Breakdown of วันนี้ แดด ออก ไหม คะ
ไหม
question particle
วันนี้
today
คะ
female question particle / polite particle (female)
แดด
sunlight
ออก
to go out
Questions & Answers about วันนี้ แดด ออก ไหม คะ
The current lesson is about หรือ (or). Could I use หรือเปล่า (or not) instead of ไหม here?
Why does this use แดด (sunlight) instead of the word for the actual sun (พระอาทิตย์)?
When talking about the weather or it being sunny, Thai speakers focus on the sunshine or sunlight (แดด). The word พระอาทิตย์ refers to the physical star in space. So, Thai literally asks if the sunlight is out!
I thought ออก meant to exit or to leave. Why is it used here?
You are right! ออก means to exit, leave, or come out. In Thai, you use this verb to describe weather elements like sunshine (แดด) coming out from behind the clouds to mean that it is sunny.
Why is วันนี้ (today) placed at the very beginning of the sentence?
Time words in Thai are quite flexible. Placing a time word like วันนี้ at the beginning of a sentence is very common because it sets the scene right away. You will often see time words placed either at the very beginning or just before the question words at the end of a statement.
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