Learn how to ask and answer the question, "What's this?"
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Jessi: Top 25 Thai Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 22: "What's this?" 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 this?" In Thai, this is... |
| Pim: nîi khuue à-rai khá |
| Jessi: The first word in the question is... |
| Pim: nîi |
| Jessi: meaning "this" in English. |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) nîi |
| Jessi: Listen again and repeat. |
| Pim: nîi |
| {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: khuue |
| Jessi: meaning "to be" |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) khuue |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: khuue |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Pim: nîi khuue |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And after that... |
| Pim: à-rai |
| Jessi: meaning "what" |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) à-rai |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: à-rai |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Listen to the first three words of the question and repeat. |
| Pim: nîi khuue à-rai |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And next is... |
| 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: nîi khuue à-rai 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 this?" |
| Pim: man khuue glâwng-thàai-rûup khâ |
| Jessi: "It's a camera." Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Pim: (Slow) man khuue glâwng-thàai-rûup khâ |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word is... |
| Pim: man |
| Jessi: meaning "it" |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) man |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: man |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And next is... |
| Pim: khuue |
| Jessi: meaning "to be." |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) khuue |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: khuue |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And next... |
| Pim: glâwng-thàai-rûup |
| Jessi: meaning "camera." |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) glâwng-thàai-rûup |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: glâwng-thàai-rûup |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And next... |
| 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: Now listen to the speaker say "It's a camera." and then repeat. |
| Pim: man khuue glâwng-thàai-rûup khâ |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: This is how you would say "It's a camera." if you are a female; if you are a male, 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: man khuue glâwng-thàai-rûup khráp |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace "camera " with "pencil case." |
| Pim: glàwng din-sǎaw |
| Jessi: "pencil case" |
| Pim: (slow) glàwng din-sǎaw (regular) glàwng din-sǎaw |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "pencil case." |
| Pim: man khuue glàwng din-sǎaw khâ |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same, simply replace "camera." Say, "It's a pencil case." |
| {pause} |
| Pim: man khuue glàwng din-sǎaw khâ |
| Jessi: Remember, this is how to answer you question if you’re a female. If you’re male, use khráp instead of khâ. So now, let’s try it with a masculine version. To expand on the pattern, replace "pencil case" with "laptop." |
| Pim: khawm-phíu-dtôoe phók-phaa |
| Jessi: "laptop" |
| Pim: (slow) khawm-phíu-dtôoe phók-phaa (regular) khawm-phíu-dtôoe phók-phaa |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "laptop." |
| Pim: man khuue khawm-phíu-dtôoe phók-phaa khráp |
| Jessi: Simply replace "pencil case" and use masculine speech. Say, "It's a laptop." |
| {pause} |
| Pim: man khuue khawm-phíu-dtôoe phók-phaa khráp |
| Jessi: To use a different phrase, replace "laptop" with "flashlight." |
| Pim: fai-chǎai |
| Jessi: "flashlight" |
| Pim: (slow) fai-chǎai (regular) fai-chǎai |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "flashlight." |
| Pim: man khuue fai-chǎai khráp |
| Jessi: Simply replace "laptop" and use masculine speech. Say, "It's a flashlight." |
| {pause} |
| Pim: man khuue fai-chǎai khráp |
| Jessi: Ok! Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting Thailand and someone asks you what something is. You want to respond that It’s a camera. Answer the question. |
| Pim: nîi khuue à-rai khá (five seconds) man khuue glâwng-thàai-rûup khâ |
| Jessi: Now you want to say it's a pencil case. Respond to the question. |
| Pim: nîi khuue à-rai khá (five seconds) man khuue glàwng din-sǎaw khâ |
| Jessi: Now you want to say it's a laptop. Use masculine speech and answer the speaker's question. |
| Pim: nîi khuue à-rai khá (five seconds) man khuue khawm-phíu-dtôoe phók-phaa khráp |
| Jessi: Now imagine that it's a flashlight. Use masculine speech and respond to the question. |
| Pim: nîi khuue à-rai khá (five seconds) man khuue fai-chǎai khráp |
| Jessi: You want to ask someone what something is. Use female speech and ask them the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Pim: nîi khuue à-rai khá |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: This is the end of Lesson 22. |
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