Learn how to find out whether the bus you're going to ride will stop at your destination
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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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| The bus is an important means of transportation. However, before you get on the bus, you probably want to confirm if the bus is going to your destination. We can accomplish this by asking "Will this bus go to," and then add in a destination. In today's lesson, we'll use the shopping center, Siam Center, as a destination. |
| In Thai, you can simply say the destination without saying the word for "station." That means, in Thai, "Will this bus go to Siam Center?" is rót sǎai níi bpai sà-yǎam sen-dtôoe rǔue bplào |
| rót sǎai níi bpai sà-yǎam sen-dtôoe rǔue bplào |
| Don't forget to add khá or khráp to make this phrase more polite. |
| Therefore, women say rót sǎai níi bpai sà-yǎam sen-dtôoe rǔue bplào khá |
| rót sǎai níi bpai sà-yǎam sen-dtôoe rǔue bplào khá |
| And men say rót sǎai níi bpai sà-yǎam sen-dtôoe rǔue bplào khráp |
| rót sǎai níi bpai sà-yǎam sen-dtôoe rǔue bplào khráp |
| Now, let's break it down by syllable: rót sǎai níi bpai sà-yǎam sen-dtôoe rǔue bplào khá |
| rót sǎai níi bpai sà-yǎam sen-dtôoe rǔue bplào khráp |
| Now, let's hear this once again: rót sǎai níi bpai sà-yǎam sen-dtôoe rǔue bplào khá |
| rót sǎai níi bpai sà-yǎam sen-dtôoe rǔue bplào khráp |
| The first word, rót, means "car," and is followed by sǎai, which means "route." The third word, níi, means "this." And the fourth word, bpai, means "go." The next word, sà-yǎam sen-dtôoe, is a famous shopping center in Bangkok. The next word, rǔue, means "or," and bplào means "no." It's a pretty long phrase, I know. Let's see what we have. We have "car," "route," "this," "go," "Siam Center," "or," "no." |
| Although this phrase is useful in many circumstances, you may want to know a little in advance if the bus you are about to take is going to the destination you want to go or not. You may ask someone before you jump into the bus. Simply replace the word níi with nǎi to ask, "Which bus is going to," and then add your destination. |
| That means, to ask, "Which bus is going to Siam Center?" is rót sǎai nǎi bpai sà-yǎam sen-dtôoe |
| rót sǎai nǎi bpai sà-yǎam sen-dtôoe |
| Let’s hear this one more time: rót sǎai nǎi bpai sà-yǎam sen-dtôoe |
| Don't forget to add khá or khráp. Therefore, women say rót sǎai nǎi bpai sà-yǎam sen-dtôoe khá, and men say rót sǎai nǎi bpai sà-yǎam sen-dtôoe khráp. |
| Once you have the right bus, there are a few things you need to know about riding the bus. |
| First one is when do you pay? In Thailand, once you get into the bus, you will be asked by the driver or the bus boy to pay. But how much is it? You simply tell your destination to the bus boy, and he will tell you how much. It should not be anything more than 30 baht. It is wise to be a little prepared by having some coins or small bills like 20-baht bills ready. |
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 are responsible of saying it loud. You will have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so chôok-dii khâ, that's mean "good luck" in Thai. |
| Remember, khâ is for women, and khráp is for men. Okay. Here we go. |
| "Will this bus go to Siam Center?" for women - rót sǎai níi bpai sà-yǎam sen-dtôoe rǔue bplào khá |
| rót sǎai níi bpai sà-yǎam sen-dtôoe rǔue bplào khá |
| rót sǎai níi bpai sà-yǎam sen-dtôoe rǔue bplào khá |
| "Will this bus go to Siam Center?" for men - rót sǎai níi bpai sà-yǎam sen-dtôoe rǔue bplào khráp |
| rót sǎai níi bpai sà-yǎam sen-dtôoe rǔue bplào khráp |
| rót sǎai níi bpai sà-yǎam sen-dtôoe rǔue bplào khráp |
| "Which bus is going to Siam Center?" for women - rót sǎai nǎi bpai sà-yǎam sen-dtôoe khá |
| rót sǎai nǎi bpai sà-yǎam sen-dtôoe khá |
| rót sǎai nǎi bpai sà-yǎam sen-dtôoe khá |
| "Which bus is going to Siam Center?" for men - rót sǎai nǎi bpai sà-yǎam sen-dtôoe khráp |
| rót sǎai nǎi bpai sà-yǎam sen-dtôoe khráp |
| rót sǎai nǎi bpai sà-yǎam sen-dtôoe khráp |
| All right. That’s 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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