Adverbs of frequency Flashcards
ไม่…….เลย
say meaning and
grammatical form (with object)
not….at all
[mâi/ไม่ + verb + (object) + ləəi/เลย]
aa-tít-níi káo mâi bpai-tîao ləəi
This week he does not go out at all.
Kruu Fâii dʉ̀ʉm gaa-fεε mâi-dâai ləəi
Teacher Fai cannot drink coffee at all.
mâi…….ləəi
say meaning and form with adjective
not….at all
[mâi/ไม่ + adjective + ləəi/เลย]
aa-hǎan tîi ráan nóon mâi à-rᴐ̀i ləəi
The food at the store over there is not delicious at all.
bprà-têet tai mâi nǎao ləəi
Thailand is not cold at all.
mâi-kəəi
say meaning and form
never
[Subject + mâi-kəəi/ไม่เคย + verb + object]
kruu Fâii mâi-kəəi bpai bprà-têet ii-yìp
Teacher Fai never goes to Egypt.
Ratrii mâi-kəəi bpai bprà-têet gam-puu-chaa
Ratri never goes to Cambodia.
kəəi
say meaning and form
used to, ever, have done
[Subject + kəəi/เคย + verb + object)]
káo kəəi bpai bprà-têet jiin
He used to go to China.
Or: He has been to China.
kun kəəi rᴐ́ᴐng-pleeng tai mái
Have you ever sung a Thai song?
When asked a question with keei, what are the yes/no responses?
keei / mâi-kəəi
mâi-kᴐ̂i or mâi-kᴐ̂ᴐi
say meaning and form with object
rarely, not so
[Subject + mâi-kᴐ̂i/ไม่ค่อย + verb + (object)]
mâi-kᴐ̂i or mâi-kᴐ̂ᴐi
say meaning and form with adjective
rarely, not so
[Subject + mâi-kᴐ̂i/ไม่ค่อย + adjective]
káo mâi-kᴐ̂i duu tii-wii tai
He rarely watches Thai TV.
pûak-káo mâi-kᴐ̂i bpai-tîao dûai-gan
They rarely go out together.
wan-níi mâi-kᴐ̂i rᴐ́ᴐn
Today is not so hot.
baang-kráng
say meaning and two forms
sometimes
[baang-kráng + Subject + verb + (object)]
[Subject + verb + (object) + bang-kráng]
baang-kráng chán bpai dtà-làat gàp mε̂ε
Sometimes I go to the market with [my] mother.
baang-kráng káo gin-kâao kon-diao
Sometimes he eats alone.
káo bpai tam-ngaan sǎai baang-kráng
He goes to work late sometimes.
bᴐ̀i / bᴐ̀i-bᴐ̀i
say meaning and form
often (end the sentence)
[Subject + verb + (object) + bᴐ̀iบ่อย / bᴐ̀i-bᴐ̀i บ่อยๆ]
káo bpai Chiang-mài bᴐ̀i-bᴐ̀i
He goes to Chiang-mai often.
chán gin aa-hǎan Vietnam mâi-bᴐ̀i
I don’t eat Vietnamese food often.
kun maa bprà-têet tai bᴐ̀i mái
Do you come to Thailand often?
Given a question with bᴐ̀i, what are the two responses for yes and no?
- bᴐ̀i บ่อย
- mâi-bᴐ̀i ไม่บ่อย
bpà-gà-dtì
say meaning and form
usually, normally
[bpà-gà-dtì / ปกติ + Subject + verb + object]
bpà-gà-dtì káo dtʉ̀ʉn cháao
Usually, he wakes up early.
bpà-gà-dtì káo gin kâao-cháao dtᴐᴐn sìp-moong cháao
Usually, he eats breakfast at 10 a.m.
bpà-gà-dtì kun dtʉ̀ʉn gìi-moong
What time does he normally wake up?
bprà-jam
say meaning and form with object
regularly, always (end the sentence)
Always is rare use
Subject + verb + object + bprà-jam ประจา
bprà-jam
say meaning and form with adjective
regularly, always (end the sentence)
Always is rare use
Subject + adjective + bprà-jam ประจา
káo bpai tam-ngaan dtᴐᴐn bpὲεt moong cháao (bpen) bprà-jam
He regularly goes to work at 8 a.m.
bpen functions as “as” in this sentence
káo bpai gin aa-hǎan tai tîi ráan nán bprà-jam
He always goes to eat at that Thai restaurant.
ráan = short for ráan aa-hǎan, can also mean “shop” or “store” like coffee shop or convenience store
dtà-lᴐ̀ᴐt
say meaning and form with object
always (end the sentence) / all, thoroughly
Subject + verb + object + dtà-lᴐ̀ᴐt
used with time or place
dtà-lᴐ̀ᴐt
say meaning and form with adjective
always (end the sentence) / all, thoroughly
Subject + adjective + dtà-lᴐ̀ᴐt
used with time or place
