1. ชอบออกกำลังกายมั้ย
/chôrp òrk-gam-lang-gaai mái?/
Do you like to exercise?
– ชอบออกกำลังกายมากค่ะ /chôrp òrk-gam-lang-gaaimâak kâ/ I like to exercise a lot.
Click here to learn more about how to ask and answer Thai Yes/No question
2. ชอบกีฬาอะไร
/chôrpgii-laaà-rai?/
What sports do you like?
– วิ่ง /wîng/ to run
– ว่ายน้ำ /wâai-náam/ to swim
– โยคะ /yoe-ká/ yoga
– สกี /sà-gii/ ski
Other sports Thai people like are: ฟุตบอล /fút-bon/ football, เทนนิส /ten-nit/ tennis, ตะกร้อ /dtà-grôr/, เต้นแอโรบิก /dtên ae-ro-bìc/ aeroci dancing, กอล์ฟ /gób/ golf
– ประเทศไทยไม่มีหิมะ /bprà-tâde tai mâi mii hì-má/ Thailand doesn’t have any snow
NOTE: หิมะ / hì-má/ was borrowed from Sanskrit. India has snow in the HIMA-layas. 🙂
3. วิ่งบ่อยแค่ไหน
/wing bòi kâe-năi?/
How often do you run?
There are three different ‘how’ question words in Thai language:
[1] ยังไง /yang-ngai/ used to ask ‘how to do something?’
Ex. คุณไปทำงานยังไง /kun bpai tam-ngaan yang-ngai?/ How do you go to work?
[2] เท่าไหร่ /tâo-rài/ used to ask for answers that can be measured in numbers
Ex. คุณสูงเท่าไหร่ /kun sŭung tâo-rài?/ How tall are you?
คุณอายุเท่าไหร่ /kun aa-yú tâo-rài?/ How old are you?
คุณเรียนภาษาไทยนานเท่าไหร่ /kun rian paa-săa tai naan tâo-rài?/ How long did you study Thai?
[3] แค่ไหน /kâe-năi/ used to ask for opinion or perception
Ex. เผ็ดแค่ไหน /pèd kâe-năi/ How spicy is it?
- How often? is บ่อยแค่ไหน /bòi kâe-năi?/
- How far? is ไกลแค่ไหน /glai kâe-năi?/ or ไกลเท่าไหร่ /glai tâo-rài/
– สัปดาห์ละ 2-3 ครั้ง
/sàp-daalá 2-3 kráng/
Two to three times per week
English structure is “3 times per week”
Thai structure is “week per 3 times”
4. วันนี้วิ่งกี่กิโลเมตร
/wan-níi wing gìi gì-lo-mâde/
How many kilometers did you run?
Question word ‘how many’ in Thai is กี่ /gìi/
The pattern is noun + กี่/gìi/ + classifier
EX. เพื่อนกี่คน /pûean gìi kon/ How many friends?
คุณมีเพื่อนคนไทยกี่คน /kun mii pûean kon tai gìi kon?/
How many Thai friends do you have?
– ออกกำลังกายทุกวัน สุขภาพแข็งแรง
/òrk-gam-lang-gaai túk wan sùk-kà-pâab kăeng-raeng/
Exercise everyday, your health is strong
– ต้องไปก่อน /dtông bpai gòrn
Here is the park I like to go for a run:)
I hope you learn a lot from this lesson,
Mod
sawa dee khrap,khop kun khrap for the nice lesson,its very nice for to learn
You said : ” My comment is awaiting moderation ” for several days …… Can you explain to me “what is the trouble ” or what i might have missed “to do” in some way ?
Thanks !!!
Christiane.
Swatdee ka Christiane, I am sorry for this. It is actually the setting in WordPress, I have to approve all comments before it shows and it is my own mistake that I forgot about this setting and didn’t check for the pending comments for a long while. Please accept my apology.
Looking forward seeing your new pleasant videos soon with others scenarios ! All of them are so useful !
🙂 Let’s carry on like that Mod ! Good job indeed because good explanations + + + + +
Christiane.
Sawatdee ka Christiane, I am happy to hear that you enjoyed my videos.Thank you for your kind comments. 🙂
I enjoy ur video too. It is very useful for me . Thanks na
I enjoy ur video too. It is very useful for me . Thanks na
Thanks SO MUCH, Dear Kru Mod, for this useful Video !
Thanks to YOU, it is a so fancy and easy way to learn Thaï language ! ( Even for French People, because you speak English at the just right speed …… = not too much fast ! )
I ‘ll not forget to practice all the new sentences you explained us here, and i feel excited to tell them to my New Thai Daughter in Law ! 😉
I am looking forward to see you again on new-ones, and say ” MANY CONGRATULATIONS for your excellent and helpful work ” !
Christiane.
This is the last video I remember being uploaded to your Youtube channel before it was closed and you opened a new one. I’m so glad that I’m up to date again! Yay! Thank you Kru Mod!
hi mot!
i i need to translate 235 page from thai ti english .how much it will cost me?
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Sawatdee ka Yoram, apologies for my late reply. I am sorry I don’t do translation work.
สวัสดีครับครูมด,
Excellent video as always …
I have learnt that the question word mái should be written : ไหม but i see you write it มั้ย, which is closer to the actual pronunciation (้high tone).
Are both spellings correct ?
ขอบคุณมากครับ
โนร์มัน
สวัสดีค่ะโนร์มัน Both spellings are correct. 🙂
Very pretty fun thaï Language Lesson .
By the way at what time of the day do you prefer running in Bangkok and where?
Sawadee Khrab.
best video.. thx khru mod
Thank you Mod
Thank you for watching my video ka:)