Thai · CEFR Band 1 (A1) · Chapter 34
เมื่อวานทำอะไรWhat did you do yesterday?
Past vocabulary: เมื่อวาน, เมื่อวานซืน, อาทิตย์ที่แล้ว, เดือนที่แล้ว, ปีที่แล้ว, เมื่อเช้า, เมื่อกี้, แล้ว, เพิ่ง, เสร็จ. Key grammar: Thai verbs do not change form. To say something is "already done", put "แล้ว" at the END of the sentence: "ผมกินข้าวแล้ว" (I have eaten), "เธอไปทำงานแล้ว" (she has gone to work). A past-time word (เมื่อวาน) already signals the past on its own. "เพิ่ง" (just) goes BEFORE the verb: "ผมเพิ่งกลับบ้าน" (I just got home). English speakers put "already" in the middle, so they tend to say "ผมแล้วกินข้าว" ✗ → "ผมกินข้าวแล้ว" ✓. Tone corner: แล้ว (high), เพิ่ง (falling), เสร็จ (low).
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ผมแล้วกินข้าว? ผมกินข้าวแล้ว— ผมแล้วกินข้าว? or ผมกินข้าวแล้ว
- Somchaiเจมส์กินข้าวเที่ยงหรือยังครับJames, have you had lunch yet?
- Jamesผมแล้วกินข้าวI already ate. (slip: "แล้ว" goes at the END → ผมกินข้าวแล้ว)
- Somchai"แล้ว"อยู่ท้ายครับ:"ผมกินข้าวแล้ว""แล้ว" goes at the end: "ผมกินข้าวแล้ว".
- Jamesอ๋อผมกินข้าวแล้วเมื่อกี้ผมเพิ่งกินก๋วยเตี๋ยวOh, I have eaten. I just had noodles a moment ago.
- Somchaiถูกต้องครับ!"แล้ว"ท้ายประโยค,"เพิ่ง"หน้ากริยาCorrect! "แล้ว" at the end, "เพิ่ง" before the verb.
- Jamesเข้าใจแล้วครับอาทิตย์ที่แล้วผมไปเชียงใหม่มาI understand. Last week I went to Chiang Mai.
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สุดสัปดาห์ของมาลี— Malee's weekend
- Jamesมาลีเมื่อวานคุณทำอะไรครับMalee, what did you do yesterday?
- Maleeเมื่อวานฉันกลับบ้านเกิดไปหาครอบครัวค่ะYesterday I went back to my hometown to see my family.
- JamesคุณไปยังไงครับHow did you go?
- Maleeไปโดยรถไฟค่ะเมื่อเช้าฉันเพิ่งกลับมาBy train. This morning I only just got back.
- Jamesที่บ้านเกิดคุณกินอะไรครับWhat did you eat in your hometown?
- Maleeแม่ทำต้มยำให้อร่อยมาก!ฉันกินสองชามแล้วMy mother made tom yum. So delicious! I ate two bowls already.
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- เมื่อวาน
nounyesterday
- เมื่อวานซืน
nounthe day before yesterday
- อาทิตย์ที่แล้ว
nounlast week
- เดือนที่แล้ว
nounlast month
- ปีที่แล้ว
nounlast year
- เมื่อเช้า
nounthis morning
- เมื่อกี้
nouna moment ago, just now
- แล้ว
particlealready (completed)
- เพิ่ง
adverbjust (a moment ago)
- เสร็จ
verbto finish, be done
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"แล้ว" at the end marks a completed action
Explanation
Thai verbs do not change form for tense. To say an action is "already done" or has happened, put "แล้ว" at the END of the sentence: "ผมกินข้าวแล้ว" (I have eaten), "เธอไปทำงานแล้ว" (she has gone to work), "เราดูหนังเรื่องนั้นแล้ว" (we have seen that film). If a past-time word like "เมื่อวาน" (yesterday) is already there, the past is clear at once: "เมื่อวานผมไปตลาด" (yesterday I went to the market). Another useful word is "เพิ่ง" (just) — place it BEFORE the verb: "ผมเพิ่งกินข้าว" (I just ate). English speakers are used to "already" in the middle (I already ate), so they tend to put "แล้ว" before the verb: "ผมแล้วกินข้าว" ✗ → "ผมกินข้าวแล้ว" ✓. Remember: "แล้ว" is always at the END; "เพิ่ง" goes BEFORE the verb.
Examples
- ผมกินข้าวแล้วI have eaten already.
- เธอไปทำงานแล้วShe has gone to work.
- เมื่อวานเราดูหนังด้วยกันYesterday we watched a movie together.
- ผมเพิ่งกลับบ้านเมื่อกี้I just got home a moment ago.
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วรรณยุกต์: แล้ว, เพิ่ง, เสร็จ— Tones: แล้ว, เพิ่ง, เสร็จ
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