Breakdown of หนัง จบ กี่โมง ครับ
ครับ
polite particle (male)
หนัง
movie
กี่โมง
what time
จบ
to finish (to conclude, complete)
Questions & Answers about หนัง จบ กี่โมง ครับ
The lesson is about เมื่อไร (when). Why does this sentence use กี่โมง instead?
กี่โมง specifically means "what time" (asking for a specific hour on the clock), whereas เมื่อไร is a broader "when" (which could be a day, month, year, or general time). Because a movie's end time is usually a specific hour, กี่โมง is much more natural here.
Why is กี่โมง (what time) at the end of the sentence?
Thai uses "in-situ" question words. This means the question word sits in the exact same spot where the answer will go. Since you would answer "The movie ends at 9 o'clock," the Thai question is literally built as "Movie (หนัง) + ends (จบ) + [what time] (กี่โมง)."
Can I use จบ (end) for anything that finishes?
จบ is used for things that have a natural conclusion, storyline, or curriculum. It is perfect for a movie, a book, a TV show, or graduating from school. For stopping a manual task or daily activity (like finishing your homework), Thai uses a different word.
There is no word for "does" in this sentence. How do we know it is a question?
Thai doesn't use helper verbs like "do" or "does" to make questions. The basic subject-verb pair หนังจบ means "the movie ends." Just putting the question word กี่โมง right after it is all you need to turn the statement into the question "What time does the movie end?"
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