Breakdown of อก เสื้อ กว้าง กว่า เอว ค่ะ
ค่ะ
polite particle (female)
เสื้อ
the shirt
กว้าง
wide
กว่า
more than
เอว
waist
อก
chest
Questions & Answers about อก เสื้อ กว้าง กว่า เอว ค่ะ
How would I change this sentence to say the chest is as wide as the waist, using the equative grammar from this lesson?
To say they are equal, you simply replace the comparative word กว่า (more than) with the equative word เท่า (as... as). The sentence becomes อกเสื้อกว้างเท่าเอวค่ะ (The shirt's chest is as wide as the waist).
Why doesn't "the chest of the shirt" (อกเสื้อ) use the word ของ (of)?
In Thai, you can often drop the possession word ของ when the relationship is obvious, especially for parts of a whole. Putting the main noun (อก - chest) directly before the modifier (เสื้อ - shirt) creates a natural compound phrase meaning "shirt chest".
Where is the verb "is" in this sentence? Why isn't there a เป็น or คือ before กว้าง (wide)?
You don't need one! In Thai, descriptive words like กว้าง act as stative verbs, meaning the "is" or "are" is already built into the word itself. You just place the descriptive word directly after the noun phrase it describes.
Can อก (chest) and เอว (waist) be used to talk about my own body, or are they only for clothing?
They are used for both! อก and เอว are the actual anatomical words for those body parts. When you go shopping or visit a tailor, these exact same words are used to discuss the measurements of the garments.
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