Breakdown of วันนี้ พวก เขา สอบ ภาษา ไทย ค่ะ
ค่ะ
polite particle (female)
เขา
he, she, they
พวก
plural marker
ไทย
Thai
ภาษา
language
วันนี้
today
สอบ
to take an exam
Questions & Answers about วันนี้ พวก เขา สอบ ภาษา ไทย ค่ะ
This lesson is about "when" questions. Why is the time word วันนี้ (today) at the very beginning of the sentence?
In Thai, specific time words like วันนี้ (today) usually go at the very beginning or the very end of a sentence. Placing it at the beginning, like in this sentence, sets the scene and emphasizes the time ("Today, they are taking a test"). If you were asking a "when" question, the question word เมื่อไร (when) would typically go at the end.
What does the word พวก do in front of เขา?
เขา by itself usually means "he" or "she". Adding the word พวก (which means "group" or "bunch") turns it into a plural pronoun. So, พวกเขา specifically means "they".
Is สอบ (sop) a verb or a noun here?
Here, สอบ is acting as the verb "to take an exam" or "to test". Thai verbs don't change form, so it works directly right after the subject พวกเขา (they). (If you ever need to use "exam" strictly as a noun, Thai often adds a prefix word to make it การสอบ).
Why is it ภาษาไทย (language Thai) instead of Thai language?
In Thai, the main noun always comes first, followed by the word that describes it. Here, the core thing you are talking about is ภาษา (language), and the specific type of language is ไทย (Thai). So, English's "Thai language" becomes ภาษาไทย.
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