Adjectives as verbs

New Thai Letters

Here are the new letters and symbols for this lesson. The Thai script does not have capital and lowercase forms; letters are written the same way everywhere.

• ญ: makes a "y" sound
• ์: a silent mark placed above a consonant to cancel its sound (often used in borrowed words)
• โ: makes a long "o" sound (always written before the consonant it is pronounced with)
• ธ: makes a "t" sound
• ษ: makes an "s" sound
• ศ: makes an "s" sound

Adjectives as Verbs

In English, you need a linking word like "is" or "are" to describe things. In Thai, adjectives function as verbs all on their own.

You simply put the noun and the adjective together. To say "The tea is good," you just say "tea good."

Saying "Very"

To say something is "very" hot or "very" big, use the word มาก.

Adverbs like มาก always come after the adjective they modify. So "very hot" is structured as "hot very".

Describing Owned Things

Indicating possession is straightforward: simply place the pronoun directly after the noun. For example, รถยนต์ (car) + เขา (he/she) becomes รถยนต์ เขา (his/her car).

The sentence order to describe owned things is: Noun + Pronoun + Adjective.

Multiple Adjectives

When you want to describe a noun and state something about it, both adjectives follow the noun in order.

The first adjective attaches to the noun to describe it (cold tea), and the second acts as the main verb of the sentence (is delicious).