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| INTRODUCTION |
| Jessi: Top 25 Thai Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 5: "Do you speak Thai?" 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 "Do you speak Thai?" In Thai, this is... |
| Pim: khun phûut phaa-sǎa thai dâai mǎi khá |
| Jessi: The first word in the question "Do you speak Thai?" 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: phûut |
| Jessi: meaning "speak" |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) phûut |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: phûut |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Pim: khun phûut |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And next is... |
| Pim: phaa-sǎa thai |
| Jessi: meaning "Thai language.” |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) phaa-sǎa thai |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: phaa-sǎa thai |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Listen to the first three words of the question and repeat. |
| Pim: khun phûut phaa-sǎa thai |
| Jessi: And next... |
| Pim: dâai |
| Jessi: meaning "can” |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) dâai |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: dâai |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Listen to the first four words of the question and repeat. |
| Pim: khun phûut phaa-sǎa thai dâai |
| 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 four words of the question and repeat. |
| Pim: khun phûut phaa-sǎa thai dâai mǎi |
| 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 phûut phaa-sǎa thai dâai mǎi khá |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: Note that this question is set as how a female speaker would say it, if you are a male speaker, please change the final khá to khráp. |
| Jessi: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question "Do you speak Thai?" |
| Pim: dâai khâ dì-chǎn phûut dâai nít-nàwy khâ |
| Jessi: "Yes, I speak a little." Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Pim: (Slow) dâai khâ dì-chǎn phûut dâai nít-nàwy khâ |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: To answer “no, I don’t” in a simple way, just say… |
| Pim: mǎi dâai khá if you’re a female, and mǎi dâai khráp if you’re a male. |
| Jessi: Now, let's break down our original response from the beginning. The first word ... |
| Pim: dâai |
| Jessi: means "to be able to" |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) dâai |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: dâai |
| {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 a female. |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) khâ |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: khâ |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And next... |
| Pim: dì-chǎn |
| Jessi: meaning "I" used by females |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) dì-chǎn |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: dì-chǎn |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And after that… |
| Pim: phûut |
| Jessi: meaning "to speak.” |
| Pim: phûut |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: phûut |
| Jessi: And next… |
| Pim: dâai |
| Jessi: means "to be able to" |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) dâai |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: dâai |
| Jessi: And next ... |
| Pim: nít-nàwy |
| Jessi: meaning "a little." |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) nít-nàwy |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: nít-nàwy |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And next … |
| Pim: khâ |
| Jessi: which is the particle that we saw before. |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: khâ |
| Jessi: Now listen to the speaker say "Yes, I speak a little." and then repeat. |
| Pim: dâai khâ dì-chǎn phûut dâai nít-nàwy khâ |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: This is how you would say "Yes, I speak a little." 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’re a male, and repeat. |
| Pim: dâai khráp phǒm phûut dâai nít-nàwy khráp |
| Jessi: To expand the pattern, replace "a little" with "a lot." |
| Pim: yóe |
| Jessi: "a lot" |
| Pim: (slow) yóe (regular) yóe |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "a lot." |
| Pim: dâai khâ dì-chǎn phûut dâai yóe 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. Now let’s try it with a masculine version. |
| Jessi: To use a different phrase, replace "a lot" with "some." |
| Pim: bâang |
| Jessi: "some" |
| Pim: (slow) bâang (regular) bâang |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "some." |
| Pim: dâai khráp phǒm phûut dâai bâang khráp |
| Jessi: Again, it mostly stays the same. Simply replace "a lot" with "some." Now say, "Yes, I speak some." |
| {pause} |
| Pim: dâai khráp phǒm phûut dâai bâang khráp |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace "some" with "fluently." |
| Pim: khlâwng |
| Jessi: "fluently" |
| Pim: (slow) khlâwng (regular) khlâwng |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "fluently." |
| Pim: dâai khráp phǒm phûut dâai khlâwng khráp |
| Jessi: They mostly stay the same, simply replaced "some" with "fluently." Now say "Yes, I speak fluently." |
| {pause} |
| Pim: dâai khráp phǒm phûut dâai khlâwng khráp |
| Jessi: Ok! Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting Thailand and someone asks you if you speak Thai. You are a female speaker and you want to answer that you speak a little. Respond to the question. |
| Pim: khun phûut phaa-sǎa thai dâai mǎi khá (five seconds) dâai khâ dì-chǎn phûut dâai nít-nàwy khâ |
| Jessi: Now you want to answer that you speak a lot. Respond to the question. |
| Pim: khun phûut phaa-sǎa thai dâai mǎi khá (five seconds) dâai khâ dì-chǎn phûut dâai yóe khâ |
| Jessi: Now, imagine you're a male speaker, you want to answer that you some. Remember to think about the gender of your words. Answer the speaker’s question. |
| Pim: khun phûut phaa-sǎa thai dâai mǎi khá (five seconds) dâai khráp phǒm phûut dâai bâang khráp |
| Jessi: Now you want to answer that you speak fluently sas a fluent speaker. Respond to the question. |
| Pim: khun phûut phaa-sǎa thai dâai mǎi khá (five seconds) dâai khráp phǒm phûut dâai khlâwng khráp |
| Jessi: Now you want to ask someone if they speak Thai. Ask the feminine version of that question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Pim: khun phûut phaa-sǎa thai dâai mǎi khá |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Pim: khun phûut phaa-sǎa thai dâai mǎi khá |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: This is the end of Lesson 5. |
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