Learn how to ask and answer the question, "How tall are you?"
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Jessi: Top 25 Thai Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 14: "How tall are you?" in Thai. In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Thai learners, and then learn how to answer like a native speaker. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then, through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations. |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question "How tall are you?" In Thai, this is... |
| Pim: khun súung thâo-rài khá |
| Jessi: The first word in the question "How tall are you? is... |
| Pim: khun |
| Jessi: meaning "you" in English. |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) khun |
| Jessi: Listen again and repeat. |
| Pim: khun |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question "How tall are you? is- |
| Pim: súung |
| Jessi: meaning "tall" |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) súung |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: súung |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Pim: khun súung |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And next, |
| Pim: thâo-rài |
| Jessi: meaning "how much" or "how many" |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) thâo-rài |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: thâo-rài |
| {Pause} |
| Pim: Listen to the first three words of the question and repeat. |
| Pim: khun súung thâo-rài |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: And next... |
| Pim: khá |
| Jessi: a polite ending particle for female speakers for questions and requests |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) khá |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: khá |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Now listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Pim: khun súung thâo-rài khá |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: Note that this question is set as how a female speaker would say it, if you are a male speaker, change the khá to khráp. You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question "How tall are you?" |
| Pim: dì-chǎn sǔung nùeng-ráawy-bpàaet-sìp sen-dtì-méet khâ |
| Jessi: "I'm 180 cm tall." Listen as it’s repeated slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Pim: (Slow) dì-chǎn sǔung nùeng-ráawy-bpàaet-sìp sen-dtì-méet khâ |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word... |
| Pim: dì-chǎn |
| Jessi: means "I" used by females |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) dì-chǎn |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: dì-chǎn |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And after that... |
| Pim: sǔung |
| Jessi: meaning "tall." |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) sǔung |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: sǔung |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Next is... |
| Pim: nùeng-ráawy-bpàaet-sìp |
| Jessi: meaning "180." |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) nùeng-ráawy-bpàaet-sìp |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: nùeng-ráawy-bpàaet-sìp |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And after that is |
| Pim: sen-dtì-méet |
| Jessi: meaning "centimeter." |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) sen-dtì-méet |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: sen-dtì-méet |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And next… |
| Pim: khâ |
| Jessi: which is the particle added at the end of the sentence or phrase in order to increase the level of politeness when the speaker is a female. |
| Pim: khâ |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: khâ |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Listen to the speaker say "I'm 180 cm tall." and then repeat. |
| Pim: dì-chǎn sǔung nùeng-ráawy-bpàaet-sìp sen-dtì-méet khâ |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: This is how you would say "I'm 180 cm tall." if you are a female; if you are a male, simply replace the word dì-chǎn with the word phǒm, meaning “I” in English. Remember to also change the final khá to khráp. Now, listen to the entire response as you would say it if you were a male, and repeat. |
| Pim: phǒm sǔung nùeng-ráawy-bpàaet-sìp sen-dtì-méet khráp |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: To use a different phrase, replace "180" with "155." |
| Pim: nùeng-ráawy hâa-sìp-hâa |
| Jessi: "155" |
| Pim: (slow) nùeng-ráawy hâa-sìp-hâa (regular) nùeng-ráawy hâa-sìp-hâa |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "155." |
| Pim: dì-chǎn sǔung nùeng-ráawy hâa-sìp-hâa sen-dtì-méet khâ |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same, we simply replaced "180." Say, "I'm 155 cm tall." |
| {pause} |
| Pim: dì-chǎn sǔung nùeng-ráawy hâa-sìp-hâa sen-dtì-méet khâ |
| Jessi: Remember, this is how to answer the question if you’re a female. If you’re male, use phǒm instead of dì-chǎn, and also change the final particle. Let’s try it with a masculine version. |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace "155" with "160." |
| Pim: nùeng-ráawy hòk-sìp |
| Jessi: "160" |
| Pim: (slow) nùeng-ráawy hòk-sìp (regular) nùeng-ráawy hòk-sìp |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "160." |
| Pim: phǒm sǔung nùeng-ráawy hòk-sìp sen-dtì-méet khráp |
| Jessi: Replace the phrase for "155" and make rest of the sentence masculine. Say, "I'm 160 cm tall." |
| {pause} |
| Pim: phǒm sǔung nùeng-ráawy hòk-sìp sen-dtì-méet khráp |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace "160" with "168." |
| Pim: nùeng-ráawy hòk-sìp bpàaet |
| Jessi: "168" |
| Pim: (slow) nùeng-ráawy hòk-sìp bpàaet (regular) nùeng-ráawy hòk-sìp bpàaet |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "168." |
| Pim: phǒm sǔung nùeng-ráawy hòk-sìp bpàaet sen-dtì-méet khráp |
| Jessi: Replace the word for "168" and make the sentence masculine. Say, "I'm 168 cm tall." |
| {pause} |
| Pim: phǒm sǔung nùeng-ráawy hòk-sìp bpàaet sen-dtì-méet khráp |
| Jessi: Alright! Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting Thailand and someone asks you how tall you are. You’re a female speaker and you are 180 centimeters tall. Respond to the question. |
| Pim: khun súung thâo-rài khá (five seconds) dì-chǎn sǔung nùeng-ráawy-bpàaet-sìp sen-dtì-méet khâ |
| Jessi: Now imagine you're a female speaker and that you're 155 centimeters tall. Respond to the question. |
| Pim: khun súung thâo-rài khá (five seconds) dì-chǎn sǔung nùeng-ráawy hâa-sìp-hâa sen-dtì-méet khâ |
| Jessi: Now, imagine you're a male speaker and you’re 160 centimeters tall. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Pim: khun súung thâo-rài khá (five seconds) phǒm sǔung nùeng-ráawy hòk-sìp sen-dtì-méet khráp |
| Jessi: Now, imagine you're a male speaker and you’re 168 centimeters tall. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Pim: khun súung thâo-rài khá (five seconds) phǒm sǔung nùeng-ráawy hòk-sìp bpàaet sen-dtì-méet khráp |
| Jessi: Now you want to ask that person how tall they are. Ask the feminine version of that question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Pim: khun súung thâo-rài khá |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: This is the end of Lesson 14. |
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