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Thai Pronouns

คำสรรพนาม · kam sap-pa-naam

Good news: A pronoun is a small word that stands in for a noun, so you don't have to repeat it. Learn a handful of everyday pronouns and your sentences instantly sound more natural.

1What is a pronoun?

A pronoun (คำสรรพนาม) replaces a noun. Instead of "Nam Tan likes Nam Tan's dog," you say "She likes her dog."

2Vocabulary

People (the doer)

EnglishPronunciationThai
I (male)phomผม
I (female)chanฉัน
youkhunคุณ
he / shekhaoเขา
itmanมัน
wepuak raoพวกเรา
theypuak khaoพวกเขา

Showing "my / your" — add ของ (khong)

ของ = "of"; หมาของฉัน = "my dog" (dog of me)

EnglishPronunciationThai
mykhong chanของฉัน
yourkhong khunของคุณ
his / herkhong khaoของเขา

3Pronouns in sentences

EnglishThaiPronunciation
I eat rice.ฉันกินข้าวchan gin khao
He / She goes to school.เขาไปโรงเรียนkhao bpai rong rian
We like coffee.พวกเราชอบกาแฟpuak rao chop gaafae
He / She is my friend.เขาคือเพื่อนของฉันkhao keu pheuan khong chan

4Tips every learner should know

  1. Choose "I / you" by politeness & gender. Men say ผม (phom); women say ฉัน (chan); คุณ (khun) is a polite "you."
  2. Thai often drops the pronoun. กินข้าวหรือยัง = "Have (you) eaten yet?" — no "you" needed.
  3. Show "my / your" with ของ (khong). หมาของฉัน = "my dog" (dog of me).
  4. เขา (khao) is both "he" and "she." Thai doesn't separate them — context tells you which.

5Exercises

A. Write the Thai pronoun: I (female) = ฉัน; you = คุณ; he/she = ; we =

B. Use a pronoun in a sentence: I eat rice = ฉันกินข้าว; He/She goes to school = เขาไปโรงเรียน; then write your own.

6Make your own sentences

[ Pronoun ] + [ Verb ] + [ Object ]   e.g. ฉันกินข้าว = I eat rice

Pronoun

  • ฉัน I (chan)
  • คุณ you (khun)
  • เขา he/she (khao)
  • พวกเรา we (puak rao)

Verb

  • กิน eat (gin)
  • ชอบ like (chop)
  • ไป go to (bpai)
  • มี have (mii)

Object

  • ข้าว rice (khao)
  • กาแฟ coffee (gaafae)
  • หนังสือ book (nangseu)
  • โรงเรียน school (rong rian)
  • หมา dog (maa)

Now write 4 sentences of your own:

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