Breakdown of ผม มี ลูก หนึ่ง คน ครับ
ครับ
polite particle (male)
ผม
I (male)
มี
to have / there is / there are
คน
person
ลูก
child (offspring)
หนึ่ง
one
Questions & Answers about ผม มี ลูก หนึ่ง คน ครับ
Why does the sentence use the word คน when talking about a child?
In Thai, when you count nouns, you must use a special counting word called a classifier. The word คน is the classifier for people. Because you are counting how many children you have, you need to add คน at the end.
Where does the number หนึ่ง (one) go in a Thai sentence?
Unlike English where we say 'one child', Thai puts the number after the noun. The strict order for counting is Noun + Number + Classifier. So here you say ลูก (child) followed by หนึ่ง (one) and then คน (person).
Does ลูก just mean 'child' in general?
No, ลูก specifically means your own offspring (son or daughter). If you were talking about a random child playing in a park, you would use a different word: เด็ก.
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