Special Word List Flashcards

Question 1

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อะไร

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Word: อะไร
A-rye
What

Question 2

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ไป

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Word: ไป
Bye
Go

Question 3

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มั้ย

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Word: มั้ย
Mai
word indicating Yes or No question

Question 4

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ไม่

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Word: ไม่
Meye
Not

Question 5

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ไม่แน่ใจ

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Phrase: ไม่แน่ใจ
Meye na jeye
I’m not sure

Question 6

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กับ

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Word: กับ
Gab
and, with

Question 7

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และ

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Word: และ
Laea
and

Question 8

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หรือ

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Word: หรือ
Rueee
or

Question 9

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ฤๅ

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Word: ฤๅ
Ruee
or

Question 10

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ทราบ

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Word: ทราบ
Saab
To know

The consonant cluster ทร is a special pair that form the sound “s”. For example:

ทราบ sâap “to know”

Question 11

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เป็น

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Word: เป็น
bpen
to be, I am, he is, She is

Note: Negative form of “bpen” (เป็น) in this context would be “mai chai” (ไม่ใช่) – not to be / am not / is not / are not

Question 12

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บน

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Word: บน
bon
on

Example: บนเครื่องบิน (on the airplane)

Question 13

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อยาก

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Word: อยาก
Yak
want + verb

Question 14

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เอา

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Word: เอา
Aww
Want + noun

Question 15

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กี่

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Word: กี่
Gee
How many, how much

Question 16

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เท่าไหร่

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Word: เท่าไหร่
Towe Rai
How many, how much

Question 17

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ราคาเท่าไร?

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Phrase: How much does this cost?
ราคาเท่าไร
Raka Towrai
How much does this cost

Question 18

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ขอ

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Word: ขอ
Kaw
To ask for

Question 19

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สำหรับ

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Word: สำหรับ
Sam-rab
For (especially for, purposelly for, personally for)

Question 20

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ให้

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Word: ให้
Hi
For
(do something for someone, with intention for someone to or to do)
Note: Most common use of for. Also transaltes to “give”.

ให้ (hâi) is one of the most common words in the Thai language. We can use it in many different senses. Two of its main functions are as the verb “to give” and as a preposition meaning “for.”

When using ให้ (hâi) as the verb “to give,” the basic pattern is:

Subject + ให้ (hâi) + Direct Object + Indirect Object

We can also include the word กับ (gàp) between the direct object and the indirect object.

When we use ให้ (hâi) as the preposition “for,” it will come before the indirect object. Often, though, when the indirect object is “you” or “me,” we will omit it, and just ให้ (hâi) remains at the end. The general pattern is:

Subject + Verb + Direct Object + ให้ (hâi) + Indirect Object

Additionally, we can attach a complete clause after ให้ (hâi) so that it carries the meaning of “for the purpose of.”

Question 21

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นี้

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Word: นี้
Nii
this

Question 22

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ช่วย

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Word: ช่วย
Chew-uay
help, please (if you see at start of sentence it is a request)

Question 23

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น่อย

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Word: น่อย
Noi
Particle at the end of sentence to soften or make cute a request or other potentially offending or strong statement.

Question 24

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เพื่อ

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Word: เพื่อ
puea
For
+ noun = putting effort for (for my kid, I can do everything)
+ verb = in order to ( I drive to Bangkok to apply for a job)

Question 25

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อย่า

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Word: อย่า
yaa
Do Not, Don't
อย่าเยอะ
yaa yer
dont be difficult

Question 26

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อีก

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Word: อีก
ìik
again, another

Question 27

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พวกเรา

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Word: พวกเรา
pûuak-rao
we

Question 28

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ตอนนี้

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Word: ตอนนี้
dtaawn níi

Translations of ตอนนี้

Adverb
at present, at this time, right now, at this moment, now, then

Question 29

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ขณะนี้

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Word: ขณะนี้
khà-nà níi
At this time

Question 30

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แต่

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แต่
dtàae
but, just, only

Question 31

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เมื่อไร

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เมื่อไร
Muah-reye
When

Question 32

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ทำไม

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ทำไม
Tham-meye
Why

Question 33

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ยังไง

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ยังไง
yang-ngeye
How

Question 34

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อยู่ที่ไหน

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อยู่ที่ไหน
You-ti-nigh
Where is located?

Question 35

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แล้วเจอกัน

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แล้วเจอกัน
Laeo-jer-gan
See you later, we will meet later

Question 36

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ดื่ม

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ดื่ม
duem
drink

Question 37

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ฟัง

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ฟัง
fang
listen

Question 38

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พูด

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พูด
pud
speak

Question 39

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อ่าน

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อ่าน
aan
read

Question 40

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เขียน

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เขียน
kian
write

Question 41

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นอน

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นอน
nawn
sleep

Question 42

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นั่ง

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นั่ง
nang
sit

Question 43

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ยืน

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ยืน
yuen
stand

Question 44

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ทำ

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ทำ
tham
do

Question 45

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เดิน

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เดิน
dooen
walk

Question 46

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ช่วย!

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ช่วย!
Chu-aye
Help

Question 47

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ตำรวจ

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ตำรวจ
Dtam-Ru-at
Police

Question 48

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วันนี้

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วันนี้
wan-níi
Today

Question 49

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พรุ่งนี้

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พรุ่งนี้
phrûng-níi
tomorrow

Question 50

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เมื่อวานนี้

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เมื่อวานนี้
mûuea-waan-níi
yesterday

Question 51

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เป็นอย่างไร

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เป็นอย่างไร
bpen yàang rai
How is …?

The phrase “เป็นอย่างไร(bpen yàang rai)” can be placed after whatever you want to ask about. For example, you could very likely be asked by Thai people when you come to Thailand “ประเทศไทยเป็นอย่างไร(bprà-thêet thai bpen yàang rai),” which means “How’s Thailand?”

Question 52

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เที่ยวให้สนุก

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เที่ยวให้สนุก
thîiao hâi sà-nùk
Have a good day.

Question 53

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เท่านั้น

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เท่านั้น
thâo-nán
only

Question 54

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ไม่เชิง

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ไม่เชิง
mâi-chooeng
no, not really

Question 55

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อีกครั้ง

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อีกครั้ง
ik kraeng
once again

Question 56

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มอเตอร์ไซค์รับจ้าง

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มอเตอร์ไซค์รับจ้าง
maaw-dtôoe-sai ráp-jâang
motorcycle taxi

Question 57

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ตึก

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ตึก
dtùek
Building

Question 58

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แค่นิดหน่อย

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แค่นิดหน่อย
khâae nít-nàuy
Just a little

Question 59

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ได้

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ได้
dâai
Can do

Question 60

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ลย

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ลย
looei
“At all” or “to the extent of.”

Actually, “เลย(looei)” has so many meanings and can be used in many different situations. In negative statements, “เลย(looei)” is put after verbs or adjectives and means “not at all.” For example, “มี(mii)” is “to have,” and “เงิน(ngoen)” is “money.” So “ไม่มีเลย(mâi mii looei)” means “I don’t have any money at all.”

But when used in a positive sense, it can mean “certainly,” “so much so,” or “to such an extent.”
For example, if you actually are a big fan of spicy food, and I asked you “คุณชอบอาหารเผ็ดไหมคะ(khun châawp aa-hăan phèt châi mái khá),” you could answer…
“ชอบมากเลย(châawp mâak looei),” “I really love it!”

Question 61

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ยังไม

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ยังไม
Yang Mai
Not yet

Question 62

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ชาวพุทธ

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ชาวพุทธ
Chaaw Put
Buddhist

Question 63

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พุทธศาสนา

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พุทธศาสนา
Put tisaa sanaa
Buddhism

Question 64

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ผัก

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ผัก
Pagk
Vegetable

Answer 65

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เพราะว่า
Praw waa
Because

Answer 66

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อารมณ์ดี
aa-room dee
Good mood

Answer 67

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แล้ว
láaeo
already, and then, as for, later

แล้ว (láaeo) is one of the most useful Thai words. It can have many different functions in a sentence. Its most general meaning is “already.” When we place แล้ว (láaeo) after a verb, it indicates that the action happened already. This is one method that we can use to show the past tense in Thai.

When the object of the verb is included in the sentence, then แล้ว (láaeo) goes after the object. When we use it to mean “already,” แล้ว (láaeo) will generally be the last word of the sentence except for particles such as ครับ (khráp), ค่ะ (khâ), or นะ (ná).

One of the other most important uses of แล้ว (láaeo) is to mean “so,” “next,” or “then.” When used for this, แล้ว (láaeo) will come at the beginning of a sentence or clause.

Answer 68

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เขียน
khǐian
to write

Answer 69

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ให้
hâi
to give

Answer 70

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ใกล้
glâi
Near

Answer 71

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กระดาษ
grà-dàat
Paper

Answer 72

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รอสักครู่
raaw sàk-khrûu
Wait a minute.

Answer 73

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ให้หน่อย
..hâi nàuy
Please…for me.

Answer 74

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พ่อแม่
phâaw mâae
parents

Answer 75

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เงิน
ngoen
money

Answer 76

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กรุณา
gà-rú-naa
please

Answer 77

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จาก
jàak
from

Answer 78

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ว่า
wâa
that

Answer 79

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ทราบ
sâap
to know (polite)

Answer 80

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ไม่ทราบว่า…
mâi sâap wâa…
What is…? (lit. “I don’t know that…”)

Answer 81

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ของฝาก
khǎawng-fàak
Gift

Answer 82

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ห้างสรรพสินค้า
hâang-sàp-pha-sĭn-kháa
“Shopping mall”
or just “ห้าง(hâang)” for short.

Answer 83

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นี่เรียกว่าอะไร
nîi rîiak wâa a-rai
“what is this called?”

Answer 84

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นี่ในภาษาไทยเรียกว่าอะไร
nîi nai phaa-săa thai rîiak wâa a-rai
“What is this called in Thai?”

Answer 85

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สุนัข
sù-nák
polite word for “dog.”

Answer 86

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กระเป๋า
grà-bpăo
a bag

Answer 87

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ไม่เป็นไร
mâi-bpen-rai a
It means “never mind,” “it doesn’t matter,” or “it’s no big deal!”

Answer 88

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ไม่เป็นไร
mâi-bpen-rai
It means “never mind,” “it doesn’t matter,” or “it’s no big deal!”

Answer 89

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ทาน
thaan
To eat (polite).

Answer 90

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มหาวิทยาลัย
Mahaa-weh-tee-a-lie
University

Answer 91

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ทุกท่าน
thúk-thân
Everyone (polite).

Answer 92

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เมืองไทย
muueang thai
Thailand

haven’t we learned that we say “ประเทศไทย(bprà-thêet thai)” for “Thailand?” What’s the difference between the two?
They are the same, but “เมืองไทย(muueang thai)” is usually said in not so formal situation, such as everyday conversation. So it’s the most common way for Thai people to refer to “Thailand.” Actually “เมือง(muueang)” means “city.” For example, we say “เมืองโตเกียว(muueang dtoo-giiao)” for “Tokyo,” “เมืองแวนคูเวอร์(muueang waaen-khuu-wôoe) “ for “Vancouver,” and so on. However, “เมืองไทย(muueang thai)” is the only unique example where it refers to the entire country.

Answer 93

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ทุก
thúk
Every

Answer 94

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เยี่ยม
yîiam
Great or excellent.

Answer 95

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ชอบ
châawp
To like

Answer 96

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ตลก
dtà-lòk
Funny

Answer 97

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เยี่ยมมาก
yîiam mâak
Great job.

Answer 98

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มาจาก
maa jàak
To come from

Answer 99

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เชิญนั่ง
chooen nâng
“Please sit.”

“นั่ง(nâng)” is the verb “to sit.” “เชิญ(chooen)” is a word you use when you want to invite someone to do something. Its usage is very simple. You can just put the verb after “เชิญ(chooen).” The phrase would then mean “please do that verb.” For example, “ทาน(thaan)” is “to eat,” “เชิญทาน((chooen thaan)” then means “please eat” or “go ahead.” “to have a look” is “ดู(duu).” How would you say “please have a look?” “เชิญดู(chooen duu)”

Answer 100

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กัน
gan
together

Answer 101

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มัน man

it

Answer 102

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ดูนี่สิครับ
duu nîi sì khráp
“Look at this!”

Answer 103

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สิ
sì
particle used in commands

Answer 104

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เขา
khǎo
he, he / she

Answer 105

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ไชโย
chai-yoo
Cheers!

ดื่ม(dùuem)” and “ชน(chon)” are actions of drinking and clanking glasses together respectively. However, “ดื่ม(dùuem)” and “ชน(chon)” are common in casual conversations while “ไชโย(chai-yoo)” is frequently used in formal situations like in wedding ceremonies, for example.

Answer 106

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ทานกันเลย
thaan gan looei
Let’s eat.

“กินกันเลย(gin gan looei)” also means “Let’s eat!” and is a formal expression used within a family or among friend

Answer 107

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ลอง
laawng
to try

Answer 108

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โดย
dooi
by

Answer 109

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เรา
rao
we

Answer 110

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ได้เลย
dâai looei
Okay

Answer 111

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ว่าง
wâang
free

Answer 112

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แล้วเจอกัน
láaeo jooe gan
See you!

Answer 113

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เป็นไงมั่ง
Bpen-ngai-mang
How are you? (Causal with friend)

คุฌเป็นยังไงบ้าง
Kuhn bpen yang ngai bahng
How are you? (Formal)

Answer 114

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ว่าง
wâang
free

Answer 115

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ด้วยกัน
dûuai-gan
Together.

Answer 116

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เบอร์โทรศัพท์
booe thoo-rá-sàp
Telephone number.

Answer 117

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แน่นอน
nâae-naawn
“Certainly” or “of course.”

Answer 118

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แล้วเจอกัน
láaeo jooe gan
“See you later.”

Answer 119

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ก็
gâaw
also, and, then, well, um…

This is the only word that changes form in this manner for the short vowel sara เ-าะ aw

The word “ก็ gâw” is one of the most commonly used words in spoken Thai.If you listen to a Thai talking you will probably hear a few “ก็ gâw” in one conversation. If you want speak like a Thai , you must understand this tiny but crucial word.

It is arguably the most ambiguous word in the Thai language. Did you know that this tiny little word has staggering 33 meanings and usages!!

To put it simply, ก็ /gâw/ is a word that connect two things, concepts, or ideas together in the way that they compliment each other.

Answer 120

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เอง
eeng
self

Answer 121

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ผมเอง
phǒm eeng
myself [spoken by a male], “It’s me.”

นี่ผมสตีฟเองครับ
sà-wàt-dii khráp nîi phǒm sà-dtíip eeng khráp
Good morning. It’s Steve.

Answer 122

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ตอนนี้
dtaawn-níi
now

Answer 123

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รู้
rúu
to know

Answer 124

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ยัง
yang
still, yet

Answer 125

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เห็น
hěn
to see

Answer 126

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พวกคุณ
phûuak-khun
all of you

Answer 127

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เหมือนกัน
mǔuean-gan
same/too/also

Answer 128

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ยังไม่
yang mâi
“not yet.”

Answer 129

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หิว
hĭu
is a verb meaning “to be hungry,”

Answer 130

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ตังค์
dtang
“money”

Answer 131

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เวลา
weh-laa
time, or when

Answer 132

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อาจจะ
àat-jà
maybe / probably

Answer 133

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แล้ว…
láaeo
What about…?

Answer 134

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อาจจะ
àat-jà
“might” or “maybe.”

We already learned that placing จะ jà (“will”) before a verb creates the future tense. You use it when asking about the future and when giving statements in which you are definite about what is going to happen. But when you are uncertain of the likelihood of a future event occurring, you can use อาจจะ (àat-jà) to mean “might” or “maybe.” We also place it right before the verb, just like จะ (jà). Here are some examples of how we can use it.

Answer 135

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จะ
jà
“will”

before a verb creates the future tense

Answer 136

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อยาก
yàak
To want

Answer 137

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แต่
dtàae
But or only.

Answer 138

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ไม่แน่ใจ
mâi nâae-jai
I’m not sure.

Answer 139

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ไม่มีเงิน
mâi mii ngoen
“have no money.”

Answer 140

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นอน
naawn
“to sleep,”

Answer 141

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อย่า
yaa
Do not

Answer 142

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จริงๆ
Jing jing
really

Answer 143

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ยังไม่รู้
yang mâi rúu
This phrase means “I don’t know yet.” or “I still don’t know.”

ยัง (yang) means “still” or “yet”. And ไม่รู้ (mâi rúu) is “don’t know”. This phrase is often said by itself as an answer to a question.
It can also be used as the beginning of a longer sentence followed by ว่า (wâa) and some other statement.
For example…
ยังไม่รู้ว่าจะกินอะไรดี (yang mâi rúu wâa jà gin à-rai dii.)

Answer 144

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กว่า
gwàa
more than

Answer 145

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ซื้อ
su
buy

Answer 146

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สู่
sùu
to

Answer 147

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ดู
duu
to look, to watch

Answer 148

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ยินดีต้อนรับ
yin-dii-dtâawn-ráp
Welcome

Answer 149

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บริการ
Buri-gan
Service

Answer 150

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ไป
bpai
Too

ไป (bpai) is usually the verb “to go.” But when we put it after an adjective, its meaning is “too,” as in “too hot,” “too heavy,” or “too big.”

ร้อนไป (ráawn bpai), หนักไป (nàk bpai), ใหญ่ไป (yài bpai)

Now, we can also use ไป (bpai) with the words เยอะ (yóe), meaning “many”, or มาก (mâak), meaning “very”. Then we can say “too many” or “too much”. For example, กินข้าวเยอะ (gin khâao yóe) means “eat a lot of rice”. So can you guess how to say “I ate too much rice.”?

Answer 151

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แล้วกัน
láaeo gan
This phrase is used to indicate that the speaker has reached a decision about something. It is similar to saying “Well, alright then…” or “OK, I guess…”.

Answer 152

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ขอโทษ
khǎaw-thôot
Excuse me

Answer 153

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ช่วย
chûuai
to help

Answer 154

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วันเกิด
wan-gòoet
birthday

Answer 155

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ช่วย…ให้หน่อย
chûuai … hâi nàuy
This phrase essentially means “please do (some action) for me”. The first word, ช่วย (chûuai), is the verb “to help”. This is followed by whatever you are requesting the listener to do. That is followed by ให้หน่อย (hâi nàuy). ให้ (hâi) in this case means “for”, as in “for me”. And หน่อย (nàuy) means “a little”.
We put หน่อย (nàuy) there to make the request sound more humble.
So the whole thing is almost like saying “Could you help a little by doing (some request) for me?”

example of a whole sentence…
ช่วยเปิดประตูให้หน่อย (chûuai bpòoet bprà-dtuu hâi nàuy.) meaning “Could you please open the door for me?” The requested action, เปิดประตู (bpòoet bprà-dtuu), or “open the door” is put between ช่วย (chûuai) and ให้หน่อย (hâi nàuy).

Answer 156

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จังเลย 
jang looei
This functions as an adverb meaning “exceptionally”, “exceedingly”, “extremely”, “very” or “really”. It will usually follow directly after an adjective. As in...
อากาศวันนี้ร้อนจังเลย 
(aa-gàat wan-níi ráawn jang looei.)
“The weather is really hot today.”

Answer 157

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เปิด
bpooèt
is “to open”

Answer 158

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แตกต่าง
dtàaek-dtàang
different, to be different

Answer 159

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ทำไม
tham-mai
why

Answer 160

A

แล้วคุณล่ะ
láaeo khun lâ
“And how about you”

Answer 161

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พวกเขา
phûuak-khǎo
This is a plural pronoun that means “they” or “them”.

พวก (phûuak) means “a group”. It can be added to the beginning of many pronouns and nouns to make them plural. In this case เขา (khǎo) means “he” or “she”, so พวกเขา (phûuak-khǎo) means “they”. Another example is พวกนี้ (phûuak-níi) meaning “these”. It is the plural of นี้ (níi) meaning “this”.
What about “we” or “us”?
We can use เรา (rao) to mean “we”, but เรา (rao) can also be used as a singular pronoun meaning “I”. So in cases where you want to make sure you are not misunderstood, you can use พวกเรา(phûuak rao), which is specifically the plural “we”.

Answer 162

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พวกนี้
phûuak-níi
meaning “these”. It is the plural of นี้ (níi) meaning “this”.

Answer 163

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แตกต่าง
dtàaek-dtàang
different, to be different

Answer 164

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ตรงนั้น
dtrong-nán
there

Answer 165

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คืนนี้
khuuen-níi
tonight

Answer 166

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สอน
sǎawn
to teach

Answer 167

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ใหม่
mài
new, again

Answer 168

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เคย
khooei
ever

We can easily say “never” instead of “ever” just by adding the negative particle ไม่ (mâi) in front of เคย (khooei).

Answer 169

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สั่ง
sàng
to order

Answer 170

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ครั้งหนึ่ง
khráng nùeng
This means “once” or “one time”.

Answer 171

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ปีที่แล้ว
bpii thîi láaeo
“last year”.

ปี (bpii) is “year”. ที่ (thîi) in this case means “which”. And แล้ว (láaeo) is “already”. So altogether, we have “the year which was already” or “last year”.

Answer 172

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เร็ว
reo
fast, quick

Answer 173

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เพราะ
phráw
because

Answer 174

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ฝนจะตก
fŏn jà dtòk
means “It will rain.”

Answer 175

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บอก
bàawk
“to tell”

Answer 176

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น่าจะ
nâa jà
This expression is used to say that an action is “probable” or “likely”.

Answer 177

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หรือเปล่า
rǔue bplàao
or not

Answer 178

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แล้วหรือยัง
láaeo rǔue yang
Meaning “Already Happened or Not.”

Answer 179

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ทาน
thaan
to eat

Answer 180

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แผน
phǎaen
plan

Answer 181

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ใกล้ๆ
glâi-glâi
nearby, around

Answer 182

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กินข้าวรึยัง
gin khâao rúe yang
Casual form of Did you eat yet?

Answer 183

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ต้อง
dtâwng
Meaning “Must”

Answer 184

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ไม่ต้อง
mâi dtâwng
which means “not need to” or “is not necessary.” Make sure you don’t confuse it with “must not.”

Answer 185

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ยิ้ม
yím
to smile

Answer 186

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เช่น
chên
This is a word used to mean “for example” or “such as”. It will come right before an object or list of objects that the speaker is giving as examples.

Answer 187

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เมื่อกี้
mûuea-gîi
This means “a moment ago”. Like most time words, it would usually be used at the beginning of a sentence.

For example, if you just said something, but I didn’t quite hear it, I could say
เมื่อกี้คุณพูดว่าอะไรนะคะ (mûuea-gîi khun phûut wâa à-rai ná khá)
“What did you just say?” or “What did you say just a moment ago?”

Answer 188

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ประมาณ
bprà-maan
This means “approximately”, “about”, or “around”. It will come right before an amount or a time.

Answer 189

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หมา
măa
Actually there are two different words for “dog”. If you want to be polite, you can use สุนัข (sù-nák). But if you don’t need to be very polite you can say หมา (măa).

Answer 190

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ถ้า
thâa
if

In sentences that begin with ถ้า (thâa), we often use the word ก็ (gâaw) to link the two clauses together. In these cases, ก็ (gâaw) has a meaning of “then.”

Answer 191

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ฝนตก
fŏn dtòk
means “to rain”

Answer 192

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นั้น
nan
that

Answer 193

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น่าสนุก
nâa-sà-nùk
enjoyable

Answer 194

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น่าสนใจ
nâa-sǒn-jai
interesting

Answer 195

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น่ารัก
nâa-rák
cute, lovely

Answer 196

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เยี่ยม
yîiam
to visit, to see

Answer 197

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หาด
hàat
beach

Answer 198

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ใคร
khrai
“who”

Answer 199

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ก็ได้
gâaw dâai
It’s all right, It’s OK, can also, any

Answer 200

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ยังไง
yang-ngai
This is a spoken form of the adverb “how”.
The more formal, written form of “how” is อย่างไร (yàang-rai). But you will hear ยังไง (yang-ngai) used more often in regular speech.

As with the English word “how”, ยังไง (yang-ngai) is used in both questions and statements.

What would be an example of ยังไง (yang-ngai) used in a question?
วันนี้อากาศเป็นยังไง (wan níi aa-gàat bpen yang-ngai)
“How is the weather today?” And how about an example of ยังไง (yang-ngai) used in a statement.
ฉันไม่รู้ว่าเขาทำยังไง (chăn mâi rúu wâa khăo tham yang-ngai)

“I don’t know how he did it.” In this sentence the Thai word order is like saying “I don’t know that he did how”.

ฉันไม่รู้ว่า (chăn mâi rúu wâa) means “I don’t know that”, and เขาทำยังไง (khăo tham yang-ngai) means “How did he do it?”

Answer 201

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ภาษาไทยพูดว่ายังไง
phaa-săa thai phûut wâa yang-ngai
to ask how it’s said in Thai.

Answer 202

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เกียจรอ
khîi-gìiat raaw
This means “I’m too impatient to wait”.
ขี้เกียจ (khîi-gìiat) is the adjective “lazy”, and รอ (raaw) is the verb “to wait”.

Answer 203

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ท่าจะ
thâa jà
“possibly”, “probably” or “perhaps”.

Answer 204

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ได้สิครับ
(dâai sì khráp) or
ได้สิคะ (dâai sì khá)
This means “Certainly!” or “Of course you can!” The verb ได้ (dâai) in this phrase means “to be possible”, and สิ (sì) is an emphatic particle. It’s used to turn statements into suggestions or commands.

Answer 205

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ทุกอย่าง
thúk-yàang
“everything”

Answer 206

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ทั้งหมด
tháng-mòt
means “all” or “altogether”

Answer 207

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ทุกวัน
tuk wan
everyday

Answer 208

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รู้สึก
rúu-sùek
to feel

Answer 209

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อ้วน
ûuan
fat, chubby

Answer 210

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สุขภาพ
sùk-khà-phâap
health

Answer 211

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ผอม
phǎawm
slim

Answer 212

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แพง
phaaeng
adjective meaning “expensive.”

Answer 213

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ถูก
thùuk
“cheap”

Answer 214

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เจ
jee
Chinese Mahayana Buddhist vegetarian.

Restaurants serving เจ (jee) food are easily identified by a yellow and red sign with the Thai word เจ. In everyday speech, we often use เจ (jee) to mean “vegetarianism” in general, but there is another term, มังสวิรัติ (mang-sà-wí-rát), that more correctly refers to “food that is simply meat-free.”

Answer 215

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สนุก
sa-nuk
fun

Answer 216

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รู้สึก
rúu-sùek
to feel

Answer 217

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สุขภาพ
(sùk-khà-phâap)
health

Answer 218

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ขึ้น
(khûen)
to rise, to increase, to grow

Answer 219

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ลง
(long)
to descend, to decrease, to shrink

Answer 220

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คราวหลัง
(khraao-lǎng)
This means “from now on”.

คราว (khraao) means a “time” or an “occasion”. And หลัง (lǎng) can mean “behind”, but in this expression it means “after”. So another way to translate คราวหลัง (khraao-lǎng) is “afterwards”.

มาสาย (maa-sǎai) means “to come late” and ไม่ (mâi) means “not”.

Answer 221

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ไม่ต้องลำบาก
(mâi dtâwng lam-bàak)
This means “You don’t need to bother” or “You don’t need to go through the trouble”.

ไม่ต้อง (mâi dtâwng means) “don’t need to”. And ลำบาก (lam-bàak) is an adjective meaning “difficult”, “hard”, or “troubled”.

Now in a sentence, ไม่ต้องลำบาก (mâi dtâwng lam-bàak) can be followed by an action to specify what the listener doesn’t need to bother with.

Answer 222

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ครั้ง
krahng
time

Answer 223

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ละ
la
per

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