Breakdown of ฉัน ไม่ เคย คุย กับ นักข่าว ค่ะ
ค่ะ
polite particle (female)
ฉัน
I (female)
ไม่
not
คุย
to talk
กับ
with / and (connecting nouns) / to (a recipient)
เคย
to have ever
นักข่าว
journalist
Questions & Answers about ฉัน ไม่ เคย คุย กับ นักข่าว ค่ะ
How is the word นักข่าว formed?
It uses the prefix นัก-, which indicates an expert, a professional, or someone who does an activity regularly. The second part is ข่าว, which means news. Put them together, and นักข่าว literally means a news person, or a journalist.
Why don't we use the prefix ช่าง- for a journalist instead?
The prefix ช่าง- is used specifically for tradespeople, artisans, or mechanics—people who work with their hands or specific tools (like a carpenter or plumber). Because a journalist's profession involves information and communication rather than manual labor, it takes the นัก- prefix.
Is ไม่เคย the standard way to say "never"?
Yes! The word เคย means you have the experience of doing something (like "have ever" or "used to"). Putting the negative word ไม่ in front of it creates ไม่เคย, meaning "have never". Notice that it goes right before the verb: ไม่เคยคุย (have never talked).
Could I use พูด instead of คุย to mean "talk" in this sentence?
You could, but they have slightly different feelings. พูด generally means to speak or to say, focusing on the act of producing words. คุย means to chat or to converse. Since the sentence uses กับ (with), คุย sounds much more natural for a two-way conversation with a journalist.
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