Breakdown of เรา ได้ ช่วย เด็ก ยากจน ครับ
ครับ
polite particle (male)
ช่วย
to help
เรา
we
ได้
got to (do)
เด็ก
child
ยากจน
poor
Questions & Answers about เรา ได้ ช่วย เด็ก ยากจน ครับ
Why is ได้ placed before the verb ช่วย here instead of after it?
In previous lessons, you saw ได้ placed after a verb to mean 'can' or 'able to'. When ได้ is placed directly before the verb, as in ได้ช่วย, it changes meaning. It acts as a past occurrence marker emphasizing that the action actually happened ('did help'), or that you had the opportunity to do it ('got to help').
Does ได้ช่วย mean 'we did help' or 'we got to help'?
It can mean both, depending on the context! Placing ได้ before the verb emphasizes that the event successfully took place in the past. However, with a positive action like helping people, it often carries the feeling of having the opportunity, chance, or privilege to do it ('got to help').
How does the word order work for 'poor children'?
In Thai, adjectives always come directly after the noun they describe. So 'poor children' is built by saying เด็ก (children) followed by ยากจน (poor).
Can เรา mean 'I' instead of 'we' in this sentence?
Yes. While เรา is the standard word for 'we', Thai speakers frequently use it in casual conversation as a friendly way to say 'I'. Since the sentence ends with the male polite particle ครับ, we know the speaker is male, and he could be talking about just himself or a group.
Learn เรา ได้ ช่วย เด็ก ยากจน ครับ and more in Thai
All course content and exercises are completely free — no paywalls, no trial periods, no signup needed.
- ✓ Practice with interactive exercises
- ✓ Track your progress with spaced repetition
- ✓Learn at your own pace — completely free