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พวก　เขา　ยัง　ตกแต่ง　สถานที่　อยู่　ค่ะ

พวก　เขา　ยัง　ตกแต่ง　สถานที่　อยู่　ค่ะ
They are still decorating the venue.
From Lesson 67:Continuation (ยัง / ยังไม่)·Thai

Questions & Answers about พวก　เขา　ยัง　ตกแต่ง　สถานที่　อยู่　ค่ะ

Why do we have both ยัง and อยู่ in this sentence?
ยัง means 'still' and อยู่ placed after an action means it is currently happening (like the English '-ing'). Together, ยัง ... อยู่ emphasizes that an action is still ongoing right now. It is a very common pairing in Thai!
Does พวก always mean 'they' when put before เขา?
Yes! พวก acts as a group marker for people or things. Since เขา can mean 'he', 'she', or 'they', adding พวก makes it strictly 'they' (a group of them). You will also see this group marker in พวกเรา (we).
I remember แต่ง from แต่งตัว (to get dressed). How is ตกแต่ง different?
แต่ง is a general word for arranging, composing, or making something look good. ตกแต่ง is a more specific vocabulary word that means to 'decorate' a physical space, room, or venue.
How would the sentence change if I wanted to say they are 'not yet' decorating?
You would replace ยัง with the negative continuation marker ยังไม่ (not yet), keeping it right before the main verb ตกแต่ง. When you use ยังไม่, you usually drop the continuous marker อยู่ at the end. It would become: พวกเขา ยังไม่ ตกแต่ง สถานที่ ค่ะ.

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