Sawatdee ka, Actions that occur in the future (will/going to + verb/verb phrase) can be phrased using the pattern : subject + จะ jà + verb / verb phrase
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Useful Thai word a day
Look at this funny face of this cat. I can’t stop laughing. I think he might ate too fast. lol In Thai language this is called ติดคอ [dtìd-kaw] meaning get stuck in the throat. ติด [dtìd] means get stuck คอ [kaw] means throat or neck กินช้าๆเดี๋ยวติดคอนะคะ [gin cháa- cháa dĭao dtìt kaw ná ká] Eat slowly [...]
Learn Thai – Enjoy!
Sawatdee ka, When you would like to wish Thai people ‘Have a good trip’, ‘enjoy your meal’, ‘enjoy your movie’ etc. you can easily use the following pattern: VERB + ให้ hâi (for) + ADJECTIVE * ให้ hâi (for) + ADJECTIVE = ADVERB For example;
Thai polite title
Sawatdee ka, I have seen many people misuse the polite title คุณ [kun]. When I write emails, I use the greeting “sawatdee ka Kun…”. Many times people wrote me or replied my email refer to themselves “Kun…” as well. I would like to clarify this misunderstanding. The word คุณ [kun] is put before first names or [...]
Learn Thai – understand Thai verb ‘to be’
I always say that if you want to speak Thai correctly, one of the first things you should learn is “Thai verb to be” because it is different from English. Thai uses several different verbs to translate English ‘is/am/are’, ‘was/were’. The most important are เป็น [bpen] , อยู่ [yùu] and คือ [kue] 1. เป็น [bpen] [...]
Learn Thai from a song – what’s wrong?
Sawatdee ka, Yesterday I was a little bit unwell so I had an idea of making this lesson. I also found a song that has the same expression in the lyrics, so I put a few sentences from the song here as I thought it might help you remember the expression better Please listen to [...]
New Year Thai greeting and wishes
Sawatdee ka, New Year 2012 is approaching in less than two weeks, so let’s learn how to greet your Thai friends and love ones on New Year. Also learn how to give wishes like a Thai. From the video, you can apply giving wishes expression on any occasion, weather it is birthday, farewell, wedding etc. [...]
Say it right! – Orange or Fork
Sawatdee ka, There are Thai words that sound almost exactly the same. The difference is sometimes the vowel; short vowel or long vowel, or the tone. First pair of common words is ส้ม [sôm] = orange, and ส้อม [sôrm] = fork The word orange is short vowel but the word fork is long vowel (it sounds [...]
Personal pronouns in Thai language.
Sawatdee ka, In English the pronoun “you” is good to use to call anyone whether he/she is older or younger than you, even at the same age. Thai culture is based on people’s seniority, so it is not nice and polite to call people who are older than you only by their names. Then what we [...]
Thai language tips – verb to want
Sawatdee ka tuk-kon; Hi everyone, Today I have a basic verb that is often mistakenly used, verb to “want” = อยาก [yàak] The reason that makes many people confused when using this word is in English you can say I want beer., she wants a Porche. [ verb to want + object], BUT in Thai [...]
Learn Thai – Halloween
Sawatdee ka, As a multi-culture city, Halloween is also celebrated here in Bangkok. I would like to share Halloween related vocabulary Thinking of Halloween, I am firstly thinking of GHOST! ผี [pĕe] I don’t like talking about ghost at all since I am super scared [กลัว glua] of them. มดกลัวผีมากค่ะ I don’t even watch ghost [...]
Learn Thai – Saying Goodbye like a real Thai
I am sure everyone knows how to say hello in Thai language…that’s right we say “สวัสดี“ [sà-wàt-dee] “สวัสดี” [sà-wàt-dee] is also used to say goodbye as well, but it is used in formal situations such as when talking to your boss, or people you respect like teacher, parents etc. Let’s learn how to say goodbye in [...]
King Chulalongkorn’s Day
Sawatdee ka, Today is one of most important days for Thai people. On 23rd of October of every year is “Chulalongkorn Day” or “Piyamaharaj Day” วันปิยมหาราช It is the day that our King Chulalongkorn, or King Rama V, passed away. He is considered one of the greatest kings of Thailand. The most important thing he did was [...]
Learn useful Thai expression
Sawatdee ka, As you all know that Thailand are facing “national crisis“, the worst flooding in more than 50 years, and the city is very worried. In Ayutthaya, which is north of Bangkok, floods have already caused millions of dollars worth of damage to homes, temples, and factories. Over 320 people have died in the [...]
Thailand Vegetarian Festival is now!
Sawatdee ka, It’s the most wonderful time of the year for Thailand’s meat-averse, with the nation’s Thai-Chinese population kicking off a 10-day vegan diet on Monday as part of the annual Vegetarian Festival. The festival is celebrated on the ninth Chinese lunar month, which this year runs from October 14th – 24th 2012. During this [...]
Learn Thai – different tone, different meaning
Sawatdee ka, As many of you know already that Thai language is a tonal language. When the tone change, the meaning of the word will be changed. There are many groups of words that have exactly the same phonemic sounds, and yet because of different tones express very different meanings. So, today I would like to [...]
Learn to greet like a real Thai!
Sawatdee ka, Of course! you know how to say Sa-baai dee mai? [How are you?]. Did you know that we actually use another expression more often than that? Check out what it is.
Learn Thai – verb to like
Sawatdee ka, Let’s learn a useful and easy verb. Learn to say I like you!, I like reading books etc. Enjoy!
