Breakdown of โรงแรม นี้ แพง แต่ ไม่ คุ้ม เลย ค่ะ
ค่ะ
polite particle (female)
แพง
expensive
ไม่
not
แต่
but
โรงแรม
hotel
นี้
this (modifier)
เลย
at all / completely
คุ้ม
worth it
Questions & Answers about โรงแรม นี้ แพง แต่ ไม่ คุ้ม เลย ค่ะ
How does เลย change the meaning of the second half of the sentence?
It acts as an emphasizing word. When paired with a negative word like ไม่, it translates to at all in English. So while ไม่คุ้ม just means not worth it, adding เลย makes it a much stronger not worth it at all.
Where exactly does เลย go when used for emphasis like this?
เลย goes at the very end of the phrase you want to emphasize, but always before polite particles like ค่ะ or ครับ. Here, it sits right at the end of the negative statement ไม่คุ้ม to give it maximum impact.
What exactly does คุ้ม mean here? Does it only refer to money?
คุ้ม means worth it, worthwhile, or a good deal. While it refers to money here because of the expensive hotel, you can also use it for time or effort. For example, driving three hours to see a closed museum is also ไม่คุ้ม!
The English translation says 'but it is not worth it'. Why isn't there a word for 'it' in the Thai sentence?
In Thai, pronouns are frequently dropped when the context makes it obvious what you are talking about. Since you already established that โรงแรมนี้ (this hotel) is the subject, you do not need to add a word for 'it' after แต่ (but).
Why does นี้ come after โรงแรม instead of before it?
In Thai, describing words like adjectives and demonstratives (words like this, that, these, those) always follow the noun they modify. So instead of this hotel, the literal Thai word order is hotel this (โรงแรมนี้).
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