Interrogative sentences in Thai grammar are used to ask a question or make an inquiry. Typically, they may start with a question word such as ‘Who’, ‘What’, ‘Where’, ‘When’, ‘Why’, or ‘How’. However, the Thai language also has a unique feature where a question can be formed by adding the word ‘Mai’ at the end of a sentence. Thus, practicing these patterns is key to mastering the Thai interrogative form.
Exercise 1: Thai Interrogatives – Basic Questions
1. “*ąøąøøąø* ąøąø·ą¹ąøąøąø°ą¹ąø£? (you)”
2. “ąø”ąø±ąøą¹ąøą¹ąø *ąøąø°ą¹ąø£* ? (what)”
3. “ą¹ąø£ąø²ąøąø°ą¹ąø *ą¹ąø«ąø*? (where)”
4. “ą¹ąø£ąø²ąøąø°ą¹ąøąøąøąø±ąøąøąøµą¹ *ą¹ąø«ąø* ? (where)”
5. “ąø”ąø¶ąøąøąø°ąø”ąø²ą¹ąø”ąø·ą¹ąø *ą¹ąø«ąø* ? (when)”
6. “ąøąøøąøą¹ąøą¹ą¹ąø§ąø„ąø²ą¹ąøą¹ąø² *ą¹ąø«ąø£ą¹* ? (how much)”
7. “*ą¹ąøąø£* ąø¢ąø·ąø”ą¹ąøąø“ąøąøąø±ąø? (who)”
8. “ąøąøøąø *ą¹ąøą¹ąøą¹ąøąø£* ? (who)”
9. “ąøąøµą¹ąøąø·ąøąøąøąø *ą¹ąøąø£* ? (whose)”
10. “ą¹ąøąøąøąø³ąø„ąø±ąøąøąø³ *ąøąø°ą¹ąø£* ? (what)”
11. “ąøąøøąøąøą¹ąøąøąøąø²ąø£ *ąøąø°ą¹ąø£* ? (what)”
12. “ąø§ąø±ąøąøąøµą¹ą¹ąøą¹ąøąø§ąø±ąø *ąøąø°ą¹ąø£* ? (what)”
13. “ą¹ąø§ąø„ąø²ąøąøµą¹ąøąøøąøąøąø§ąø£ąøąøąøą¹ąø„ą¹ąø§ *ą¹ąøą¹ąø”ąø±ą¹ąø¢* ? (right)”
14. “ąøąøøąøąøąøąøąøąø²ąø«ąø²ąø£ą¹ąøąø¢*ą¹ąøą¹ą¹ąø«ąø”* ? (right)”
15. “ąøąøøąøąø¢ąø±ąøąøąø¢ąø¹ą¹ąøąøµą¹ąøąø±ą¹ąø *ą¹ąøą¹ą¹ąø«ąø”* ? (right)”
2. “ąø”ąø±ąøą¹ąøą¹ąø *ąøąø°ą¹ąø£* ? (what)”
3. “ą¹ąø£ąø²ąøąø°ą¹ąø *ą¹ąø«ąø*? (where)”
4. “ą¹ąø£ąø²ąøąø°ą¹ąøąøąøąø±ąøąøąøµą¹ *ą¹ąø«ąø* ? (where)”
5. “ąø”ąø¶ąøąøąø°ąø”ąø²ą¹ąø”ąø·ą¹ąø *ą¹ąø«ąø* ? (when)”
6. “ąøąøøąøą¹ąøą¹ą¹ąø§ąø„ąø²ą¹ąøą¹ąø² *ą¹ąø«ąø£ą¹* ? (how much)”
7. “*ą¹ąøąø£* ąø¢ąø·ąø”ą¹ąøąø“ąøąøąø±ąø? (who)”
8. “ąøąøøąø *ą¹ąøą¹ąøą¹ąøąø£* ? (who)”
9. “ąøąøµą¹ąøąø·ąøąøąøąø *ą¹ąøąø£* ? (whose)”
10. “ą¹ąøąøąøąø³ąø„ąø±ąøąøąø³ *ąøąø°ą¹ąø£* ? (what)”
11. “ąøąøøąøąøą¹ąøąøąøąø²ąø£ *ąøąø°ą¹ąø£* ? (what)”
12. “ąø§ąø±ąøąøąøµą¹ą¹ąøą¹ąøąø§ąø±ąø *ąøąø°ą¹ąø£* ? (what)”
13. “ą¹ąø§ąø„ąø²ąøąøµą¹ąøąøøąøąøąø§ąø£ąøąøąøą¹ąø„ą¹ąø§ *ą¹ąøą¹ąø”ąø±ą¹ąø¢* ? (right)”
14. “ąøąøøąøąøąøąøąøąø²ąø«ąø²ąø£ą¹ąøąø¢*ą¹ąøą¹ą¹ąø«ąø”* ? (right)”
15. “ąøąøøąøąø¢ąø±ąøąøąø¢ąø¹ą¹ąøąøµą¹ąøąø±ą¹ąø *ą¹ąøą¹ą¹ąø«ąø”* ? (right)”
Exercise 2: Thai Interrogatives – Advanced Questions
1. “ąøąøøąøąøąø“ąø *ąøąø¢ą¹ąø²ąøą¹ąø£* ąøąø±ąøąøąø²ąø£ąøØąø¶ąøąø©ąø²ą¹ąøąø¢? (how)”
2. “ą¹ąøąø²ąøąøąø *ąøąø¢ą¹ąø²ąøą¹ąø£* ąøąø¶ąøąøąøøąø? (how)”
3. “ąøąøøąøąøŖąø²ąø”ąø²ąø£ąøąøąø³ *ąøąø¢ą¹ąø²ąøą¹ąø£* ą¹ąøą¹? (how)”
4. “ąøąøøąøąøąø“ąøąø§ą¹ąø²ąøąø²ąø«ąø²ąø£ąøŖąø³ąø«ąø£ąø±ąøąøąø·ąøąøąøµą¹ąøąø§ąø£ąøąø°ą¹ąøą¹ąø *ąøąø¢ą¹ąø²ąøą¹ąø£* ? (what)”
5. “ąøąøøąøąøąø°ą¹ąø *ą¹ąø«ąø* ąø«ąø„ąø±ąøąøąø²ąøąøąøµą¹? (where)”
6. “ą¹ąø£ąø²ąøąø§ąø£ *ąøąø¢ą¹ąø²ąøą¹ąø£* ąøąø±ąøąøŖąø ąø²ąøąøąø²ąøąø²ąøØąøąøµą¹ą¹ąø¢ą¹? (what)”
7. “ąøąøµą¹ąøąø·ąø *ąøąø¢ą¹ąø²ąøą¹ąø£* ? (what)”
8. “ąøąø±ąøąø«ąø²ąøąøµą¹ąøąøøąøąøąø³ąø„ąø±ąøąø£ facing *ąøąø·ąøąøąø¢ą¹ąø²ąøą¹ąø£* ? (what)”
9. “ąøąøµąø§ąø“ąøąøąøąøąøąøøąø *ą¹ąøą¹ąøąøąø¢ą¹ąø²ąøą¹ąø£* ąøąøµą¹ąøąøµą¹? (how)”
10. “ąøąøøąøą¹ąøąøµą¹ąø¢ąø§ąø”ąø² *ąøąø£ąø°ą¹ąøąøØą¹ąø«ąø* ? (which)”
11. “ąøąøøąøąø”ąø²ąøąø²ąø *ą¹ąø«ąø„ą¹ąøą¹ąø«ąø* ? (where)”
12. “ąøąøøąøą¹ąø£ąøµąø¢ąøąøąøµą¹ *ąøŖąøąø²ąøąø±ąøą¹ąø«ąø* ? (which)”
13. “ąøąøøąøą¹ąø£ąøµąø¢ąøąø”ąø²ą¹ąøąø·ą¹ąøąøąø¢ąø²ąøąøąø³ *ąøąø°ą¹ąø£* ? (what)”
14. “ąøąøøąøąøąø°ą¹ąøą¹ąøąøµą¹ąø¢ąø§ *ą¹ąø«ąø* ą¹ąøąø§ąø±ąøąø«ąø¢ąøøąø? (where)”
15. “ąøąøøąøąøąø°ąøąø³ *ąøąø°ą¹ąø£* ąøą¹ąø²ąø”ąøµą¹ąøąø“ąøąø”ąø²ąøąø”ąø²ąø¢? (what)”
2. “ą¹ąøąø²ąøąøąø *ąøąø¢ą¹ąø²ąøą¹ąø£* ąøąø¶ąøąøąøøąø? (how)”
3. “ąøąøøąøąøŖąø²ąø”ąø²ąø£ąøąøąø³ *ąøąø¢ą¹ąø²ąøą¹ąø£* ą¹ąøą¹? (how)”
4. “ąøąøøąøąøąø“ąøąø§ą¹ąø²ąøąø²ąø«ąø²ąø£ąøŖąø³ąø«ąø£ąø±ąøąøąø·ąøąøąøµą¹ąøąø§ąø£ąøąø°ą¹ąøą¹ąø *ąøąø¢ą¹ąø²ąøą¹ąø£* ? (what)”
5. “ąøąøøąøąøąø°ą¹ąø *ą¹ąø«ąø* ąø«ąø„ąø±ąøąøąø²ąøąøąøµą¹? (where)”
6. “ą¹ąø£ąø²ąøąø§ąø£ *ąøąø¢ą¹ąø²ąøą¹ąø£* ąøąø±ąøąøŖąø ąø²ąøąøąø²ąøąø²ąøØąøąøµą¹ą¹ąø¢ą¹? (what)”
7. “ąøąøµą¹ąøąø·ąø *ąøąø¢ą¹ąø²ąøą¹ąø£* ? (what)”
8. “ąøąø±ąøąø«ąø²ąøąøµą¹ąøąøøąøąøąø³ąø„ąø±ąøąø£ facing *ąøąø·ąøąøąø¢ą¹ąø²ąøą¹ąø£* ? (what)”
9. “ąøąøµąø§ąø“ąøąøąøąøąøąøøąø *ą¹ąøą¹ąøąøąø¢ą¹ąø²ąøą¹ąø£* ąøąøµą¹ąøąøµą¹? (how)”
10. “ąøąøøąøą¹ąøąøµą¹ąø¢ąø§ąø”ąø² *ąøąø£ąø°ą¹ąøąøØą¹ąø«ąø* ? (which)”
11. “ąøąøøąøąø”ąø²ąøąø²ąø *ą¹ąø«ąø„ą¹ąøą¹ąø«ąø* ? (where)”
12. “ąøąøøąøą¹ąø£ąøµąø¢ąøąøąøµą¹ *ąøŖąøąø²ąøąø±ąøą¹ąø«ąø* ? (which)”
13. “ąøąøøąøą¹ąø£ąøµąø¢ąøąø”ąø²ą¹ąøąø·ą¹ąøąøąø¢ąø²ąøąøąø³ *ąøąø°ą¹ąø£* ? (what)”
14. “ąøąøøąøąøąø°ą¹ąøą¹ąøąøµą¹ąø¢ąø§ *ą¹ąø«ąø* ą¹ąøąø§ąø±ąøąø«ąø¢ąøøąø? (where)”
15. “ąøąøøąøąøąø°ąøąø³ *ąøąø°ą¹ąø£* ąøą¹ąø²ąø”ąøµą¹ąøąø“ąøąø”ąø²ąøąø”ąø²ąø¢? (what)”
