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Relative pronouns in Thai

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· published June 22, 2021
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Relative Pronouns in Thai are easy
Thai has three relative pronouns, but ที่ at (for locations)
See in Dictionary is the one that is used most often:
See in Dictionary is the one that is used most often:
- ที่ at (for locations)
See in Dictionary - ซึ่ง which, that
See in Dictionary (formal speech and writing) - อัน general quantifier for small objects
See in Dictionary (mainly in literature)
If the adjective phrase is only a single word, no relative pronoun is used. See the difference in the examples below. For only a single word ("small") the relative pronoun is dropped, but for "very small" it is used.
Example without relative pronoun:
The house where they live is small.
บ้าน house, home
See in Dictionaryเขา he; she, they
See in Dictionaryอยู่ is (located at); live (at); happening now
See in Dictionaryเล็ก small
See in Dictionary
Example with a relative pronoun
The house where they live is very small.
บ้าน house, home
See in Dictionaryที่ at (for locations)
See in Dictionaryเขา he; she, they
See in Dictionaryอยู่ is (located at); live (at); happening now
See in Dictionaryเล็ก small
See in Dictionaryมาก very, a lot, many
See in Dictionary
Example without relative pronoun:
The house where they live is small.
บ้าน house, home
See in Dictionaryเขา he; she, they
See in Dictionaryอยู่ is (located at); live (at); happening now
See in Dictionaryเล็ก small
See in Dictionary
Example with a relative pronoun
The house where they live is very small.
บ้าน house, home
See in Dictionaryที่ at (for locations)
See in Dictionaryเขา he; she, they
See in Dictionaryอยู่ is (located at); live (at); happening now
See in Dictionaryเล็ก small
See in Dictionaryมาก very, a lot, many
See in Dictionary
Examples
He is the one who wears a red shirt
เขา he; she, they
See in Dictionaryเป็น be, is, am, are
See in Dictionaryคน person, human; person
See in Dictionaryที่ at (for locations)
See in Dictionaryกระป๋อง a can, quantifier for cans of soda, tin cans, cans of loose leaf tea or cookies
See in Dictionaryเสื้อ shirt
See in Dictionaryสีแดง red
See in Dictionary
Literally: he - be - person - who - wear - shirt - red
The house where they live is small
บ้าน house, home
See in Dictionaryที่ at (for locations)
See in Dictionaryเขา he; she, they
See in Dictionaryอยู่ is (located at); live (at); happening now
See in Dictionaryเล็ก small
See in Dictionaryมาก very, a lot, many
See in Dictionary
Literally: house - where - they - live - small - very
The watermelon which he bought is cheap
แตงโม watermelon
See in Dictionaryที่ at (for locations)
See in Dictionaryเขา he; she, they
See in Dictionaryซื้อ buy
See in Dictionaryถูก cheap; correct; touch
See in Dictionaryมาก very, a lot, many
See in Dictionary
Literally: watermelon- which - he - buy - cheap - very
The day when I went there, the weather was hot.
วัน day
See in Dictionaryที่ at (for locations)
See in Dictionaryเรา we; I (informal)
See in Dictionaryไป go; too
See in Dictionaryที่นั่น there
See in Dictionaryอากาศ weather
See in Dictionaryร้อน hot
See in Dictionaryมาก very, a lot, many
See in Dictionary
Literally: day - when - I - go - there - weather - hot - very
เขา he; she, they
See in Dictionaryเป็น be, is, am, are
See in Dictionaryคน person, human; person
See in Dictionaryที่ at (for locations)
See in Dictionaryกระป๋อง a can, quantifier for cans of soda, tin cans, cans of loose leaf tea or cookies
See in Dictionaryเสื้อ shirt
See in Dictionaryสีแดง red
See in Dictionary
Literally: he - be - person - who - wear - shirt - red
The house where they live is small
บ้าน house, home
See in Dictionaryที่ at (for locations)
See in Dictionaryเขา he; she, they
See in Dictionaryอยู่ is (located at); live (at); happening now
See in Dictionaryเล็ก small
See in Dictionaryมาก very, a lot, many
See in Dictionary
Literally: house - where - they - live - small - very
The watermelon which he bought is cheap
แตงโม watermelon
See in Dictionaryที่ at (for locations)
See in Dictionaryเขา he; she, they
See in Dictionaryซื้อ buy
See in Dictionaryถูก cheap; correct; touch
See in Dictionaryมาก very, a lot, many
See in Dictionary
Literally: watermelon- which - he - buy - cheap - very
The day when I went there, the weather was hot.
วัน day
See in Dictionaryที่ at (for locations)
See in Dictionaryเรา we; I (informal)
See in Dictionaryไป go; too
See in Dictionaryที่นั่น there
See in Dictionaryอากาศ weather
See in Dictionaryร้อน hot
See in Dictionaryมาก very, a lot, many
See in Dictionary
Literally: day - when - I - go - there - weather - hot - very