31_Lesson 16: HAVE YOU EVER?

Question 1

ghost; spirit

Answer 1

pĕe

Question 2

to dive

Answer 2

dam náam

Question 3

to ride

Answer 3

kèe

Question 4

horse

Answer 4

máa

Question 5

insect; bug

Answer 5

má-laeng

Question 6

time; occasion

Answer 6

kráng

‘Kráng’ is a classifier for time and occasion.

Question 7

first

Answer 7

râek

Question 8

last; final; finally

Answer 8

sùt táai

Question 9

ever; used to

Answer 9

koei

‘Have you ever,’ ‘I’ve never,’ and ‘I have (done something)’ are formed with ‘koei.’ ‘Koei’ also means ‘used to,’ referring to something you once did habitually but don’t do anymore.

Question 10

never

Answer 10

mâi koei

Question 11

Have you ever?

Answer 11

koei mái?

Question 12

should; had better

Answer 12

nâa jà

Jà is optional but usually includes future actions or hypothetical meanings with ‘should have,’ as in the third sentence. It’s the least strong form of suggestion. Other translations are ‘ought to,’ had better,’ and ‘supposed to.’

Question 13

have to; must

Answer 13

dtông

To say ‘must’ or ‘have to’ are the same word in Thai; dtông. It can be used in general and less formally.

Question 14

to try (and decide later)

Answer 14

long…doo

‘Doo’ is a secondary verb (action) to show that something is being considered or judged.

Question 15

excited; thrill; nervous

Answer 15

dtèun dtên

Question 16

be funny; amusing

Answer 16

dtà-lòk

Question 17

all right; OK; fine

Answer 17

gôr dâai

‘Gôr dâai’ implies that the speaker is not enthusiastic about doing a particular task but is willing to do it.

Question 18

why?

Answer 18

tam-mai

‘Tam-mai’ is put at the end of affirmative questions except when dtông or a nâa jà is included. With negative questions, it’s usually placed at the beginning.

Question 19

because; because of

Answer 19

prór wâa

‘Prór’ or ‘prór wâa’ mean ‘because.’ Both of them can be interchangeable.

Question 20

nice and …

Answer 20

… dee

Question 21

first time

Answer 21

kráng râek

Question 22

last time

Answer 22

kráng sùt táai