Learn how to say, “I’m a vegetarian”
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Hello and welcome to Thai Survival Phrases brought to you by ThaiPod101.com. This course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Thailand. You’ll be surprised at how far a little Thai will go. |
| Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by ThaiPod101.com. There, you will find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
Lesson focus |
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| Today's lesson is not only for all of the vegetarians out there, but is also for anyone with an adversity to a particular food! There are many reasons a person won't eat a particular food, and there may be instances when communicating is necessary. Today, we'll go over some phrases to ensure that you don't get any unwanted surprises on the plate. |
| But before we go to our lesson of the day, do you still remember how to say “I" in Thai? For women, it's dì chǎn, dì chǎn, or chǎn, chǎn. |
| And men say phǒm, phǒm. |
| Now let's go to our lesson! |
| In Thai, "I am a vegetarian" is dì-chǎn bpen mang-sà-wí-rát khâ. |
| dì-chǎn bpen mang-sà-wí-rát khâ |
| This phrase is for women as indicated by dì-chǎn and khâ. |
| And another phrase for men is phǒm bpen mang-sà-wí-rát khráp. |
| phǒm bpen mang-sà-wí-rát khráp |
| The word phǒm and khráp indicates that this phrase is for men. |
| Now, let’s break it down by syllable: dì-chǎn bpen mang-sà-wí-rát khâ |
| phǒm bpen mang-sà-wí-rát khráp |
| Let’s hear it once again, dì-chǎn bpen mang-sà-wí-rát khâ |
| phǒm bpen mang-sà-wí-rát khráp |
| The first word, dì-chǎn or phǒm, means "I," followed by bpen which means "is" or "being." The next long word, mang-sà-wí-rát, means "vegetarian." Khá and khráp are added to make this phrase more polite. Therefore, dì-chǎn bpen mang-sà-wí-rát khâ and phǒm bpen mang-sà-wí-rát khráp mean "I am a vegetarian." |
| Another way you could communicate that you don't eat a particular food is by saying just that. In Thai, "I don't eat meat!" is dì-chǎn mâi gin núuea-sàt khâ. |
| dì-chǎn mâi gin núuea-sàt khâ |
| This is for women and men say phǒm mâi gin núuea-sàt khráp. |
| phǒm mâi gin núuea-sàt khráp |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: dì-chǎn mâi gin núuea-sàt khâ |
| phǒm mâi gin núuea-sàt khráp |
| Now, let’s hear it once again, dì-chǎn mâi gin núuea-sàt khâ |
| phǒm mâi gin núuea-sàt khráp |
| The first word, dì-chǎn and phǒm, means "I," followed by mâi which means "no." The next word gin means "eat" while núuea-sàt means "meat." Khá and khráp are added to make this phrase more polite. Therefore, dì-chǎn mâi gin núuea-sàt khâ and phǒm mâi gin núuea-sàt khráp mean "I don't eat meat!" |
| This sentence pattern can be used for foods other than meat by changing just one word! So let's take a look at some other possibilities. Let's try "garlic," which is grà-thiiam. |
| grà-thiiam |
| Let’s break it down by syllable and hear it one more time: grà-thiiam. |
| grà-thiiam |
| Now, let’s try to phrase it with this word, "I don't eat garlic" is dì-chǎn mâi gin grà-thiiam khâ. |
| dì-chǎn mâi gin grà-thiiam khâ |
| And phǒm mâi gin grà-thiiam khráp. |
| phǒm mâi gin grà-thiiam khráp |
| The reason I taught you the word for "garlic" is because I realized that many people don't eat garlic, as they can't stand the smell. And garlic is a fundamental ingredient in almost all Thai foods. Most Thai dishes start up with garlic in every beginning step of cooking. If you really don’t like garlic, let them know. |
Outro |
| Okay, to close out today's lesson, we'd like for you to practice what you just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you are responsible of saying it aloud. You will have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so chôok-dii khâ, that means "good luck" in Thai. |
| Remember, khâ is for women and khráp is for men. |
| Ok, here we go! |
| “I'm a vegetarian.” (for women) - dì-chǎn bpen mang-sà-wí-rát khâ |
| dì-chǎn bpen mang-sà-wí-rát khâ |
| dì-chǎn bpen mang-sà-wí-rát khâ |
| “I'm a vegetarian.” Men say - phǒm bpen mang-sà-wí-rát khráp |
| phǒm bpen mang-sà-wí-rát khráp |
| phǒm bpen mang-sà-wí-rát khráp |
| “I don't eat meat.” (for women) - dì-chǎn mâi gin núuea-sàt khâ |
| dì-chǎn mâi gin núuea-sàt khâ |
| dì-chǎn mâi gin núuea-sàt khâ |
| “I don't eat meat.” (for men) - phǒm mâi gin núuea-sàt khráp |
| phǒm mâi gin núuea-sàt khráp |
| phǒm mâi gin núuea-sàt khráp |
| “I don't eat garlic.” (for women) - dì-chǎn mâi gin grà-thiiam khâ |
| dì-chǎn mâi gin grà-thiiam khâ |
| dì-chǎn mâi gin grà-thiiam khâ |
| “I don't eat garlic.” (for men) - phǒm mâi gin grà-thiiam khráp |
| phǒm mâi gin grà-thiiam khráp |
| phǒm mâi gin grà-thiiam khráp |
| All right. That’s going to do it for today. Remember to stop by ThaiPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
Comments
HideHello Clara,
Thank you very much for your comment and question. To like in Thai is "châawp" not "rák" which means "to love". Please feel free to ask if have future questions. I will be so glad to help. We wish you will have a good progress in learning Thai.
Have a nice day.
Parisa
Team ThaiPod101.com
So if a guy likes a girl: he says chan rak khun or phom rak khun?
Hello Wilfried,
Thank you very much for your comment and question."núuea-sàt" means .animal meat; animal flesh such as chicken meat/ pork and etc..." and "núuea" from the word "núuea-wuua"means "beef or cow meat". Hope that's help. Please let me know if you have any questions. I will bad glad to help you. We wish you have a good progress with Thai.
Have a nice weekend.
Parisa
Team ThaiPod101.com
Hi! What is the difference between "núuea-sàt" which shows up in the vocabulary, and "núuea" which is mentioned in the dictionary?
Hello Ava,
Thank you very much for your comment. We glad you found our lessons helpful. For your questions, sure I will help you as follows:
1. Are there any vegetarian dishes in your menu? it is better to ask : mii mee-nuu aa-hǎan jee mái
2. Can you make this dish vegetarian? kun tam ...(jaan-níi)... bpen jee / mang-sà-wí-rát dâai mái **you can tell them the name of dishes in Thai instead of just say this dish like English will do.
3. Is this dish vegetarian? (jaan-níi) ... bpen aa-hǎan jee mái
4. Are there any vegetarian restaurant/foodstall nearby? tǎaeo-níi mii ráan aa-hǎan-jee mái
Hope that help. Have a great day.
kàawp kun kâ
Parisa
Team ThaiPod101.com
Hi! I am a vegetarian and I am surprised to see this lesson. I am heading to Thailand in 2 days time so this will definitely come in handy! Many restaurants do not have a vegetarian menu, may I ask how to say the following in thai?
1. Are there any vegetarian dishes in your menu?
2. Can you make this dish vegetarian?
3. Is this dish vegetarian?
4. Are there any vegetarian restaurant/foodstall nearby?
As you can see I am really worried about food.:sweat_smile: