AB Level 1.11: Trying Thai Food

สิ

________ (sì) is a particle we use in commands to add emphasis.

เชิญ

________ (chooen) is a word we use to invite someone to do something.

ลอง

________ (laawng) is the verb "to try, "and นี่ (nîi) is the pronoun "this ..

ทาน

________ (thaan) is a polite form of the verb "to eat, "and กัน (gan) means "together ..

China

Unlike in ________ and Japan, Thai only use chopsticks for eating noodles, and specifically noodles that are served in a soup.

เมือง

________ (muueang) is a very old word that originally meant the area of one valley.

Thailand

Eating out is almost a national pastime in ________.

มา

________ (maa) is the verb "to come, "and จาก (jàak) means "from "or "to leave ..

Thai

________ usually eat fried noodles with a spoon and fork just like rice.

Thais

________ never eat directly with a fork unless perhaps they are at a restaurant that serves European cuisine.

polite pronoun

ท่าน (thâan) is a very ________ that can mean "you, ""he, ""she, "or "they ..

มาก

________ (mâak) is an intensifying adjective that means "very "or "many ..

Chinese style

It is a(n) ________ soup spoon that is shorter and deeper than a regular spoon.

Thai

Historically, the ________ people occupied the river valleys when they started their first kingdoms.

in Thai is to say just two words

ชอบไหม (châawp mǎi)

The word order is

Subject + verb + object + (yes/no question indicator)

คุณชอบเมีองไทยไหมครับ (khun châawp muueang-thai mǎi khráp)

"Do you like Thailand?"

ชอบมากครับ (châawp mâak khráp)

"Yes, I like it a lot."

ผมไม่ชอบเลย (phǒm mâi châawp looei)

"I don't like to at all."

ดูนี่สิครับ (duu nîi sì khráp)

"Look at this! "

ฟังคุณครูสิคะ (fang khun khruu sì khá)

"Listen to the teacher! "

The word order here is

Subject + verb + object + adjective

ชอบไหม (châawp mǎi)

Do you like it?

คุณชอบ...ไหม (khun châawp...mǎi)

Do you like ...?

ชอบ (châawp)

to like

ชอบมาก (châawp mâak)

like it very much

ชอบมากๆ (châawp mâak

mâak)

ชอบมากเลย (châawp mâak looei)

like it very much, indeed; certainly like it; definitely like it a lot

ไม่ชอบ (mâi châawp)

don't like it

ไม่ชอบเลย (mâi châawp looei)

don't like it at all

คุณชอบเมีองไทยไหมครับ (khun châawp muueang thai mǎi khráp)

"Do you like Thailand?"

ชอบมากครับ (châawp mâak khráp)

"Yes, I like it a lot."

คุณสตีฟชอบนั่งเครื่องบินไหมคะ (khun sà dtíip châawp nâng khrûueang bin mǎi khá)

"Do you like to ride \[sitting\] in airplanes, Steve?"

ผมไม่ชอบเลย (phǒm mâi châawp looei)

"I don't like to at all."

เยี่ยมมาก (yîiam mâak)

"Very great!" "Really excellent!" or "Super awesome!"

เยี่ยม (yîiam)

great; excellent; superb

มาก (mâak)

very; many

เชิญนั่ง (chooen nâng)

Please sit

นั่ง (nâng)

to sit

เชิญ (chooen)

please; go ahead, help yourself; be my guest

คุณเป็นคนตลก (khun bpen khon dtà lòk)

You are a funny person

คนตลก (khon dtà lòk)

Funny Person

เมืองไทย (muueang thai)

Thailand

เมือง (muueang)

area of one valley; city

ทุกท่าน (thúk thâan)

everyone

ทุก (thúk)

every

ท่าน (thâan)

you; he; she; they (very polite/formal)

สิ (*sì*) 

particle added when giving suggestion or command

ดูนี่สิครับ (*duu nîi sì khráp*)

Look at this!

ฟังคุณครูสิคะ (*fang khun khruu sì khá*)

Listen to the teacher!

ไชโย (*chai-yoo*)

Cheers

โชคดี (*chôok-dii*)

Good luck

ทานกันเลย (*thaan gan looei*)

Let’s eat together\~

ทาน (*thaan)*

to eat (polite)

กัน (*gan*)

together

ลองนี่สิ (*laawng nîi sì*)

Try this!

ลอง (*laawng*)

to try

นี่ (*nîi*)

this