In Thai grammar, definite articles do not exist in the same way as they do in English. This category of grammar differs considerably from English. Where English uses ‘the’ to indicate a specific noun, Thai often relies on context or uses other words to indicate specificity. Learning to effectively communicate without the use of definite articles is important in mastering the Thai language.
Exercise 1: Fill in the blank with the correct word to complete the sentence
1. ąøąø”ąøąø¢ąø²ąøą¹ąøąø¢ąø±ąø *ąø ąø¹ą¹ąøą¹ąø* (Phuket) ą¹ąøą¹ą¹ąø”ą¹ąø”ąøµą¹ąøąø“ąø.
2. *ąø§ąø±ąø* (Temple) ą¹ąøąøąø£ąøøąøą¹ąøąøąøÆ ą¹ąøą¹ąøąøąøµą¹ąø®ąø“ąøą¹ąøąø«ąø”ąø¹ą¹ąøąø±ąøąøą¹ąøąøą¹ąøąøµą¹ąø¢ąø§.
3. ąøąøøąøąøąø³ąø„ąø±ąøąø§ąø²ąøąø ąø²ąø *ąø ąø¹ą¹ąøąø²* (Mountain) ą¹ąøą¹ą¹ąø«ąø”?
4. ąøąø°ąø£ąø±ąøąøąø°ą¹ąø£ *ąøąø·ą¹ąø”* (Drink) ąøą¹ąø²ąøąøąø£ąø±ąø?
5. *ą¹ąø”ąø§* (Cat) ąøąøąøąøąø±ąøąøąø±ą¹ąøąøąø¢ąø¹ą¹ą¹ąøą¹ą¹ąøąøµąø¢ąø.
6. ą¹ąøąøą¹ąøąø«ąø² *ąø«ąøąø±ąøąøŖąø·ąø* (Book) ąøąø£ąø±ąø.
7. *ąø£ąø* (Car) ąøąøąøą¹ąøąøąøŖąøµą¹ąøąøµąø¢ąø§.
8. *ą¹ąøąø* (You) ąøą¹ąøąøąøąø²ąø£ąøąø°ą¹ąøąøąø„ąø²ąø.
9. *ąøŖąø£ąø°ąø§ą¹ąø²ąø¢ąøą¹ąø³* (Swimming pool) ą¹ąøą¹ąø”ą¹ąøąøą¹ąø§ąø¢ąøą¹ąø³.
10. *ąøąøąøą¹ąø”ą¹* (Flower) ąø”ąøµąø«ąø„ąø²ąø¢ąøŖąøµąøŖąø±ąø.
11. *ąøąø* (Rain) ąøąø³ąø„ąø±ąøąøąøąøąø¢ąø¹ą¹ąøąøąøąøą¹ąø²ąø.
12. *ą¹ąøąø* (Sun) ąøąøą¹ąøąøąø£ąø°ąøąø±ąøąø«ąø±ąø.
13. *ąøąø£ąø°ąøąø¹* (Door) ąøąø¹ąøąøąø“ąøąøą¹ąø§ąø¢ąøąøøąøą¹ąø.
14. ąøąøøąøąø”ąøµ *ąøŖąøøąøąø±ąø* (Dog) ą¹ąø«ąø”?
15. *ąøąø£ąø¹* (Teacher) ąøąøąøą¹ąø£ąø²ą¹ąøą¹ąøąøąøąøąøµ.
2. *ąø§ąø±ąø* (Temple) ą¹ąøąøąø£ąøøąøą¹ąøąøąøÆ ą¹ąøą¹ąøąøąøµą¹ąø®ąø“ąøą¹ąøąø«ąø”ąø¹ą¹ąøąø±ąøąøą¹ąøąøą¹ąøąøµą¹ąø¢ąø§.
3. ąøąøøąøąøąø³ąø„ąø±ąøąø§ąø²ąøąø ąø²ąø *ąø ąø¹ą¹ąøąø²* (Mountain) ą¹ąøą¹ą¹ąø«ąø”?
4. ąøąø°ąø£ąø±ąøąøąø°ą¹ąø£ *ąøąø·ą¹ąø”* (Drink) ąøą¹ąø²ąøąøąø£ąø±ąø?
5. *ą¹ąø”ąø§* (Cat) ąøąøąøąøąø±ąøąøąø±ą¹ąøąøąø¢ąø¹ą¹ą¹ąøą¹ą¹ąøąøµąø¢ąø.
6. ą¹ąøąøą¹ąøąø«ąø² *ąø«ąøąø±ąøąøŖąø·ąø* (Book) ąøąø£ąø±ąø.
7. *ąø£ąø* (Car) ąøąøąøą¹ąøąøąøŖąøµą¹ąøąøµąø¢ąø§.
8. *ą¹ąøąø* (You) ąøą¹ąøąøąøąø²ąø£ąøąø°ą¹ąøąøąø„ąø²ąø.
9. *ąøŖąø£ąø°ąø§ą¹ąø²ąø¢ąøą¹ąø³* (Swimming pool) ą¹ąøą¹ąø”ą¹ąøąøą¹ąø§ąø¢ąøą¹ąø³.
10. *ąøąøąøą¹ąø”ą¹* (Flower) ąø”ąøµąø«ąø„ąø²ąø¢ąøŖąøµąøŖąø±ąø.
11. *ąøąø* (Rain) ąøąø³ąø„ąø±ąøąøąøąøąø¢ąø¹ą¹ąøąøąøąøą¹ąø²ąø.
12. *ą¹ąøąø* (Sun) ąøąøą¹ąøąøąø£ąø°ąøąø±ąøąø«ąø±ąø.
13. *ąøąø£ąø°ąøąø¹* (Door) ąøąø¹ąøąøąø“ąøąøą¹ąø§ąø¢ąøąøøąøą¹ąø.
14. ąøąøøąøąø”ąøµ *ąøŖąøøąøąø±ąø* (Dog) ą¹ąø«ąø”?
15. *ąøąø£ąø¹* (Teacher) ąøąøąøą¹ąø£ąø²ą¹ąøą¹ąøąøąøąøąøµ.
Exercise 2: Fill in the blank with the correct verb to complete the sentence
1. *ąø«ą¹ąøąø* (Room) ąøąø±ą¹ąøą¹ąøą¹ąø”ą¹ąøąøą¹ąø§ąø¢ąøąø.
2. *ąøąø¢ąø²ąøąø²ąø„* (Nurse) ąøąø³ąøąø²ąø”ąø«ąøą¹ąø²ąøąøµą¹.
3. *ąøŖąø”ąø”ąøøąøąø“* (Assume) ąø§ą¹ąø²ąøąø±ąøąøąø¹ąø.
4. *ąø«ąøąø±ąøąøŖąø·ąø* (Book) ąøąø±ą¹ąøąø”ąøµąø£ąø²ąøąø²ą¹ąøąø.
5. *ąø«ąøąø¢* (Shell) ąøąø¹ąøąøąø“ą¹ąøąøąøµą¹ąøąø²ąø¢ąø«ąø²ąø.
6. *ąøąø§ąø²ąø”ąøąø“ąø* (Thought) ąøąøąøąøąø±ąøąøąø±ąøą¹ąø¢ą¹ąøąøąø±ąø.
7. *ą¹ąø£ąø·ą¹ąøąøąø£ąø²ąø§* (Story) ąøąøąøą¹ąøąøąø”ąøµąøŖąø²ąø£ąø°.
8. *ą¹ąø£ąø²* (We) ąøą¹ąøąøąøąø¹ąøąøąøøąø¢.
9. *ąøŖąø²ąø¢* (Line) ąøąø³ąø„ąø±ąøąøąø·ąøąøąø£ąø°ą¹ąø¢ąøąøą¹.
10. *ąø«ąø”ąø* (Doctor) ąøąø¢ąø¹ą¹ąø£ąø°ąø«ąø§ą¹ąø²ąøąøąø²ąø£ąø£ąø±ąøąø©ąø²ąøąø¹ą¹ąøą¹ąø§ąø¢.
11. *ąøąø²ąøąø²ąø£* (Building) ąøąø±ą¹ąøąøŖąø¹ąøąø”ąø²ąø.
12. *ąø„ąø¹ąøą¹ąøąø¢* (Son-in-law) ąøą¹ąø§ąø¢ąøąø±ąøąøąø³ąøąø²ąø.
13. *ąø«ąøąø±ąøąøŖąø·ąø* (Book) ą¹ąøą¹ąøą¹ąøąø·ą¹ąøąøąøąøµą¹ąøąøµ.
14. *ąøąø²ąø* (Job) ą¹ąø«ąø”ą¹ą¹ąø£ąø“ą¹ąø”ąøąø¶ą¹ąøą¹ąø„ą¹ąø§.
15. *ą¹ąøąø* (You) ąøŖąø”ąøąø§ąø£ąøąø“ąøąø²ąø£ąøąø².
2. *ąøąø¢ąø²ąøąø²ąø„* (Nurse) ąøąø³ąøąø²ąø”ąø«ąøą¹ąø²ąøąøµą¹.
3. *ąøŖąø”ąø”ąøøąøąø“* (Assume) ąø§ą¹ąø²ąøąø±ąøąøąø¹ąø.
4. *ąø«ąøąø±ąøąøŖąø·ąø* (Book) ąøąø±ą¹ąøąø”ąøµąø£ąø²ąøąø²ą¹ąøąø.
5. *ąø«ąøąø¢* (Shell) ąøąø¹ąøąøąø“ą¹ąøąøąøµą¹ąøąø²ąø¢ąø«ąø²ąø.
6. *ąøąø§ąø²ąø”ąøąø“ąø* (Thought) ąøąøąøąøąø±ąøąøąø±ąøą¹ąø¢ą¹ąøąøąø±ąø.
7. *ą¹ąø£ąø·ą¹ąøąøąø£ąø²ąø§* (Story) ąøąøąøą¹ąøąøąø”ąøµąøŖąø²ąø£ąø°.
8. *ą¹ąø£ąø²* (We) ąøą¹ąøąøąøąø¹ąøąøąøøąø¢.
9. *ąøŖąø²ąø¢* (Line) ąøąø³ąø„ąø±ąøąøąø·ąøąøąø£ąø°ą¹ąø¢ąøąøą¹.
10. *ąø«ąø”ąø* (Doctor) ąøąø¢ąø¹ą¹ąø£ąø°ąø«ąø§ą¹ąø²ąøąøąø²ąø£ąø£ąø±ąøąø©ąø²ąøąø¹ą¹ąøą¹ąø§ąø¢.
11. *ąøąø²ąøąø²ąø£* (Building) ąøąø±ą¹ąøąøŖąø¹ąøąø”ąø²ąø.
12. *ąø„ąø¹ąøą¹ąøąø¢* (Son-in-law) ąøą¹ąø§ąø¢ąøąø±ąøąøąø³ąøąø²ąø.
13. *ąø«ąøąø±ąøąøŖąø·ąø* (Book) ą¹ąøą¹ąøą¹ąøąø·ą¹ąøąøąøąøµą¹ąøąøµ.
14. *ąøąø²ąø* (Job) ą¹ąø«ąø”ą¹ą¹ąø£ąø“ą¹ąø”ąøąø¶ą¹ąøą¹ąø„ą¹ąø§.
15. *ą¹ąøąø* (You) ąøŖąø”ąøąø§ąø£ąøąø“ąøąø²ąø£ąøąø².
