เคย
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Thai
Pronunciation
| Orthographic/Phonemic | เคย e g y | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | kəəi |
| Royal Institute | khoei | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /kʰɤːj˧/(R) | |
Etymology 1
Cognate with Lao ເຄີຍ (khœ̄i) and Northern Thai ᨣᩮᩥ᩠ᨿ.
Adverb
เคย • (kəəi)
- ever
- คุณเคยขึ้นเครื่องบินไหม?
- Have you ever been on a plane?
- (preceded by ไม่) never, at all
- ไม่เคยคิดมาก่อนเลย
- Never thought before.
- เคยไปลอนดอนรึเปล่าครับ? — ไม่เคยไปค่ะ
- Have you ever been to London? — No, I've never been (there).
Verb
เคย • (kəəi)
- to use to (usually express a past tense)
- เขาเคยไปที่นั่น
- He used to be there. / He was there.
- เคยอยู่ร่วมกัน
- They used to live together. / They lived together.
Etymology 2
Noun
Derived terms
- น้ำเคย (nám-kəəi)