Breakdown of เรา น่าจะ จ่าย ภาษี รายได้ ทุก ปี ค่ะ
ค่ะ
polite particle (female)
ปี
year
จ่าย
to pay
เรา
we
ทุก
every
น่าจะ
likely will / ought to
รายได้
income
ภาษี
tax
Questions & Answers about เรา น่าจะ จ่าย ภาษี รายได้ ทุก ปี ค่ะ
Does น่าจะ mean we have to pay taxes, or is it just a suggestion?
In this context, น่าจะ translates best to "should" or "ought to". It expresses a strong recommendation, an expectation, or the "right thing to do," rather than a strict command. If you wanted to state a hard rule or legal requirement ("we must pay"), you would use the word ต้อง (dtong) instead of น่าจะ.
The lesson says น่าจะ can also mean "likely will". Could this sentence mean "We will probably pay income tax every year"?
Yes, grammatically it absolutely could! Context is key with น่าจะ. It can be used to say what someone "should" do (stating what is proper), OR it can be used to make a logical guess ("probably will" / "likely to"). In a conversation about civic duties, "should" makes the most sense here. But if you were guessing your business's future financial habits, it could mean "We likely will pay..."
I see that ภาษี is "tax", but how does the word รายได้ mean "income"?
รายได้ is a compound word made of ราย (which means an item, list, or matter) and ได้ (to get or receive). Together, they literally mean "items received," which is the Thai concept for "income" or "revenue". Notice how it comes after ภาษี (tax) to make ภาษีรายได้ (income tax), following the standard Thai rule where modifiers come after the main noun.
Why doesn't ทุกปี (every year) need a classifier word between ทุก and ปี?
As a quick refresher: for normal objects, you usually need a classifier with ทุก (tuk - every), like รถทุกคัน (car + every + classifier = every car). However, standard time words like ปี (year), วัน (day), and เดือน (month) act as their own classifiers. Because of this, you can just attach them directly to ทุก to make ทุกปี (every year) or ทุกวัน (every day).
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