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THAI LANGUAGE LESSONSL24 - Verbs

Verbs are of course, action words. We have already introduced plenty of verbs in theprevious lessons but let's just take a moment to clear up how to use them.

We have already seen in lesson 14 that verbs do not change their form depending on tense.Instead, Thai has add-on words to define tense if necessary.

Thai verbs are used in much the same way as English verbs. They are placed after thesubject and before any object or adverb.

Verbs

go bpaicome maharrive teung

stand yeun

sit nanglie down norn

sleep lap

walk dernrun wing

jump gra-dort

drive kap

talk poottell bork ask tahm

listen fung

read ahnwrite kee-an

smile yimkiss joopruk love

eat gin

drink deum

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The verb comes after the subject:

pom bpai - I gokoon mah - You come

If there is an object, the verb comes before the object:

pom gin plah - I eat fishpom ruk koon - I love you

If there is an adverb, the verb comes before the adverb:

koon dern cha cha - You walk slowlykoon yim suay suay - You smile beautifully

If there is an object and an adverb, the order issubject + verb + object + adverb:

pom bpai poo-get boi boi - I go to Phuket oftenpom kap rot ray-oh ray-oh - I drive the car quickly