We have learned so many Thai lessons and you want to use it in real life with a native. However sometimes some Thai people speak too fast and you don't quite sure what they are saying. Let's practice these few phrases so you can continue your conversation with them smoothly. I am sorry, I don't understand. ขอโทษครับ ผมไม่เข้าใจครับ kăw-tôot kráp , pŏm mâi … [Read more...] about VIDEO: 5 Useful Phrases for Talking to a Native Thai
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VIDEO: Useful Phrases “I Can’t Wait!”
There are two ways to say “I can’t wait” in Thai. รอไม่ไหวแล้ว /raw mâi-wăi láew/ Pattern: รอ/raw/ + do something + ไม่ไหวแล้ว /mâi-wăi láew/ รอกลับประเทศไทยไม่ไหวแล้ว รอกลับประเทศไทยไม่ไหวแล้ว /raw glàp bprà-têet-tai mâi-wăi láew/ รอเจอคุณไม่ไหวแล้ว /raw jer kun mâi-wăi láew/ ตั้งหน้าตั้งตารอ / dtâng-nâa-dtâng-dta-raw/ which could be … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Useful Phrases “I Can’t Wait!”
VIDEO: Long Time No See
In this lesson we teach the useful phrase "long time no see" in Thai and a couple more common phrases Thai people often use to talk about after haven't seen each other for a while. "ไม่ได้เจอกันนาน /mâi-dâai jer gan naan/" is the phrase used for long time no see. ไม่ได้ /mâi-dâai/ + do something = did not do something เจอ /jer/ = to meet someone กัน /gan/ … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Long Time No See
VIDEO: Money Matters
Useful Vocabulary and Phrases: Money = เงิน /ngern/ (formal term) ตังค์ /dtang/ (informal term) Banknote = แบงค์ /báeng/ Small banknote = แบงค์ย่อย /báeng yâwi/ To exchange = แลก /lâek/ Do you have smaller notes? = คุณมีแบงค์ย่อยมั้ย /kun mii báeng yâwi mái?/ I only have 1000 Baht note = ผมมีแค่แบงค์พัน /pŏm mii kâe báeng pan/ Can I exchange a big note … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Money Matters
VIDEO: 10 Common Thai Interjections
Have you ever heard a strange funny sound from a Thai person and you didn't understand what it meant? In this lesson we show you the common sounds that Thai people make to show emotion or feelings. We hope it helps you to understand Thai people better and you can also apply to your own everyday life and make yourself sound like a Thai. :) In Thai 'interjection' is called … [Read more...] about VIDEO: 10 Common Thai Interjections
VIDEO: 12 Most Common Mistakes Foreigners Make When Speaking Thai
Thai people always love to hear foreigners make an effort to speak Thai. We always encourage our students not to be afraid of making mistakes when they have a conversation with local people, we would love students to use the lessons they learn in real life. We believe mistakes are stepping stones to learning! However we as Thai language teachers would like to help you to speak … [Read more...] about VIDEO: 12 Most Common Mistakes Foreigners Make When Speaking Thai
VIDEO: Basic Comparisons
When forming a comparative sentence like A is bigger than B, we use this pattern: subject 1 + adjective/adverb + กว่า gwàa + subject 2 Script of the Role Play: Pear: เย็นนี้กินอะไรดี yen-níi gin à-rai dii? What shall we eat this evening? Mod: ไม่รู้อ่ะ mâi rúu à I don't know. Pear: อาหารญี่ปุ่่นดีมั้ย aa-hăan yîi-bpùn dii mái? Is Japanese food … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Basic Comparisons
VIDEO: Shopping Conversations
This lesson We are looking into useful phrases that are commonly used in shops or stores or when we go shopping. I think most of you already know how to ask the question “how much?” and bargain the price, but this lesson we will learn some more useful phrases for asking about product you want to buy. Dialogue: Seller : สวัสดีค่ะ ดูได้ค่ะ ถามได้ค่ะ Sà-wàt-dii … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Shopping Conversations
VIDEO : How to Ask Someone Out
When you want to ask someone out to do something together with you or going somewhere together, like in English you would say "Shall we…?" in Thai language we use a very simple pattern below; ไป bpai + do something / somewhere + กันมั้ย /gan mái/? For instance; ไปกินข้าวกันมั้ย bpai gin kâao gan mái? Shall we go to get something to eat? To eat in general (not specify … [Read more...] about VIDEO : How to Ask Someone Out
VIDEO: Do You Know How To?
We filmed this lesson when we went on a trip to the Surin island together. We explained a common Thai joke as well as a new question word that you might never heard of before. I hope you enjoy this video and find it useful. :) Role play dialogue: Mod: ครูแพร มดอยากไปดำน้ำ Kru Pear, Mod yàak bpai dam-náam (I want to go … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Do You Know How To?
VIDEO: Thai Love Phrases
1. รักแรกพบ /rák râek pób/ Love at first sight รัก /rák/ love แรก /râek/ first พบ /pób/ meet (formal term) , in spoken Thai we use the word เจอ /jer/ 2. รักแท้ /rák táe/ แท้ /táe/ real, authentic ผม/ฉันอยากเจอรักแท้ pŏm/chán yàak jer rák táe (I want to find true love.) ผมผม/ฉันกำลังตามหารักแท้ pŏm/chán gam-lang dtaam hăa rák … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Thai Love Phrases
VIDEO: How Much per Hour?
When you want to form the sentence using "per" in Thai language, you have to say it backward. The word 'per' in Thai is ละ / lá / For example; [1] English structure: 50 Baht per day Thai structure : day per 50 Baht วันละ 50 บาท /wan lá 50 bàad / - day in Thai is วัน /wan/ [2] English structure : 200 Baht per hour Thai structure : hour per 200 … [Read more...] about VIDEO: How Much per Hour?
VIDEO: 10 Useful Words of the Heart
If you search for words or phrases that include the word "ใจ jai", nearly 100 of them if not more, will pop up. Why are there so many? The word ใจ /jai/ means 'heart or mind', and Thai words that the meaning relates to 'feeling' or 'emotion' always has the word ใจ /jai/ in it. As the heart is one of the most important organs in the entire human body, the word ใจ … [Read more...] about VIDEO: 10 Useful Words of the Heart
VIDEO : Relationship
This lesson you will learn new words related to relationship. My brother's girlfriend is sulking, and he wants to find a way to make it up to her. Dialogue MINK : Mod, tam yang-ngai dii à? มด ทำไงดีอ่ะ What should I do? dtawn-níi nóng Gúk-Gài káo ngawn mâak. ตอนนี้น้องกุ๊กไก่เค้างอนมาก Now, Kookai is sulking a lot. káo … [Read more...] about VIDEO : Relationship
VIDEO : Telling the Time
For beginners, it is not complicated to tell time in Thai, take your time to go through this lesson with me. Those who are not beginners, I hope you find this lesson a good revision : ) Key expressions used the the role play: 1. นาฬิกาตาย /naa-lí-gaa dtaai/ The watch is broken. นาฬิกา /naa-lí-gaa/ means watch or clock ตาย /dtaai/ … [Read more...] about VIDEO : Telling the Time