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| INTRODUCTION |
| Jessi: Top 25 Thai Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 20: "What's the weather like in Bangkok?" 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 "What's the weather like in Bangkok?" In Thai, this is... |
| Pim: aa-gàat thîi grung-thêep bpen yang-ngai khá |
| Jessi: The first word in the question is... |
| Pim: aa-gàat |
| Jessi: meaning "weather" in English. |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) aa-gàat |
| Jessi: Listen again and repeat. |
| Pim: aa-gàat |
| {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 is- |
| Pim: thîi |
| Jessi: meaning "at, to, place, that, which" |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) thîi |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: thîi |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Pim: aa-gàat thîi |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And next... |
| Pim: grung-thêep |
| Jessi: meaning "Bangkok" |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) grung-thêep |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: grung-thêep |
| {Pause} |
| Pim: Listen to the first three words of the question and repeat. |
| Pim: aa-gàat thîi grung-thêep |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: And next... |
| Pim: bpen |
| Jessi: meaning "to be able to, to be, to be alive" |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) bpen |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: bpen |
| {Pause} |
| Pim: Listen to the first four words of the question and repeat. |
| Pim: aa-gàat thîi grung-thêep bpen |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: And next is... |
| Pim: yang-ngai |
| Jessi: meaning "how" |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) yang-ngai |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: yang-ngai |
| {Pause} |
| Pim: Listen to the first five words of the question and repeat. |
| Pim: aa-gàat thîi grung-thêep bpen yang-ngai |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: And after that... |
| 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: aa-gàat thîi grung-thêep bpen yang-ngai khá |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: Remember to change the final khá to khráp if you're a male speaker. Now, master the following pattern and responses to the question "What's the weather like in Bangkok?" |
| Pim: dàaet jâa khâ |
| Jessi: "It's sunny." Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Pim: (Slow) dàaet jâa khâ |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word... |
| Pim: dàaet jâa |
| Jessi: meaning "sunny" |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) dàaet jâa |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: dàaet jâa |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And after that... |
| Pim: khâ |
| Jessi: a particle added at the end of the sentence or phrase in order to increase the level of politeness when the speaker is female |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) khâ |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: khâ |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Listen to the speaker say "It's sunny." and then repeat. |
| Pim: dàaet jâa khâ |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: This is how you would say “It's sunny.” if you are a female; if you are a male, simply replace the word khá with the word khráp. Now, listen to the entire response as you would say it if you’re a male, and repeat. |
| Pim: dàaet jâa khráp |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern,replace "sunny" with "cloudy." |
| Pim: mii mêek mâak |
| Jessi: "cloudy" |
| Pim: (slow) mii mêek mâak (regular) mii mêek mâak |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "cloudy." |
| Pim: mii mêek mâak khâ |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same, simply replace the word "sunny." Say, "It's cloudy" |
| {pause} |
| Pim: mii mêek mâak khâ |
| Jessi: Remember, this is how to answer the question if you’re a female. If you’re male, use khráp instead of khâ. So now, let’s try to use it with a male version. |
| Jessi: To use a different phrase, replace "cloudy" with "clear." |
| Pim: bplàawt-bpròong |
| Jessi: "clear" |
| Pim: (slow) bplàawt-bpròong (regular) bplàawt-bpròong |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "clear." |
| Pim: bplàawt-bpròong khráp |
| Jessi: Replace the word "cloudy" and then use male speech. Say, "It's clear." |
| {pause} |
| Pim: bplàawt-bpròong khráp |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace "clear" with "windy." |
| Pim: mii lom raaeng |
| Jessi: "windy" |
| Pim: (slow) mii lom raaeng (regular) mii lom raaeng |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "windy." |
| Pim: mii lom raaeng khráp |
| Jessi: Replace the word for "clear" and then use male speech. Say, "It's windy." |
| {pause} |
| Pim: mii lom raaeng khráp |
| Jessi: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting Thailand and someone asks you "What's the weather like in Bangkok?" You want to say that it's sunny. Respond to the question. |
| Pim: aa-gàat thîi grung-thêep bpen yang-ngai khá (five seconds) dàaet jâa khâ |
| Jessi: Now, you want to say it's cloudy. Respond to the question. |
| Pim: aa-gàat thîi grung-thêep bpen yang-ngai khá (five seconds) mii mêek mâak khâ |
| Jessi: You want to say that it's clear. Use male speech and answer the speaker's question. |
| Pim: aa-gàat thîi grung-thêep bpen yang-ngai khá (five seconds) bplàawt-bpròong khráp |
| Jessi: Now you want to say it's windy. Use male speech and respond to the question. |
| Pim: aa-gàat thîi grung-thêep bpen yang-ngai khá (five seconds) mii lom raaeng khráp |
| Jessi: You want to ask someone what the weather is like. Ask them the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Pim: aa-gàat thîi grung-thêep bpen yang-ngai khá |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: This is the end of Lesson 20. |
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