TH Thai Language Lessons

PEACE CORPS/ THAILAND
11/2/2005
Basic Introduction to Thai Language

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Lesson 1
Standard Thai, also known as Central Thai or Bangkok Thai, is the official, national language of Thailand. It is spoken by around eighty percent of the sixty million residents of the country. It is taught in all schools and is used for most television broadcasts. There are also three other major dialects: southern, northern and northeastern (also referred to as isaan). Since Standard Thai is widely understood in all regions, the language taught in Pre-Service Training (PST) will be Standard Thai. Most Thai words are monosyllabic. More complex words are generally formed by combining two monosyllabic words. There are, however, some polysyllabic words. These words are usually borrowed from Pali, Sanskrit, English, and other languages that cannot be broken down into monosyllabic components. Characteristics of the Thai Language are: 1. There are no articles (a, an, the). 2. No modification or conjugation for tenses, plural, gender, or subject-verb agreement. 3. Most of the time, question words come at the end of a sentence. 4. It is a tonal language, which means that the same word can convey different meanings depending on the tone with which it is pronounced. These tones are mid, low, falling, high and rising:
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Tone Thai Tone Markers Phonetic Alphabet
Mid None None
Low
Falling
High
Rising
5. Thai is devoid of inflection (such as the rising voice an English speaker might make to show that he is asking a question). Instead, mood, questions, negation, and other parts of speech are constructed by adding certain words to sentences. 6. The expression of numbers is shown with separate numerals, quantifiers, and when counting, classifiers. 7. The uses of particles, which are untranslatable words added to the end of a sentence to indicate politeness, respect, a request, encouragement or other moods There are 44 letters in the Thai alphabet, which is broken down into 21 initial consonants and 8 final consonants. Since some consonants can be represented by more than one letter, phonetic alphabets are introduced in these lessons to serve as a guide for pronunciation. The written letters are also provided in each lesson so that you can become familiar with them. You will also have a chance to learn how to read and write Thai during your PST.
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Lesson 2 Phonetic Alphabet

(In this part each consonant will be pronounced with its equivalent in English.)
Initial Consonant
Thai Alphabet Phonetic Alphabet English Equivalent
Final Consonant
Thai Alphabet Phonetic Alphabet English Equivalent
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
k kh c * ch s y d t th b p ph f h n m r
s ky
key jet singing cheese song you day stand tea boy spy pie fun how now me run
(a slightly trilled r)
2 3 4 5 6 7
tan king dam toy cow back flat
* m y w
k**
t**
p**
top
* English has this sound only in the final consonant
** Please note that final consonants k , t and p are pronounced without released sound. .
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19 20 21

Vowels
l w
long way
silent (glottal
stop)
(Thai vowels come in two forms, monothongs and dipthongs. Both of these forms are then subdivided into short and long. From no. 1 12 you will hear how short and long vowels are pronounced and the equivalent vowel sounds in English. There are some vowels which are n/a or have no equivalent in English. No. 13 15 are vowels with final sounds.)
Short Vowels
Thai Alphabet 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Phonetic Alphabet
Long Vowels
English Thai Phonetic Equivalent Alphabet Alphabet English Equivalent
- - - - - - - - - - - -
a i u e o ua ia a
- - - - - - - - -
aa ii uu ee oo ua ia a
far me n/a moon day fare so law

close to
murder
drop r sound
sure fear n/a
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Vowels + Ending
Thai Alphabet 13 14 15 Phonetic Alphabet English Equivalent
- - / -
a + m = am a + y = ay a + w = aw
mum high doubt
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Greetings
Lesson 3
Vocabulary:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
sa-wt-dii phm di-chn khun khw ch ch-ln naam-sa-kun a-ray khrp kh kh sa-baay-dii-ma sa-baay-dii my-sa-baay
13. 14. 15.
hello I (male) I (female) you he/ she/ they name nickname last name what polite ending (male) polite ending (female) polite ending (female) question how are you? fine not fine
Lesson 4
Sentences:
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sa-wt-dii kh Hello (female) sa-wt-dii khrp Hello (male)
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3.
di-chn ch s-n-sa kh My name is Sunisa phm ch w-chay khrp My name is Wichai khw ch na-ret kh His name is Narate di-chn naam-sa-kun bun-chuu-chat kh My last name is Boonchoochart phm naam-sa-kun w-st-thaa khrp My last name is Wisoottha khw naam-sa-kun can-sn kh His last name is Jansorn di-chn ch-ln nt kh My nickname is Nit phm ch-ln mu khrp My nickname is Moo khw ch-ln tm ka His nickname is Tom
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phm ch w-chay, naam-sa-kun w-st-thaa, ch-ln mu khrp My name is Wichai , last name is Wisoottha, nickname is Moo di-chn ch s-n-sa, naam-sa-kun bun-chuu-chat, ch-ln nt kh My name is Sunisa , last name is Boonchoochart, nickname is Nit khw ch na-ret, naam-sa-kun can-sn, ch-ln tm khrp His name is Narate , last name is Jansorn, nickname is Tom khun ch a-ray kh What is your name? khw ch a-ray khrp What is his/her name? khun naam-sa-kun a-ray kh What is your last name? khun ch-ln a-ray khrp What is your nickname?
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Dialogue:
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sa-wt-dii khrp Hello. sa-wt-dii kh Hello. khun sa-baay-dii my khrp How are you? sa-baay-dii kh khp khun, khun la kh Fine, thank you. And you? phm sa-baay-dii khrp khp khun I am fine, thank you khun ch a-ray khrp What is your name? di-chn ch s-n-sa kh My name is Sunisa. khun ch a-ray kh What is your name? phm ch w-chay khrp My name is Wichai
Language/culture note:
1. In formal conversation you can also end the conversation with [yin-diithi-dy-ru-ck kh/khrp] (Nice to meet you). The different between the ending [kh] and [khrp] depends on whether or not you are male or female.
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Numbers / Asking about Prices

Lesson 5
Vocabulary:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.
n s sam si ha hk ct pt kaw sp sp-t ye-sp n-ry n-phan bat ki-bat / thw-ry
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 20 100 1000 baht (Thai currency) how much
Lesson 6
Counting System:
1. 12 sp-s 2. 30 sam-sp 3. 20 yi-sp
13 sp-sam 40 si-sp 22 yi-sp-s
15 sp-ha 60 hk-sp 24 yi-sp-si
18 sp- pt 70 ct-sp 27 yi-sp-ct
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4. 21 yi-sp-t
31 sam -sp-t
81 pt-sp-t 57 ha-sp-ct 700 ct-ry
91 kaw-sp-t 85 pt-sp-ha 900 kaw-ry
5. 33 48 sam-sp-sam si-sp-pt 6. 200 s -ry 600 hk-ry
7. 382 sam-ry- pt-sp-s 8. 5000 ha-phan 6000 hk-phan
541 ha-ry-si-sp-t 8000 pt-phan 9000 kaw-phan
9. 2427 s -phan-si-ry-yi-sp-ct
4871 si-phan-pt- ry-ct-sp-t
Dialogue:
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ni ki bat khrp How much is this? 352 sam-ry-ha-sp-s bat kh Three hundred and fifty two baht.
1. Each increment will change step-by-step from: 10 sp 100 n -ry 1000 n-phan 10000 n-mn 100000 n-sn 1000000 n-lan
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Food & Drink

Lesson 7
Vocabulary:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.
/ / ()
khaw plaa k mu ky khy kuay-taw phk pht tht ya nam kaa-f rn/ yen chaa rn/ yen kp caan chaam kw thay khat kh (my)sy
rice fish shrimp / prawn pork chicken egg noodle vegetable fried deep fried grilled water hot/ iced coffee hot/ iced tea and / with plate bowl glass cup bottle Can I have with(out) [lit. (do not) put in]
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Lesson 8
Some Thai Dishes:
/ / khaw pht mu / ki / k Fried rice with pork / chicken / shrimp 2. / kuy taw nam / h Noodles with/ without soup 3. / ba-me nam / h Egg noodles with/ without soup 4. () (kuy taw) pht thay Fried noodles Thai style 5. ()/ (kuy taw) pht sii w mu/ ky Fried noodles with sweet soy sauce (with pork/ chicken) 6. khaw man ky Rice with boiled chicken 7. pht phk ruam-mt rat khaw Fried mixed vegetables on top of rice 8. / / pht kra-phraw mu/ ky/ k rat khaw Spicy fried pork/ chicken/ shrimp with basil leaves on top of rice 9. khy ciaw Omelet Thai style 10. khy daaw Fried egg (Sunny side up) 1.
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Lesson 9
Sentences:
1. aw a-ray kh What do you want? / What would you like? 2. 1 kh bami nam mu n chaam kh Can I have 1 bowl of egg noodle soup with pork? 3. () 1 (phm) kh pht phk ruam-mt rat khaw my sy ky n cann khrp May I have 1 plate of fried mixed vegetable without chicken on top of rice? 4. () 1 1 (di-chn) kh kaaf yen n kw kp nam n khat kh May I have 1 glass of iced coffee and 1 bottle of water? 5. 2 1 1 kh ky ya s chin khaw plaw n can kp Coke n khat khrp May I have 2 pieces of grilled chicken, 1 plate of rice and 1 bottle of Coke? 6. th mt thw-ry kh How much is all of this?
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Dialogue:
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sa-wt-dee khrp Hello. sa-wt-dee kh aw a-ray kh Hello. What do you want? 1 kh khaw-pht-k n caan khrp Can I have 1 plate of fried rice with shrimp? aw nam a-ray kh What kind of drink do you want? 1 kh nam yen n khat khrp Can I have 1 bottle of cold water? th mt thw-ry khrp How much is all of this? 35 th mt sam-sp-ha bat kh All of this is 35 baht.
1. If you would like to order vegetarian food, you can use the word [cee] instead of [mu] [ky] or [k], for example [kh khaw-pht-cee n can khrp] if you are male, or if you are female [kh khawpht-cee n can kh]. 2. Iced coffee/ tea will normally have milk in it. 3. Thais do not change noun forms when talking about plural or using the plural form. In telling an amount Thais will use a number follow by a classifier. The pattern is: Noun + number + classifier [nam + n + khat] or 1 bottle of water.
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Expressions about Food

Lesson 10
Vocabulary:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.
ni nn aa-han aa-han tha-lee kin dm chp pht wan praw khem daay my ph a-ry mak nt-ny ik my
this that food seafood to eat to drink to like spicy sweet sour salty can (a helping word used to indicate negative) allergy / allergic delicious a lot / very a little more yes/no question
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Sentences:
/ ni/ nn a-ray khrp What is this/ that? 2. di-chn my kin mu kh I dont eat pork . 3. khun chp kin plaa my kh Do you like to eat fish? 4. phm my chp kin plaa khrp I do not like to eat fish . 5. khun kin aa-han pht day my kh Can you eat spicy food ? 6. di-chn kin aa-han pht my day kh I cannot eat spicy food. 7. phm kin aa-han pht day nt-ny khrp I can eat spicy food a little bit. 8. di-chn ph aa-han tha-lee kh I am allergic to seafood . 9. a-ry mak khrp Very delicious. 10. m lw kh I am full. 11. ph lw kh Its enough. 1.
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Dialogue:
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ni a-ray khrp What is this? ni k kh khun chp kin k my kh This is shrimp. Do you like to eat shrimp? phm kin k my dy khrp phm ph aa-han ta-lee I cannot eat shrimp. I am allergic to seafood. khun chp kin a-ray kh What do you like to eat? phm chp kin ky tt khrp ky tt a-ry mak I like to eat deep fried chicken. Deep fried chicken is very delicious. aw ky tt ik my kh Do you want some more deep fried chicken? ph lw khrp phm m lw khrp Its enough. I am full.
1. [kin khaw] refers not only to eating rice but also means to eat in general.
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Family
Lesson 11
Vocabulary:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
khrp-khrua ph m luk-saw luk-chaay phi-n n-saw n-chaay phi-saw phi-chaay kh mii aa-y kii thw-ry
family father mother daughter son siblings younger sister younger brother elder sister elder brother (the possessive adj.) to have age how many how much/ many
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Sentences:
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5 khrp-khrua kh phm mee ha khon khrp There are 5 persons in my family. ph kh di-chn ch w-nay naam-sa-kun sa-wa-wan kh My fathers name is Winai, last name is Sawangwan. n-saw kh phm ch ny khrp My sisters name is Noy. 2 di-chn mii phi-chaay s khon kh I have 2 elder brothers. khun mii phi-n ki khon kh How many siblings do you have? 6 phm mii phi-n hk khon khrp I have 6 siblings. m kh khun aa-y thw-ry khrp How old is your mother? 58 m kh di-chn aa-yu ha-sp-pt pii kh My mother is 58 .
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Dialogue:
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khrp-khrua kh khun mee ki khon kh How many persons are there in your family? 7 khrp-khrua kh phm mee ct khon khrp There are 7 persons in my family. () khun ph khun m kh khun ch a-ray kh what is your fathers and mothers name? khun ph kh phm ch sm-sk khun m kh phm ch say-cay khrp My fathers name is Somsak, my mothers name is Sayjai. khun mii phi-n ki khon kh How many siblings do you have? 5 1 2 1 phm mii phi-n ha khon khrp phi-saw n khon phi-chaay s khon kp n-saw n khon I have 5 siblings, 1 elder sister, 2 elder brothers and 1 younger sister. n-saw kh khun aa-y thw-ry kha How old is your younger sister? 17 n-saw kh phm aa-y sp-ct pii khrp My younger sister is 17.
1. The question word [ki] is always followed by a classifier. 2. When you ask a Thai person how many siblings they have, they also add themselves in the answer. 3. In the formal Thai setting, Thais sometimes add [khun] in front of [ph] and [m]
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Expressing your wishes

Lesson 12
Vocabulary:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
yak-ca ap-nam nn pay dn-ln h-nam roo-rian roo-pa-yaa-baan wt ban ta-lat dy-my
to want to to take a bath/ shower to lay down to go to take a walk restroom/ toilet school hospital temple home/ house market Can/ May I.?
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phm yak-ca ap-nam khrp I want to take a bath. di-chn yak-ca pay dn-ln kh I want to go for a walk. phm pay ta-lat dy-my khrp Can/ May I go to the market?
1. Thais will say [pay nn] which means to go to bed. 2. [pay] can be followed by both places or verbs
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Useful Expressions
Lesson 13 1. / khp-khun kh /khrp Thank you. / kh-thoot kh /khrp I am sorry / Excuse me. / my pen ray kh /khrp Youre welcome. / Its okay. / Never mind. / / dichn /phm my khw-cay kh /khrp I dont understand. / khun phut phaa-sa a-krt day my kh /khrp Can you speak English? / phut ik thii si kh /khrp Please repeat. / phut cha cha ny kh /khrp Speak slowly please. / phut da da ny kh /khrp Speak louder please.
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/ / dichn /phm m lw kh /khrp I am full.
10. / / hy dichn /phm chay my kh /khrp Can/ May I help? 11. chay day Help ! 12. fay my Fire! 13. tam-rat Police! 14. / / phaa dichn /phm pay roo-pa-ya-baan ny kh /khrp Take me to the hospital,please.
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Basic Introduction to Thai Language

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Tone Thai Tone Markers Phonetic Alphabet

Mid None None

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Lesson 2 Phonetic Alphabet

tan king dam toy cow back flat

* English has this sound only in the final consonant

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far me n/a moon day fare so law

sure fear n/a

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mum high doubt

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

13. 14. 15.

sa-wt-dii kh Hello (female) sa-wt-dii khrp Hello (male)

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Numbers / Asking about Prices

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.

n s sam si ha hk ct pt kaw sp sp-t ye-sp n-ry n-phan bat ki-bat / thw-ry

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 20 100 1000 baht (Thai currency) how much

1. 12 sp-s 2. 30 sam-sp 3. 20 yi-sp

13 sp-sam 40 si-sp 22 yi-sp-s

15 sp-ha 60 hk-sp 24 yi-sp-si

18 sp- pt 70 ct-sp 27 yi-sp-ct

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81 pt-sp-t 57 ha-sp-ct 700 ct-ry

91 kaw-sp-t 85 pt-sp-ha 900 kaw-ry

5. 33 48 sam-sp-sam si-sp-pt 6. 200 s -ry 600 hk-ry

7. 382 sam-ry- pt-sp-s 8. 5000 ha-phan 6000 hk-phan

541 ha-ry-si-sp-t 8000 pt-phan 9000 kaw-phan

4871 si-phan-pt- ry-ct-sp-t

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Food & Drink

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Expressions about Food

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