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วันนี้　อากาศ　ร้อน　หรือ　หนาว　คะ

วันนี้　อากาศ　ร้อน　หรือ　หนาว　คะ
Is the weather today hot or cold?
From Lesson 43:Offering choices (หรือ)·Thai

Questions & Answers about วันนี้　อากาศ　ร้อน　หรือ　หนาว　คะ

How does หรือ work in this sentence?
หรือ means "or". In this lesson, it connects two alternative choices: ร้อน (hot) and หนาว (cold). Because you are asking the listener to pick between these choices, the sentence automatically functions as a question. You don't need to add any other question words.
Where is the verb "is" in this sentence?
Thai doesn't use a "to be" verb (like "is", "am", or "are") before adjectives. You just put the subject (อากาศ - weather) directly in front of the describing words (ร้อน - hot, and หนาว - cold). Adding a Thai word for "is" here would actually be grammatically incorrect.
Why is วันนี้ (today) at the start of the sentence instead of the end?
In Thai, time words like วันนี้ are often placed at the very beginning of a sentence to set the scene or context right away. You could also put it at the end of the sentence, but starting with the time is very common and sounds completely natural.
Why does the sentence end with คะ and not ค่ะ?
Female speakers use the high-tone particle คะ for asking questions. The falling-tone ค่ะ is used for regular statements and for answering "yes". Since this sentence asks a question ("hot or cold?"), คะ is the correct polite ending to use.

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