Learn how to check the business hours of a store
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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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| In today's lesson, we'll introduce you to the phrase that you will need on several occasions! We all know you want to see the sights in Thailand and this phrase is essential to plan your day. |
| In Thai, "What time does it open?" is bpòoet gìi-moong. |
| bpòoet gìi-moong |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: bpòoet gìi-moong. |
| Now, let’s hear it once again, bpòoet gìi-moong. |
| Don’t hesitate to be a little more polite when you ask people a question. |
| Therefore, women say bpòoet gìi-moong khá. |
| bpòoet gìi-moong khá |
| And men say bpòoet gìi-moong khráp. |
| bpòoet gìi-moong khráp |
| The first word, bpòoet, means "open" followed by gìi-moong, which means "what time." khá or khráp is added to make this phrase more polite. Therefore, bpòoet gìi-moong khá and bpòoet gìi-moong khráp literally mean "What time does it open?" |
| It's also really important to know when places close! The worst thing to encounter is a closed sign hanging in front of a place you wanted to see! But if you don't see any of those signs, you may like to ask. |
| In Thai, "What time does this close?" is bpìt gìi-moong. |
| bpìt gìi-moong |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: bpìt gìi-moong. |
| Now, let’s hear it once again, bpìt gìi-moong. |
| Again, you may like to be polite. |
| Therefore, women say bpìt gìi-moong khá. |
| bpìt gìi-moong khá |
| And men say bpìt gìi-moong khráp. |
| bpìt gìi-moong khráp |
| This phrase is very easy and similar to the phrase we just learned, except that we have the word bpìt which means "close" in substitute to the word bpòoet which means "open." |
| Most of the shopping malls in Thailand opens at around 10 in the morning and close at 10 at night. For museums or government-run place, it usually opens early morning from 8:30 and closes at 4 in the evening. |
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 time does it open?” (for women) - bpòoet gìi-moong khá |
| bpòoet gìi-moong khá |
| bpòoet gìi-moong khá |
| “What time does it open?” (for men) - bpòoet gìi-moong khráp |
| bpòoet gìi-moong khráp |
| bpòoet gìi-moong khráp |
| “What time does it close?” (for women) - bpìt gìi-moong khá |
| bpìt gìi-moong khá |
| bpìt gìi-moong khá |
| “What time does it close?” (for men) - bpìt gìi-moong khráp |
| bpìt gìi-moong khráp |
| bpìt gìi-moong 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. |
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