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VIDEO: What Do Thais Want for Christmas/NewYear?

Sunday December 23, 2018 by Mod 5 Comments

I asked my friends and people in my neighbourhood the same question “อยากได้อะไรเป็นของขวัญปีใหม่ /yàak dâai à-rai bpen kăwng-kwăn bpii-mài/ What would you like to have for New Year gift?”. They give different answers which offer you interesting new vocabulary. Also they speak in normal speed which is a good listening practice for you.

I would like you to just listen to what they say without reading the text I provide first, check how much you can understand. And then read the text, go back to listen to the interview for the second round and check if you can understand better.

 

Here are the answers the interviewee give:

อยากให้ครอบครัวมีความสุข

yàak hâi krâwp-krua mii kwaam-sùk

I want my family to be happy.

แล้วก็ให้มีกินมีใช้ตลอดปีตลอดไป

/láew-gâw hâi mii gin mii chái dtà-làwd bpii dtà-làwd bpai/

And I would like to have wealth from now on.

 

อยากได้ไปเที่ยวต่างประเทศค่ะ

/yàak dâai bpai tîao dtàang-bprà-têed/

I would like to go on holiday abroad.

อยากไปประเทศสิงคโปร์ค่ะ

yàak bpai brà-têed sǐng-kà-poo

I want to go to Singapore.

 

ขอ iPhone X Max ก็พอแล้วค่ะ

/kăw iPhone X Max gâw paw láew ká/

Just an iPhone X Max is good enough.

 

ปีใหม่นี้ผมก็อยากได้ทองให้แม่สัก 1 บาท

/bpii mài níi pŏm yàak dâai tawng hâi mâe sàk nùeng bàad/

This new year I would like to get One Baht of Gold for my mom.

 

อยากให้ตัวเองนะคะมีสติ

yàak hâi dtua-eeng mii sà-dtì

I would like myself to be ไม่ว่าจะทำอะไรก็มีสติอยู่ตลอดเวลา

mâi wâ jà tam à-rai gâw mii sà-dtì dtà-làwd way-laa

No matter what I do, I’d like to be conscious all the time.

 

รู้ชัดทุกอย่างในทุกการกระทำของตัวเอง

rúu-chát túk-yàang nai túk gaan grà-tam kăwng dtu-enng

Be aware of my own actions.

ไม่ว่าจะทำอะไรก็มีสติอยู่ตลอดเวลา

mâi wâ jà tam à-rai gâw mii sà-dtì dtà-làwd way-laa

No matter what I do, I’d like to be conscious all the time.

 

ปีใหม่นี้อยากได้ลูกคนที่สองเป็นของขวัญปีใหม่

bpii mài níi yàak dâai lûuk kon tîi săwng bpen kăwng-kwăn bpii-mài

This new year, I’d like to have the second baby as a NY gift.

จริงๆแล้วอยากให้มีตั้งแต่ปีนี้

jing-jing gâw yàak hâi mii dtâng-dtàe bpii níi

I actually wanted the baby this year,

แต่ก็ยังไม่มา

dtàe gâw yang mâi maa

But (the baby) hasn’t arrived

ก็ขอให้ปีหน้ามีค่ะ

gâw kăw hâi bpii nâa mii kâ

So I would like to have h next year.

 

Useful Words:

มีกินมีใช้ /mii gin mii chái/ = be wealthy

ต่างประเทศ /dtàang bprà-têet/ = abroad, overseas

ทอง /tawng/ = gold

สติ /sà-dtì/ = consciousness

ลูก /lûuk/ = child, children

ของขวัญ /kăwng-kwăn/ = present

ตลอดเวลา /dtà-làwd way-laa/ = all the time

ตลอดไป /dtà-làwd bpai/ = forever

 

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READ: 10 Gifts You Shouldn’t Give to Your Loved One

Filed Under: Speak Like a Thai, Videos Tagged With: Thai Lessons

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Comments

  1. Aliza Earnshaw says

    Sunday February 2, 2020 at 20:34

    Hello Kru Mod! I love this video. It’s really moving.

    I have a question about this sentence ให้มีกินมีใช้ตลอดปีตลอดไป

    I translate it as “to eat and to use, all year round, forever.” You translate it as “to have wealth from now on.” Is ให้มีกินมีใช้ a colloquial way of saying “to be wealthy”?

    Thanks in advance!

    Reply
    • Aliza Earnshaw says

      Sunday February 2, 2020 at 20:55

      Oops, I hadn’t read far enough. I see the glossary of useful terms now. Thank you!

      Reply
  2. Wendell R Drew says

    Tuesday April 2, 2019 at 00:49

    Are you able to be approached and talk to this coming June I will be in Bangkok

    Reply
    • Mod says

      Sunday April 7, 2019 at 19:37

      Sawatdee ka Wendell, thank you for your interest in learning Thai with me. Please write me at adjima_t@hotmail.com to discuss further details.

      Reply
  3. SYLVAIN GREFEUILLE says

    Monday December 24, 2018 at 01:41

    2 questions please Kru Mod
    1. Why is there อ in the begining of this word อยาก?
    2.No personnal detail when talking about Krop Krua? is it always this way?
    Thank you for your help and for your lessons

    Reply

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