Grammar patterns

Example sentences around common Thai grammar patterns — "...wâa..." (that-clauses), "...pen" and "...dâai" (can).

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Sentence list: Grammar patterns

Example sentences around common Thai grammar patterns — "...wâa..." (that-clauses), "...pen" and "...dâai" (can). Below you'll find all 20 sentences in Thai script with the phonetic pronunciation and the English translation. Click 🔊 to listen to the pronunciation.

Thai	Pronunciation	English	Literal
ผมคิดว่าอาหารไทยอร่อย	phǒm khít wâa aa-hǎan thai à-ròi	I think that Thai food is delicious.	I think that food Thai delicious
ผมคิดว่าพรุ่งนี้ฝนจะตก	phǒm khít wâa phrûng-níi fǒn jà tòk	I think that it will rain tomorrow.	I think that tomorrow rain will fall
คุณคิดว่าเรียนภาษาไทยสำคัญไหม	khun khít wâa riian phaasǎa-thai sǎm-khan mǎi	Do you think that learning Thai is important?	you think that learn language Thai important (question)
ผมรู้ว่าคุณพูดจีนได้	phǒm rúu wâa khun phûut jiin dâai	I know that you can speak Chinese.	I know that you speak Chinese can
เขาบอกว่าร้านปิดแล้ว	khǎo bàawk wâa ráan pìt láaeo	He said that the shop is already closed.	he say that shop close already
ผมทำอาหารเป็น	phǒm tham aa-hǎan pen	I can cook.	I make-food can
ผมพูดภาษาไทยเป็นนิดหน่อย	phǒm phûut phaasǎa-thai pen nít-nàuy	I can speak a little Thai.	I speak language Thai can a-little
คุณว่ายน้ำเป็นไหม	khun wâai-náam pen mǎi	Can you swim?	you swim can (question)
ผมขับรถเป็น	phǒm khàp rót pen	I can drive a car.	I drive-car can
เขาเล่นกีตาร์เป็น	khǎo lên gi-taa pen	He can play guitar.	he play guitar can
วันนี้ผมทำอาหารได้	wan-níi phǒm tham aa-hǎan dâai	Today I can cook.	today I make-food can
ที่นี่พูดภาษาไทยได้ไหม	thîi-nîi phûut phaasǎa-thai dâai mǎi	Can you speak Thai here?	here speak language Thai can (question)
น้ำลึก ว่ายน้ำไม่ได้	náam lʉ́k, wâai-náam mâi dâai	The water is deep, you cannot swim.	water deep, swim cannot
ดื่มเบียร์แล้ว ขับรถไม่ได้	dùuem bia láaeo, khàp rót mâi dâai	I have drunk beer, I cannot drive.	drink beer already, drive-car cannot
ตอนนี้เล่นกีตาร์ไม่ได้ เด็กนอนอยู่	dtaawn-níi lên gi-taa mâi dâai, dèk naawn yùu	Now I cannot play guitar, the child is sleeping.	now play guitar cannot, child sleeping
ผมว่ายน้ำเป็น แต่วันนี้ว่ายไม่ได้ ไม่สบาย	phǒm wâai-náam pen, tàae wan-níi wâai mâi dâai — mâi sà-baai	I can swim, but today it doesn't work — I am sick.	I swim can, but today swim cannot, not-well
ผมทำอาหารเป็น แต่ตอนนี้ทำไม่ได้ ไม่มีของ	phǒm tham aa-hǎan pen, tàae dtaawn-níi tham mâi dâai — mâi mii khǎawng	I can cook, but now it doesn't work — there are no ingredients.	I make-food can, but now do cannot, not-have ingredients
เขาเล่นกีตาร์เป็น แต่ตอนนี้เล่นไม่ได้ เด็กนอนอยู่	khǎo lên gi-taa pen, tàae dtaawn-níi lên mâi dâai — dèk naawn yùu	He can play guitar, but not now — the child is sleeping.	he play guitar can, but now play cannot, child sleeping
ผมพูดภาษาไทยเป็น แต่พูดเร็วๆ ไม่ได้	phǒm phûut phaasǎa-thai pen, tàae phûut reo-reo mâi dâai	I can speak Thai, but not fast.	I speak language Thai can, but speak fast cannot
ผมขับรถเป็น แต่คืนนี้ขับไม่ได้ ดื่มเบียร์แล้ว	phǒm khàp rót pen, tàae khʉʉn-níi khàp mâi dâai — dùuem bia láaeo	I can drive a car, but not tonight — I have drunk beer.	I drive-car can, but tonight drive cannot, drink beer already

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