A Comparative Study of Preposition in Mandarin Chinese Which Is Equivalent to the Word “Chak (จาก)” in Thai

Abstract

There are many prepositions in Mandarin Chinese which their meaning can, sometimes, substitute with the word “Chak (จาก)” in Thai, such as從,由,自,打,向,於, 自從,自打,打從,從打 and so on. According to this article, the researcher chose 6 words for studying which are 從,由, 自,打,向, and 於 for as much as we found the word “Chak (จาก)” in Thai can use comparable multiple meaning in Chinese preposition not only 從 but also in 6 words of prepositions in Mandarin Chinese. Some words can use interchangeably in any cases inasmuch as the meaning are similar, but, in fact, they are different because of scope definition is unequal. Thus, this article is focused on meaning of 6 words of prepositions in Mandarin Chinese and compares the difference of each word which gives an example and analyzes to enable the students to apply correctly.