Learn how to ask and answer the question, "Are you hungry?"
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Jessi: Top 25 Thai Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 21: "Are you hungry?" 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 "Are you hungry?" In Thai, this is... |
| Pim: khun hǐu mǎi khá |
| Jessi: The first word in the question 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 is- |
| Pim: hǐu |
| Jessi: meaning "to be hungry" |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) hǐu |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: hǐu |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Pim: khun hǐu |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And after that... |
| Pim: mǎi |
| Jessi: a particle indicating a yes/no question |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) mǎi |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: mǎi |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Listen to the first three words of the question and repeat. |
| Pim: khun hǐu mǎi |
| {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: khun hǐu mǎi 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 "Are you hungry?" |
| Pim: dì-chǎn hǐu nít-nàawy khâ |
| Jessi: "Yes, I'm a little hungry." You’ll hear it one more time, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Pim: (Slow) dì-chǎn hǐu nít-nàawy khâ |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word is... |
| Pim: dì-chǎn |
| Jessi: meaning "I" and it's used by females |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) dì-chǎn |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: dì-chǎn |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And next is... |
| Pim: hǐu |
| Jessi: meaning "to be hungry." |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) hǐu |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: hǐu |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Next is... |
| Pim: nít-nàawy |
| Jessi: meaning "a little." |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) nít-nàawy |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: nít-nàawy |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And last is… |
| 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 "Yes, I'm a little hungry." and then repeat. |
| Pim: dì-chǎn hǐu nít-nàawy khâ |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: This is how you would say "Yes, I'm a little hungry." if you are a female; if you are a male, simply replace the word dì-chǎn with the word phǒm, and remember to change the final syllable. Now, listen to the entire response as you would say it if you were a male, and repeat. |
| Pim: phǒm hǐu nít-nàawy khráp |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: To use a different phrase, replace "a little" with "very." |
| Pim: mâak |
| Jessi: "very" |
| Pim: (slow) mâak (regular) mâak |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "very." |
| Pim: dì-chǎn hǐu mâak khâ |
| Jessi: You’ll see that it’s almost the same. Simply the phrase for "a little." Say, "Yes, I'm very hungry." |
| {pause} |
| Pim: dì-chǎn hǐu mâak 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 remember to change the final syllable. Now let’s try a masculine version. |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace "very" with "super." |
| Pim: sùt-sùt |
| Jessi: "super" |
| Pim: (slow) sùt-sùt (regular) sùt-sùt |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "super." |
| Pim: phǒm hǐu sùt-sùt khráp |
| Jessi: Simply replace the word for "very" and use masculine speech. Say, "Yes, I'm super hungry." |
| {pause} |
| Pim: phǒm hǐu sùt-sùt khráp |
| Jessi: To use a different phrase, replace "super" with "really." |
| Pim: jang-looei |
| Jessi: "really" |
| Pim: (slow) jang-looei (regular) jang-looei |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "really." |
| Pim: phǒm hǐu jang-looei khráp |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same, simply replace "super." Say, "Yes, I'm really hungry." |
| {pause} |
| Pim: phǒm hǐu jang-looei khráp |
| Jessi: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting Thailand and someone asks you if you're hungry. You want to answer "Yes, I'm a little hungry." Respond to the question. |
| Pim: khun hǐu mǎi khá (five seconds) dì-chǎn hǐu nít-nàawy khâ |
| Jessi: You want to say "Yes, I'm very hungry." Respond to the question. |
| Pim: khun hǐu mǎi khá (five seconds) dì-chǎn hǐu mâak khâ |
| Jessi: Now you want to say "Yes, I'm super hungry." Use male speech and answer the speaker's question. |
| Pim: khun hǐu mǎi khá (five seconds) phǒm hǐu sùt-sùt khráp |
| Jessi: Now you want to say "Yes, I'm really hungry." Use male speech and respond to the question. |
| Pim: khun hǐu mǎi khá (five seconds) phǒm hǐu jang-looei khráp |
| Jessi: Now you want to ask someone if they are hungry. Use female speech and ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Pim: khun hǐu mǎi khá |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: This is the end of Lesson 21. |
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