Verb Serialization
~5 minBuilds on
verb chains
Today
express desire, need, and permission
Feeds
Pattern Drills
Thai polite endings depend on the speaker: use ครับ if you’re male, ค่ะ (or คะ in a question) if you’re female. We show both.
Put the modal before the action
อยากไป
want to go
ต้องไป
must / need to go
ควรไป
should go
ห้ามเข้า
entry prohibited / do not enter
ได้ changes with its position
พูดได้
can speak / speaking is possible
ได้พูด
got to speak / had the chance to speak
ได้ครับ / ได้ค่ะ
okay / can do
Worked payoff — preserve the chain
อยากไปแต่ต้องทำงาน
I want to go, but I have to work.
Keep each helper beside the action it shapes.
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