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Verbs of Communication (Phut/Bang)

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Grammar Rule in 30 Seconds

Use 'Phut' (พูด) for the act of speaking and 'Bang' (บอก) for telling information to someone.

  • Use 'Phut' (พูด) to mean 'to speak' or 'to talk' generally: 'Phut Thai' (Speak Thai).
  • Use 'Bang' (บอก) when you tell someone specific information: 'Bang khao' (Tell him/her).
  • Always place the object after the verb: 'Phut' + [language] or 'Bang' + [person].
Subject + พูด/บอก + (Object/Person)

Basic Verb Usage

Form Thai English Usage
Affirmative
พูด
Speak
General
Negative
ไม่พูด
Don't speak
General
Question
พูดไหม
Speak?
General
Affirmative
บอก
Tell
Specific
Negative
ไม่บอก
Don't tell
Specific
Question
บอกไหม
Tell?
Specific

Meanings

These are the two most essential verbs for communication in Thai, distinguishing between the general act of speaking and the specific act of informing.

1

General Speaking

The act of producing speech.

“เขาพูดเก่ง (He talks a lot)”

“พูดอีกที (Say it again)”

2

Informing/Telling

Passing information to a recipient.

“บอกฉัน (Tell me)”

“เขาบอกว่า (He said that...)”

Reference Table

Reference table for Verbs of Communication (Phut/Bang)
Form Structure Example
Affirmative
Subj + Verb + Obj
Phom phut Thai
Negative
Subj + mai + Verb + Obj
Phom mai phut
Question
Subj + Verb + Obj + mai
Khun phut Thai mai?
Tell (Aff)
Subj + Bang + Person
Bang khao
Tell (Neg)
Subj + mai + Bang + Person
Mai bang khao
Tell (Q)
Subj + Bang + Person + mai
Bang khao mai?
Reported
Subj + Bang + wa + Clause
Khao bang wa ma
Request
Verb + Object + noi
Phut noi

正式程度

正式
กรุณาบอกฉัน

กรุณาบอกฉัน (Requesting info)

中性
บอกฉัน

บอกฉัน (Requesting info)

非正式
บอกหน่อย

บอกหน่อย (Requesting info)

俚语
บอกดิ

บอกดิ (Requesting info)

Communication Verbs

Communication

General

  • พูด speak

Specific

  • บอก tell
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按水平分级的例句

1

ฉันพูดไทย

I speak Thai

2

บอกฉัน

Tell me

3

เขาพูด

He speaks

4

บอกเขา

Tell him

1

คุณพูดภาษาอังกฤษไหม

Do you speak English?

2

อย่าบอกแม่นะ

Don't tell Mom

3

เขาบอกว่าเขามา

He said that he is coming

4

พูดช้าๆ หน่อย

Speak slowly please

1

ช่วยบอกทางไปสถานีหน่อย

Please tell me the way to the station

2

เขาพูดเรื่องงานตลอด

He talks about work all the time

3

ฉันบอกคุณแล้วไง

I already told you, didn't I?

4

พูดให้ชัดเจน

Speak clearly

1

เขาบอกให้ฉันรอที่นี่

He told me to wait here

2

การพูดในที่สาธารณะยากมาก

Public speaking is very hard

3

บอกความจริงมา

Tell the truth

4

เขาพูดไม่ออกเลย

He couldn't say anything

1

เขาบอกปัดข้อเสนอของเรา

He declined our offer

2

พูดเป็นนัยๆ

To speak implicitly

3

บอกกล่าวให้ทราบ

To inform for awareness

4

พูดจาไม่ดี

To speak rudely

1

บอกกล่าวเล่าสิบ

To tell and retell (idiomatic)

2

พูดจาภาษาดอกไม้

To speak flowery language

3

บอกเลิกสัญญา

To terminate a contract

4

พูดเป็นต่อยหอย

To talk non-stop

容易混淆

Verbs of Communication (Phut/Bang) 对比 Phut vs Khui

Both mean talk/speak.

Verbs of Communication (Phut/Bang) 对比 Bang vs Son

Both involve telling.

Verbs of Communication (Phut/Bang) 对比 Phut vs Klao

Both mean speak.

常见错误

✗

พูดฉัน

✓

บอกฉัน

Phut cannot take a person as a direct object.
✗

บอกภาษาไทย

✓

พูดภาษาไทย

Bang is for info, not languages.
✗

พูดเขา

✓

บอกเขา

Use Bang for people.
✗

บอกเก่ง

✓

พูดเก่ง

Phut is for ability.
✗

พูดว่าเขามา

✓

บอกว่าเขามา

Use Bang for reported speech.
✗

บอกช้าๆ

✓

พูดช้าๆ

Phut is for the act of speech.
✗

ไม่พูดเขา

✓

ไม่บอกเขา

Negative requires Bang for people.
✗

พูดความจริง

✓

บอกความจริง

Truth is information.
✗

บอกภาษาอังกฤษ

✓

พูดภาษาอังกฤษ

Languages are not info.
✗

พูดให้ฉันฟัง

✓

บอกฉัน

Bang is more direct.
✗

พูดปฏิเสธ

✓

บอกปฏิเสธ

Formal rejection is info.
✗

บอกเป็นนัย

✓

พูดเป็นนัย

Implied speech is an act.
✗

พูดเลิกสัญญา

✓

บอกเลิกสัญญา

Legal termination is info.

句型

Phom phut ___ dai.

Khun bang ___ wa ___.

___ phut wa ___.

Ya bang ___ wa ___.

Real World Usage

Ordering food common

Bang khao wa ao pet

Texting constant

Bang khao na

Job interview common

Phom phut Thai dai

Travel common

Phut pasa angkrit mai?

Social media common

Phut jing

Classroom very common

Bang kru

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💡

The Language Rule

Always use Phut with languages.
⚠️

Don't mix them

Never use Phut for telling info.
🎯

Reported speech

Use Bang + wa for reported speech.
💬

Politeness

Add 'noi' to soften requests.

Smart Tips

Always use Phut.

Bang Thai → Phut Thai

Use Bang.

Phut khao → Bang khao

Use Bang + wa.

Phut wa → Bang wa

Use Khui.

Phut kan → Khui kan

发音

Phut (high) / Bang (low)

Tone

Phut has a high tone, Bang has a low tone.

Question

Phut Thai mai? ↑

Rising intonation for yes/no questions.

记住它

记忆技巧

Phut is for the mouth (Phut/Phat), Bang is for the brain (giving info).

视觉联想

Imagine a person speaking to a crowd (Phut) and a person whispering a secret to one friend (Bang).

Rhyme

Phut is for talking, Bang is for telling, keep them straight and you'll be excelling.

Story

Somchai wants to learn Thai. He says 'Phut Thai' to his teacher. Then he wants to tell his friend a secret. He says 'Bang khao' to his friend. Now he knows the difference.

Word Web

พูดบอกภาษาฉันเขาบอกว่าพูดเก่ง

挑战

Write 3 sentences using Phut and 3 using Bang today.

文化笔记

Very standard usage in daily life.

Often uses 'Ua' instead of 'Bang'.

Uses specific particles with these verbs.

Both are native Thai verbs.

对话开场白

“

Khun phut pasa arai?

“

Khun bang khao rue yang?

“

Khun chob phut rue fang?

“

Khun khoei bang khwam jing mai?

日记主题

Write about the languages you speak.
Write about a time you told someone a secret.
Describe the importance of public speaking.
Write a formal report of information.

常见错误

Incorrect

正确

Incorrect

正确

Incorrect

正确

Incorrect

正确

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Test Yourself

Fill in the blank.

Khun ___ Thai mai?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: phut
Phut is for languages.
Choose the correct verb. 多项选择

___ khao wa phom ma.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Bang
Bang is for info.
Correct the sentence. Error Correction

Find and fix the mistake:

Phut chan.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Bang chan
Bang is for people.
Reorder the words. Sentence Reorder

Arrange the words in the correct order:

All words placed

Click words above to build the sentence

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Phom phut Thai dai
Subject-Verb-Object.
Translate to Thai. 翻译

Tell him.

Answer starts with: Ban...

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Bang khao
Bang is for telling.
Complete the dialogue. Dialogue Completion

A: Khun phut Thai dai mai? B: ___

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Dai
Answer to ability.
Build a sentence. Sentence Building

Use 'Bang' and 'wa'.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Khao bang wa ma
Bang + wa is for reported speech.
Sort by verb type. Grammar Sorting

Which is for info?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Bang
Bang is for info.

Score: /8

练习题

8 exercises
Fill in the blank.

Khun ___ Thai mai?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: phut
Phut is for languages.
Choose the correct verb. 多项选择

___ khao wa phom ma.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Bang
Bang is for info.
Correct the sentence. Error Correction

Find and fix the mistake:

Phut chan.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Bang chan
Bang is for people.
Reorder the words. Sentence Reorder

Thai / phut / phom / dai

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Phom phut Thai dai
Subject-Verb-Object.
Translate to Thai. 翻译

Tell him.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Bang khao
Bang is for telling.
Complete the dialogue. Dialogue Completion

A: Khun phut Thai dai mai? B: ___

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Dai
Answer to ability.
Build a sentence. Sentence Building

Use 'Bang' and 'wa'.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Khao bang wa ma
Bang + wa is for reported speech.
Sort by verb type. Grammar Sorting

Which is for info?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Bang
Bang is for info.

Score: /8

常见问题 (8)

No, use Bang.

It is neutral.

No, Thai verbs don't change.

Use Khui.

Yes, very common.

Add 'khrap' or 'ka'.

No, use Phut.

No, verbs are invariant.

Scaffolded Practice

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2

2

3

3

4

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Mastery Progress

Needs Practice

Improving

Strong

Mastered

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Exact functional mapping.

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Exact functional mapping.

Chinese high

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Exact functional mapping.

Arabic high

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Learning Path

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