We use a Reflexive Pronoun when we want to refer back to the subject of the sentence and they are words ending in “-self” or “-selves” in English: myself, yourself, himself, herself, oneself, itself, yourselves, ourselves, and themselves. To form Reflexive Pronouns in Thai, we use “dtua + personal pronoun + ayne“…. – oneself = dtua-ayne (ตัวเอง) – myself (female) = dtua-chan-ayne (ตัวฉันเอง) – myself (male) = dtua-phom-ayne (ตัวผมเอง) – yourself = dtua-khun-ayne (ตัวคุณเอง) – himself = dtua-kao-ayne (ตัวเขาเอง) –… read more →
We use Reciprocal Pronouns for saying that each of two or more people is acting in the same way towards the other. There are two Reciprocal Pronouns, which are: 1. each other: gan lae gan (กันและกัน) When saying that each person or thing does something to the other or others, we use “gan lae gan” (กันและกัน). However, it is not unusual to use just “gan” (กัน). Observe the following examples below: – Peter lae David gliad gan lae gan ปีเตอร์และเดวิดเกลียดกันและกัน… read more →
Relative Pronouns are used to introduce relative clauses in order to add more information about people and things. These are words like….which, who, whom, whose, where and that. However, it is more usual to use “that” in Thai, which is “thee” (ที่). Observe the following examples below: – nee keu nang-seu thee tuk-kon phood theung นี่คือหนังสือที่ทุกคนพูดถึง (This is the book that everyone is talking about) – man bpen reuang-raao thee dek tuk kon ja chawb มันเป็นเรื่องราวที่เด็กทุกคนจะชอบ (It’s a story which… read more →