Learn how to form nouns using the Thai prefix ความ (khwaam) with verbs, adjectives, or adverbs
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Pim: สวัสดีค่ะ (sà-wàt-dii khâ) Hello everyone, I’m Pim. |
| Ben: Hi everyone! This is Ben, and welcome to ThaiPod101.com. Lower Intermediate Season 1, Lesson 1 - There's Always Time for a Thai Curry Break |
| Pim: With us, you'll learn to speak Thai with fun and effective lessons. |
| Ben: We also provide you with cultural insights... |
| Pim: ...and tips you won't find in a textbook. |
| Ben: In this lesson, you'll learn how to use ความ (khwaam) + verbs, adverbs, or adjectives to form nouns. |
| Pim: This conversation takes place at a newspaper office in Bangkok. |
| Ben: The conversation is between a young reporter, Suchada, and her co-worker, Fon. |
| Pim: The speakers are friends, therefore they will be speaking informal Thai. |
| Ben: Let’s listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| ฝน: สุชาดา ไปกินข้าวเที่ยงกันเลยไหม |
| (fǒn: sù-chaa-daa bpai gin khâao thîiang looei mǎi.) |
| สุชาดา: ดีเลย แต่ความจริงฉันยังมีงานค้างอยู่ |
| (sù-chaa-daa: dii looei. dtàae khwaam-jing chǎn yang mii ngaan kháang yùu.) |
| ฝน: งานอะไรล่ะ ให้ฉันช่วยไหม |
| (fǒn: ngaan à-rai lâ. hjâi chǎn chûuai mǎi.) |
| สุชาดา: ขอบใจจ้ะ แต่เอาไว้ก่อนก็ได้ ไปกินข้าวกันก่อน |
| (sù-chaa-daa: khàawp jai jâ. dtàae ao wái gàawn gâaw dâai. bpai gin khâao gan gàawn.) |
| ฝน: เป็นความคิดที่ดีมาก เพราะฉันหิวจะตายอยู่แล้ว |
| (fǒn: bpen khwaam-khít thîi dii mâak. phráw chǎn hǐu jà dtaai yùu láaeo.) |
| สุชาดา: ระหว่างก๋วยเตี๋ยวกับข้าวราดแกง กินอะไรดี |
| (sù-chaa-daa: rá-wàang gǔuai-dtǐiao gàp khâao râat gaaeng. gin à-rai dii.) |
| ฝน: ฉันมีความรู้สึกว่าวันนี้อากาศร้อนมาก กินข้าวราดแกงดีกว่า |
| (fǒn: chǎn mii khwaam-rúu-sùek wâa wan-níi aa-gàat ráawn mâak. gin khâao râat gaaeng dii gwàa.) |
| Ben: And now, for the slow version. |
| Pim: อีกครั้ง ช้า ๆ |
| ฝน: สุชาดา ไปกินข้าวเที่ยงกันเลยไหม |
| (fǒn: sù-chaa-daa bpai gin khâao thîiang looei mǎi.) |
| สุชาดา: ดีเลย แต่ความจริงฉันยังมีงานค้างอยู่ |
| (sù-chaa-daa: dii looei. dtàae khwaam-jing chǎn yang mii ngaan kháang yùu.) |
| ฝน: งานอะไรล่ะ ให้ฉันช่วยไหม |
| (fǒn: ngaan à-rai lâ. hjâi chǎn chûuai mǎi.) |
| สุชาดา: ขอบใจจ้ะ แต่เอาไว้ก่อนก็ได้ ไปกินข้าวกันก่อน |
| (sù-chaa-daa: khàawp jai jâ. dtàae ao wái gàawn gâaw dâai. bpai gin khâao gan gàawn.) |
| ฝน: เป็นความคิดที่ดีมาก เพราะฉันหิวจะตายอยู่แล้ว |
| (fǒn: bpen khwaam-khít thîi dii mâak. phráw chǎn hǐu jà dtaai yùu láaeo.) |
| สุชาดา: ระหว่างก๋วยเตี๋ยวกับข้าวราดแกง กินอะไรดี |
| (sù-chaa-daa: rá-wàang gǔuai-dtǐiao gàp khâao râat gaaeng. gin à-rai dii.) |
| ฝน: ฉันมีความรู้สึกว่าวันนี้อากาศร้อนมาก กินข้าวราดแกงดีกว่า |
| (fǒn: chǎn mii khwaam-rúu-sùek wâa wan-níi aa-gàat ráawn mâak. gin khâao râat gaaeng dii gwàa.) |
| Ben: And now, with the English translation. |
| Pim: อีกครั้ง พร้อมภาษาอังกฤษ |
| ฝน: สุชาดา ไปกินข้าวเที่ยงกันเลยไหม |
| (fǒn: sù-chaa-daa bpai gin khâao thîiang looei mǎi.) |
| Ben: Suchada, should we go have lunch? |
| สุชาดา: ดีเลย แต่ความจริงฉันยังมีงานค้างอยู่ |
| (sù-chaa-daa: dii looei. dtàae khwaam-jing chǎn yang mii ngaan kháang yùu.) |
| Ben: Great. But really, I still have some work to do. |
| ฝน: งานอะไรล่ะ ให้ฉันช่วยไหม |
| (fǒn: ngaan à-rai lâ. hjâi chǎn chûuai mǎi.) |
| Ben: What work? Do you want me to help? |
| สุชาดา: ขอบใจจ้ะ แต่เอาไว้ก่อนก็ได้ ไปกินข้าวกันก่อน |
| (sù-chaa-daa: khàawp jai jâ. dtàae ao wái gàawn gâaw dâai. bpai gin khâao gan gàawn.) |
| Ben: Thanks. But I can save it for later. Let's eat first. |
| ฝน: เป็นความคิดที่ดีมาก เพราะฉันหิวจะตายอยู่แล้ว |
| (fǒn: bpen khwaam-khít thîi dii mâak. phráw chǎn hǐu jà dtaai yùu láaeo.) |
| Ben: That's a great idea because I'm starving to death! |
| สุชาดา: ระหว่างก๋วยเตี๋ยวกับข้าวราดแกง กินอะไรดี |
| (sù-chaa-daa: rá-wàang gǔuai-dtǐiao gàp khâao râat gaaeng. gin à-rai dii.) |
| Ben: Between noodles or curry and rice, which should we eat? |
| ฝน: ฉันมีความรู้สึกว่าวันนี้อากาศร้อนมาก กินข้าวราดแกงดีกว่า |
| (fǒn: chǎn mii khwaam-rúu-sùek wâa wan-níi aa-gàat ráawn mâak. gin khâao râat gaaeng dii gwàa.) |
| Ben: I have a feeling that the weather is very hot today, so it's better to eat curry and rice. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Ben: Hey Khru Pim, what do you think about their decision for lunch? |
| Pim: Well Khun Ben, I’d say it was a pretty good choice. You can never go wrong with a rice and curry shop. |
| Ben: I know Thai green curry is pretty famous around the world. Is that the kind of curry they’d serve? |
| Pim: There could be many types of curry. It all depends on the particular shop. Green curry is kind of soupy. They might also have red or yellow soupy curries. But there would probably be some dry curries or mixed stir-fried dishes, too. |
| Ben: Sounds like I might have trouble picking one to eat. |
| Pim: Oh, that’s the best part. You don’t need to choose just one. We usually get two different curries served over a plate of rice. That way you get a variety of flavor. |
| Ben: But is that double the price? |
| Pim: No, it’s usually just a little more to get two curries instead of one. Anyways, these rice and curry shops in Thailand are cheap. You get a whole meal for about one US dollar. |
| Ben: Sounds great! OK, let’s take a look at the vocabulary. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Ben: The first word in the vocabulary lists is: |
| Pim: ความจริง (khwaam-jing) [natural native speed] |
| Ben: reality, truth, fact |
| Pim: ความจริง [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Pim: ความจริง [natural native speed] |
| Ben: Next is: |
| Pim: งาน (ngaan) [natural native speed] |
| Ben: work, task, celebration, event |
| Pim: งาน [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Pim: งาน [natural native speed] |
| Ben: The next word we have is: |
| Pim: ค้าง (kháang) [natural native speed] |
| Ben: to be unfinished, to remain |
| Pim: ค้าง [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Pim: ค้าง [natural native speed] |
| Ben: The next word we have is: |
| Pim: ช่วย (chûuai) [natural native speed] |
| Ben: to help |
| Pim: ช่วย [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Pim: ช่วย [natural native speed] |
| Ben: The next word we have is: |
| Pim: ความคิด (khwaam-khít) [natural native speed] |
| Ben: idea, thought |
| Pim: ความคิด (khwaam-khít) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Pim: ความคิด (khwaam-khít) [natural native speed] |
| Ben: Next is: |
| Pim: ระหว่าง (rá-wàang) [natural native speed] |
| Ben: between, during, while |
| Pim: ระหว่าง (rá-wàang) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Pim: ระหว่าง (rá-wàang) [natural native speed] |
| Ben: Ben: The next word we have is: |
| Pim: ความรู้สึก (khwaam-rúu-sùek) [natural native speed] |
| Ben: feeling, emotion |
| Pim: ความรู้สึก (khwaam-rúu-sùek) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Pim: ความรู้สึก (khwaam-rúu-sùek) [natural native speed] |
| Ben: Next we have is: |
| Pim: ก๋วยเตี๋ยว (gǔuai-dtǐiao) [natural native speed] |
| Ben: noodles |
| Pim: ก๋วยเตี๋ยว (gǔuai-dtǐiao) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Pim: ก๋วยเตี๋ยว (gǔuai-dtǐiao) [natural native speed] |
| Ben: Ben: The next word we have is: |
| Pim: ข้าวราดแกง (khâao-râat-gaaeng) [natural native speed] |
| Ben: rice and curry |
| Pim: ข้าวราดแกง (khâao-râat-gaaeng) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Pim: ข้าวราดแกง (khâao-râat-gaaeng) [natural native speed] |
| VOCAB AND PHRASE USAGE |
| Ben: Let's have a closer look at the words and phrases in this lesson. |
| Pim: หิวจะตาย (hǐu jà dtaai) |
| Ben: This phrase is used just like the idiom “starving to death” in English. |
| Pim: That’s right. หิว (hǐu) is the adjective “hungry, and ตาย (dtaai) is the verb “to die”. |
| Ben: So the phrase literally means “hungry going to die”. That could be a fun one to use sometime, so let’s practice it. Listeners, please repeat after Khru Pim. |
| Pim: หิวจะตาย (hǐu jà dtaai) |
| (pause) |
| Ben: Are there any other similar phrases? |
| Pim: Well, we have a bunch that ends with จะตาย (jà dtaai). For example, if it is scorching hot outside you can say ร้อนจะตาย (ráawn jà dtaai) |
| Ben: “It’s so hot I’m gonna die!” Ok, and the next phrase is... |
| Pim: ขอบใจจ้ะ (khàawp-jai jâ) |
| Ben: This is just a more informal way of saying ขอบคุณ (khàawp-khun). |
| Pim: Exactly. ขอบใจ (khàawp-jai) is more like “Thanks” in English, while ขอบคุณ (khàawp-khun) is like saying “Thank you”. Remember that we use the more informal polite ending particle จ้ะ jâ with ขอบใจ (khàawp-jai) instead of ครับ (khráp) or ค่ะ (khâ). |
| Ben: And who could you use this with? |
| Pim: You can use ขอบใจจ้ะ (khàawp-jai jâ) when speaking with close friends or inferiors such as younger family members. |
| Ben: I see. And the final phrase we’ll look at is... |
| Pim: เอาไว้ (ao wái) |
| Ben: This means to “keep” or “save” something. |
| Pim: It’s made up of two verbs. เอา (ao) means “to get”, and ไว้ (wái) means “to keep”. The example from the conversation was เอาไว้ก่อนก็ได้ (ao wái gàawn gâaw dâai). |
Lesson focus |
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| Ben: The focus of this lesson is using ความ (khwaam) + verbs, adverbs, or adjectives to form nouns. |
| Pim: The basic meaning of ความ (khwaam) is “substance” or “matter”. It’s combined with verbs, adverbs, and adjectives to form abstract nouns that convey some concept, such as “heat”, “beauty”, “confidence”, or “prosperity”. |
| Ben: OK. Khru Pim, how about an example for our listeners. |
| Pim: Sure thing Khun Ben. We know that ร้อน ráawn means “hot”, but ความร้อน (khwaam-ráawn) means “heat”. |
| Ben: I see. So basically, putting ความ (khwaam) in front of a descriptive word changes it into a noun. |
| Pim: Exactly. One example from the conversation is ความจริง (khwaam-jing). จริง (jing) means “really” or “true”. So can you guess what ความจริง (khwaam-jing) means? |
| Ben: It must be “reality” or “the truth”. |
| Pim: Good job. Do you want to try to guess some more? |
| Ben: Sure. Go ahead. |
| Pim: รู้สึก (rúu-sùek) means “to feel”. So what is ความรู้สึก (khwaam-rúu-sùek) ? |
| Ben: Is it “feeling”? |
| Pim: That’s right. How about ความเจริญ (khwaam-jà-rooen)? เจริญ (jà-rooen) means “to prosper”. |
| Ben: Then ความเจริญ (khwaam-jà-rooen) must mean “prosperity”. |
| Pim: I think you got the hang of it. |
| Ben: It’s a piece of cake. Now how about a little speaking practice for our listeners. Let’s hear all those terms once more. Listeners, please repeat after Khru Pim. First was “heat”. |
| Pim: ความร้อน (khwaam-ráawn) |
| Ben: (pause) Next was “truth” or “reality” |
| Pim: ความจริง (khwaam-jing) |
| Ben: (pause) And then we had “feeling” |
| Pim: ความรู้สึก (khwaam-rúu-sùek) |
| Ben: (pause) And finally “prosperity” |
| Pim: ความเจริญ (khwaam-jà-rooen) |
| Ben: Awesome. Make sure to check out the lesson notes to see more useful words formed with ความ (khwaam). |
Outro |
| Ben: And that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening! See you next time! |
| Pim: ขอบคุณค่ะ แล้วพบกันใหม่ค่ะ |
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