Learn how to greet someone
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Thai Season 1, Lesson 2 - Greetings. In this lesson, you'll learn what to say to someone when you arrive and when you part in Thai. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the informal way to say "Hello" in Thai as a female speaker. |
| Jay: [Normal] หวัดดีค่ะ(wàt-dii khâ.) |
| Eric: First is a phrase meaning "Hello" informally for women. |
| Jay: [Normal] หวัดดี [Slow] หวัดดี (wàt-dii) |
| Eric: Next is the polite sentence ending for women. |
| Jay: [Normal] ค่ะ [Slow] ค่ะ(Khâ) |
| Eric: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning "Hello" as a female speaker. |
| Jay: [Slow] หวัดดีค่ะ [Normal] หวัดดีค่ะ |
| Eric: Now let's see the informal way to say "Hello." as a male speaker. |
| Jay: [Normal] หวัดดีครับ(wàt-dii khráp.) |
| Eric: First is a masculine phrase meaning "Hello". |
| Jay: [Normal] หวัดดี [Slow] หวัดดี (wàt-dii) |
| Eric: Next is the polite sentence ending for men |
| Jay: [Normal] ครับ [Slow] ครับ(khráp) |
| Eric: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning "Hello" as a male speaker. |
| Jay: [Slow] หวัดดีครับ [Normal] หวัดดีครับ |
| Eric: Next up is the informal way to say “Goodbye” as a female speaker. |
| Jay: [Normal] ไปก่อนนะคะ สวัสดีค่ะ(bpai gàawn ná khá. sà-wàt-dii khâ.) |
| Eric: Literally, this phrase means “I’m going first.” First is a verb meaning “to go" |
| Jay: [Normal] ไป [Slow] ไป(bpai) |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning "first, ahead" |
| Jay: [Normal] ก่อน [Slow] ก่อน(gàawn) |
| Eric: Then, a particle that makes the phrase smoother. |
| Jay: [Normal] นะ [Slow] นะ(ná) |
| Eric: Followed by the polite sentence ending for women. |
| Jay: [Normal] คะ [Slow] คะ(khá) |
| Eric: Last is the phrase meaning "Goodbye" as a female speaker. |
| Jay: [Normal] สวัสดีค่ะ [Slow] สวัสดีค่ะ(sà-wàt-dii khâ) |
| Eric: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning “Goodbye” for female speakers. |
| Jay: [Slow] ไปก่อนนะคะ สวัสดีค่ะ [Normal] ไปก่อนนะคะ สวัสดีค่ะ |
| Eric: Finally, here is a formal way to say “Goodbye” as a male speaker. Just as it is for female speakers, the male speaker version of this phrase literally means “I'm going now.” |
| Jay: [Normal] ไปก่อนนะครับ สวัสดีครับ(bpai gàawn ná khráp. sà-wàt-dii khráp.) |
| Eric: First is a verb meaning 'to go" |
| Jay: [Normal] ไป [Slow] ไป(bpai) |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning "first, ahead" |
| Jay: [Normal] ก่อน [Slow] ก่อน(gàawn) |
| Eric: Followed by a particle that makes the phrase smoother. |
| Jay: [Normal] นะ [Slow] นะ(ná) |
| Eric: Then, the polite sentence ending for men. |
| Jay: [Normal] ครับ [Slow] ครับ(khráp) |
| Eric: And finally, the masculine version of the word ‘thank you’. |
| Jay: [Normal] สวัสดีครับ [Slow] สวัสดีครับ(sà-wàt-dii khráp) |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning “Goodbye.” as a male speaker. |
| Jay: [Slow] ไปก่อนนะครับ สวัสดีครับ [Normal] ไปก่อนนะครับ สวัสดีครับ |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Jay: [Wai] is the common gesture that Thai people do when they’re saying “Hello.” Most of the time, younger people do [Wai] to people who are older than them or are of a higher social status. [Wai] is a way of showing respect toward others. If someone gives you a [Wai], it means that they are paying respect towards you, too. To return their good manners, you should do [Wai] back. Doing [Wai] is easy; simply put your palms together in front of your chest. |
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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