Breakdown of ใคร กำลัง ทอด ไก่ ครับ
ครับ
polite particle (male)
ใคร
who
กำลัง
in the process of
ทอด
to fry
ไก่
chicken
Questions & Answers about ใคร กำลัง ทอด ไก่ ครับ
How exactly does กำลัง (kamlang) work in this sentence?
กำลัง is placed directly before the action verb ทอด (to fry) to show that the action is happening right now. It turns "fry" into "is frying", acting just like the "-ing" ending in English.
Why is ใคร (khrai) at the beginning of the sentence? I thought Thai question words go at the end.
Good memory! While question words like "what" or "where" usually go at the end, ใคร (who) goes at the beginning when it is the subject doing the action. Since "Who" is doing the frying here, it starts the sentence, exactly like in English.
Does the verb ทอด (thot) apply to all types of frying?
ทอด specifically means deep-frying or pan-frying in a good amount of oil, which is exactly how Thai fried chicken is made. If someone were stir-frying food in a wok instead, they would use a different word: ผัด (phat).
Why isn't there a question particle like ไหม (mai) before the polite word ครับ (khrap)?
ไหม is only used for yes/no questions. Because this sentence already contains the specific question word ใคร (who), you don't use a yes/no particle. The speaker just adds ครับ at the end to be polite.
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