Learn how to ask, "When are you leaving?"
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Thai Season 1, Lesson 14 - When Are You Leaving? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask when someone is leaving in Thai. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the informal way to ask "When are you leaving?" in Thai. |
| Jay: [Normal] เธอจะไปเมื่อไหร่ (thooe jà bpai mûuea-rài) |
| Eric: First is an informal pronoun meaning "You." |
| Jay: [Normal] เธอ [Slow] เธอ (thooe) |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning "will" or "to be going to" |
| Jay: [Normal] จะ [Slow] จะ(jà) |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning "to go" |
| Jay: [Normal] ไป [Slow] ไป(bpai) |
| Eric: Last is the question word meaning "when" |
| Jay: [Normal] เมื่อไหร่ [Slow] เมื่อไหร่(mûuea-rài) |
| Eric: Listen again to the informal question meaning "When are you leaving?" |
| Jay: [Slow] เธอจะไปเมื่อไหร่ [Normal] เธอจะไปเมื่อไหร่ |
| Eric: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask, "When are you leaving?, for female speakers |
| Jay: [Normal] คุณจะไปเมื่อไหร่คะ(khun jà bpai mûuea-rài khá) |
| Eric: First is an informal pronoun meaning "you." |
| Jay: [Normal] คุณ [Slow] คุณ (khun) |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning "will" or "to be going to" |
| Jay: [Normal] จะ [Slow] จะ(jà) |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning "to go" |
| Jay: [Normal] ไป [Slow] ไป(bpai) |
| Eric: Next is the question word meaning "When" |
| Jay: [Normal] เมื่อไหร่ [Slow] เมื่อไหร่(mûuea-rài) |
| Eric: Last is the sentence ending particle used to make questions and requests politely for female speakers. |
| Jay: [Normal] คะ [Slow] คะ(khá) |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal question meaning "When are you leaving?" |
| Jay: [Slow] คุณจะไปเมื่อไหร่คะ [Normal] คุณจะไปเมื่อไหร่คะ |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning "I’ll leave in two hours." |
| Jay: [Normal] ฉันจะไปในอีกสองชั่วโมง (chǎn jà bpai nai ìik sǎawng chûua-moong) |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning "I" |
| Jay: [Normal] ฉัน [Slow] ฉัน(chǎn) |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning "will" or "to be going to" |
| Jay: [Normal] จะ [Slow] จะ(jà) |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning "to go" |
| Jay: [Normal] ไป [Slow] ไป(bpai) |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning "within" or "in" |
| Jay: [Normal] ในอีก [Slow] ในอีก(nai ìik) |
| Eric: Next is the number "two" |
| Jay: [Normal] สอง [Slow] สอง(sǎawng) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning "hour" |
| Jay: [Normal] ชั่วโมง [Slow] ชั่วโมง(chûua-moong) |
| Eric: Listen again to the response, "I'll leave in two hours." |
| Jay: [Slow] ฉันจะไปในอีกสองชั่วโมง [Normal] ฉันจะไปในอีกสองชั่วโมง |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning, "I'll leave next week." |
| Jay: [Normal] ฉันจะไปสัปดาห์หน้า(chǎn jà bpai sàp-daa nâa) |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning "I" |
| Jay: [Normal] ฉัน [Slow] ฉัน(chǎn) |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning "will" or "to be going to" |
| Jay: [Normal] จะ [Slow] จะ(jà) |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning "to go" |
| Jay: [Normal] ไป [Slow] ไป(bpai) |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning "week" |
| Jay: [Normal] สัปดาห์ [Slow] สัปดาห์(sàp-daa) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning "next" |
| Jay: [Normal] หน้า [Slow] หน้า(nâa) |
| Eric: Listen again to the response, "I'll leave next week." |
| Jay: [Slow] ฉันจะไปสัปดาห์หน้า [Normal] ฉันจะไปสัปดาห์หน้า |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Jay: In a casual situation, you can also simply ask "how long", which is นานแค่ไหน in Thai, when you want to ask how long someone will stay. |
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