Introduction |
Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Thai Season 1, Lesson 18 - Possession. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about possession in Thai. |
Body |
Eric: Here's the informal way to say "Do you have a pen?" in Thai. |
Jay: [Normal] เธอมีปากกาไหม(thooe mii pàak-gaa máai) |
Eric: First is a pronoun meaning "You" |
Jay: [Normal] เธอ [Slow] เธอ (thooe) |
Eric: Next is the verb meaning "to have" |
Jay: [Normal] มี [Slow] มี(mii) |
Eric: Next is the word meaning “pen" |
Jay: [Normal] ปากกา [Slow] ปากกา(pàak-gaa) |
Eric: Last is the particle indicating a yes or no question. |
Jay: [Normal] ไหม [Slow] ไหม(máai) |
Eric: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning "Do you have a pen?" |
Jay: [Slow] เธอมีปากกาไหม [Normal] เธอมีปากกาไหม |
Eric: Ok, now let's take a look at the formal way to say "Do you have a pen?" |
Jay: [Normal] คุณมีปากกาไหมคะ(khun mii bpàak-gaa máai khá) |
Eric: First is the formal pronoun meaning “you” |
Jay: [Normal] คุณ [Slow] คุณ (khun) |
Eric: Next is the verb meaning "to have" |
Jay: [Normal] มี [Slow] มี(mii) |
Eric: Next is the word meaning “pen” |
Jay: [Normal] ปากกา [Slow] ปากกา(bpàak-gaa) |
Eric: Next is the particle indicating a yes or no question. |
Jay: [Normal] ไหม [Slow] ไหม(máai) |
Eric: Last is the sentence ending particle used to make questions and requests polite if you are a female speaker. |
Jay: [Normal] คะ [Slow] คะ(khá) |
Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning "Do you have a pen?" |
Jay: [Slow] คุณมีปากกาไหมคะ [Normal] คุณมีปากกาไหมคะ |
Eric: Following is the way to say "Yes, I do." as a female speaker. |
Jay: [Normal] มีค่ะ(mii khâ) |
Eric: First is a verb meaning "to have" |
Jay: [Normal] มี [Slow] มี(mii) |
Eric: Last is the sentence ending particle used to make questions and requests polite if you are a female speaker. |
Jay: [Normal] ค่ะ [Slow] ค่ะ(khâ) |
Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning "Yes, I do." as a female speaker. |
Jay: [Slow] มีค่ะ [Normal] มีค่ะ |
Eric: Finally, here is a way to say "Here you are." as a female speaker |
Jay: [Normal] นี่ค่ะ(nîi khâ) |
Eric: First is a pronoun meaning “this" |
Jay: [Normal] นี่ [Slow] นี่(nîi) |
Eric: Last is the sentence ending particle used to make requests polite if you are a female speaker. |
Jay: [Normal] ค่ะ [Slow] ค่ะ(khâ) |
Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning "Here you are." if you are a female speaker. |
Jay: [Slow] นี่ค่ะ [Normal] นี่ค่ะ |
Cultural Insight |
Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
Jay: If you need something urgently, you can add châi mǎi? at the end of the question to emphasize your request. This is a particle indicating a yes or no question. For example, if you really need a phone now, you can ask your friend saying khun mii thoo-rá-sàp, châi mǎi? It means “You have a phone, don’t you?” But be sure to use this phrase only in an informal situation. |
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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