Thai Word of the Day
กำลัง
gam-LANG • auxiliary (progressive marker) — 28th of May, 2026
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Meaning: indicates an ongoing action; the progressive marker 'be ...ing'
Examples
- ฉันกำลังเรียนภาษาไทย
(I am studying Thai.) - เขากำลังโทรหาแม่
(He is calling his mother.) - เด็กกำลังกินข้าว
(The child is eating (a meal).)
Synonyms
- อยู่
- ขณะ
Place กำลัง before a verb to show that the action is happening now, like English '-ing'. In spoken Thai you will often hear it in everyday situations. For negatives, speakers usually say ยังไม่ + verb (e.g., ฉันยังไม่กิน) rather than ไม่กำลัง + verb. Note that กำลังจะ (with จะ) means 'about to' (near future).
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