Verb tense: general
November 30, 2005 at 11:41 am | Posted in verb tense | Leave a commentIndicating time in Thai is often considered simpler than in western languages because there are no verb conjugations. Instead, tense markers are used to indicate if the action is in the past, present or future.
Common tense markers are:
- Present: à¸?ำลัง – kamlang put before verbs, à¸à¸¢à¸¹à¹ˆ – yuu put after verbs. See the post Verb tense: present for examples.
- Future: จะ – ja put before verbs. Other words are added to indicate how close in time the action is. See the post Verb tense: future for more detail and examples.
- Past: à¹?ล้ว – laew meaning “already”, put after verb to indicate action has already happened. Other words are added to indicate when the action happened and to form the past continuous tense. See the post Verb tense: past for more detail and examples.
Question words: what?
November 28, 2005 at 12:58 pm | Posted in question words | 1 Commentà¸à¸°à¹„ร – arai is used in most cases to ask “what?”.
Examples:
- นี่à¸à¸°à¹„ร – nee arai What’s this?
- นั่นà¸à¸°à¹„ร – nan arai What’s that?
Use เป็น – pen for problems:
- เป็นà¸à¸°à¹„ร – pen arai What’s wrong?
- ขาเป็นà¸à¸°à¹„ร – khaa pen arai What’s wrong with your leg?
For an event:
- เà¸?ิดà¸à¸°à¹„รขื้น – koet arai khuen What happened?
- ไม่มีà¸à¸°à¹„ร – mai mee arai Nothing
Use with เรื่à¸à¸‡ – rueang for a situation, matter or affair
- เà¸?ิดเรื่งà¸à¸°à¹„ร – koet rueang arai What’s happening?/What’s the problem (situation)?
Include à¸?ัน – kan for something happening in a group
- เรื่à¸à¸‡à¸à¸°à¹„รà¸?ัน – rueang arai kan What’s the matter (argument/fight)?
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