Time อนาคต à-naa-kót
future noun
- à low
- naa mid
- kót high
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
How to use it
อนาคตà-naa-kót is a borrowing from Pali, with a quick first syllable. Thai verbs don't change for the future: you add a time word or จะjà, will. For plans, Thais say ในอนาคตnai à-naa-kót, in the future, or the softer วันหน้าwan nâa, "some day ahead".
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:
- anakhot
- a na kot
- anakot
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