Sawatdee ka, Please don't be frighten to see me teaching you this expression. It is not that I got aggressive all of the sudden LOL. I write this lesson to answer a question I got from a YouTube viewer. His question is " How do you say in thai 'get the hell away from me, I thought you were a chick!!" ?" I shared this question on my Facebook page … [Read more...] about Learn Thai expression – “get the hell away from me”
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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 the song and see below the lyrics I picked up from 00:07 to 00:19. The song is called "Bpen … [Read more...] about Learn Thai from a song – what’s wrong?
Learn Thai – Happy Thanksgiving
Sawatdee ka, Please don't get me wrong that Thai people also celebrate Thanksgiving day. I was in the States for 3 months when I was 20 and had many American friends. Also my Google Analytics report shows that most visitors of my website are in America:) So I would like to take this opportunity to wish you Happy Thanksgiving!! Now, let's learn some words that (I think) it is … [Read more...] about Learn Thai – Happy Thanksgiving
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 a little longer than orange) Please listen to the audio carefully, and repeat … [Read more...] about Say it right! – Orange or Fork
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 should call them? The word พี่ “pîi“ has a particularly wide range of use, which includes - … [Read more...] about Personal pronouns in Thai language.
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 movies. [หนัง năng] มดไม่ดูหนังผีค่ะ Next word must … [Read more...] about Learn Thai – Halloween
VIDEO – 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 more informal situations. [1] I often use the word … [Read more...] about VIDEO – Saying Goodbye Like A Real Thai
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. … [Read more...] about Learn to greet like a real Thai!
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! … [Read more...] about Learn Thai – verb to like
Learn Thai – Sepak Takraw
Sawatdii ka, Do you know Sepak Takraw? Last Satureday I saw a group of taxi motorcycle riders in my soi playing Sepak Takraw on the side of the street, so I thought I needed to find out more about this and share in my blog. Sepak Takraw (เซปักตะกร้อ) was created by the royal family of Malaysia about 500 years ago. The name itself comes from two languages. Sepak is "kick" … [Read more...] about Learn Thai – Sepak Takraw
Speak like a Thai – Polite particle ‘jâ’
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’
Chinese New Year in Thailand
Sawatdii ka, One of the important festivals in Thailand is coming up soon, Chinese New Year. (Wan trut jiin) วันตรุษจีน Every year, many people in Thailand with Chinese ancestors, celebrate the Chinese New Year with elaborate ceremonies. This year which is the year of the rabbit starts on February 3, 2011. It is the tradition that every family thoroughly cleans the house to … [Read more...] about Chinese New Year in Thailand
Learn Thai – Order food
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
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
Facebook – Learn Thai with Mod
Hi everyone, Now you can also join us here for more Thai language tips; www.facebook.com/learnthaiwithmod … [Read more...] about Facebook – Learn Thai with Mod
Learn Thai – Possessive pronouns & Possessive adjectives
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
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
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
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”
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”