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| INTRODUCTION |
| Hello and welcome to Thai Survival Phrases brought to you by ThaiPod101.com, this course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Thailand. You will be surprised at how far a little Thai will go. |
| Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by ThaiPod101.com and there, you will find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
Lesson focus |
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| In today's lesson, we'll cover phrases used for apologizing. Now, as you haven't quite mastered Thai, it's probably very prudent to go over the phrases for apologizing as they just might come in handy. |
| We'll start with the word "sorry," which is khǎaw-thôot. |
| khǎaw-thôot. |
| Let's break it down by syllable. khǎaw thôot. |
| khǎaw-thôot. |
| The word khǎaw means "ask for," followed by thôot, which means "punishment." However, adding these words together doesn't make it mean "asking for punishment" but rather "asking for forgiveness." |
| Now, do you remember the word we add to make it more polite? And the word we add to make it sound smoother? Let's add those words in to the phrase. |
| To say "I'm sorry" in Thai, for women, we say khǎaw-thôot ná khá. |
| khǎaw-thôot ná khá. |
| For men, we say khǎaw-thôot ná khráp. |
| khǎaw-thôot ná khráp. |
| Let's hear it one more time: |
| khǎaw-thôot ná khá. |
| khǎaw-thôot ná khráp. |
| This phrase is a common phrase to say "excuse me" and "I'm sorry." You may use this phrase when you need to get attention from someone. You can use this phrase when you hurt someone or even when you need a moment for yourself. |
| Now, what if someone says this to you? In the case that someone uses this expression toward you, the proper response depends on the situation. If the person uses this phrase to apologize, the best phrase to respond is mâi-bpen-rai. |
| mâi-bpen-rai |
| Let's break it down by syllable: mâi bpen rai. |
| mâi-bpen-rai |
| Remember to say it with politeness. Therefore, for women, we say mâi-bpen-rai khá. |
| mâi-bpen-rai khá |
| And for men, we say mâi-bpen-rai khráp. |
| mâi-bpen-rai khráp. |
| How about a response for "Excuse me?" Usually Thai people respond with a "yes." For women, there are two ways to say it. The first one is khâ, and the second one is khá. Don't get confused by the tone. |
| For the first one, the tone is going down, and for the second one, the tone is going up. |
| Khâ, khá. |
| We use khâ, the first tone, as an expression for an agreement. If someone says "excuse me" as they need a moment to himself or herself, you should say khâ as you agree. We use the second one, khá, to respond when someone is trying to get attention from you. You say khá as a question. Now, with the same situation, men can just say khráp to respond to both. So lucky, you guys! |
Outro |
| Okay, to close out today's lesson, we'd like for you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for saying it aloud. You'll have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so chôok-dii khâ, that means "good luck" in Thai. |
| Remember, khâ is for women and khráp is for men. |
| Ok, here we go! |
| “I'm sorry.” or “Excuse me.” for women - khǎaw-thôot ná khá. |
| khǎaw-thôot ná khá. |
| khǎaw-thôot ná khá. |
| “I'm sorry.” or “Excuse me.” for men - khǎaw-thôot ná khráp. |
| khǎaw-thôot ná khráp. |
| khǎaw-thôot ná khráp. |
| To respond to “I’m sorry.” for women - mâi-bpen-rai khâ. |
| mâi-bpen-rai khâ. |
| mâi-bpen-rai khâ. |
| To respond to “I’m sorry.” for men - mâi-bpen-rai khráp. |
| mâi-bpen-rai khráp. |
| mâi-bpen-rai khráp. |
| To respond to “Excuse me” as they need a moment to themself, for women - khâ |
| khâ |
| khâ |
| To respond to “Excuse me” as they need a moment to themself, for men - khráp |
| khráp |
| khráp |
| To respond to “Excuse me” as they need attention from you, for women - khá |
| khá |
| khá |
| To respond to “Excuse me” as they need attention from you, for men - khráp |
| khráp |
| khráp |
| All right. That’s is going to do it for today. Remember to stop by ThaiPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
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