Breakdown of เรา หาร ค่าไฟ กับ ค่าน้ำ ครับ
ครับ
polite particle (male)
กับ
with / and (connecting nouns) / to (a recipient)
เรา
we
หาร
to share / to divide (mathematically, costs)
ค่าไฟ
the electricity bill
ค่าน้ำ
the water bill
Questions & Answers about เรา หาร ค่าไฟ กับ ค่าน้ำ ครับ
Since this lesson is about ด้วยกัน (together), why isn't it in this sentence? Can I add it?
หาร (to split or divide) already implies a shared action, so the sentence is perfectly natural without it. However, if you want to emphasize doing it together, you can place ด้วยกัน right at the end of the clause, just before the polite particle: เราหารค่าไฟกับค่าน้ำด้วยกันครับ.
What does the word ค่า mean at the start of ค่าไฟ and ค่าน้ำ?
ค่า means cost, fee, or value. When you put it in front of a noun like ไฟ (electricity) or น้ำ (water), it turns into the bill or expense for that thing. You will also see this in words like ค่ารถ (travel fare) or ค่าเช่า (rent).
I learned that กับ means with. Why does the translation say and?
While กับ does mean with, it is also the most common way to say and when joining two nouns together in Thai. Here, it connects the electricity bill and the water bill. Just remember that you can only use กับ to connect nouns, not entire sentences.
Is หาร the same word used for division in math?
Yes, it is! หาร means to divide mathematically. In everyday conversations, it is the exact word Thais use for splitting the bill or dividing costs among friends.
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