Thai in everyday situations · Grammar review

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Thai in everyday situations

Reviews practise both sides: wherever ลูคัส and เลนา would say something differently, you do it once as each.

อากาศ กับ เมื่อวาน

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FormExampleMeaning
It is raining now.
It is hot today.
+ clauseIt rained yesterday.
+ adjectiveIt is not cold today.

Thai weather sentences are often very short. means “it rains / it is raining,” and means “the weather is hot.” Thai does not change the verb for tense.

To show past time, Thai usually adds a time word such as . For example, means “Yesterday it rained.” The form of does not change.

Thai also uses short time expressions naturally: , , . The time word shows when.

For negatives, put before the adjective or weather expression: , . Thai does not need a special past verb ending.

กว่า

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FormExampleMeaning
It is colder here than in Hamburg.
The sea is bigger than the lake.
Tea is cheaper than coffee.
This shop has fewer colours.

To compare two things in Thai, put after the adjective: , , .

A simple pattern is: thing A + adjective + + thing B. For example, means “It is colder here than in Hamburg.”

For price, means “cheaper” and means “more expensive.” For quantity or availability, Thai can say = “has fewer / less.”

Keep the order simple. The comparison word comes after the adjective, not before it.

A comparative compares two things. Put after the describing word.

ที่สุด มาก เกินไป

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FormExampleMeaning
like summer best
very cold today
this one is too small
the last one

Thai uses for “the most / the -est”: , .

Use after an adjective or similar word to mean “very”: , .

Use after an adjective to mean “too ...”: , . This often shows a problem.

So the main patterns are: adjective + , adjective + , adjective + .

A superlative gives the greatest degree in a group. Thai uses .

ใส่ พอดี คับ หลวม

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FormExampleMeaning
wearing a raincoat today
this one fits
this one is tight
that one is loose

Use for wearing clothes: , , .

To talk about fit, Thai often uses = “fits / just right,” = “tight,” and = “loose.”

A natural shopping sentence is or . For a clear problem, learners also hear and .

Thai clothes talk is often short and direct: , .

เอา ไม่เอา ต่างกัน แต่

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FormExampleMeaning
/ take this one, not that one
these two colours are different
warm but expensive
nice but tight

In shops, means “take / want this one,” and means “don’t want.” These are very common spoken Thai forms.

Use to say two things are different: = “These two are different.” You can add what is different: , .

Use to contrast two ideas: , .

A natural shopping line is or .

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