Prepositions: "With" in Thai
To use the word "with" in Thai is not straight forward. Depending on its grammatical function, you need to use different Thai words.
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· published June 24, 2021
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With in Thai
In Thai there is no single word for "with", as the English word "with" can have different grammatical functions. These functions require the use of different words in Thai. Let's go through the functions of "with" one by one:
- people being together - e.g. I went with him
- instruments used - e.g. I fixed it with my hands
- include something - the car comes with insurance
People being together
To talk about people being together, you use the word กับ with
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- [person 1] [verb] กับ with
See in Dictionary [person 2]
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Examples
He walks with me
เขา he; she, they
See in Dictionaryเดิน walk
See in Dictionaryกับ with
See in Dictionaryฉัน I (for women; informal)
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Literally: he - walk - with - I
I speak to him. / I speak with him
ฉัน I (for women; informal)
See in Dictionaryพูด speak, talk
See in Dictionaryกับ with
See in Dictionaryเขา he; she, they
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Literally: I - speak - with - he
เขา he; she, they
See in Dictionaryเดิน walk
See in Dictionaryกับ with
See in Dictionaryฉัน I (for women; informal)
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Literally: he - walk - with - I
I speak to him. / I speak with him
ฉัน I (for women; informal)
See in Dictionaryพูด speak, talk
See in Dictionaryกับ with
See in Dictionaryเขา he; she, they
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Literally: I - speak - with - he
Instrument used
To indicate the instrument used, two patterns are used:
- [subject] + [verb] + [object] + ด้วย request word; also, too
See in Dictionary + instrument - [subject] + ใช้ use
See in Dictionary + instrument + [verb] + [object]
Examples
I washed my hands with soap
ฉัน I (for women; informal)
See in Dictionaryล้าง clean, wash
See in Dictionaryมือ hand
See in Dictionaryด้วย request word; also, too
See in Dictionaryสบู่ soap
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Literally: I - wash - hand - with - soap
I washed my hands with soap
ฉัน I (for women; informal)
See in Dictionaryใช้ use
See in Dictionaryสบู่ soap
See in Dictionaryล้าง clean, wash
See in Dictionaryมือ hand
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Literally: I - use - soap - wash - hand
ฉัน I (for women; informal)
See in Dictionaryล้าง clean, wash
See in Dictionaryมือ hand
See in Dictionaryด้วย request word; also, too
See in Dictionaryสบู่ soap
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Literally: I - wash - hand - with - soap
I washed my hands with soap
ฉัน I (for women; informal)
See in Dictionaryใช้ use
See in Dictionaryสบู่ soap
See in Dictionaryล้าง clean, wash
See in Dictionaryมือ hand
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Literally: I - use - soap - wash - hand
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Include something
To express that something includes something else, or that someone is holding or carrying something, or that things happen at the same time, we use พร้อมกับ together with, at the same time
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- [subject] [verb] [object 1] พร้อมกับ together with, at the same time
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Examples
Take medicine with food.
กิน eat
See in Dictionaryยา drug, medicine
See in Dictionaryพร้อมกับ together with, at the same time
See in Dictionaryอาหาร food
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กิน eat
See in Dictionaryยา drug, medicine
See in Dictionaryพร้อมกับ together with, at the same time
See in Dictionaryอาหาร food
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Literally: eat - medicine - with - food
He comes at the same time as I.
เขา he; she, they
See in Dictionaryมา come, arrive
See in Dictionaryพร้อมกับ together with, at the same time
See in Dictionaryฉัน I (for women; informal)
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He comes at the same time as I.
เขา he; she, they
See in Dictionaryมา come, arrive
See in Dictionaryพร้อมกับ together with, at the same time
See in Dictionaryฉัน I (for women; informal)
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Literally: he - come - with/at the same time - I