Breakdown of เขา ซื้อ ชา สิบ แก้ว ครับ
ครับ
polite particle (male)
เขา
he, she, they
ชา
tea
ซื้อ
to buy
แก้ว
the glass
สิบ
ten
Questions & Answers about เขา ซื้อ ชา สิบ แก้ว ครับ
Why is the order ชา สิบ แก้ว instead of สิบ แก้ว ชา like in English?
In Thai, when you count things, the word order is always Noun + Number + Classifier. So you say the item first (ชา for tea), then the number (สิบ for ten), and finally the classifier or counter word (แก้ว for cups).
What exactly does แก้ว mean here?
แก้ว is the Thai classifier used for drinks served in cups or glasses. Its literal meaning is 'glass' (the material or the drinking vessel). Whenever you count cups of coffee, glasses of water, or mugs of tea, you will use แก้ว as the counter word at the end of the phrase.
The translation says 'He buys', but can เขา also mean 'She'?
Yes! เขา is a gender-neutral pronoun that can mean he, she, or they. You rely on the context of the conversation to know exactly who is being talked about.
Does the polite word ครับ mean the person buying the tea is a man?
Not necessarily. ครับ is the polite particle used by a male speaker. It tells us the person saying this sentence identifies as male, but the person actually buying the tea (เขา) could be anyone.
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