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หนังสือ　เล่ม　นี้　เกี่ยวกับ　อะไร　ครับ

หนังสือ　เล่ม　นี้　เกี่ยวกับ　อะไร　ครับ
What is this book about?
From Lesson 115:The topic preposition (เกี่ยวกับ)·Thai

Questions & Answers about หนังสือ　เล่ม　นี้　เกี่ยวกับ　อะไร　ครับ

Why does เกี่ยวกับอะไร come at the end of the sentence?
In Thai, question words like อะไร (what) usually stay at the end of the sentence, in the exact spot where the answer would go. Instead of moving 'what' to the front like in English, Thai literally asks 'This book is about what?'
Can เกี่ยวกับ be broken down to help remember it?
Yes! It is made of two words: เกี่ยว (to hook, to involve) and กับ (with, to). When put together as เกี่ยวกับ, it means 'about' or 'concerning'. Thinking of it literally as 'relating to' or 'hooking with' makes it easy to remember.
Why do we need เล่ม between 'book' and 'this'?
เล่ม is the classifier for books. In English we just say 'this book', but Thai grammar requires a classifier when pointing something out. You must use the pattern: Noun + Classifier + This. That is why it becomes หนังสือ เล่ม นี้ (book + volume + this).
Could I use นี่ instead of นี้ for 'this'?
No, you need นี้ (high tone) here because it is modifying a noun (this book). นี่ (falling tone) is a pronoun used on its own to represent an object, like when pointing and saying 'This is a book' (นี่ คือ หนังสือ).

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