Chapter 24

if & then

thâa

if

gâw

then

thâa khun mâi bpai dtawn-née, khun jà săai

If you don’t go now, you will be late.

thâa rao mee ród, rao mâi jam-bpen-dtâwng dern

If we had a car, we wouldn’t need to walk.

khun jà săai thâa khun mâi bpai dtawn-née

You will be late if you don’t go now.

rao mâi jam-bpen-dtâwng dern thâa rao mee ród

We wouldn’t need to walk if we had a car.

thâa Peter bpai, rao bpai gàp khăo dâi

If Peter goes, we can go with him.

jà bàwk khun thâa chăn hĕn ther

I’ll tell you if I see her.

khun jà tham yàang-rai thâa Jane mâi maa?

What will you do if Jane doesn’t come?

thâa phŏm mâi tham, khrai jà tham?

If I don’t do it, who will?

thâa gin mâak gern-bpai, khun gâw jà mâi sà-baai

If you eat too much, then you’ll be ill.

thâa ther dtâwng-gaan, ther gâw jà séuu

If she wanted it, then she would buy it.

thâa khun séuu khăwng, chăn gâw jà tham aa-hăan

If you do the shopping, then I’ll do the cooking.

láaeo

then

phrûng-née rao jà bpai grung-thâep láaeo aa-thíd nâa rao jà bpai sà-mŭi

We are going to Bangkok tomorrow, then next week we will go to Samui.

phŏm jà wâai-nám láaeo jà gin aa-hăan glaang-wan

I’m going to swim then I’ll have lunch.