Breakdown of คุณ เคย ลอง กิน กุ้ง ดิบ หรือยัง คะ
กิน
to eat
คุณ
you
คะ
female question particle / polite particle (female)
ลอง
to try
หรือยัง
already or not yet?
เคย
to have ever
ดิบ
raw
กุ้ง
shrimp
Questions & Answers about คุณ เคย ลอง กิน กุ้ง ดิบ หรือยัง คะ
How do เคย (have ever) and หรือยัง (yet) work together in this sentence?
เคย is placed before the verb to mean 'have ever [done something]', while หรือยัง is placed at the end of the sentence to ask 'yet?' or 'or not yet?'. Together, they form the classic pattern for asking if someone has experienced something.
Why are there two verbs, ลอง (try) and กิน (eat), right next to each other?
In Thai, it is very common to string verbs together without any connecting words like 'to' or 'and'. ลองกิน directly translates to 'try eat', which smoothly means 'try eating' or 'try to eat' in English.
Why is the word for raw (ดิบ) placed after the word for shrimp (กุ้ง)?
In Thai, adjectives always come after the noun they describe. This is a great reminder that instead of saying 'raw shrimp', you must say กุ้งดิบ (shrimp raw).
Could I use the regular question word ไหม instead of หรือยัง at the end of this sentence?
Yes, you could ask คุณเคยลองกินกุ้งดิบไหมคะ. However, using หรือยัง (literally 'or yet?') is very natural when asking about past experiences because it carries the friendly expectation that if you haven't tried it yet, you might in the future.
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