Word
พวก เขา คุย กัน ค่ะ
Meaning
They talk to each other.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Breakdown of พวก เขา คุย กัน ค่ะ
ค่ะ
polite particle (female)
เขา
he, she, they
พวก
plural marker
คุย
to talk
Questions & Answers about พวก เขา คุย กัน ค่ะ
Why is กัน placed immediately after the verb คุย here?
In Thai, when you want to show that people are doing an action with or to each other, you put the reciprocal marker กัน right after the main verb. Here, คุยกัน translates to "talk to each other."
Would the meaning change if I left out กัน and just said พวกเขาคุยค่ะ?
Yes. Without กัน, the sentence simply means "They talk" or "They are talking." Adding กัน emphasizes the mutual interaction, showing that they are actively having a conversation with one another.
Why use พวกเขา for "they"? Doesn't เขา already mean "they"?
You are right that เขา can sometimes mean "they" depending on the context, but it most commonly means "he" or "she." Adding the group word พวก to the front makes it crystal clear that you are talking about multiple people.
Could I use พูด (to speak) instead of คุย (to talk) in this sentence?
You could say พูดกัน, but it changes the mood. คุย specifically means to chat or have a casual conversation, which is very natural for this situation. พูด is more about the physical act of speaking, so พูดกัน can sound a bit more serious or formal.