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คุณเคยไปญี่ปุ่นไหมHave you ever been to Japan?

nʉ̀ŋ khəəi pai yîipùn pen

We talk about travel and experiences. Vocabulary: gaan-doen-thaang, tàaŋ-prà-thêet, chaai-hàat, khrʉ̂aŋ-bin, nǎŋ-sʉ̌ʉ-doen-thaaŋ, krà-pǎo-doen-thaaŋ, khɔ̌ɔŋ-fàak, roong-raem, kɔ̀, phák, prà-sòp-kaan, thîao. Key grammar: "เคย + verb" to talk about a life experience (whether you have ever done something): "ผมเคยไปญี่ปุ่น" = at some point in my life I have been to Japan. Question: "เคย...ไหม". Negative: "ไม่เคย + verb" (have never). In ch34 we learned "แล้ว" (already done): "ไปแล้ว" = have gone (one specific time), while "เคยไป" = have (ever) gone (a lifetime experience). Note: English speakers thinking of "have you ever been" often say "ไปแล้วหรือยัง" (have you gone yet, today?) → to ask about a lifetime experience, use "เคยไปไหม" ✓. Tone corner: "เคย" (khəəi) and "แล้ว" (lɛ́ɛw).

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แผนเที่ยวปิดเทอม— Break travel plans

  1. Somchaiเจมส์Jamesปิดpìtเทอมthoemนี้níiคุณkhunอยากyàakไปpaiเที่ยวthîaoที่thîiไหนnǎiครับkrápJames, where do you want to travel this break?
  2. Jamesผมphǒmอยากyàakไปpaiเกาะkɔ̀ภูphuuเก็ตkètคุณkhunสมชายsǒmchaaiไปpaiเกาะkɔ̀นั้นnánแล้วlɛ́ɛwหรือrʉ̌ʉยังyaŋครับkrápI want to go to Phuket island. Somchai, have you been to that island? (slip: to ask about a lifetime experience use เคย: เคยไป...ไหม, not ไปแล้วหรือยัง, which asks "gone yet?")
  3. Somchaiอ๋อɔ̌ɔถ้าthâaถามthǎamประpràสบsòpการณ์kaanทั้งtháŋชีchiiวิตwítใช้chái"เคยkhəəi"ครับkráp:"คุณkhunเคยkhəəiไปpaiเกาะkɔ̀นั้นnánไหมmǎi"Ah, to ask about a lifetime experience, use "เคย": "คุณเคยไปเกาะนั้นไหม".
  4. Jamesอ๋อɔ̌ɔเข้าใจkhâocaiแล้วlɛ́ɛwครับkráp"คุณkhunเคยkhəəiไปpaiเกาะkɔ̀ภูphuuเก็ตkètไหมmǎi"Ah, I get it. "คุณเคยไปเกาะภูเก็ตไหม" (Have you ever been to Phuket island?)
  5. Somchaiเคยkhəəiครับkrápผมphǒmเคยkhəəiไปpaiครั้งkhráŋหนึ่งnʉ̀ŋชายchaaiหาดhàatสวยsǔaiมากmâakYes. I have been once. The beach is very beautiful.
  6. Jamesเยี่ยมyîamครับkráp!ผมphǒmไม่mâiเคยkhəəiขึ้นkhʉ̂nเครื่องkhrʉ̂aŋบินbinไปpaiเกาะkɔ̀นี่nîiจะcàเป็นpenประpràสบsòpการณ์kaanใหม่màiGreat! I have never flown to an island. This will be a new experience.

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คุณเคยไปต่างประเทศไหม— Have you ever been abroad?

  1. Maleeเจมส์Jamesคุณkhunเคยkhəəiไปpaiต่างtàaŋประpràเทศthêetไหมmǎiคะkháJames, have you ever been abroad?
  2. Jamesเคยkhəəiครับkrápผมphǒmเคยkhəəiไปpaiญี่ปุ่นyîipùnผมphǒmพักphákที่thîiโรงrooŋแรมrɛɛmใกล้klâiทะtháเลleeYes. I have been to Japan. I stayed at a hotel near the sea.
  3. Maleeดีdiiจังcaŋค่ะkâ!ฉันchǎnไม่mâiเคยkhəəiขึ้นkhʉ̂nเครื่องkhrʉ̂aŋบินbinแต่tɛ̀ɛฉันchǎnเคยkhəəiไปpaiเชียงchiaŋใหม่màiโดยdooiรถrótไฟfaiNice! I have never flown. But I have been to Chiang Mai by train.
  4. Jamesโอ้ôoเชียงchiaŋใหม่màiมีmiiภูphuuเขาkhǎoสวยsǔaiคุณkhunซื้อsʉ́ʉของkhɔ̌ɔŋฝากfàakแล้วlɛ́ɛwหรือrʉ̌ʉยังyaŋครับkrápOh, Chiang Mai has beautiful mountains. Did you buy souvenirs?
  5. Maleeซื้อsʉ́ʉแล้วlɛ́ɛwค่ะkâฉันchǎnซื้อsʉ́ʉของkhɔ̌ɔŋฝากfàakให้hâiครอบครัวkhrɔ̂ɔpkhruaการkaanเดินdoenทางthaaŋนั้นnánสนุกsanùkมากmâakYes, I bought them. I bought souvenirs for my family. That trip was very fun.
  6. Jamesเยี่ยมyîamครับkráp!คราวkhraaoหน้าnâaไปpaiเที่ยวthîaoด้วยกันdûaikanนะnáครับkrápGreat! Next time let's travel together.

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การkaanเดินdoenทางthaaŋ

nountrip, travel

ต่างtàaŋประpràเทศthêet

nounabroad, foreign country

ชายchaaiหาดhàat

nounbeach

เครื่องkhrʉ̂aŋบินbin

nounairplane

หนังnǎŋสือsʉ̌ʉเดินdoenทางthaaŋ

nounpassport

กระkràเป๋าpǎoเดินdoenทางthaaŋ

nounsuitcase

ของkhɔ̌ɔŋฝากfàak

nounsouvenir

โรงrooŋแรมrɛɛm

nounhotel

เกาะkɔ̀

nounisland

พักphák

verbto stay, to rest

ประpràสบsòpการณ์kaan

nounexperience

เที่ยวthîao

verbto travel, to go out (for fun)

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Experience: "เคย + verb"

Explanation

In ch34 we learned "แล้ว" at the end of a sentence to say something is already done: "ผมไปเชียงใหม่แล้ว" (I went to Chiang Mai — one specific time). To talk about a life experience — having done something at least once — put "เคย" BEFORE the verb: "เคย + verb". "ผมเคยไปญี่ปุ่น" = at some point in my life I have been to Japan. The question uses "ไหม" at the end: "คุณเคยขึ้นเครื่องบินไหม" (have you ever?). The negative is "ไม่เคย + verb" = have never: "ผมไม่เคยไปต่างประเทศ". The difference: "ไปแล้ว" states one specific time; "เคยไป" states whether you have that experience in life. Note: English speakers often use "แล้ว" for a lifetime experience, so they ask "ไปแล้วหรือยัง" (have you gone yet, today?). To ask about a lifetime experience, use "เคย": "คุณเคยไปไหม" ✓.

Examples

  • ผมเคยไปญี่ปุ่นI have been to Japan.
  • คุณเคยขึ้นเครื่องบินไหมHave you ever been on a plane?
  • ผมเคยพักที่โรงแรมนั้นI have stayed at that hotel.
  • เราไม่เคยไปต่างประเทศWe have never been abroad.
  • เธอเคยเที่ยวเกาะภูเก็ตShe has visited Phuket island.

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เสียงของ "เคย" และ "แล้ว"— The sounds of "เคย" and "แล้ว"

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