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"must; have to" in Thai

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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 had to sleep in the tent one night before. เราต้องนอนเตนท์ก่อนหนึ่งคืน
I have to go back and visit my family. ฉันต้องกลับไปเยี่ยมครอบครัว
Yes, I need some exercise. ครับผมต้องออกกำลังกาย
to be correct; to be right (long form) ถูกต้อง
I must be missing something. ผมต้องพลาดอะไรบางอย่าง
We need to obey the rules. เราจำเป็นต้องทำตามกฎ
We need to finish painting our house. เราต้องทาสีบ้านให้เสร็จ
Where should I sign? (male polite form) ผมต้องเซ็นชื่อที่ไหนครับ
But to use the impolite form of the words “you” or “I” you must have a really close friendship with the people. แต่ว่าคำว่า มึง กู นี้ต้องใช้กับคนที่สนิทจริงๆ นะครับ
Who had to say goodbye? ใครต้องลาจากกัน

Practice Lesson

"must; have to" Practice (183)
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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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