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"must; have to" in Thai

ต้อง
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Summary

The Thai translation for “must; have to” is ต้อง.

Examples of "must; have to" in use

There are 237 examples of the Thai word for "must; have to" being used:
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We need to fix the car before we leave. เราต้องซ่อมรถก่อนออกเดินทาง
We need to talk about the problem. เราต้องคุยกันถึงปัญหา
I have to be at the airport before noon. ฉันต้องไปถึงสนามบินก่อนเที่ยง
We have to get there before noon. เราต้องไปถึงที่นั่นก่อนเที่ยง
I have to be back home by 8 p.m. ฉันต้องกลับบ้านก่อนสองทุ่ม
I have to find the key. ผมต้องหากุญแจ
Then, the first thing which we had to do was we had to find a dining table and we found a dining table and seats for rent on the beach which I don’t know the rental price but it was expensive. ทีนี้เนี่ย สิ่งแรกที่เราต้องทำก็คือ เราต้องหาโต๊ะ คือหาโต๊ะที่นั่งที่ชายหาดนะครับ หา..หา..หาเช่า ผมไม่รู้ว่าราคาเท่าไหร่นะครับ แต่ว่ามันก็แพงอยู่เหมือนกัน
You must wait for the taxi. คุณต้องรอแท็กซี่
I had to take a taxi. ฉันต้องนั่งรถแท็กซี่
You must be punctual. คุณต้องตรงเวลา

Practice Lesson

"must; have to" Practice (183)
Lesson
Lesson words
must; have to,
to be correct; to be right (long form),
to require; to want
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Lesson phrases
All of these things need to be discussed.,
All you have to do is wash the dishes.,
An engagement ring isn’t required to have a diamond.,
And we had to wait for the people who were staying at the bungalow to leave early in the morning and then we could go to stay in that bungalow.,
And we have to travel from Chiang Mai to Prachuap.,
Are you sure you don’t need to be there?,
But to use the impolite form of the words “you” or “I” you must have a really close friendship with the people.,
Did you have to pay a fine?,
Did you have to pay an entrance fee or not?,
Did you have to pay the bill?,
Do I have to be admitted to the hospital? (female speaker),
Do I have to change bus? (male polite form),
Do I have to change trains? (male polite form),
Do I have to go to the hospital?,
Do we have to pay an entrance fee? (male polite form),
Do we have to pay anything?,
Do you have to cook?,
Do you have to go to work today?,
Do you often have to do that?,
Do you think I need to lose weight?
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