The Verb 'อยู่' — Thai Grammar

(yùuyùyù) has two main uses. As a main verb it means "to be located at" or "to live": (kǎo yùu tîi·nîikhǎo yù thî·nîkhǎo yù thî·nî) — he is here. As an aspect marker placed after the verb, it signals that an action is ongoing right now: (gin yùukin yùkin yù) — eating [at this moment].

It often pairs with (gam·langkam·langkam·lang) before the verb for emphasis: (gam·lang gin yùukam·lang kin yùkam·lang kin yù) — is eating right now.

In the course

Sentences from Lingora’s Thai course

43 of the course's 500 sentences use this, the first in lesson 11. A few of them, with the words “The Verb 'อยู่'” is about in bold:

เขาก็กำลังหลับอยู่ เธอไม่ได้หลับ
kǎo gɔ̂ɔ gam·lang làp yùu · təə mâi·dâi làpkhǎo kô kam·lang làp yù · thoe mâi·dâi làpkhǎo kô̦ kam·lang làp yù · thơ mâi·dâi làp
He is also sleeping. She isn't.
Lesson 16
ลูกสาวของเราอยู่ไหน? - เธออยู่ที่โรงเรียน
lûuk·sǎao kɔ̌ɔng rao yùu nǎi? - təə yùu tîi roong·rianlûk·sǎo khǒng rao yù nǎi? - thoe yù thî rong·rianlûk·sǎo khǒ̦ng rao yù nǎi? - thơ yù thî rong·rian
Where is our daughter? - She's at school.
Lesson 242
กุญแจอยู่ใต้โต๊ะของฉัน
gun·jɛɛ yùu dtâi dtó kɔ̌ɔng chǎnkun·chae yù tâi tó khǒng chǎnkun·če̩ yù tâi tó khǒ̦ng čǎn
The key is below my desk.
Lesson 483

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