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คุณ　เรียน　จบ　เมื่อไร　คะ

คุณ　เรียน　จบ　เมื่อไร　คะ
When do you graduate?
From Lesson 36:Asking when (เมื่อไร)·Thai

Questions & Answers about คุณ　เรียน　จบ　เมื่อไร　คะ

Why is เมื่อไร (when) at the end of the sentence instead of the beginning?
In Thai, question words usually go in the exact same spot as the answer. Since you might answer "I graduate next year," the question word เมื่อไร (when) takes the place of that time phrase at the end of the sentence.
I see เรียน (study), but how does this sentence mean "graduate"?
The word จบ means "to end" or "to finish." When you put it right after เรียน (study), the phrase เรียน จบ literally means "study finish." In English, we just express this concept with the single word "graduate."
Could this sentence also mean "When did you graduate?"
Yes! Thai verbs don't change for past, present, or future tenses. Depending on the context, this exact same sentence could mean "When will you graduate?" or "When did you graduate?" If you wanted to clearly specify the future, you could add จะ (will) before the verb.
Does the polite particle คะ mean the speaker is a woman, or the listener?
The particle คะ is used because the speaker identifies as female. In Thai, these polite particles always depend on who is talking, not who is being spoken to. A male speaker would use ครับ here instead.

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