Breakdown of ทำไม เขา ปวด หัว ปวด ท้อง คะ
เขา
he, she, they
คะ
female question particle / polite particle (female)
ทำไม
why
ปวด
to ache
หัว
head
ท้อง
stomach
Questions & Answers about ทำไม เขา ปวด หัว ปวด ท้อง คะ
Does the word for why (ทำไม) always go at the beginning of the sentence?
Not always! Placing ทำไม at the beginning is very common and completely correct. However, in spoken Thai, you will also often hear it placed at the end of the sentence, right before the polite particle. You could also ask: เขาปวดหัวปวดท้องทำไมคะ
How would I start answering this question with 'because'?
To answer a ทำไม (why) question, you simply start your response with เพราะ (because) followed by your reason. For example, you might answer: เพราะเขากิน... (Because he ate...).
Why is there no word for 'and' between the headache and stomachache?
In Thai, you often don't need to translate the word 'and' when listing related actions or symptoms. Native speakers simply place the phrases next to each other. Notice how the verb ปวด (to ache) is repeated for both body parts: ปวดหัว (ache head) and then ปวดท้อง (ache stomach).
In English 'headache' is a noun. Is ปวดหัว a noun in Thai?
No, in this sentence it acts as a verb phrase. The word ปวด is a verb meaning 'to ache', and it is followed directly by the body part. Instead of saying 'he has a headache', Thai literally says 'he aches head'.
Why does the speaker use คะ instead of ค่ะ at the end?
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