เคย
kəəiMeanings
1AdverbA2
ever; before (past experience)
Marks that something has happened before or that someone has prior experience doing it.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เคยkəəiเคยkəəi1ever; before (past experience)2used to (past habit or state)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastเชียงใหม่chiiang-màiเชียงใหม่chiiang-mài1Chiang Mai (city in northern Thailand)2Chiang Mai Province
I have been to Chiang Mai before.
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เขาkǎoเคยkəəiเรียนriianภาษาญี่ปุ่นpaa-sǎa-yîi-bpùnที่tîiมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-laiมาก่อนmaa-gɔ̀ɔn
He has studied Japanese at university before.
Dad worked at this factory before for two years.
ฉันchǎnเคยkəəiลองทำlɔɔng-tamขนมkà-nǒmสูตรsùutนี้níiแล้วlɛ́ɛoเลยləəiรู้rúuว่าwâaต้องdtɔ̂ngอบòpนานขึ้นnaan-kʉ̂nนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀i
I have tried this recipe before, so I know it needs to bake a bit longer.
2VerbB1
used to (past habit or state)
Marks an action habitually performed or a state that held in the past, often contrasting it with the present.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เคยkəəiเคยkəəi1ever; before (past experience)2used to (past habit or state)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainเชียงใหม่chiiang-màiเชียงใหม่chiiang-mài1Chiang Mai (city in northern Thailand)2Chiang Mai Provinceสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondปีbpiiปีbpii1year2classifier: years
I used to live in Chiang Mai for two years.
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When he was a child, he used to help his father sell goods every weekend.
เราraoเคยkəəiซ้อมsɔ́ɔmวงดนตรีwong-don-dtriiด้วยกันdûuai-ganทุกtúkเย็นyenหลังlǎngเลิกเรียนlə̂ək-riian
We used to rehearse in a band together every evening after school.
เธอtəəเคยkəəiเป็นbpenบรรณาธิการban-naa-tí-gaanมาก่อนmaa-gɔ̀ɔnจึงjʉngคุ้นkúnกับgàpการgaanตรวจต้นฉบับdtrùuat-dtôn-chà-bàpอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiat
She used to be an editor before, so she is accustomed to checking manuscripts in detail.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kəəi
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |