ศาลาชุมนุม

[Nan]

But while i was searching in the dictionary feature which provide it by oursite ! thai-language.com

i found this phrase:

เว็บไซต์ถูกปิดไปหลายสัปดาห์แล้ว

The website has been shutdown for several weeks

In my view i would think that the usage of "pbai" will mean that the site will be permanent closed.. but with the usage of "maa" that will open again..!

Correct me if iam wrong ! : )

Thanks !

There is no indicator for the word "bpai" or "maa" to show that it will be permanent or temporary. It just shows the direction or position of the object we are talking about.

If you are talking about 'that' website which has been shutdown for several weeks, you use "bpai". But if you are talking about 'this' website, you use 'maa'.

Ex. เวปไซต์นั้นถูกปิดไปหลายสัปดาห์แล้ว

เวปไซต์นี้ถูกปิดมาหลายสัปดาห์แล้ว

Also i watched a thai movie and they said this phrase "Kao mai dai gin arai pbai 2 wan laew"

Why use "pbai" and not "maa" maybe it means that 2 days passed already?

But if we use "maa" instead of pbai" the meaning wouldh't be the same? Because as far as i know "maa" refers to an action that started in the past and still continues until now.. or started in the past and recently stopped"

I don't think "Kao mai dai gin arai pbai 2 wan laew" is correct.

It would be correct if you add the word "ลง" into the sentence. "เขาไม่ได้กินอะไรลงไป 2 วันแล้ว" (It shows the direction of food down to stomach.)

"Kao mai dai gin arai maa 2 wan laew" - It shows the direction of time from the pass two days to the present time.

[Celebrintal]

Thanks you so much both of you guys! : ) I think i got it!

[John]

Thanks Celebrintal for bringing up this subject.

Although I have been studying Thai for several years "ไป" and "มา" still baffle me.

I would like to submit a sentence from Thai for Advanced Learners for analysis.

"ฉันกับน้องชายจะขี่จักรยานคันเดียวกันไปเรียน" (Me and my brother would ride the same bicycle to school.)

What is the function of "ไป" here? Is it an "aspect marker"?

[keith]

Thanks Celebrintal for bringing up this subject.

Although I have been studying Thai for several years "ไป" and "มา" still baffle me.

I would like to submit a sentence from Thai for Advanced Learners for analysis.

"ฉันกับน้องชายจะขี่จักรยานคันเดียวกันไปเรียน" (Me and my brother would ride the same bicycle to school.)

What is the function of "ไป" here? Is it an "aspect marker"?

I think you will find it shows direction, such as you might say, in English : My brother and I would ride the same bike to go to school.

[Tgeezer]

Thanks Celebrintal for bringing up this subject.

Although I have been studying Thai for several years "ไป" and "มา" still baffle me.

I would like to submit a sentence from Thai for Advanced Learners for analysis.

"ฉันกับน้องชายจะขี่จักรยานคันเดียวกันไปเรียน" (Me and my brother would ride the same bicycle to school.)

What is the function of "ไป" here? Is it an "aspect marker"?

I don't know what an aspect marker is but what is the problem? Take out ไป, what would you put in its place? มา the opposite could go there, but there must be something there surely, especially if เรียน is โรงเรียน .
มา shows movement toward the speaker and ไป is the antonym of มา.

[Celebrintal]

No problem Sir John! As for your question i agree with keith and Tgeezer in this case the word "pbai" ish't aspect or something" it just show the direction!

Like for example:

"Take me to pattaya"

paa phom pbai Pattaya (You wouldh't say excacly this phrase because you have to add chuay and a polite particle in the end as u already know) i just wrote it shortly! (Again in this case "pbai" shows the direction )

or He run to the train station

Kao wing "pbai" sata nee rot fai (You can't let only the word wing because u need "pbai" which shows the direction to Train station)

Hope it helps

[Dasikant]

ขอบคุผณมกาๆๆๆๆๆๆๆๆๆๆๆๆๆๆๆๆๆๆๆ