Breakdown of คุณ ซื้อ น้ำ กี่ ขวด คะ
น้ำ
water
คุณ
you
ซื้อ
to buy
คะ
female question particle / polite particle (female)
กี่
how many
ขวด
bottle
Questions & Answers about คุณ ซื้อ น้ำ กี่ ขวด คะ
Why is the word order "water how many bottles" (น้ำ กี่ ขวด) instead of "how many bottles of water"?
In Thai, the main noun you are talking about (น้ำ, water) comes first. To ask "how many," you use the question word กี่ followed directly by a classifier. There is no Thai word for "of" needed in this structure.
Is ขวด just the regular noun for "bottle," or is it a classifier here?
It is acting as the classifier here, but it is also the regular noun for "bottle"! In Thai, many containers act as their own classifiers. Because the grammar rule for asking quantities is กี่ + classifier, we use ขวด right after กี่ to count the bottles.
The English translation says "are you buying," but there is no "-ing" word here. How does Thai show this?
Why does the sentence end with คะ and not ค่ะ?
คะ (with a high tone) is the polite particle used by female speakers specifically for questions. Because this sentence asks a question, a female speaker must use คะ. The similar-looking word ค่ะ (with a falling tone) is strictly used for statements and answering.
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