Breakdown of ครู กำลัง อธิบาย คำตอบ ใช่ไหม ครับ
ครับ
polite particle (male)
ครู
teacher
กำลัง
in the process of
ใช่ไหม
right? / isn't it?
คำตอบ
answer
อธิบาย
to explain
Questions & Answers about ครู กำลัง อธิบาย คำตอบ ใช่ไหม ครับ
What is the difference between using ใช่ไหม here instead of just ไหม?
ใช่ไหม is a confirmation particle. You use it when you already suspect the teacher is explaining the answer and you just want the listener to agree with you, exactly like saying right? in English. If you used just ไหม, it would be a standard question where you genuinely do not know what the teacher is doing.
How do I answer yes or no to this specific question?
Because the question asks for confirmation using ใช่ไหม (which literally includes the word ใช่ meaning correct or yes), you reply with ใช่ (or ใช่ครับ / ใช่ค่ะ) to say yes. To say no, you reply ไม่ใช่ (not correct).
I recognize คำ in คำตอบ. Doesn't that mean word?
Yes! คำ means word, and it is frequently placed in front of verbs to turn them into nouns. Here, ตอบ is the verb meaning to answer. By adding คำ in front, it becomes the noun คำตอบ (the answer) that the teacher is explaining.
Does the continuous word กำลัง change its position because this is a question?
No, sentence structure stays exactly the same in Thai whether it is a statement or a question. กำลัง (currently doing) stays right in front of the verb อธิบาย (to explain), just as it would if you were simply stating a fact. The only thing making this a question is adding ใช่ไหม at the very end.
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