Good news: A conjunction is a joining word — it links words or whole sentences together (and, but, or). A few of these let you build much longer, more natural sentences.
A conjunction (คำสันธาน) connects words, phrases, or clauses.
| English | Pronunciation | Thai |
|---|---|---|
| and | lae | และ |
| and (casual) | gap | กับ |
| but | tae | แต่ |
| or | reu | หรือ |
| because | proh | เพราะ |
| so / therefore | dang nan | ดังนั้น |
| if | thaa | ถ้า |
| English | Thai | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| I like coffee and tea. | ฉันชอบกาแฟและชา | chan chop gaafae lae cha |
| Small but beautiful. | เล็กแต่สวย | lek tae suay |
| Do you like coffee or tea? | คุณชอบกาแฟหรือชา | khun chop gaafae reu cha |
| I'm not going because it's raining. | ฉันไม่ไปเพราะฝนตก | chan mai bpai proh fon tok |
A. Write the Thai conjunction: and = และ; but = แต่; or = ; because =
B. Join two words: coffee and tea = กาแฟและชา; small but beautiful = เล็กแต่สวย; then write your own.
Now write 4 sentences of your own:
Now you can join words and ideas into longer sentences. One lesson left in the series!
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