Breakdown of ฉัน จะ ให้ คุณ ต้ม ไก่ จน เปื่อย ค่ะ
ค่ะ
polite particle (female)
คุณ
you
ฉัน
I (female)
ไก่
chicken
ต้ม
to boil
จะ
will
ให้
to have/let (someone) do
จน
until / so much that
เปื่อย
tender
Questions & Answers about ฉัน จะ ให้ คุณ ต้ม ไก่ จน เปื่อย ค่ะ
The lesson teaches both จน and จนถึง. Why is only จน used here before เปื่อย?
จน (until) is used here to show a result—you boil the chicken until the result is that it becomes tender (เปื่อย). จนถึง is mostly used for points in time or physical destinations (like "until 5 PM" or "until Bangkok"). Because "tender" is a state or result of the action, you just use จน.
I know ให้ usually means "to give". What is it doing in the middle of ฉันจะให้คุณ...?
Here, ให้ is used to mean "to have someone do something" or "to let someone do something". When you put ให้ before a person and an action (like ให้คุณต้ม, "give you boil"), it means you are assigning or allowing them to do that action. In this case, it translates to "I will have you boil..."
The English translation says "until it is tender", but the Thai sentence ends with just จนเปื่อย. Why are words missing?
In Thai, you don't need a pronoun (like "it") if the context makes it obvious—we already know we are talking about the chicken (ไก่). Also, Thai doesn't use a "to be" verb (like "is") before adjectives. So "until it is tender" is simply said as จน (until) + เปื่อย (tender).
Does เปื่อย just mean "tender" like a good steak, or is it specific to boiling?
เปื่อย specifically means soft, tender, or falling apart because it has been boiled or simmered for a long time. You wouldn't use it for a steak cooked medium-rare on a grill. It is the perfect word for stews, soups, or braised meats. (It can also mean "worn out" or "decayed" for objects like old clothes!)
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