely on the context of the conversation to know exactly who is being talked about.
Where are the words for "is" and "-ing" in this sentence?
Thai verbs do not change their form to show time, and you do not need a helper verb like "is" here. The base word เรียน (to study) can mean "studies", "studied", or "is studying" depending on the context of the conversation.
Does the polite particle ครับ at the end mean we are definitely talking about a male?
No, polite particles depend on the person speaking, not the person being talked about. ครับ tells us that the person asking the question is male. If a female were asking, she would use คะ instead.
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