Breakdown of แม่ จ่าย เงิน แล้ว ครับ
ครับ
polite particle (male)
แม่
mother
เงิน
money
แล้ว
already
จ่าย
to pay
Questions & Answers about แม่ จ่าย เงิน แล้ว ครับ
If the lesson is about asking questions with หรือยัง, why isn't it in this sentence?
This sentence is the perfect affirmative answer to a หรือยัง (already or not yet?) question! If someone asks if mom has paid yet, you reply with this sentence. The word แล้ว shows the action is complete.
Why does แล้ว (already) come after เงิน (money)?
In Thai, markers like แล้ว that show an action is finished always go at the end of the phrase, after the verb and the object. So you say 'pay money already' instead of 'already pay money'.
Why is the male polite particle ครับ used here when the subject is Mom?
The polite particles ครับ (for men) and ค่ะ (for women) always match the gender of the speaker, not the person you are talking about. The speaker of this sentence is male, even though he is talking about his mother.
Do I always have to include เงิน (money) to say 'paid'?
Not necessarily. If it is already obvious you are talking about paying a bill, you can drop the object and just say แม่จ่ายแล้วครับ (Mom paid already). Adding เงิน just makes it very specific.
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