13. thai verb "to be" Flashcards
bpen kuu yuu (97 cards)
bpen form ___ + _____ + _____, ______
Subject + bpen + Noun, Possessive Pronoun
bpen means
to be someone or something
chán/pǒm bpen kon tai
I am Thai.
Noriko bpen kon yîi-bpùn
Noriko is Japanese
pûak-káo bpen nák-rian
They are students
káo bpen pʉ̂an kᴐ̌ᴐng Fai
He, she is Fai’s friend
I am Thai.
chán/pǒm bpen kon tai
Noriko is Japanese.
Noriko bpen kon yîi-bpùn
They are students
pûak-káo bpen nák-rian
He, she is my dog.
man bpen mǎa kᴐ̌ᴐng-chán
He, she is Fai’s friend
káo bpen pʉ̂an kᴐ̌ᴐng Fai
Negative word for “bpen”
mâi-châi
grammatical form for mâi-châi:
___ + ___ + ____, ____
Subject + mâi-châi + Noun, Possessive Pronoun
chán/pǒm mâi-châi kon tai
I am not Thai
Noriko mâi-châi kon jiin
Noriko is not Chinese
pûak-káo mâi-châi nák-rian
They are not students
man mâi-châi mǎa kᴐ̌ᴐng-chán
He, she is not my dog
káo mâi-châi pʉ̂an kᴐ̌ᴐng Fai
He, she is not Fai’s friend
I am not Thai.
chán/pǒm mâi-châi kon tai
Noriko is not Chinese
Noriko mâi-châi kon jiin
They are not students
pûak-káo mâi-châi nák-rian
He, she is not my dog
man mâi-châi mǎa kᴐ̌ᴐng-chán
He, she is not Fai’s friend
káo mâi-châi pʉ̂an kᴐ̌ᴐng Fai
Verb “to be” is or is not used with adjectives
is not