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"used to" in Thai

เคย

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Summary

The Thai translation for “used to” is เคย.

Pronounced the same

Recording	English	Thai	Learn
	ever; did in the past	เคย	Learn

Examples of "used to" in use

There are 18 examples of the Thai word for "used to" being used:

Recording	English	Thai	Learn
	I’ve said that already.	ผมเคยพูดไปแล้ว	Learn
	I used to be a singer. (female speaker)	ฉันเคยเป็นนักร้อง	Learn
	I used to believe that.	ผมเคยเชื่ออย่างนั้น	Learn
	I used to do that sometimes.	ผมเคยทำอย่างนั้นบางครั้ง	Learn
	Because he has been studying before. (male polite form)	เพราะเขาเคยเรียนมาก่อนครับ	Learn
	I didn’t ask what he used to do for work.	ผมไม่ได้ถามว่าเขาเคยทำงานอะไร	Learn
	I used to be very fat.	ฉันเคยอ้วนมาก	Learn
	She used to wear a necklace.	เธอเคยใส่สร้อยคอ	Learn
	I have had this pain before.	ฉันเคยมีอาการปวดมาก่อน	Learn
	right here, what I used to study during my school days	ตรงนี้เนี่ย ตามที่ดิฉันเคยเรียนในสมัยเรียนเนี่ย	Learn

Practice Lesson

"used to" Practice (17)

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Because he has been studying before. (male polite form),

Have you ever visited someone in prison?,

Have you ever walked through a graveyard at night?,

He used to study Thai at The Ministry of Foreign Affairs language school,

He was previously a millionaire,

I didn’t ask what he used to do for work.,

I have applied for asylum in the past.,

I have had this pain before.,

I saw a shark when I was young.,

I used to be a singer. (female speaker),

I used to believe that.,

I used to study at the primary school in Bangkok.,

I’ve said that already.,

Leeches were once used to suck blood from patients.,

right here, what I used to study during my school days,

She used to wear a necklace.

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