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1. Continuous in Thai words
2. Continuous in Thai grammar
3. Continuous in Thai examples
4. Summary of useful vocabularies for continuous in Thai

Do you want to say that you are doing something in Thai? Thai actually has no tense like in English but there are Thai words that mean “in process of” and you can use it to say in sentences for something that is happening which can compare to continuous tense in English. 

Let’s learn Thai about continuous Thai words, grammar and examples through this blog together!

Continuous in Thai words

Continuous in Thai words are gam-lang (กำลัง) and yùu (อยู่) which means in process of in Thai. There are 2 words in Thai which are used in continuous sentences but they are used differently in term of grammar. 

Let’s take a look at continuous in Thai grammar below and how to use these continuous words in Thai sentences correctly.  

Continuous in Thai grammar

Subject + gam-lang (กำลัง) + verb + object/complement + yùu (อยู่)

• How to use only the word gam-lang (กำลัง)

Subject + gam-lang (กำลัง) + verb + object/complement

• How to use only the word yùu (อยู่)

Subject + verb + object/complement + yùu (อยู่)

The difference of continuous in Thai grammar is that the word gam-lang (กำลัง) is used before verb and the word yùu (อยู่) is used at the end of the sentence. However, they both mean the same thing as “in process of” in Thai and sometimes you could hear them both in one sentence.

Continuous in Thai examples

• I am learning Thai language with kru Tree. = pŏm <gam-lang> riian paa-săa tai gàp kruu dtrii <yùu> (ผมกำลังเรียนภาษาไทยกับครูตรีอยู่)
• I am going back home. =chán gam-lang glàp bâan (ฉันกำลังกลับบ้าน)
• I am cooking Thai food. = pom tam aa-hăan yuu (ผมทำอาหารอยู่)

Summary of useful vocabularies for continuous in Thai

• In process of in Thai is gam-lang (กำลัง) or yùu (อยู่)
• I for man in Thai is pŏm (ผม)
• I for woman in Thai is chán (ฉัน)
• Study in Thai is riian (เรียน)
• Language in Thai is paa-săa (ภาษา)
• With in Thai is gàp (กับ)
• Go home in Thai is glàp bâan (กลับบ้าน)
• Make or do in Thai is tam (ทำ)
• Food in Thai is aa-hăan (อาหาร)
• Cook in Thai is tam aa-hăan (ทำอาหาร)

And these are what you should know about continuous in Thai words, grammar about continuous in Thai and also examples in sentences, so you have a whole picture of continuous in Thai.

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