เขา จมูก โด่ง เหมือน พ่อ ครับ

Questions & Answers about เขา จมูก โด่ง เหมือน พ่อ ครับ

Why is เหมือน used here instead of เหมือนกัน?
เหมือน (like) is followed directly by a noun to say what something is similar to, which is พ่อ (father) in this sentence. If you wanted to use เหมือนกัน (alike / the same), it would go at the end of the clause without an object, like this: พวกเขาจมูกโด่งเหมือนกัน (They have prominent noses alike / Their noses are the same).
The English translation says 'He has a prominent nose', but I don't see the word for 'has' (มี). Can I say เขามีจมูกโด่ง?
You can, but Thai commonly uses a 'Topic-Comment' structure for physical descriptions instead. เขา (he) is the topic, and จมูกโด่ง (nose is prominent) is the comment describing him. It literally reads 'He, nose prominent.' This structure sounds much more natural to native speakers than using มี (has).
Can I use โด่ง to describe other tall or prominent things, like a tall mountain or building?
No, โด่ง is a very specific adjective almost exclusively used to describe a prominent, high-bridged nose. For a tall building or a tall person, you would use สูง (high/tall).
Why is it just พ่อ and not พ่อของเขา (his father)?
In Thai, possessive words like ของเขา (his) are often dropped when the context makes it obvious. Since we are already talking about his face, it is completely clear that we are comparing his nose to his own father's nose, so adding ของเขา is unnecessary.

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