Our second verb-to-be yùu is used with the preposition thêe to say is at …, am at …, are at …
yùu
is, am, are
thêe
at, that
We’ll use this exclusively with locations, but first a couple of new words …
séuu
buy
khăai
sell
jàak
from
Let’s look at some examples of the verb-to-be yùu:
chăn yùu thêe bâan
I am at home
khăo yùu thêe roong-riian
he is at school
ther mâi yùu thêe ráan
she is not at the shop
phûuak rao yùu thêe roong-năng
we are at the cinema
Peter yùu thêe ráan-aa-hăan gàp Jane
Peter is at the restaurant with Jane
khăo mâi yùu thêe nêe, khăo bpai baa
he’s not here, he went to the bar
Exercise 17
| 1 | he is at school, he is not at the bank |
| 2 | this is the house I bought from Peter |
| 3 | she came from the market |
| 4 | he came from the village |
| 5 | she bought a new skirt at Central |
| 6 | I went to the cinema with Jane |
| 7 | they flew here from Bangkok |
| 8 | whose motorcycle is at the post office? it is Jane’s |
| 9 | who is at the hospital with Peter? |
| 10 | he came here from the bank |
Scroll down for the answers …
| 1 | khăo yùu thêe roong-riian, khăo mâi yùu thêe thá-naa-khaan |
| 2 | nêe bpen bâan thêe phŏm/chăn séuu jàak Peter |
| 3 | ther maa jàak dtà-làad |
| 4 | khăo maa jàak mùu-bâan |
| 5 | ther séuu grà-bproong mài thêe sen-thrân |
| 6 | phŏm/chăn bpai roong-năng gàp Jane |
| 7 | phûuak khăo bin maa thêe nêe jàak grung-thâep |
| 8 | ród-maw-dter-sai khăwng khrai yùu thêe bprai-sà-nee? man khăwng Jane |
| 9 | khrai yùu thêe roong-phá-yaa-baan gàp Peter? |
| 10 | khăo maa thêe nêe jàak thá-naa-khaan |