Word
โรงแรม อยู่ ที่ไหน คะ
Meaning
Where is the hotel?
Part of speech
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Breakdown of โรงแรม อยู่ ที่ไหน คะ
อยู่
to be located
ที่ไหน
where
คะ
female question particle / polite particle (female)
โรงแรม
hotel
Questions & Answers about โรงแรม อยู่ ที่ไหน คะ
Why is ที่ไหน at the end of the sentence instead of the beginning?
In Thai, question words do not move to the front of the sentence. They stay in the exact spot where the answer will go. Since you would answer 'The hotel is at the market', the question literally asks 'The hotel is located where?'. So, ที่ไหน comes after the locative verb อยู่.
Can I use เป็น or คือ for the word 'is' here?
No, you must use อยู่. Thai has different words for 'to be'. You use อยู่ when talking about where something is located or where someone lives. เป็น and คือ are used when saying what something is, like 'I am a student' or 'This is a pen'.
What do the two parts of ที่ไหน mean?
ที่ไหน translates to 'where', but it is actually made of two words. ที่ means 'at' or 'place', and ไหน means 'which'. So you are literally asking 'at which place?'.
Why does the sentence end with คะ instead of ค่ะ?
คะ is the polite particle used by female speakers specifically for asking questions. ค่ะ is used for statements and answers. If a male speaker asks this question, he would use ครับ instead.