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If you came from our Facebook page, you would have seen the above photo which explains the phrase "wing it". So, I thought I'd wing a blog about five other common phrases using the word 'wing':
** Followers of our Facebook page see Skye FACE posts and followers of our LINE account see Skye LINE posts. Don't forget to check out our Instagram account which has different posts to both Facebook and LINE. What is a gerund? A gerund (กริยานาม) is a special type of noun formed by adding ING to a verb (คือคำกริยา(verb) ที่เติม ing) Can you see a gerund in the above photo? Yes, there is 'dragging'. What is the verb before 'dragging' in that sentence? It is 'stop'.
We use a gerund after a verb when we want to introduce a second action. So, I will type a list of 20 common verbs that are followed by gerunds. You should try to memorise these if you are intent on becoming fluent in English:
If you want to sound like a native English speaker (เจ้าของภาษาอังกฤษ), the little things matter (สิ่งเล็กๆสำคัญ). So, in this blog, I’m going to focus on the most basic grammar tense: present simple (ปัจจุบันธรรมดา).
This tense is easy to understand but there’s one aspect that is hard for Thai students to follow: the S. I’ll explain this soon. First, what is the present simple tense? When we use the present simple tense, we can talk about things that are true all the time, facts, habits and our routines (ความจริง, ข้อเท็จจริงทั่วไป, กิจวัตร, กิจวัตรประจำ). If you look in a Thai-English dictionary, what English words do you see when you look up (ค้นหา) the following words?
Examples of the present simple tense: - I start work at 6:30am every day. - I eat bread and yoghurt for breakfast. - I like to exercise at night. - I drink orange juice in the morning. - I watch videos on YouTube. That’s not difficult at all. In fact, it’s the same as Thai (I start work at 6:30 am every day – ฉันเริ่มทำงานตอน6:30น. ทุกวัน) So, why am I writing this blog? I am writing this blog because the present simple tense is confusing when we use different pronouns (ประธานต่างๆ): I, you, he, she, it, they, and we. For three of these pronouns, we have to add an ‘s’ or ‘es’ to verbs in the present simple tense. Do you know which three pronouns? He, She & It In the present simple tense, we need to add an S or ES to V1 (กริยาช่อง1) when we use he, she and it: So, when we use he, she and it, เริ่ม means starts, กิน means eats, ชอบ means likes, ดื่ม means drinks, and ดู means watches. - He starts work at 6:30am every day. - She eats bread and yoghurt for breakfast. - It likes to exercise at night. - She drinks orange juice in the morning. - He watches videos on YouTube. To confirm this, let’s show the same examples using I, you, we and they: - I start work at 6:30am every day. - You eat bread and yoghurt for breakfast. - We like to exercise at night. - They drink orange juice in the morning. - You watch videos on YouTube. I have good news! We only need to add the S and ES in affirmative sentences (ใช้ S และ ES กับประโยคบอกเล่าเท่านั้นครับ) Let's use the same four examples with questions and yes/no answers. Do you start work at 6:30am every day? Yes, I start work at 6:30am every day. No, I don't start work at 6:30am every day. Does she start work at 6:30am every day? Yes, she starts work at 6:30am every day. No, she doesn't start work at 6:30am every day. Do they eat bread and yoghurt for breakfast? Yes, they eat bread and yoghurt for breakfast. No, they don't eat bread and yoghurt for breakfast. Does he eat bread and yoghurt for breakfast? Yes, he eats bread and yoghurt for breakfast. No, he doesn't eat bread and yoghurt for breakfast. กว่า is fairly simple grammar in Thai so many Thai English learners think that it is equally easy to use just 'more' or 'more than' in English. Well, it's not that easy but we can make it a little easier to learn if we know some basic rules. In today's blog, we are going to focus on the use of กว่า with adjectives (คำคุณศัพท์). Step 1: When do we often use กว่า in Thai? Let's think of a few examples: เร็วกว่า ง่ายกว่า งามกว่า ฉลาดกว่า ดีกว่า และอื่นๆ What kind of words are เร็ว ง่าย งาม ฉลาด และ ดี? These are all adjectives (คำคุณศัพท์)
Step 2: We need to count the number of syllables in the adjectives. What is a syllable? A syllable is an individual sound in a word (พยางค์): Fast (เร็ว) has one syllable. (ฟาส์ท) Easy (ง่าย) has two syllables. (อี - zee) Beautiful (งาม) has three syllables (บิว - ที - ฟุลฺ) Smart (ฉลาด) has one syllable. (สมาร์ท) Good (ดี) has one syllable. (กุ๊ด)
Step 3: Follow the appropriate rule Rule 1: คำคุณศัพท์ทีมี 2 พยางค์ และตัวสุดท้ายเป็น y เช่น pretty (สวย), spicy (เผ็ด) and happy (มีความสุข): (คำคุณศัพท์ ลบ y) + ier = ... กว่า pretty -> prettier; spicy -> spicier; happy -> happier Rule 2: คำคุณศัพท์ที่มี พยางค์เดียว เช่น fast, smart, cheap (ราคาถูก) and nice (ดี): คำคุณศัพท์ + (e)r = ... กว่า fast -> faster; smart -> smarter; cheap -> cheaper; nice -> nicer (คำว่า nice มีตัว e แล้ว เพิ่มแค่ตัว r ก็พอครับ) Rule 3: คำคุณศัพท์ที่มีไม่น้อยกว่า 3 พยางค์ เช่น beautiful, intelligent (ฉลาด; ซึ่งมีไหวพริบ) and terrible (ซึ่งแย่มาก): more + คำคุณศัพท์ = ... กว่า beautiful -> more beautiful; intelligent -> more intelligent; terrible -> more terrible Rule 4: คำคุณศัพท์ที่มี1พยางค์และสองตัวสุดท้ายเป็น สระ+พยัญชนะ เช่น hot (ร้อน), big (ใหญ่) and fat (อ้วน): (พยัญชนะ x2) + er = ... กว่า hot -> hotter; big -> bigger; fat -> fatter Rule 5: For most two-syllable words, we use: more + adjective. However, some two-syllable words follow Rule 2. simple (ง่าย) -> simpler (ง่ายกว่า); clever (เฉลียวฉลาด) -> cleverer (เฉลียวฉลาดกว่า); narrow (แคบ) -> narrower (แคบกว่า) -> If you are not sure which rule to use for a 2-syllable word, check a good dictionary. (ถ้าคุณไม่แน่ใจว่าจะใช้แบบไหนสำหรับคำคุณศัพท์ที่มีสองพยางค์ สามารถเข้าไปดูที่พจนานุกรมได้)
Is that everything? Almost. There are some common words that do not follow any rules; so let's just remember these two very important words today:
good (ดี; เก่ง) -> better (ดีกว่า; เก่งกว่า) bad (แย่) -> worse (แย่กว่า) It's time to make some example sentences to show you how to use the word 'than' with adjectives. Usain Bolt is fast. Zico is fast, too. But, Usain Bolt is faster. (Usain Bolt เร็วกว่า) What does "Usain Bolt is faster" mean? It means "Usain Bolt is faster than Zico." (Usain Bolt เร็กว่า Zico) Thailand is big. New Zealand is small. Thailand is bigger than New Zealand. (ประเทศไทยใหญ่กว่าประเทศนิวซีแลนด์) An airplane ticket on Thai Airways to Auckland costs 30,000 baht. An airplane ticket on Thai Airways to Singapore costs 9,000 baht. An airplane ticket on Thai Airways to New Zealand is more expensive than a ticket to Singapore. (ตั๋วเครื่องบินของสายการบินไทยไปนิวซีแลนด์มีราคาแพงกว่าตั๋วเครื่องบินไทยไปสิงคโปร์) Thai food is spicier than Kiwi food. (อาหารไทยมันเผ็ดกว่าอาหารนิวซีแลนด์) All Thai people speak Thai better than Andrew. (คนไทยทุกๆคนพูดภาษาไทยเก่งกว่าแอนดรูว์) Andrew speaks Thai worse than all Thai people. (แอนดรูว์พูดภาษาไทยแย่กว่าคนไทยทุกๆคน) This is so confusing, right? I am so confused! I am very interested in how bored and boring are different! It's very interesting! OK! I will stop writing confusing things. So, what's the difference between words such as bored and boring? We have two different endings: -ed and -ing Here's a simple rule: adjectives with -ed are about your feelings. (คำคุณศัพท์ที่มี -ed จะเกี่ยวกับความรู้สึกของคุณ) Ask yourself a question, "How do I feel?" (ถามตัวเองว่า ฉันรู้สึกยังไง) when you are talking about your feelings (ตอนพูดถึงความรู้สึกของคุณ). If you are talking about another person's feelings, then ask yourself, "How does he or she feel?" (ถ้าคุณพูดถึงความรู้สึกของคนอื่น ถามตัวเองว่า เธอหรือเขารู้สึกยังไง) Let's test this rule with a few examples: bored - เบื่อ คุณรู้สึกยังไง ผมรู้สึกเบื่อ -> ผมเบื่อ How do I feel? I feel bored. -> I am bored. เธอรู้สึกยังไง เธอรู้สึกเบื่อ -> เธอเบื่อ How does she feel? She feels bored. -> She is bored. confused - สับสน; งง คุณรู้สึกยังไง ผมรู้สึกสับสน - > ผมสับสน How do I feel? I feel confused. -> I am confused. เขารู้สึกยังไง เขารู้สึกสับสน -> เขาสับสน How does he feel? He feels confused. -> He is confused. Let's do one more. interested - สนใจ คุณรู้สึกยังไง ผมรู้สึกสนใจ -> ผมสนใจ How do I feel? I feel interested. -> I am interested. เธอรู้สึกยังไง เธอรู้สึกสนใจ -> เธอสนใจ How does she feel? She feels interested. -> She is interested. So, it's not difficult to use these adjectives ending with -ed. What about the adjectives with the -ing ending? This is sometimes easy for Thai students because many of these words begin with the prefix น่า: น่าสนใจ, น่ารำคาญ, น่าเบื่อ, น่าสับสน, etc. But, not all -ing adjectives use the น่า prefix, so what rule should we use? สิ่งที่ให้คุณรู้สึก "คำคุณศัพท์+ed" เป็นสิ่งที่ "คำคุณศัพท์+ing". The movie made me bored therefore this movie is boring. -> I am bored because this movie is boring. (ผมเบื่อเพราะว่าหนังเรื่องนี้(มัน)น่าเบื่อ) English makes me confused therefore English is confusing. -> I am confused because English is confusing. (ผมงงเพราะว่าภาษาอังกฤษน่างง) My neighbour's noisy chicken made me annoyed therefore the neighbour's chicken is annoying. -> I am annoyed because my neighbour's noisy chicken is annoying. (ผมรำคาญเพราะไก่ของเพื่อนบ้านเสียงดังน่ารำคาณ) We understand the difference between bored (เบื่อ) and boring (น่าเบื่อ) now. So, am I bored or am I boring? Well, it depends. (แล้วแต่) I am bored. = ผมเบื่อ I am boring. = ผมน่าเบื่อ If you are bored right now, then that means I am really boring. haha Sorry about that. ^^ ถ้าคุณเบื่อตอนนี้ แสดงว่าผมน่าเบื่อจริงๆ 55 ขอโทษนะ อิอิ
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