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08:37 Aug 23, 2009
English to Thai translations [Non-PRO]
Education / Pedagogy
English term or phrase: มั้ยว่า
conjunction that...; as... [see examples]
verb to speak or say; admonish; tell; scold

am trying to understand the combination of มั้ย and ว่า

in use with ทราบ or รู้จัก + มั้ยว่า + sentence
karlski3000
Thailand
Local time: 11:37


Summary of answers provided
5do you kn0w that? ทราบไหมว่า
dakrizda
5Do you / Does he / Does she / Do they...?
auragun
3understand thatpuffphish


  

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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
do you kn0w that? ทราบไหมว่า


Explanation:
English term or phrase: มั้ยว่า
conjunction that...; as... [see examples]
verb to speak or say; admonish; tell; scold

am trying to understand the combination of มั้ย and ว่า

in use with ทราบ or รู้จัก + มั้ยว่า + sentence

Example sentence(s):
  • Do you know that I like the music? =คุณทราบไหมว่าผมชอบฟังดนตรี
  • Do you know what? I have just seen the prime minitre! เธอรู้อะไรไหม ตะกี้ฉันเพิ่งเห็นนายกรัฐมนตรี!
dakrizda
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2 days18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Do you / Does he / Does she / Do they...?


Explanation:
มั้ยว่า is a slang for หรือไม่ว่า.

Example sentence(s):
  • รู้มั้ยว่ารัก = Do you know I love you?
  • เขาเห็นมั้ยว่าฉันคำนึงถึงความเท่าเทียมขนาดไหน = Does he see how much I have taken equity into consideration?
auragun
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understand that


Explanation:
I think
รู้+มั้ย+ว่า is for telling.
รู้+มั้ย is for admonishing and scolding.

admonish: DUI is illegal, get it? เมาแล้วขับมันผิดกฎหมาย รู้มั้ย(ไหม)
tell: do you know that DUI is illegal. รู้มั้ย(ไหม)ว่า เมาแล้วขับผิดกฎหมาย
scold: don't drive under influence again, understand? อย่าเมาแล้วขับอีก เข้าใจมั้ย(ไหม)


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