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ทุกวัน บางที

Habits and frequency

Habits and frequency

To talk about routines, Thai often uses for every day. For one regular weekday, use forms like .

Common frequency words are for usually, for sometimes, and for never.

Thai often puts the time phrase first, for example or . This makes routine sentences easy to follow.

These words usually go with simple present-style verbs. Thai does not change the verb form.

An adverb describes how or how often an action happens. Thai frequency words such as often go after the action; a time topic can also come first.

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FormExampleMeaning
every day
every Thursday
sometimes
usually
never
  • ก้องมาที่บริษัท ทุกวันKong comes to the company every day.

  • มีประชุม ทุกวันพฤหัสบดีThere is a meeting every Thursday.

  • ผมกินเค้ก บางครั้ง ครับI sometimes eat cake.

    ฉันกินเค้ก บางครั้ง ค่ะI sometimes eat cake.

  • พักกลางวัน ทุกวัน ตอนสิบสองโมงครึ่งLunch break is every day at half past twelve.

  • วันสุดสัปดาห์ ปกติ กินไข่At the weekend, I usually eat eggs.

  • เสือ ไม่เคย มาสายSuea is never late.

  • ผมอ่านหนังสือ ทุกวัน ครับI read every day.

    ฉันอ่านหนังสือ ทุกวัน ค่ะI read every day.

  • มีแต่กาแฟ ไม่มี ชาThere is only coffee, no tea.

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