Breakdown of คอร์ส นี้ ใช้ เวลา กี่ ชั่วโมง คะ
คะ
female question particle / polite particle (female)
กี่
how many
ใช้
to use
เวลา
time
ชั่วโมง
hour
นี้
this (modifier)
คอร์ส
course
Questions & Answers about คอร์ส นี้ ใช้ เวลา กี่ ชั่วโมง คะ
Why does the Thai sentence literally translate to "use time" instead of "take time"?
The phrase ใช้เวลา is made up of ใช้ (to use) and เวลา (time). Unlike English, where we say an activity "takes" a certain amount of time, Thai expresses this by saying the activity "uses" time. You will use this exact phrase whenever you want to talk about duration!
Why is the question word กี่ (how many) placed near the end of the sentence?
In English, question words like "how many" move to the front of the sentence. In Thai, question words usually stay in the exact spot where the answer will go. If the answer is "uses time 5 hours", the question simply swaps the number 5 for กี่, making it ใช้เวลา กี่ ชั่วโมง (uses time how many hours).
I learned that กี่ needs a classifier after it. What is the classifier here?
The word ชั่วโมง (hour) acts as its own unit of measurement here. When asking about time durations like hours, days, or months, those time words function just like classifiers. So, กี่ is followed directly by ชั่วโมง.
Is คอร์ส borrowed from the English word "course"?
Yes! Thai borrows many words from English, especially for modern concepts and education. Because Thai has its own syllable structure and tones, the pronunciation shifts slightly, but it means exactly the same thing.
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