Thai · CEFR Band 1 (A1) · Chapter 26
หน้าตาและการเปรียบเทียบLooks and comparison
Vocabulary for describing people: สูง, เตี้ย, อ้วน, ผอม, ผม, ตา, สวย, หล่อ, ใจดี, กว่า. Key grammar: compare with adjective + "กว่า" — "สูงกว่า" (taller), "สวยกว่า" (prettier). "กว่า" always comes AFTER the adjective. English speakers, used to "more tall", tend to put "กว่า" first — "กว่าสูง" ✗ → "สูงกว่า" ✓. For the superlative, add "ที่สุด" — "สูงที่สุด" (the tallest). Tone corner: สูง (rising) vs เตี้ย (falling).
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กว่าสูง? สูงกว่า?— กว่าสูง? or สูงกว่า?
- Somchaiเจมส์น้องชายคุณสูงไหมครับJames, is your younger brother tall?
- Jamesเขาเตี้ยครับผมกว่าสูงHe is short; I am taller. (slip: "กว่า" goes after the adjective → "ผมสูงกว่า")
- Somchai"กว่า"อยู่หลังคำคุณศัพท์ครับ:"ผมสูงกว่า""กว่า" comes after the adjective: "ผมสูงกว่า".
- Jamesอ๋อผมสูงกว่าน้องชายครับOh, I am taller than my younger brother.
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ใครสูงกว่ากัน— Who is taller?
- Maleeเจมส์เพื่อนคุณสองคนใครสูงกว่ากันคะJames, your two friends, who is taller?
- Jamesทอมสูงกว่ามาร์คครับแต่มาร์คใจดีกว่าTom is taller than Mark, but Mark is kinder.
- Maleeมาร์คใจดีกว่าทอมเหรอคะMark is kinder than Tom?
- Jamesใช่ครับมาร์คใจดีที่สุดในกลุ่มYes, Mark is the kindest in the group.
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- สูง
adjectivetall, high
- เตี้ย
adjectiveshort (in height)
- อ้วน
adjectivefat
- ผอม
adjectivethin, slim
- ผม
nounhair
- ตา
nouneye
- สวย
adjectivebeautiful, pretty
- หล่อ
adjectivehandsome
- ใจดี
adjectivekind, kind-hearted
- กว่า
particlethan (comparative marker)
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Comparison: "สูงกว่า" ("กว่า" after the adjective)
Explanation
Comparing two things in Thai is very simple: A + adjective + "กว่า" + B. "สมชายสูงกว่าเจมส์" (Somchai is taller than James), "บ้านนี้สวยกว่าบ้านนั้น" (this house is prettier than that house). "กว่า" always comes AFTER the adjective, not before. English speakers, thinking "more tall", often say "กว่าสูง" ✗ — wrong order. The correct form is "สูงกว่า" ✓. For the superlative (the most), add "ที่สุด" after the adjective: "สูงที่สุด" (the tallest), "ใจดีที่สุด" (the kindest). Ask a comparison with "ใคร...กว่ากัน": "ใครสูงกว่ากัน" (who is taller?).
Examples
- สมชายสูงกว่าเจมส์Somchai is taller than James.
- น้องเตี้ยกว่าพี่The younger sibling is shorter than the older.
- คนนี้ผอมกว่าคนนั้นThis person is thinner than that person.
- ใครใจดีที่สุดWho is the kindest?
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วรรณยุกต์: สูง (จัตวา) กับ เตี้ย (โท)— Tones: สูง (rising) vs เตี้ย (falling)
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