Breakdown of เขา ขอ น้ำเปล่า อีก แก้ว ครับ
ครับ
polite particle (male)
เขา
he, she, they
แก้ว
the glass
ขอ
to ask for
อีก
again / more
น้ำเปล่า
plain water
Questions & Answers about เขา ขอ น้ำเปล่า อีก แก้ว ครับ
Why is อีก placed before แก้ว? Doesn't it usually go at the end of a sentence?
When อีก means "more" or "another" of a specific item, it is placed right before the quantity or classifier. Here, it goes before the classifier แก้ว (glass) to mean "another glass". If it was at the very end of a regular action sentence, it would mean doing the action "again".
The English translation says "another glass", but where is the Thai word for "one" (หนึ่ง)?
In Thai, when you are adding exactly "one more" of something, it is very common to drop the number หนึ่ง (one). Saying อีก แก้ว is a natural, everyday shortcut for อีก หนึ่ง แก้ว.
I thought the verb "to ask" was ถาม. Why does this sentence use ขอ instead?
ถาม is only used when you are asking a question to get information. ขอ is used for requesting or asking to receive an object. Since he is asking to be given a glass of water, ขอ is the correct word.
Could I just say น้ำ instead of น้ำเปล่า?
You could, but น้ำเปล่า specifically means "plain water". In Thailand, it is common to specify น้ำเปล่า so the server knows you want plain drinking water, rather than a different beverage or just a bucket of ice.
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