be
gb/bˈi/ us/bˈi/
A1
อังกฤษ
~ 100
คำกริยา
A1
1
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone/something] is [adjective/noun]
I think, therefore I am.
Will you be at the meeting tomorrow?
Dinosaurs used to be, but they are extinct now.
She wants to be a teacher someday.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
I am happy.
He is at school.
We are friends.
They are here.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners often forget to change 'be' to the correct form (am/is/are) for the subject.
ความหมาย
to exist or to live
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
be alive
|be here
|be present
|be real
|be gone
คำพ้องความหมาย
exist (More formal; often used in philosophical or scientific contexts.)
คำตรงข้าม
cease (Means to stop existing or to end.)
หัวข้อ
daily life
|philosophy
|core_vocabulary
คำจำกัดความ
To live or to be real.
To have actual existence or to be alive.
คำกริยา
A1
2
รูปแบบการใช้:
The [event] is [time/place]
The party will be next Friday.
The meeting was at 3 p.m.
The concert will be in the park.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
The game is on Sunday.
The class will be in the morning.
The test is next week.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'be' with 'have' when talking about events (e.g., 'The party has on Friday' instead of 'is on Friday').
ความหมาย
to happen or take place
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
be on Monday
|be in summer
|be tonight
คำพ้องความหมาย
happen (Common alternative in casual speech.)
คำตรงข้าม
not happen (Simply indicates that an event does not occur.)
หัวข้อ
daily life
|time
|core_vocabulary
คำจำกัดความ
To happen at a time or place.
To take place, occur, or happen at a certain time or place.
คำกริยา
A1
3
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone/something] is [role/identity/description]
She is my sister.
He wants to be an engineer.
This is the main problem.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
I am a student.
He is my brother.
This is my book.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes omit 'a' before roles (e.g., 'I am teacher' instead of 'I am a teacher').
ความหมาย
to have a role or identity
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
be a doctor
|be the leader
|be my friend
คำพ้องความหมาย
serve as (Often used for temporary roles.)
คำตรงข้าม
not be (Indicates absence of that role or identity.)
หัวข้อ
daily life
|core_vocabulary
|communication
คำจำกัดความ
To say what someone or something is.
To indicate the role, job, identity, or nature of someone or something.
คำกริยา
A2
4
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone/something] is [adjective/location]
Please be quiet during the movie.
She was still in bed at noon.
The shop will be open until 8 p.m.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
Be careful.
The door is open.
He is in the room.
ความหมาย
to stay in a condition
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
be quiet
|be available
|be open
คำพ้องความหมาย
stay (Implies continuing without change.)
คำตรงข้าม
become (Indicates a change from one state to another.)
หัวข้อ
daily life
|core_vocabulary
คำจำกัดความ
To stay in the same way or place.
To remain in a particular state, situation, or place.
ไวยากรณ์
รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
be
IPA
GB/bˈi/
US/bˈi/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
be (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (be)
รูปคำ
Verb
- Base: am, are, be
- 3rd Person Singular: is
- Present Participle: being
- Past: was, were
- Past Participle: been
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
is
verb
being
verb
was
verb
were
verb
been
verb
Core family
become
verb A2
Negative and opposite forms
nonexistent
adjective B2
จุดสำคัญด้านไวยากรณ์
- Irregular 3rd person singular: is Verb
- Irregular past: was, were Verb
- Irregular past participle: been Verb
วลีและสำนวน
be about to
1/bˈi əbˈaʊt tə/
fixed phrase
to be going to do soon
To be very near in time to doing something.
ตัวอย่าง
- I was about to call you when you arrived.
- She is about to start her new job.
be into
1/bˈi ˈɪntu/
fixed phrase
informal
to like something a lot
To like something very much or be very interested in it.
ตัวอย่าง
- He's really into jazz music these days.
- I'm not into horror films.
be up to someone
1/bˈi ˈʌp tə sˈʌmwˌʌn/
fixed phrase
decision is someone's responsibility
When something is someone's choice or responsibility.
ตัวอย่าง
- It's up to you whether we go out tonight.
- The final decision will be up to the manager.
be over the moon
1/bˈi ˈoʊvɚ ðə mˈun/
idiom
informal
to be extremely happy about something
To feel very, very happy about something.
ตัวอย่าง
- She was over the moon when she got the job.
- They were over the moon about their new baby.
be supposed to
1/bˈi səpˈoʊzd tə/
fixed phrase
to be expected to do something
To have a duty or expectation to do something.
ตัวอย่าง
- You are supposed to finish your homework before dinner.
- You are supposed to hand in your homework on time.
- We were supposed to meet at 6 p.m.
- The train is supposed to arrive at 8 p.m.