Breakdown of ห้องน้ำ แคบ กว่า ห้องนอน ครับ
ครับ
polite particle (male)
ห้องน้ำ
bathroom
ห้องนอน
bedroom
กว่า
more than
แคบ
narrow
Questions & Answers about ห้องน้ำ แคบ กว่า ห้องนอน ครับ
How do we form the 'narrower than' comparison in this sentence?
In Thai, descriptive words like แคบ (narrow) act as verbs, so we don't need a word for 'is'. To make it a comparison, we just add กว่า (more than) directly after it. The structure is always: Noun A + Adjective + กว่า + Noun B.
Why do both ห้องน้ำ (bathroom) and ห้องนอน (bedroom) start with the same word?
They both start with ห้อง, which means 'room'. ห้องน้ำ literally means 'room of water' and ห้องนอน means 'room for sleeping'. Putting ห้อง before a descriptive word or action is the standard way to name rooms in Thai.
Why are there no words for 'the' or 'is' in the Thai sentence?
Thai does not have articles like 'a' or 'the', so context tells us we mean 'the bathroom'. Also, when using a descriptive word like แคบ, Thai does not use a 'to be' verb. You literally just say 'bathroom narrow more-than bedroom'.
If English says 'more narrow', could I put กว่า before แคบ?
No, the order is strict in Thai. The descriptive word must always come first. Think of แคบ กว่า as 'narrow more-than'. This is the only correct way to say 'narrower' or 'more narrow'.
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