{"id":1873,"date":"2013-11-30T03:40:47","date_gmt":"2013-11-30T03:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/?p=1873"},"modified":"2013-11-30T03:40:47","modified_gmt":"2013-11-30T03:40:47","slug":"the-thai-word-for-to-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/the-thai-word-for-to-be\/","title":{"rendered":"The Thai word for \u2018to be\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">The Thai word <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13px\"> bpen<\/span><sup>M<\/sup><span style=\"font-size: 13px\"> is one of the most common words you\u2019ll use in the language, and so is imperative that you understand it early on. It roughly translates to mean \u2018to be\u2019, similar to the Spanish word \u2018ser\u2019 for those who speak Spanish.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19 describes a state of being, saying \u2018this is the way it is\u2019, and can often be translated as \u2018am a\u2019, \u2018be a\u2019, or \u2018is a\u2019. In some cases it\u2019s better translated as \u2018capable of\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Follow the examples below to understand how the word is most commonly used.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not a big deal.<\/p>\n<p>Mai<sup>F<\/sup> bpen<sup>M<\/sup> rai<sup>M<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e44\u0e23<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Are you ok? (is something wrong?)<\/p>\n<p>bpen<sup>M<\/sup> a<sup>M<\/sup>rai<sup>M<\/sup> baaow<sup>L<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23\u0e1b\u0e48\u0e32\u0e27?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m ok (nothings wrong).<\/p>\n<p>Mai<sup>F<\/sup> bpen<sup>M<\/sup> a<sup>M<\/sup>rai<sup>M<\/sup> rawk<sup>L<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23\u0e2b\u0e23\u0e2d\u0e01<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>How are you doing?<\/p>\n<p>Bpen<sup>M<\/sup> a<sup>M<\/sup>rai<sup>M<\/sup> baang<sup>F<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23\u0e1a\u0e49\u0e32\u0e07?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I am a farang.<\/p>\n<p>Pom<sup>R<\/sup> bpen<sup>M<\/sup> fa<sup>L<\/sup>rang<sup>L<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>\u0e1c\u0e21\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e1d\u0e23\u0e31\u0e48\u0e07<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s possible.<\/p>\n<p>Bpen<sup>M<\/sup> bpai<sup>M<\/sup> dai<sup>F<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e44\u0e1b\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s impossible.<\/p>\n<p>Bpen<sup>M<\/sup> bpai<sup>M<\/sup> mai<sup>F<\/sup> dai<sup>F<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e44\u0e1b\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I am not able to speak Thai.<\/p>\n<p>Pom<sup>R<\/sup> puud<sup>F<\/sup> tai<sup>M<\/sup> mai<sup>F<\/sup> bpen<sup>M<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>\u0e1c\u0e21\u0e1e\u0e39\u0e14\u0e44\u0e17\u0e22\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He can\u2019t write.<\/p>\n<p>Kow<sup>R<\/sup> kien<sup>R<\/sup> mai<sup>F<\/sup> bpen<sup>M<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>\u0e40\u0e02\u0e32\u0e40\u0e02\u0e35\u0e22\u0e19\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Are you able to do it? (i.e. have you done it before, and hence know how?)<\/p>\n<p>Tum<sup>M<\/sup> bpen<sup>M<\/sup> mai<sup>R<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>\u0e17\u0e33\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e44\u0e2b\u0e21?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I am Thai.<\/p>\n<p>Pom<sup>R<\/sup> bpen<sup>M<\/sup> kon<sup>M<\/sup> tai<sup>M<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>\u0e1c\u0e21\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e04\u0e19\u0e44\u0e17\u0e22<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He is Chinese.<\/p>\n<p>Khao<sup>R<\/sup> bpen<sup>M<\/sup> kon<sup>M<\/sup> jeen<sup>M<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>\u0e40\u0e02\u0e32\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e04\u0e19\u0e08\u0e35\u0e19<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I have food poisoning.<\/p>\n<p>Pom<sup>R<\/sup> gin<sup>M<\/sup> aa<sup>M<\/sup>haan<sup>R<\/sup> bpen<sup>M<\/sup> pit<sup>H<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>\u0e1c\u0e21\u0e01\u0e34\u0e19\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e2b\u0e32\u0e23\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e1e\u0e34\u0e29<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I want to be a father.<\/p>\n<p>Yaak<sup>L<\/sup> bpen<sup>M<\/sup> paw<sup>F<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e32\u0e01\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e1e\u0e48\u0e2d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[He] is crazy. (state of being)<\/p>\n<p>Bpen<sup>M<\/sup> baa<sup>F<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e1a\u0e49\u0e32<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I used to be like this.<\/p>\n<p>Pom<sup>R<\/sup> koy<sup>M<\/sup> bpen<sup>M<\/sup> baeb<sup>L<\/sup> nee<sup>H<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>\u0e1c\u0e21\u0e40\u0e04\u0e22\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e41\u0e1a\u0e1a\u0e19\u0e35\u0e49<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He caused it to be like this.<\/p>\n<p>Khao<sup>R<\/sup> tum<sup>M<\/sup> hai<sup>F<\/sup> bpen<sup>M<\/sup> baeb<sup>L<\/sup> nee<sup>H<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>\u0e40\u0e02\u0e32\u0e17\u0e33\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e49\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e41\u0e1a\u0e1a\u0e19\u0e35\u0e49<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[I] still am.<\/p>\n<p>Yang<sup>M<\/sup> bpen<sup>M<\/sup> yuu<sup>L<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>\u0e22\u0e31\u0e07\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e39\u0e48<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Thai word \u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19 bpenM is one of the most common words you\u2019ll use in the language, and so is imperative that you understand it early on. 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