13. thai verb "to be" Flashcards
bpen kuu yuu
bpen form ___ + _____ + _____, ______
Subject + bpen + Noun, Possessive Pronoun
bpen means
to be someone or something
chán/pǒm bpen kon tai
I am Thai.
Noriko bpen kon yîi-bpùn
Noriko is Japanese
pûak-káo bpen nák-rian
They are students
káo bpen pʉ̂an kᴐ̌ᴐng Fai
He, she is Fai’s friend
I am Thai.
chán/pǒm bpen kon tai
Noriko is Japanese.
Noriko bpen kon yîi-bpùn
They are students
pûak-káo bpen nák-rian
He, she is my dog.
man bpen mǎa kᴐ̌ᴐng-chán
He, she is Fai’s friend
káo bpen pʉ̂an kᴐ̌ᴐng Fai
Negative word for “bpen”
mâi-châi
grammatical form for mâi-châi:
___ + ___ + ____, ____
Subject + mâi-châi + Noun, Possessive Pronoun
chán/pǒm mâi-châi kon tai
I am not Thai
Noriko mâi-châi kon jiin
Noriko is not Chinese
pûak-káo mâi-châi nák-rian
They are not students
man mâi-châi mǎa kᴐ̌ᴐng-chán
He, she is not my dog
káo mâi-châi pʉ̂an kᴐ̌ᴐng Fai
He, she is not Fai’s friend
I am not Thai.
chán/pǒm mâi-châi kon tai
Noriko is not Chinese
Noriko mâi-châi kon jiin
They are not students
pûak-káo mâi-châi nák-rian
He, she is not my dog
man mâi-châi mǎa kᴐ̌ᴐng-chán
He, she is not Fai’s friend
káo mâi-châi pʉ̂an kᴐ̌ᴐng Fai
Verb “to be” is or is not used with adjectives
is not
bâan kᴐ̌ᴐng-káo sǔai
His, her house is beautiful
paa-sǎa tai mâi yâak
Thai language is not difficult
kun hǐu mái
Are you hungry?
chán/pǒm mâi nʉ̀ai
I am not tired
His, her house is beautiful
bâan kᴐ̌ᴐng-káo sǔai
Thai language is not difficult
paa-sǎa tai mâi yâak
Are you hungry?
kun hǐu mái
I am not tired
chán/pǒm mâi nʉ̀ai
what word is put between a noun and an adjective when “bpen” is used with a noun phrase?
tîi
noun phrase form: ___ + ___ + ___ + ___ + ____
Subject + bpen + Noun + tîi + Adjective
káo bpen pûu-chaai tîi dii
He is a good man
bprà-têet tai bpen bprà-têet tîi rᴐ́ᴐn
Thailand is a hot country
Netherland bpen bprà-têet tîi nǎao
Netherland is a cold country
He is a good man
káo bpen pûu-chaai tîi dii