คุณเคย … ไหม (khun khəəy … máy) is to say ‘Have you ever…?’ in Thai. The key word we will be focusing on is the word เคย (khəəy). Let’s learn the meaning of this word and how to use it in a sentence.
เคย (khəəy)
เคย (khəəy) is used to show that you have done something or experienced something before at any time in the past. It can also be used as the phrase ‘used to’ in the English language.
Structure(1) : เคย (khəəy) + verb/adjective
– chán khəəy pay kɔ̀ samǔy.
– I have been to Samui Island.
– phǒm khəəy hěn nɔ́ɔŋ-sǎaw kháw.
– I have seen her younger sister before.
– kháw khəəy pen fææn phǒm.
– She used to be my girlfriend.
How to ask Have you ever in Thai
This question is used when you ask if someone has done something before (at any time in the past).
Structure(2) : เคย (khəəy) + verb/adjective + ไหม (máy)
– khun khəəy pay kɔ̀ samǔy máy.
– Have you ever been to Samui Island?
– khun khəəy hěn nɔ́ɔŋ-sǎaw phǒm máy.
– Have you ever seen my younger sister?
– kháw khəəy pen fææn khun máy.
– Has she ever been your girlfriend?
How to reply to Have you ever question
Below you will see an example in both full sentences and in a casual spoken way to respond to this question in Thai.
Question
– khun khəəy pay bâan kháw máy.
– Have you ever been to his house?
Response (Yes. In full sentence)
– chán khəəy pay bâan kháw.
– Yes, I have been to his house.
Response (Yes. In short)
– khəəy / khəəy pay.
– Yes I have. / Yes, I have been.
Response (No. In full sentence)
– chán mây khəəy pay bâan kháw.
– I have never been to his house.
Response (No. In short)
– máy khəəy / mây khəəy pay.
– Never. / I’ve never been.
Use เคย (khəəy) with other question words
– khun khəəy pay prathêet ʔaray nay yúròop
– What country in Europe you have visited?
– kháw khəəy pen phɨ̂an sanìt khun chây-máy.
– She used to be your close friend right?
– khun khəəy ʔòk-hàk kìi khráŋ.
– How many times have you had a heartbroken?