VIDEO: Forming Basic Thai Sentences

The Thai language is like Legos.

If you want to build a solid structure, you need to put down the first few blocks in the right place.

That’s why learning basic Thai sentences is so important!

You need to know the basics before you can build a beautiful castle with your words.

In this lesson, you will learn three fundamental rules of forming basic Thai sentences that are useful in everyday life.

[1] Sentences with Nouns

Positive form: subject + เป็น /bpen/ + noun

ผมเป็นคนอังกฤษ

/pŏm bpen kon ang-grìt/

I am English.  (*คนอังกฤษ /kon ang-grìt/ literally translates ‘English person’)

 

ผมเป็นหมอ

/pŏm bpen măw/

I am a doctor.

 

เขาเป็นเพื่อนผม

/káo bpen pûean pŏm/

He/she is my friend.

 

Negative form: subject + ไม่ใช่ /mâi châi/ + noun

ผมไม่ใช่คนไทย

/pŏm mâi-châi kon tai/

I am not Thai. (male speaker)

 

ฉันไม่ใช่คนไทย

/chán mâi-châi kon tai/

I am not Thai. (Female speaker)

 

ผมไม่ใช่ครู

/pŏm mâi-châi kruu/

I am not a teacher.

 

เขาไม่ใช่แฟนผม

/káo mâi-châi faen pŏm/

She is not my girlfriend.

[2] Sentences with Adjectives

Positive form: Subject + adjective

อาหารอร่อย

/aa-hăan à-ròi/

Food is tasty.

 

ภาษาไทยง่าย

/paa-săa tai ngâai/

Thai Language is easy.

 

เขาสวย

/káo sŭai/

She is beautiful.

 

Negative form: Subject + + mâi + adjective

อาหารไม่อร่อย

/aa-hăan mâi  à-ròi/

Food is not tasty.

 

ภาษาไทยไม่ง่าย

/paa-săa tai mâi ngâai/

Thai Language is not easy.

 

เขาสวย

/káo mâi  sŭai/

She is not beautiful.

 

[3] Sentences describe where someone or something is

Positive form: subject + อยู่ /yùu/ + preposition + location

ผมอยู่ที่บ้าน

/pŏm yùu tîi bâan/

I am at home.

 

เขาอยู่ที่กรุงเทพ

/káo yùu tîi grung-têep/

He is in Bangkok.

 

พิซซ่าอยู่ในตู้เย็น

/pít-sâa yùu nai dtûu-yen/

Pizza is in the fridge.

 

Negative form: subject + ไม่อยู่ /mâi yùu/ + preposition + location

ผมไม่อยู่ที่บ้าน

/pŏm mâi yùu tîi bâan/

I am not at home.

 

แม่ไม่อยู่ในห้องน้ำ

/mâe mâi yùu nai hâwng-náam/

Mom is not in the bathroom.

 

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