Word
ฉัน ก็ เหงา มาก ค่ะ
Meaning
I am also very lonely.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of ฉัน ก็ เหงา มาก ค่ะ
ค่ะ
polite particle (female)
มาก
very / much, more
ฉัน
I (female)
ก็
also / too
Questions & Answers about ฉัน ก็ เหงา มาก ค่ะ
Where exactly does ก็ (also/too) go in a Thai sentence?
In Thai, ก็ is placed directly after the subject and before the verb or adjective. Unlike English, where 'too' often goes at the very end of the sentence, Thai places it right between ฉัน (I) and เหงา (lonely) to say 'I also am lonely.'
Why isn't there a Thai word for 'am' in this sentence?
In Thai, adjectives like เหงา (lonely) work like verbs. You don't need to add a 'to be' verb like 'am' or 'is' before them. You just say the subject and the adjective: ฉันเหงา (I lonely).
Why is มาก (very) placed after เหงา (lonely)?
In Thai, modifier words that show the degree or amount of something, like มาก (very), always come after the word they describe. So instead of saying 'very lonely', you say เหงามาก (lonely very).
If I am agreeing with a friend, do I always need to say the word for 'I' (ฉัน)?
Not always! In conversational Thai, if it's clear you are talking about yourself, you can drop ฉัน and just say ก็เหงามากค่ะ (Also very lonely). This is very common when agreeing with someone who just shared how they feel.