Breakdown of เขา หน้าตา เหมือน พ่อ ครับ
ครับ
polite particle (male)
เขา
he, she, they
พ่อ
father
หน้าตา
appearance / looks (facial)
Questions & Answers about เขา หน้าตา เหมือน พ่อ ครับ
Why is เหมือน used here instead of เหมือนกัน?
In this sentence, we are saying he looks like a specific person (พ่อ - father). You use เหมือน directly before a noun to mean "like [Noun]". You would only use เหมือนกัน at the end of a sentence to say two things are "the same" or "alike" without a following noun.
What does หน้าตา literally mean, and why do we need it here?
หน้า means "face" and ตา means "eye". Together, หน้าตา means "physical appearance" or "looks". We use it to be specific: he looks like his father. If you just said เขาเหมือนพ่อ, it could mean his personality or behavior is like his father's.
The English translation says "his father", but I don't see a word for "his". Is it missing?
Thai often leaves out possessive words like ของเขา (his) when it is obvious from the context. It is naturally understood that he looks like his own father, so adding ของเขา is not necessary.
Could I change the word order to หน้าตาเขาเหมือนพ่อ instead?
Yes, you can! The sentence here uses a common structure where the person is the topic: เขา (As for him) + หน้าตาเหมือนพ่อ (appearance is like his father). Saying หน้าตาเขาเหมือนพ่อ (His looks are like his father) is also completely natural and correct.