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Learn Thai: Question Word “What? – อะไร/à-rai/”

June 29th, 2012

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The word “What?” in Thai is “อะไร/à-rai/”. Normally we put at the end of a sentence.

For Example:

  • คุณชื่ออะไร /kun chûu à-rai/ – What is your name?
  • คุณชอบกินอาหารอะไร /kun chɔ̂ɔp gin aa-hǎan à-rai/ – What kind of food do you like to eat?
  • คุณเป็นคนประเทศอะไร /kun bpen kon bprà-têet à-rai/ – What nationality are you?
  • คุณทำงานอะไร /kun tam-ngaan à-rai/ – What do you do?

To answer such questions, substitute ‘อะไร /à-rai/‘ with the appropriate word, an exception is the question คุณทำงานอะไร /kun tam-ngaan à-rai/ to which the normal response is ฉันเป็น… /chán bpen …/ (I am a …) followed by the name of the occupation.

For Example:

Q: คุณชื่ออะไร /kun chûu à-rai/ – What is your name?

A: ฉันชื่อแพร /chán chûu prɛɛ/ – My name is Prae.

 

Q: คุณชอบกินอาหารอะไร /kun chɔ̂ɔp gin aa-hǎan à-rai/ – What kind of food do you like to eat?

A: ผมชอบกินอาหารไทย อาหารญี่ปุ่น และอาหารฝรั่ง /pǒm chɔ̂ɔp gin aa-hǎan tai aa-hǎan yîi-bpùn lɛ́ aa-hǎan fà-ràng/ – I like to eat Thai food, Japanese food and Western food.

 

Q: คุณเป็นคนประเทศอะไร /kun bpen kon bprà-têet à-rai/ – What nationality are you?

A:  ฉันเป็นคนไทย /chán bpen kon tai/ – I am Thai.

 

Q: คุณทำงานอะไร /kun tam-ngaan à-rai/ – What do you do?

A: ฉันเป็นครู /chán bpen kruu/ – I am a teacher.

 

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Learn Thai Grammar: จะ/jà/ Future tense

May 11th, 2012

จะ/ ja + verb = willSàwàt dii kâ,In this blog we will learn Future tense in Thai language. Action that occur in the future can be described using the pattern

                            จะ / jà + Verb ( Phrases )

Example:

1.พรุ่งนี้เขาจะไปภูเก็ต

Prûng-níi  káo jà bpai Phuket.

Tomorrow he/she will go to Phuket.

2.เย็นนี้ฉันจะไปดูหนัง

Yenníi chán jàbpai duu năng

This evening I will go to see a movie.

3.วันนี้เขาจะไม่มาโรงเรียน

Wan-níi  káo jà mâi maa roong-rian .

Today he/she won’t come to school.

 

Hope this blog is useful. เจอกันใหม่ /jeo gan mài / see you next time!

 

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Learn Thai Grammar: กำลัง /gam-lang/ + Verb

April 19th, 2012

 

Learn Thai Grammar the word กำลัง /gam-lang/

ฉันกำลังหิว /chán gam-lang hǐo/ I am hungry.

 

กำลัง /gam-lang/ is a particle to add in front of a verb to indicate the action is on-going. It is similar to English ‘be’ plus verb with ‘-ing’.

For Example

ไป /bpai/                       = go                  กำลังไป /gam-lang bpai/                          = (be) going

มา /maa/                       = come              กำลังมา /gam-lang maa/                          = (be) coming

กิน /gin/                         = to eat             กำลังกิน /gam-lang gin/                            = (be) eating

เรียน /rian/                      = to learn          กำลังเรียน /gam-lang rian/                        = (be) learning

ทำงาน /tam-ngaan/         = to work           กำลังทำงาน /gam-lang tam-ngaan/            = (be) working

 

1) พวกเขากำลังไปที่นั่น /pûak-káo gam-lang bpai tîi nân/

= They are going there.

2) เขากำลังมา /káo gam-lang maa/

= He(She) is coming.

3) ฉัน(ผม)กำลังกินข้าว /chán(pǒm) gam-lang gin kâao/

= I am eating.

4) พวกเรากำลังเรียนภาษาไทย /pûak-rao gam-lang rian paa-sǎa tai/

= We are learning Thai.

5) เขากำลังทำงาน /káo gam-lang tam-ngaan/

= She(He) is working.

 

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Learn Thai: The Word ไว้ /wái/

March 28th, 2012

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The word ‘ไว้ /wái/’ means to keep or to save. It occurs after a verb of action, or verb phrase, to convey the idea that the action is being done for future use or reference:

Verb (Phrase) + ไว้ /wái/

For example;

ฉันจะเก็บไว้กินพรุ่งนี้ /chán jà gèp wái gin prûng-níi/

= I’ll keep it to eat tomorrow.

ฝากของไว้ที่นี่ได้ไหม /fàak kɔ̌ɔng wái tîi nîi dâai mái/

= Can I leave my things here?

เราจองตั๋วไว้แล้ว /rao jɔɔng dtǔa wái lɛ́ɛo/

= We’ve booked tickets already.

เขาซื้อไว้อ่านวันหลัง /káo súu wái àan wan lǎng/

= He/She bought it to read another day.

เอาไว้วันหลัง /ao wái wan lǎng/

= Let’s put it off to another day.

 

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Learn Thai: Prepositions with the word “ข้าง /kâang/”

March 22nd, 2012

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ข้าง /kâang/ + Preposition

The following prepositions can all be prefixed by ข้าง /kâang/ mean ‘side’ is usually dropped:

  • ใน /nai/     = in
  • นอก /nͻ̂ͻk/     = outside of
  • บน /bon/     = on, on top of; upstairs
  • ล่าง /lâang/     = underneath; downstairs
  • หน้า /nâa/     = in front of
  • หลัง /lǎng/     = behind
  • ข้าง /kâang/     = by the side of

However, when a noun or noun phrase follows the preposition, ข้าง /kâang/ is usually dropped:

  • มันอยู่ในรถ /man yùu nai rót/     = It is in the car.
  • เขาอยู่หลังบ้าน /káo yùu lǎng bâan/     = She is behind the house.

But if no noun follows the preposition, ข้าง /kâang/ cannot be dropped:

  • ผมอยู่ข้างนอก /pǒm yùu kâang nͻ̂ͻk/     = I am outside.
  • เขาอยู่ข้างบน /káo yùu kâang bon/     = He is upstairs.

 

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