Thai Verb Serialization
Thai verb serialization chains multiple verbs in one clause without conjunctions, as seen in examples like I go buy food and He came to sit and eat.
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- ฉันไปซื้ออาหาร chǎn bpai súe aa-hǎan — I go buy food.
- เขามานั่งกิน kǎo maa nâng gin — He came to sit and eat.
- เธอเดินไปทำงาน ter dern bpai tam-ngaan — She walks to go to work.
- ช่วยยกนี้ให้หน่อย chûay yók née hâi nòi — Please help me carry this.
- ฉันอยากลองกินนี้ chǎn yàak long gin née — I want to try eating this.
- เอาไปให้เขา ao bpai hâi kǎo — Take it and go give it to him.