No. 571 in Thai
มา
"มา" means "to come."
In a sentence
เขามาที่บ้านของฉันเมื่อวานนี้
He came to my house yesterday.
Here, 'มา' means 'to come' and indicates the action of arriving at a place.
แมวตัวเล็กวิ่งมาอย่างเร็วเพื่อจับลูกบอล
The small cat ran quickly to catch the ball.
In this sentence, 'มา' emphasizes the direction of movement toward the observer or the position.
ฉันกำลังจะมาเที่ยวในเมืองของคุณ
I am going to visit your city.
Here, 'มา' is used to indicate the intention to arrive at a specific location.
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