Learn how to ask for directions
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Thai Season 1, Lesson 16 - Asking Directions. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and understand basic directions in Thai. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the way to ask "Where is the station?" in Thai. |
| Jay: [Normal] สถานีอยู่ที่ไหน(sà-thǎa-nii yùu thîi-nǎi) |
| Eric: First is a noun meaning “station” |
| Jay: [Normal] สถานี [Slow] สถานี (sà-thǎa-nii) |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning “is” for asking a location. |
| Jay: [Normal] อยู่ [Slow] อยู่(yùu) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning “where” |
| Jay: [Normal] ที่ไหน [Slow] ที่ไหน(thîi-nǎi) |
| Eric: Listen again to the question meaning "Where is the station?" |
| Jay: [Slow] สถานีอยู่ที่ไหน [Normal] สถานีอยู่ที่ไหน |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning "Go straight." |
| Jay: [Normal] ตรงไป(dtrong bpai) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning “straight" |
| Jay: [Normal] ตรง [Slow] ตรง (dtrong) |
| Eric: Last is the verb meaning "to go" |
| Jay: [Normal] ไป [Slow] ไป(bpai) |
| Eric: Listen again to the response meaning "Go straight." |
| Jay: [Slow] ตรงไป [Normal] ตรงไป |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning "Turn right." |
| Jay: [Normal] เลี้ยวขวา(líiao khwăa) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning "Turn" |
| Jay: [Normal] เลี้ยว [Slow] เลี้ยว(líiao) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning "Right" |
| Jay: [Normal] ขวา [Slow] ขวา(khwăa) |
| Eric: Listen again to the response meaning "Turn right." |
| Jay: [Slow] เลี้ยวขวา [Normal] เลี้ยวขวา |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning, "Turn left." |
| Jay: [Normal] เลี้ยวซ้าย(líiao sáai) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning "Turn" |
| Jay: [Normal] เลี้ยว [Slow] เลี้ยว(líiao) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning "Left" |
| Jay: [Normal] ซ้าย [Slow] ซ้าย(sáai) |
| Eric: Listen again to the response meaning "Turn left." |
| Jay: [Slow] เลี้ยวซ้าย [Normal] เลี้ยวซ้าย |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Jay: When you ask for directions, Thai people will sometimes give you the name of the street and the soi number. Soi is a word in Thai that means a side street or alley. All the small streets that branch off from main roads are given a number. For example, if they say “Sukhumvit Soi 14” that means “side street #14 off Sukhumvit Road”. All the even-numbered sois are on one side of the main road, and all the odd numbered sois are on the other side. So, in this case, side street # 14 might be right across from side street #13 or side street #15. |
Outro |
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| Eric: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
| Jay: สวัสดี ค่ะ |
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