Present simple (positive, negative & question)
khun bpai
You go.
rao mâi gin
We don’t eat.
khăo wâai-nám
He swims.
ther mâi deùum
She doesn’t drink.
khăo deùum gaa-faae măi?
Does he drink coffee?
khun châwp măi?
Do you like?
Future simple (positive, negative and question)
khun jà bpai
You will go.
rao jà mâi gin
We won’t eat.
khăo jà wâai-nám
He will swim.
ther jà mâi deùum
She won’t drink.
khun jà raw chăn măi?
Will you wait for me?
ther jà phráwm măi?
Will she be ready?
Past simple (positive) 1
phûuak-khăo bpai láaeo
They went.
rao gin láaeo
We ate.
khăo wâai-nám láaeo
He swam.
ther deùum láaeo
She drank.
ther deùum láaeo
She drank.
Past simple (positive) 2
chăn dâi gin láaeo
I ate.
khăo dâi dern láaeo
He walked.
ther dâi hĕn láaeo
She saw.
chăn dâi phûud gàp khăo láaeo
I spoke with him.
Past simple (positive) 2
chăn mâi-dâi gin
I didn’t eat.
khăo mâi-dâi dern
He didn’t walk.
ther mâi-dâi mawng
She didn’t look.
chăn mâi-dâi phûud gàp khăo
I didn’t speak with him.
Past simple (questions)
ther gin láaeo rĕuu?
Did she eat?
khăo dern láaeo rĕuu?
Did he walk?
khăo bpai láaeo rĕuu?
Did he leave?
ther raw khun rĕuu?
Did she wait for you?
Future simple (precise)
khun jà bpai dtawn-née
You will go now.
rao jà mâi gin dtawn 5 moong-yen
We won’t eat at 5 o’clock.
rao jà jer khăo wan-née
We will meet him today.
khăo jà mâi raw thěung aa-thíd nâa
He won’t wait until next week.
ther jà yùu thêe-nêe phrûng-née măi?
Will she be here tomorrow?
Past simple (precise)
khăo bpai dtawn cháo née
He went this morning.
ther mâi dâi àan mêuua-waan née
She didn’t read it yesterday.
rao jer khăo aa-thíd thêe láaeo
We met him last week.
phûuak-khăo mâi-dâi séuu deuuan thêe láaeo
They didn’t buy it last month.
ther yùu thêe-nêe mêuua-waan măi?
Was she here yesterday?
Going to …
chăn gam-lang jà tham-khwaam-sà-àad hâwng
I’m going to clean my room.
ther hĭw, ther gam-lang jà tham aa-hăan-yen
She’s hungry, she’s going to cook dinner.
khăo gam-lang jà bpai ráp dèk jàak roong-riian
He’s going to collect the children from school.
rao glâi jà thěung láaeo rao gam-lang jà maa thěung
We’re nearly there. We’re about to arrive.
Another use of láaeo แล้ว
phŏm jà bpai láaeo
I’m leaving now.
rao jà gin khâow láaeo
We’re going to eat.