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VIDEO: Commonly Confused Words EP.3

Sunday August 6, 2017 by Mod 6 Comments

The two useful phrases we clarify the confusion in the video are as followings;

ขอโทษ /kăw-tôot/ is used when you want to apologise to someone or used for the phrase ‘excuse me’ when you want to ask someone to make way for you.

เสียใจ /sǐa-jai/ means ‘sad, sorry, regret‘. We say “เสียใจด้วยนะ  sǐa-jai dûai ná” when we want to express sympathy such as when your friend’s dog died or when  you hear about someone’s broken relationship.

From our teaching experience most students make a mistake by using the phrase “ขอโทษ /kăw-tôot/” for ‘I’m sorry’ and ‘I’m sorry to hear that’. Now you know that we have two different phrases and you are one more step closer to speak like a Thai!

Keep practicing and don’t be afraid to make mistakes. 🙂

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  1. Igor says

    Wednesday July 18, 2018 at 22:32

    Sorry, please delete this comment. It is for Ep. 1 (“WHEN”). I duplicated it there.

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  2. SYLVAIN says

    Sunday November 12, 2017 at 08:10

    in a french / thaï method, I’ve heard a phrase saying “Koh tang noy” Do you also use it to get the way to where you’re going to?

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    • Mod says

      Sunday March 25, 2018 at 10:40

      You understood it correctly. It is literally translated to “Can I have a way please?”.

      Reply
  3. Brian says

    Tuesday August 15, 2017 at 18:03

    Hi. Its not often i can say this, in fact i have never been able to say it but i did know this one, but it is still good to be reminded of it.
    I am coming out to Thailand shortly and i have got to get alot of practice in so i will definately slot the above one in.
    Brian

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  4. Warra says

    Saturday August 12, 2017 at 19:12

    Hi Mod & Pear,
    Your videos and content are excellent.
    It makes learning Thai a little easier when I can see that the teachers are also having fun.

    I have one question – when I want to say excuse me to pass people on the busy BTS trains, do I say kaw toht or kaw a pai ?

    I wish I had have found your site sooner.

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    • Mod says

      Saturday September 30, 2017 at 15:42

      Thank you for your comment. You would say “ขอโทษ kaw-tote” anytime you wan to say “excuse me”.

      “ขออภัย kăw-à-pai” is too formal, we don’t use it in everyday life.

      Reply

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