Questions & Answers about ใคร ชอบ ดู หนัง ครับ
Why is ใคร (who) at the beginning of the sentence? I learned that Thai question words usually go at the end.
When ใคร (who) is the subject of the sentence (the person doing the action), it goes at the beginning, exactly like in English! You only put ใคร at the end of the sentence when it is the object receiving the action (like in 'Who do you like?').
How do you say "watching" or "to watch"? Why are ชอบ (like) and ดู (watch) just put right next to each other?
Thai grammar is very straightforward when combining verbs. You do not need to add an ending like "-ing" or a linking word like "to". You simply put the verbs next to each other: ชอบ (like) + ดู (watch) translates perfectly to "like to watch" or "like watching".
Does หนัง mean "movie" or "movies"?
It means both! Thai nouns do not change to show plurals (like adding "-s" in English), and they do not use articles like "a" or "the". The phrase ดูหนัง just generally means "watching movies".
Why doesn't this question end with a yes/no question word like ไหม?
ไหม is used specifically to ask yes/no questions. Because this sentence already contains the question word ใคร (who), it is already a question. You just end it with the polite particle ครับ (if you are a male speaker) to soften it and make it polite.