How to say to be in Thai language
Sa-wat-dii ka ,How was your Songkran holiday? I hope everyone enjoys playing with water. In this Thai lesson, we are going to learn about how to use “verb to be“ in Thai.
1.verb to be + noun (human) =’’ bpen’’ which means to be something
For example
chán bpen kon Thai I am Thai. ฉันเป็นคนไทย
*Negative of “bpen” is “ mâi châi”
For example: chán mâi châi kon Thai I am not Thai. ฉันไม่ใช่คนไทย
káo mâi châi nák-rian He is not a student. เขาไม่ใช่นักเรียน
** Remember!! In Thai, we don’t use Verb to be with Adjective.
For example
He is very handsome = káo lɔ̀ɔ mâak mâak เขาหล่อมาก มาก
( We don’t say káo bpen lɔ̀ɔ mâak mâak )
2.The verb to be +prepositions+places = ‘’ yùu’’ which means to be somewhere
For example
pîi-chaai kɔɔng chán yùu tîi bprà-teet yîi bpùn.
My older brother lives in Japan.
พี่ชายของฉันอยู่ที่ประเทศญี่ปุ่น
bɔ-rì-sàt kɔɔng pǒm yùu tîi Grung-teep.
My office is in Bangkok.
บริษัทของผมอยู่ที่กรุงเทพฯ
Negative of “ yùu “ is “mâi yùu “
For example:
chán mâi yùu bâan I’m not at home. ฉันไม่อยู่บ้าน
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