| How To Express To Look In Thai | | | | Gam-lang is a Thai auxiliary verb for indicatingthe |
| In Thai, when you want to express thatyou're looking | | | | present participle. Gam-lang is actually verysimilar to |
| or watching at something or someoneyou can use the | | | | the English suffix "-ing" which means |
| Thai verb duuwhich means to look, to see or to watch. | | | | "in the act of". |
| Using the Thai verb duu is really easy,all you have to | | | | Nang means movie. Yuu is a Thaiadverb for indicating |
| do is to place a noun | | | | the progressive tenseor perfect tense. |
| (something or someone that you're looking at)right | | | | Koon duu arai yuu? |
| after the Thai verb duu | | | | What are you looking at? |
| Using duu to express "to look" and "to watch" | | | | Khlik tee nee peua duu raay-la-iiat |
| Note: Be sure to practise writing the Thai scriptof each | | | | Click here for details. |
| examples below on a piece of paperto strengthen | | | | Khlik means "click". :-p It can be either a verb or a noun. |
| your understanding andrecognition speed of the Thai | | | | Tee means at. Peua means for the purpose of |
| script. | | | | orsimply "for". Raay-la-iiat means detail, price list or |
| Here are some examples that showyou how to use | | | | brochure. |
| the Thai verb duu: | | | | Raay is actually a Thai noun meaning list of |
| Kor duu roop noi daai mai | | | | items,record, story, case or statement. La-iiat is a Thai |
| May I see the picture? | | | | adjective thatdescribes something as detailed, exact, |
| Kor is a Thai verb that is used for asking or makinga | | | | fine, meticulous,careful or thorough. Literally translated, it |
| polite request which sounds something like | | | | would mean |
| "May/can I...". Roop means picture. Noi isactually Thai | | | | "thorough record" which means details. :-) |
| particle that is used to softena request. | | | | Duu nan poo ying |
| Dton nee chan gam-lang duu nang yuu. | | | | Look at that lady. |
| I'm watching movie right now. | | | | Poo ying means female, lady or woman in Thai. |
| Dton nee means now, right now or at this moment. | | | | |