Breakdown of สวัสดี ครับ คุณ สบายดี ไหม ครับ
ครับ
polite particle (male)
คุณ
you
สบายดี
to be well
ไหม
question particle
สวัสดี
hello, goodbye (standard greeting)
Questions & Answers about สวัสดี ครับ คุณ สบายดี ไหม ครับ
Why is ครับ used twice in this sentence?
ครับ is a polite word used by male speakers at the end of a sentence. Because this example actually contains two separate thoughts (a greeting and a question), it is polite to put ครับ at the end of both.
How does the word สบายดี work?
It is made of two words: สบาย means comfortable or relaxed, and ดี means good. Put them together, and they mean to be well or doing fine. Thai doesn't require a linking verb like am or are here.
Is ไหม the Thai word for are?
No, ไหม is a question particle. You add it to the end of a statement to turn it into a yes/no question. It acts just like a spoken question mark at the end of the sentence.
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