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What is it called? = มันเรียกว่าอะไรครับ/คะ : (Mun) Rêak~Wâa À-rai? Krúb / Ká
Language Points :
มัน : Mun = it
เรียกว่า : Rêak~Wâa = [compound word] …is called…
Note : เรียกว่า : Rêak~Wâa is a compound word combined from ;
1. เรียก : Rêak = to call
2. ว่า : Wâa = [Relative pronoun] that (used to link two clauses/sentences into a single complex sentence. It is used after thought and spoken verbs like think, say, tell, dream, understand, call, etc. Examples: เรียกว่า… : Rêak~Wâa … = is called (that) … , ฉันคิดว่า … : Chŭn Kíd Wâa … = I think (that) …, ผมพูดว่า … : Pŏ’m Pûud Wâa … = I said (that) … As you can see in the examples, in English you usually cut the word ‘that’ from this type of sentence but in Thai we always keep the word ‘Wâa (that)’.
อะไร : À-rai? = [Question] ‘what’ [Noun] ‘the thing ; thing that … ; something ; matter’ (used in specifying something by not saying the name of that thing, as in the word ‘what’ in the sentence ‘I will have what you have’).
ครับ : Krúb (used by males) / ค่ะ : Kâ (used after a statement by females) / คะ : Ká (used after a question by females) = [Particle] used when finishing a word, clause, statement, question sentence, etc. to show politeness or speak politely. For example, Sà-wùd-dee means Hello but Sà-wùd-dee Kâ is more polite. [Exclamation word] ‘Yes’ used in two situations; 1. used as a polite response to someone addressing you. 2. used to politely acknowledge or encourage someone to continue speaking.
