These next six verbs are all related to getting from A to B in one way or another.
dern
walk
khàp ród-yon
drive (a car)
wîng
run (or jog)
khèe ród-maw-dter-sai
ride (a motorcycle)
bin
fly
nâng ród-fai
take a train
These are just regular verbs, the difference is in the way we use them if there’s a destination in the sentence. In this case we add maa (come) or bpai (go) after the travelling verb to show in which direction the action is going. Let’s look at some examples.
chăn dern
I walk
chăn dern maa thêe nêe
I walked here
khăo khàp ród bpai Phuket
he drives to Phuket
Jane châwp wîng
Jane likes to run
ther wîng bpai Karon
she ran to Karon
phûuak rao bin bpai Chiang Mai
we fly to Chiang Mai
phŏm nâng ród-fai bpai grung-thâep
I took a train to Bangkok
khăo khèe maw-dter-sai bpai Kamala
he rode to Kamala
Note
1. ród-yon usually drops the yon as in the example
2. Thais never call their capital Bangkok. In Thai it is known as grung-thâep, City of Angels
3. ród-maw-ther-sai usually drops the ród, as in the example
Listen to the examples again then try the exercises.
Exercise 5
| 1 | I walk |
| 2 | I like to walk |
| 3 | I want to walk |
| 4 | I walked here |
| 5 | Peter drove to Bangkok |
| 6 | Jane likes to run, she ran to karon |
| 7 | we took a train to Chiang Mai (we are in Phuket now) |
| 8 | we flew to Phuket (we are in Phuket now) |
| 9 | Peter likes to ride his motorcycle to Patong |
| 10 | Jane wants to drive to Karon |
Scroll down for the answers …
| 1 | phŏm/chăn dern |
| 2 | phŏm/chăn châwp dern |
| 3 | phŏm/chăn dtâwng gaan dern |
| 4 | phŏm/chăn dern maa thêe nêe |
| 5 | Peter khàp ród-yon bpai grung-thâep |
| 6 | Jane châwp wîng, ther wîng bpai Karon |
| 7 | phûuak rao nâng ród-fai bpai Chiang Mai |
| 8 | phûuak rao bin maa Phuket |
| 9 | Peter châwp khèe ród-maw-dter-sai bpai Patong |
| 10 | Jane dtâwng gaan khàp ród-yon bpai Karon |