We’ve now covered all three of the verbs-to-be. Now we’ll look at the negative versions of them.
The negative form is the same for bpen and kheuu, but slightly different for yùu and adjectives. Take a look at the difference in these example pairs:
kheuu
nân kheuu John
that is John
nân mâi châi John
that is not John
khăo kheuu Peter
he is Peter
khăo mâi châi Peter
he is not Peter
nêe kheuu Jane
this is Jane
nêe mâi châi Jane
this is not Jane
ther kheuu Mary
she is Mary
ther mâi châi Mary
she is not Mary
bpen
nân bpen dtóe
that is a table
nân mâi châi dtóe
that is not a table
nêe bpen khăwng phŏm
this is mine
nêe mâi châi khăwng phŏm
this is not mine
nân bpen khăwng khun
that is yours
nân mâi châi khăwng khun
that is not yours
nêe bpen gâeo
this is a glass
nêe mâi châi gâeo
this is not a glass
yùu
khăo yùu thêe nêe
he is here
khăo mâi yùu thêe nêe
he is not here
phûuak khăo yùu thêe nân
they are there
phûuak khăo mâi yùu thêe nân
they are not there
rao yùu thêe baa
we are at the bar
rao mâi yùu thêe baa
we are not at the bar
ther yùu thêe bâan
she is at home
ther mâi yùu thêe bâan
she is not at home
adjectives
man sŭung
it is tall
man mâi sŭung
it is not tall
jaan ráwn
hot plate
jaan mâi ráwn
plate is not hot
dtóe yaao
long table
dtóe mâi yaao
table is not long
grà-bpăo nàk
heavy handbag
grà-bpăo mâi nàk
handbag is not heavy
exception for colours
man sěe daaeng
it is red
man mâi châi sěe daaeng
it is not red
ród-yon sěe dam
a black car
ród-yon mâi châi sěe dam
the car is not black
Exercise 19
| 1 | he is Peter, she is not Jane |
| 2 | she is not there, she is here |
| 3 | this is a knife, not a fork |
| 4 | I bought the house from Peter, not from you |
| 5 | that is not your pizza |
| 6 | we are at the bar, we are not at the restaurant |
| 7 | your food is hot, mine is not hot |
| 8 | this is a table, not a chair |
| 9 | the wardrobe is wide, it is not tall |
| 10 | he is not John |
Scroll down for the answers …
| 1 | khăo kheuu Peter, ther mâi châi Jane |
| 2 | ther mâi yùu thêe nân, ther yùu thêe nêe |
| 3 | nêe bpen mêed, mâi châi sâwm |
| 4 | phŏm/chăn séuu bâan jàak Peter, mâi châi jàak khun |
| 5 | nân mâi châi pizza khăwng khun |
| 6 | phûuak rao yùu thêe bar, phûuak rao mâi yùu thêe ráan-aa-hăan |
| 7 | aa-hăan khăwng khun ráwn, khăwng phŏm/chăn mâi ráwn |
| 8 | nêe bpen dtóe, mâi châi gâo-êe |
| 9 | dtûu sêuua phâa gwâang, man mâi sŭung |
| 10 | khăo mâi châi John |