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1. Future tense in Thai words 
2. Future tense in Thai grammars
3. Future tense in Thai examples
4. Summary vocabularies for “future tense in Thai”

In Thai, we do not have strict tense grammar like in English but we do have words to specify about time and something that happened already, is happening or will happen in the future. In this blog, we will learn Thai by focusing on future tense in Thai words and future tense in Thai grammar and examples as well.

Future tense in Thai words 

Future tense in Thai word is jà (จะ) which means like “will” in English. jà (จะ) is used for something will happen in the future but it’s unnecessary when there are already words to define future times such as tomorrow, next week, etc.

There is also future tense in Thai word “about to” = gam-lang jà (กำลังจะ) which is used for the situation that will happen so soon. Let’s take a look at future tense in Thai grammar together below.

Future tense in Thai grammars

Future tense in Thai grammar is…

Subject + jà + Verb

The easier part when you learn Thai compared to English is that in Thai we have only one form of verb so there are no infinitives or past forms for Thai verbs.

Future tense in Thai examples

• I will go to Thailand next month. = pŏm jà bpai Thai duuean nâa (ผมจะไปไทยเดือนหน้า)
• I will go to Seven. Do you want something? = chán jà bpai Seven / kun yàak dâi à-rai mái? (ฉันจะไปเซเว่น คุณอยากได้อะไรไหม?)
• I will travel by BTS to go to Siam. = chán jà nâng BTS bpai Siam (ฉันจะนั่งบีทีเอสไปสยาม)
• I will have dinner = pŏm gam-lang jà gin kâao yen (ผมกำลังจะกินข้าวเย็น)
• Will you work tomorrow? = kun jà tam ngaan prûng-níi mái (คุณจะทำงานพรุ่งนี้ไหม?)

Summary vocabularies for “future tense in Thai”

• I for man in Thai is pŏm (ผม).
• I for woman in Thai is chán (ฉัน).
• Will in Thai is jà (จะ).
• About to in Thai is gam-lang jà (กำลังจะ).
• I for man in Thai is pŏm (ผม).
• Go in Thai is bpai (ไป).
• Month in Thai is duuean (เดือน).
• Next in Thai is nâa (หน้า).
• You in Thai is kun (คุณ).
• Want in Thai is Yàak (อยาก).
• Get in Thai is dâi (ได้).
• What, something in Thai is à-rai (อะไร).
• Travel by, sit in Thai is nâng (นั่ง).
• Eat in Thai is gin (กิน).
• Dinner in Thai casual is kâao yen (ข้าวเย็น).
• Work in Thai is tam ngaan (ทำงาน).
• Tomorrow in Thai is prûng-níi (พรุ่งนี้).

So these are useful vocabularies as examples for using in future tense in Thai sentences. You can start to learn Thai by understanding the meaning of each word. Take a look at how the future tense in Thai grammar works and try building your own sentences as Future tense in Thai examples above.

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