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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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| Riding the rails is one of the best ways to get around in Thailand. If you are traveling from one province to another, train is probably the most efficient transportation. But if you're traveling within Bangkok, subway or Skytrain are also the most recommended way of traveling around the city. |
| Once on the platform, you may want to confirm if the train you're about to board is heading the right way. Let's say, you wanted to go to Sa La Daeng Station. Sa La Daeng is a Skytrain station in Bangkok known as a business area during the day and a clubbing street during the night. Let's see what Thai people would say to confirm that they are at the right track. |
| In Thai, "Will this train go to Sa La Daeng station?" is rót-fai sǎai níi bpai sà-thǎa-nii sǎa-laa-daaeng rǔue bplào |
| rót-fai sǎai níi bpai sà-thǎa-nii sǎa-laa-daaeng rǔue bplào |
| Let's break it down by syllable: rót-fai sǎai níi bpai sà-thǎa-nii sǎa-laa-daaeng rǔue bplào |
| Now, don't forget to be polite when asking a question. |
| Therefore, women say rót-fai sǎai níi bpai sà-thǎa-nii sǎa-laa-daaeng rǔue bplào khá |
| rót-fai sǎai níi bpai sà-thǎa-nii sǎa-laa-daaeng rǔue bplào khá |
| For men, you may say rót-fai sǎai níi bpai sà-thǎa-nii sǎa-laa-daaeng rǔue bplào khráp |
| rót-fai sǎai níi bpai sà-thǎa-nii sǎa-laa-daaeng rǔue bplào khráp |
| The first word, rót-fai, means "train," followed by sǎai, which means "route." The third word níi means "this." And the fourth word, bpai, means "go." The next word, sà-thǎa-nii, mean "train station," and sǎa-laa-daaeng is our destination. The following word, rǔue, means "or," and bplào means "no." Let's see what we have. We have "train," "route," "this," "go," "station," "Sa La Daeng," "or," no." Altogether, this phrase mean "This train route to Sa La Daeng Station or not?" Make sense? |
| You may notice that this phrase is very similar to the phrase we just learned about taking a bus. One thing that is different is the word rót, which mean car or bus, and rót-fai, which mean "train." You can use this phrase for a local train, long-distance train, or even when talking about subway or the Skytrain system in Bangkok. Just replace the destination, and you are good to go. |
| Like I mentioned earlier, you can take a train for a trip across country. But if you are traveling within Bangkok, the capital city of Thailand, you may also want to take a subway and a Skytrain for any trip within Bangkok, as it is quicker, and you don't have to face the traffic jam. |
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 train go to Sa La Daeng Station?" for women - rót-fai sǎai níi bpai sà-thǎa-nii sǎa-laa-daaeng rǔue bplào khá |
| rót-fai sǎai níi bpai sà-thǎa-nii sǎa-laa-daaeng rǔue bplào khá |
| rót-fai sǎai níi bpai sà-thǎa-nii sǎa-laa-daaeng rǔue bplào khá |
| "Will this train go to Sa La Daeng Station?" for men - rót-fai sǎai níi bpai sà-thǎa-nii sǎa-laa-daaeng rǔue bplào khráp |
| rót-fai sǎai níi bpai sà-thǎa-nii sǎa-laa-daaeng rǔue bplào khráp |
| rót-fai sǎai níi bpai sà-thǎa-nii sǎa-laa-daaeng rǔue bplào 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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