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คุณ　กำลัง　คิด　ว่า　ฉัน　ขี้เหนียว　ใช่ไหม　คะ

คุณ　กำลัง　คิด　ว่า　ฉัน　ขี้เหนียว　ใช่ไหม　คะ
You think I'm stingy, don't you?
From Lesson 162:The negative response particle (เปล่า)·Thai

Questions & Answers about คุณ　กำลัง　คิด　ว่า　ฉัน　ขี้เหนียว　ใช่ไหม　คะ

How would I reply to this question with a simple 'no' using the lesson's word, เปล่า?
This sentence ends with ใช่ไหม (right?), which implies the speaker suspects you are thinking something. To tell them their assumption is wrong, you can simply answer เปล่า (no / not so). This sounds much more natural here than trying to build a full negative sentence using ไม่.
What does กำลัง add to the word คิด (think), and is it required?
กำลัง is the continuous marker, similar to adding '-ing' to a verb in English. Adding it to คิด makes it 'are thinking.' You could drop it and just say คุณคิดว่า (You think that...), but using กำลัง emphasizes that you suspect they are holding this thought right now in this exact moment.
Why is ว่า used after the word for think (คิด)?
In Thai, ว่า acts like the English word 'that' when linking a verb of thinking, speaking, or feeling to the rest of the sentence. So คิดว่า translates directly to 'think that...'.
What is the literal meaning of ขี้เหนียว (stingy)?
The prefix ขี้ literally means 'poop' or 'waste', but when attached to a description, it points out someone who has a strong tendency to do something (usually a negative trait). เหนียว means 'sticky' or 'tough'. So, ขี้เหนียว gives the image of someone whose money is sticky and won't leave their hands!
If a male speaker wants to ask this exact question, what needs to change?
A male speaker would need to change the female pronoun ฉัน (I) to the male pronoun ผม, and swap the female polite ending particle คะ for the male particle ครับ. The rest of the sentence stays exactly the same.

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