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Learn Thai Grammar: จะ/jà/ Future tense

May 11th, 2012

Sàwàt dii kâ,In this blog we will learn Future tense in Thai language. Action that occur in the future can be described using the pattern

จะ / jà + Verb ( Phrases )

Example:

1.พรุ่งนี้เขาจะไปภูเก็ต

Prûng-níi káo jà bpai Phuket.

Tomorrow he/she will go to Phuket.

2.เย็นนี้ฉันจะไปดูหนัง

Yenníi chán jàbpai duu năng

This evening I will go to see a movie.

3.วันนี้เขาจะไม่มาโรงเรียน

Wan-níi káo jà mâi maa roong-rian .

Today he/she won’t come to school.

Hope this blog is useful. เจอกันใหม่ /jeo gan mài / see you next time!

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Learn Thai Grammar: กำลัง /gam-lang/ + Verb

April 19th, 2012

Learn Thai Grammar the word กำลัง /gam-lang/

ฉันกำลังหิว /chán gam-lang hǐo/ I am hungry.

กำลัง /gam-lang/ is a particle to add in front of a verb to indicate the action is on-going. It is similar to English ‘be’ plus verb with ‘-ing’.

For Example

ไป /bpai/ = go กำลังไป /gam-lang bpai/ = (be) going

มา /maa/ = come กำลังมา /gam-lang maa/ = (be) coming

กิน /gin/ = to eat กำลังกิน /gam-lang gin/ = (be) eating

เรียน /rian/ = to learn กำลังเรียน /gam-lang rian/ = (be) learning

ทำงาน /tam-ngaan/ = to work กำลังทำงาน /gam-lang tam-ngaan/ = (be) working

1) พวกเขากำลังไปที่นั่น /pûak-káo gam-lang bpai tîi nân/

= They are going there.

2) เขากำลังมา /káo gam-lang maa/

= He(She) is coming.

3) ฉัน(ผม)กำลังกินข้าว /chán(pǒm) gam-lang gin kâao/

= I am eating.

4) พวกเรากำลังเรียนภาษาไทย /pûak-rao gam-lang rian paa-sǎa tai/

= We are learning Thai.

5) เขากำลังทำงาน /káo gam-lang tam-ngaan/

= She(He) is working.

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Learn Thai: The Word ไว้ /wái/

March 28th, 2012

The word ‘ไว้ /wái/’ means to keep or to save. It occurs after a verb of action, or verb phrase, to convey the idea that the action is being done for future use or reference:

Verb (Phrase) + ไว้ /wái/

For example;

ฉันจะเก็บไว้กินพรุ่งนี้ /chán jà gèp wái gin prûng-níi/

= I’ll keep it to eat tomorrow.

ฝากของไว้ที่นี่ได้ไหม /fàak kɔ̌ɔng wái tîi nîi dâai mái/

= Can I leave my things here?

เราจองตั๋วไว้แล้ว /rao jɔɔng dtǔa wái lɛ́ɛo/

= We’ve booked tickets already.

เขาซื้อไว้อ่านวันหลัง /káo súu wái àan wan lǎng/

= He/She bought it to read another day.

เอาไว้วันหลัง /ao wái wan lǎng/

= Let’s put it off to another day.

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Learn Thai: Prepositions with the word “ข้าง /kâang/”

March 22nd, 2012

ข้าง /kâang/ + Preposition

The following prepositions can all be prefixed by ข้าง /kâang/ mean ‘side’ is usually dropped:

ใน /nai/ = in
นอก /nͻ̂ͻk/ = outside of
บน /bon/ = on, on top of; upstairs
ล่าง /lâang/ = underneath; downstairs
หน้า /nâa/ = in front of
หลัง /lǎng/ = behind
ข้าง /kâang/ = by the side of

However, when a noun or noun phrase follows the preposition, ข้าง /kâang/ is usually dropped:

มันอยู่ในรถ /man yùu nai rót/ = It is in the car.
เขาอยู่หลังบ้าน /káo yùu lǎng bâan/ = She is behind the house.

But if no noun follows the preposition, ข้าง /kâang/ cannot be dropped:

ผมอยู่ข้างนอก /pǒm yùu kâang nͻ̂ͻk/ = I am outside.
เขาอยู่ข้างบน /káo yùu kâang bon/ = He is upstairs.

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Learn Thai Grammar :dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛ /ตั้งแต่ / Since ,From

March 6th, 2012

Sàwàt dii kâ, Hi everyone in this blog we will learn to say “ Since , From “ in Thai language . When “ From “ identifies the beginning of a period of time is “ dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛ/ตั้งแต่ / Since ,From “

The pattern is :

Dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛ/ตั้งแต่ + Time Word + túng + Time Word

1.chán tam-ngaan dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛ gâao-moong cháao tung hòk moong yen.

ฉันทำงานตั้งแต่เก้าโมงเช้าถึงหกโมงเย็น

I work from 9 am till 6 pm.

2. káo rian paa-săa Thai dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛ sìp moong cháao tung tîang.

เขาเรียนภาษาไทยตั้งแต่สิบโมงเช้าถึงเที่ยง

He/She study Thai from 10 am – 12 pm .

3.dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛ cháao tung yen.

ตั้งแต่เช้าถึงเย็น

From morning till evening .

Hope this blog is useful. See you next blog kâ

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