6. Questions ประโยคคำถาม
24 grammar points (TG062–TG085) · 16 beginner · 7 intermediate · 1 advanced
Yes/no question particles (ไหม, หรือเปล่า, หรือยัง …) and question words (อะไร, ใคร, ที่ไหน …), which stay in the position of the answer.
| ID | Grammar point | Meaning | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| TG062 | ไหม / มั้ย | Yes/no question particle. Implies a free choice or asks for an evaluation, so it suits invitations, offers and adjective questions; it is not used for past events or fixed schedules (use หรือ / หรือเปล่า) | Beginner |
| TG063 | หรือ / หรือเปล่า | หรือ checks an assumption (“…, is it?”, “really?”) and is the normal form for negative questions; หรือเปล่า is a neutral “…or not?”, common for past actions (ไปหรือเปล่า “Did you go?”) | Beginner |
| TG064 | ใช่ไหม | Tag question “…right?” expecting yes | Beginner |
| TG065 | หรือยัง | “…yet?”; asks if something has happened | Beginner |
| TG066 | ได้ไหม | Asking permission or ability: “can/may…?” | Beginner |
| TG067 | อะไร | “What” (stays in object position, no movement) | Beginner |
| TG068 | ใคร | “Who / whom” | Beginner |
| TG069 | ที่ไหน / ไหน | “Where”; “which” with a classifier | Beginner |
| TG070 | เมื่อไร / เมื่อไหร่ | “When” | Beginner |
| TG071 | ทำไม | “Why”. At the end of the sentence it asks for a purpose (ไปทำไม “What are you going for?”); at the start it asks for a reason or explanation (answered with เพราะ). It always comes first in negative questions | Beginner |
| TG072 | อย่างไร / ยังไง | “How” (ยังไง is colloquial) | Beginner |
| TG073 | เท่าไร / เท่าไหร่ | “How much / how many” (price, amount) | Beginner |
| TG074 | กี่ + classifier | “How many” (countable, needs a classifier) | Beginner |
| TG075 | Answering yes/no | Thai answers yes/no by repeating the verb, not with a single “yes” word | Beginner |
| TG076 | Question words as indefinites (อะไร / ใคร / ไหน) | In yes/no questions and negatives, question words mean “something / anyone / anywhere” rather than “what / who / where” | Beginner |
| TG077 | นานเท่าไร / นานไหม / อีกนานเท่าไร | Asking how long something lasts, or how much longer it will take | Beginner |
| TG078 | บ้าง | Asks for a list: “what (all)…”, “who (all)…” | Intermediate |
| TG079 | หรอ / เหรอ | Surprised or checking question: “really?” | Intermediate |
| TG080 | ไม่ใช่หรือ / ไม่ใช่เหรอ | Negative question “isn’t it?/didn’t you?” | Intermediate |
| TG081 | ทำไม…ถึง | “Why (on earth)…”; emphatic why | Intermediate |
| TG082 | Question word + ดี (what / where should …?) | Asks for advice or a decision: “what / where / when should we …?” | Intermediate |
| TG083 | Question word + กัน (… on earth?) | Adds impatience or surprise to a question: “why on earth”, “what in the world” | Intermediate |
| TG084 | คิดว่ายังไง vs คิดอะไร | คิดว่ายังไง asks for an opinion; คิดอะไร asks what someone is thinking about | Intermediate |
| TG085 | หรือไม่ (formal) | Formal/written “whether or not” | Advanced |