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ฉัน　หน้าตา　เหมือน　แม่　ค่ะ

ฉัน　หน้าตา　เหมือน　แม่　ค่ะ
I look like my mother.
From Lesson 89:Expressing similarity (เหมือน)·Thai

Questions & Answers about ฉัน　หน้าตา　เหมือน　แม่　ค่ะ

Why do we use เหมือน here instead of เหมือนกัน?
Because we are comparing to a specific noun. เหมือน (like) comes right before the noun แม่ (mother). You use เหมือนกัน (alike / the same) at the end of a sentence when you don't name the specific person you are comparing to, such as if you just wanted to say 'We look alike'.
What exactly does หน้าตา mean here?
It means 'appearance' or 'looks'. It is made by combining the words หน้า (face) and ตา (eye). Thai often pairs two related words together to talk about a broader concept, in this case, your overall physical appearance.
Why does the sentence start with ฉัน หน้าตา instead of saying 'My face' or 'My looks'?
In Thai, you often state the person first as the main topic (ฉัน - I), and then narrow it down to the specific feature (หน้าตา - looks). You can think of it as saying 'As for me, my looks are like Mom.' You don't need to use a possession word for 'my' here.
Could a man use this exact sentence?
No, because it uses female-specific words. A man would need to swap the female pronoun ฉัน (I) for ผม (phom), and the female polite ending ค่ะ for ครับ (khrap).

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