Add in Thai

“Add” in Thai is เพิ่มpôem.

เพิ่ม pôem

to add, to increase; extra verb

pôem falling

Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”

ขอkǎw + thing + เพิ่มpôem asks for more of it: ขอข้าวเพิ่มkǎw kâao pôem.

Taught in Unit 12 · Lesson 2: Rent, bills and repairs of the free course.

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How to use it

เพิ่มpôem is adding more: เพิ่มไข่pôem kài, an extra egg, costs about ten baht at a food stall. Prices that go up use ขึ้นkûen, up: ค่าไฟขึ้นอีกแล้วkâa fai kûen ìik láew, the electricity bill's gone up again. Putting something into a dish or a drink is ใส่sài.

Other spellings you'll see

There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:

puem
pherm
poehm

More verbs in Thai

All verbs

เป็น bpen Be
to be (a nationality, a job, a role)
มี mii Have
to have
ไป bpai Go
to go
มา maa Come
to come
กิน gin Eat
to eat
ดื่ม dùuem Drink
to drink

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Unit 12 · A room in Nimman · Rent, bills and repairs. Short lessons with audio for every word, speaking practice and spaced review. No sign-up needed.

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