Learn how to ask, "Where is the bathroom?"
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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 will cover an extremely important phrase, "Where is the bathroom?" |
| In Thai, the phrase "Where is the bathroom?" is hâwng-náam yùu nǎi? |
| hâwng-náam yùu nǎi? |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: hâwng-náam yùu nǎi? |
| hâwng-náam yùu nǎi? |
| As always, we add khá for women and khráp for men at the end of the phraseto make it sound more polite. |
| That means, for women, we’ll say: hâwng-náam yùu nǎi khá? |
| hâwng-náam yùu nǎi khá? |
| And for men, hâwng-náam yùu nǎi khráp? |
| hâwng-náam yùu nǎi khráp? |
| Let's hear it once again: hâwng-náam yùu nǎi khá? hâwng-náam yùu nǎi khráp? |
| Let’s take a look at the components. |
| The first word, hâwng, means “room.” Followd by náam, which means “water,” so hâwng-náam simply means the “water room.” This includes all the rooms with water from "restroom," "bathroom," and "toilet." |
| The third word of the phrase, yùu, means “at.” And nǎi means “where.” |
| So yùu nǎi simply means “where at.” |
| So altogether, hâwng-náam yùu nǎi means “where is the bathroom?” |
| Makes sense? |
| Cultural Insights |
| Now, when you finally get to the bathroom, finding the right one might be easier than the phrase you just learned. Almost at every bathroom in Thailand, there is a sign indicating which one is for men, and which one is for women. |
| You will find either English word saying “male” or “female,” or image of men or women pose in front of the bathroom door. I lived my whole life in Thailand and never saw any bathroom sign posted in Thai. Although, in some circumstances, some restaurant might provide only one bathroom for both genders, but it is not very often at all. |
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! |
| “Where is the bathroom?” for women - hâwng-náam yùu nǎi khá. |
| hâwng-náam yùu nǎi khá. |
| hâwng-náam yùu nǎi khá. |
| “Where is the bathroom?” for men - hâwng-náam yùu nǎi khráp. |
| hâwng-náam yùu nǎi khráp. |
| hâwng-náam yùu nǎi 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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