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Learn Thai from Thai food : Son-in-law eggs

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This morning I was in a mood for cooking. I decided to cook my favourite egg dish which is called in Thai "Kai Luuk Koei" (ไข่ลูกเขย) Kai (low tone) [ไข่] means egg Luuk (falling tone) - Koei (rising tone) [ลูกเขย] means son-in-law So, Kai Luuk Koei means son-in-law eggs! Funny name, isn't it? Kai Luuk Koei made from deep-fried hard boiled eggs, which have been cut into … [Read more...] about Learn Thai from Thai food : Son-in-law eggs

Speak like a Thai – Polite particle ‘jâ’

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Sawatdii kâ, Thai language has a lot of polite particles. Today I would like to talk about the polite particle "jâ" (falling tone) จ้ะ. "jâ" used by adult male&femail speakers at the end of a statement when speaking to children and people of inferior status; between males and females denotes anything from easy familiarity to 'sweet talk'; between females signals 'best … [Read more...] about Speak like a Thai – Polite particle ‘jâ’

Learn Thai – Order food

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Sawatdii ka everyone, Last week I made a video about polite request used in a restaurant and also wrote a blog about top 5 Thai food. After that I have got a question asking how to ask for something without mushrooms, so I got to share this to everyone as well. Firstly, let see what a waitor or waitress will say to you: Ao à-rai dii ká/kráp? Or   sàng à-rai dii ká? Or   … [Read more...] about Learn Thai – Order food

Simple repitition of adjective

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Hi everyone, One thing that Thai language is different from other languages is we use "reduplication" Reduplication (the repetition of a word, either in part or full) is another common method of modifying the meaning of adjectives in Thai. The two main forms of adjectival reduplication are simple repetition of the adjective and repitition of the adjective with tonal … [Read more...] about Simple repitition of adjective

Requests for information

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Hi everyone, Basic reuests for information can be prefaced by "kŏr-tôot " (excuse me) However, please always remind yourself to use polite particle for politenessas below: "kŏr-tôot kráp" for males. "kŏr-tôot kâ" for females. Example: kŏr-tôot kráp/kâ, hôrng-nám yùu tîi-năi kráp/ ká ขอโทษครับ/ค่ะ ห้องน้ำอยู่ที่ไหนครับ/คะ Excuse me, Where is the … [Read more...] about Requests for information

Learn Thai – Possessive pronouns & Possessive adjectives

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Hi everyone, From my previous blogs you now know a lot of Thai pronouns, then let's see how we form possessive pronouns. It is very easy :) The possessive pronouns 'mine', 'yours', 'his', etc. are formed using the following; kŏrng + personal pronoun   mine = kŏrng chán (ของฉัน) yours = kŏrng kun (ของคุณ)   kŏrng kun sǔay ของคุณสวย Yours is beautiful.   rót nán kŏrng … [Read more...] about Learn Thai – Possessive pronouns & Possessive adjectives

More personal pronouns

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  Hi everyone,   Let's continue from my last blog about basic Thai pronouns:)   Thais will use much wider range of pronouns than those given in the last blog. Some of these are given below with an indication of whether they are specifically male (M) or female (F) pronouns and the context in which they are used; certain first person pronouns are normally 'paired' with a specific … [Read more...] about More personal pronouns

Personal pronouns : basics

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Hi everyone, Thai has many more personal pronouns than English; age, social status, gender, the relationship between the speakers, the formality of the situation and individual personality all play a part in helping a Thai to decide the most appropriate way to refer to him/herself and address and refer to others in any situation. Kin terms such as dad, aunt, child … [Read more...] about Personal pronouns : basics

VIDEO: Thai Greeting

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Hi everyone, From my last post we learned how to say hello in Thai, so let's continue from there. Let's begin your first Thai conversation with this nice and lovely greeting question . sà-baai-dii mái?  (สบายดีมั้ย?) means 'How are you?' or to translate directly to English it means 'Are you fine?' The  response to sà-baai-dii mái? is sà-baai-dii (สบายดี) which means 'I … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Thai Greeting

Make people love you with “polite particles”

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Hi everyone, I understand that non-Thais sometimes feel that the polite articles don't mean anything so you forgot to use it, or just think they are not important. Polite particles are added to the end of a sentence to show respect to the address and more importantly, it shows that you know how to speak the nice Thai way and that give people impressions. Also personnally, I … [Read more...] about Make people love you with “polite particles”

Sawatdii

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Sàwàtdii kâ This blog is here for all Thailand newbies, welcome:) Sà-wàt-dii is the greeting word that everyone will hear wherever you go in Thailand. The word is spoken with the Wai, indicated by pressing your palms together near your chest and bowing.  The word is also spoken as a farewell as well. Sà-wàt-dii is always added by polite particles to show respect to the … [Read more...] about Sawatdii