Breakdown of นายหน้า บอก ว่า คฤหาสน์ หลัง นี้ สงบ
นี้
this (modifier)
ว่า
that (conjunction)
บอก
to tell
นายหน้า
broker
หลัง
classifier for houses and buildings
คฤหาสน์
mansion
สงบ
peaceful
Questions & Answers about นายหน้า บอก ว่า คฤหาสน์ หลัง นี้ สงบ
Why is the word หลัง used in this sentence, and doesn't it usually mean back or behind?
While หลัง often means back or behind in other contexts, here it acts as a noun classifier for houses, buildings, and detached structures like a mansion (คฤหาสน์). In Thai, to say this mansion, you must use the pattern: Noun + Classifier + Demonstrative. This gives us คฤหาสน์ หลัง นี้ (mansion + building-classifier + this).
What does the word ว่า do right after บอก (to say)?
The word ว่า acts just like the English word that when it links a verb of communication or thought to a full statement. So, บอก ว่า means says that or said that, introducing exactly what the agent said about the mansion.
Why is there no Thai word for is before สงบ (peaceful)?
In Thai, description words (adjectives) like สงบ act as complete verbs on their own. You do not use a to be verb (like เป็น or คือ) before them. You simply place the adjective directly after the noun phrase, making it literally this mansion peaceful.
The word for real estate agent, นายหน้า, seems to be made of two simple words. What is the literal meaning?
It literally translates to master of the face or frontman. นาย means master, mister, or boss, and หน้า means face. It is actually a general word for any kind of broker or middleman, not just someone who sells real estate.
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