แม่ กำลัง ต้ม เนื้อ จน เปื่อย อยู่ ค่ะ

Questions & Answers about แม่ กำลัง ต้ม เนื้อ จน เปื่อย อยู่ ค่ะ

Why use จน here instead of จนถึง?
จน and จนถึง both mean "until", but they are used differently. จนถึง is used before a specific time, date, or place (like "until tomorrow" or "until Bangkok"). จน is used before a result, state, or an action (like "until tender" or "until it boils"). Here, the beef becoming tender (เปื่อย) is a result or state, so we use จน.
Why are both กำลัง and อยู่ in this sentence?
Both กำลัง and อยู่ are used to show that an action is happening right now (similar to the "-ing" ending in English). You can use กำลัง before the verb, อยู่ at the end of the action, or both together for emphasis. Here, they are used together to emphasize that the boiling process is currently happening.
Does เนื้อ specifically mean "beef", or just "meat"?
By itself, เนื้อ literally means "flesh" or "meat". However, in everyday Thai food contexts, if someone just says เนื้อ, they almost always mean beef. Other meats will specify the animal, like เนื้อหมู for pork or เนื้อไก่ for chicken.
Why does อยู่ come after the "until" part (จนเปื่อย)?
The word อยู่ generally goes at the very end of the action phrase it describes. In this sentence, the entire process being described is "boiling beef until tender" (ต้มเนื้อจนเปื่อย). Therefore, the continuous markers กำลัง and อยู่ wrap around that whole idea to show that the complete process is ongoing.

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