Learn how to talk about the weather
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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 will 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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| Whether or not the weather will cooperate is an important question on which many plans are made and canceled. In this lesson, we'll cover a phrase that will help you finalize your plans if they depend on the weather. |
| In Thai, "What will the weather be tomorrow?" is wan-phrûng-níi aa-gàat jà bpen yang-ngai ná. |
| wan-phrûng-níi aa-gàat jà bpen yang-ngai ná |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: wan-phrûng-níi aa-gàat jà bpen yang-ngai ná. |
| Now, let’s hear it one more time, wan-phrûng-níi aa-gàat jà bpen yang-ngai ná. |
| The first word, wan-phrûng-níi means "tomorrow" followed by aa-gàat which means "weather." |
| The next word, jà means "will" while the following word bpen means "be." The word yang-ngai is a spoken word meaning "how." And the last word ná means nothing more than a word that make this phrase smoother while giving a sense of the question. Therefore, wan-phrûng-níi aa-gàat jà bpen yang-ngai ná literally means "What will the weather be tomorrow?" You may use this phrase as a casual question or just a phrase that indicates your wonder. |
| Let's go to the possible answers. In Thai, "It will rain tomorrow" is phrûng-níi fǒn-dtòk. |
| phrûng-níi fǒn-dtòk |
| phrûng-níi fǒn-dtòk |
| As you may guess, the word fǒn-dtòk means "rain." |
| Another phrase you should know is "It will be hot tomorrow" which is phrûng-níi aa-gàat ráawn. |
| phrûng-níi aa-gàat ráawn |
| phrûng-níi aa-gàat ráawn |
| Yes, the word ráawn means "hot" and when Thai people say "hot," it means very, very, hot and humid! |
| Some say that the weather in Thailand is either rainy, hot, or very hot. I think this is true! It is sunny most of the time in Thailand except in the rainy season, in which starts in late June to mid October. The average temperature in Thailand depends on where you are, but mostly, it is around 32 to 38 Celsius year-round and shoots up to 40 Celsius in the summer. |
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! |
| "What will the weather be tomorrow?" - wan-phrûng-níi aa-gàat jà bpen yang-ngai ná |
| wan-phrûng-níi aa-gàat jà bpen yang-ngai ná |
| wan-phrûng-níi aa-gàat jà bpen yang-ngai ná |
| "It will rain tomorrow." - phrûng-níi fǒn-dtòk |
| phrûng-níi fǒn-dtòk |
| phrûng-níi fǒn-dtòk |
| "It will be hot tomorrow." - phrûng-níi aa-gàat ráawn |
| phrûng-níi aa-gàat ráawn |
| phrûng-níi aa-gàat ráawn |
| 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. |
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