Word
แม่ รอ หมอ ค่ะ
Meaning
Mom is waiting for the doctor.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Questions & Answers about แม่ รอ หมอ ค่ะ
Why isn't there a word for "for" in this sentence?
In English, we say we are "waiting for" someone, but the Thai verb รอ (to wait) connects directly to the person or thing you are waiting for. You just say "Mom wait doctor" without needing an extra preposition.
Since this lesson is about "Who" (ใคร), how would I ask "Who is Mom waiting for?" based on this sentence?
Thai questions leave the question word exactly where the answer would be (this is called "in-situ"). Since the doctor (หมอ) is the person being waited for, you just replace หมอ with ใคร (who) to make the question: แม่ รอ ใคร คะ.
What if I wanted to ask "Who is waiting for the doctor?" instead?
You just swap out the other piece of information you want to ask about! Replace แม่ (Mom) at the beginning of the sentence with ใคร (who) to get: ใคร รอ หมอ คะ.
This sentence ends with ค่ะ. If I change it into a question, do I keep using ค่ะ?
No. The particle ค่ะ (with a falling tone) is used by female speakers for statements and answers. If you turn this sentence into a question, a female speaker must swap it for the question particle คะ (with a high tone).