Thai Language Beginner Class #1

What are the 5 Tones?

1. Mid Tone - careful

2. Low Tone - tired

3. Falling Tone - angry

4. High Tone - question

5. Rising Tone - low then high

maa¹

to come

maa⁴

horse

maa⁵

dog

Kru

Teacher

bpaag-gaa

pen

maa-khop

come

nam

water; liquid; juice)

sieng

tone; voice; noise; sound

Sa-wa-dee

Hello or Bye

dee¹

good

kob-jai

thanks (for children)

kob-kun k.

thank you

kob-kun maag³ k.

thank you very much

kob-khun maag maag k.

thank you so very much

yin-dee k.

you’re welcome

koh-tod k.

I’m sorry; excuse me

koh

please

koh-tod jing jing k.

I’m really sorry

jing jing

really??

mai-bpen-rai k.

doesn’t matter; I don’t mind

mai

negative; no

mai dee

no good

bpen

to be; is, am, are, know

mai k., kob-kun k.

no, thank you

aao

want, take

mai aao k.

I don’t want

tung⁵

shopping bag

jai

heart

jai dee

kind

jing

really; true

niid⁴-noi

a little bit

chai k.

yes

sabaai dee mai⁴ k.

how are you?

mai sabaai k.

I’m sick

wai³

pray

wai³-nam⁴

swim

pom⁵ or chan⁵

I or me

chob³

to like

rian

to study

pad

stir fried

gafae

coffee

turian

durian

ron⁴

hot

yen

cold

jai-ron⁴

hot headed, impatient

jai-yen

calm

jai-yen yen

calm down; chill out

cheu

name

Pom/Chan cheu _____

My name is _____

Haa³ Sib² Haa³ Sib²

50/50; not sure

kun

you

kun cheu arai k.?

what is your name?

ter

she, her

duu

look; watch

tam

to do; to make

kao⁵

he, him; mountain; horn

rao

we

rag⁴

love

pii³

someone who is older

nong⁴

someone younger

arai na k.

please repeat

arai?

what?

glab³ baan³

go home; take away

jer gan mai

see you later

jer

meet; find

gan

together; each other

mai²

new

Suun⁵

0; Center; Repair

Neung²

1

song⁵

2

saam⁵

3

sii²

4

haa³

5

555+

LOL

hog²

6

jed²

7

bpaed²

8

gao³

9

sib²

10

sibed

11

yii³ sib²

20

yiib (yii sib ed)

21

roi

hundered

pan

thousand

meun²

ten thousand

saen⁵

hundred thousand

laan⁴

million

gao³ roi bpaed² sib² jed² laan⁴ hog² saen⁵ haa³ meun² sii² pan saam⁵ roi yii³ sib² ed

987,654,321

tii

in; out

tii neung
tii song
tii saam
tii sii
tii haa

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th

nii

here

maa nii noi

come here please

bpai

to go

bpai bpai maa maa

come and go

bpai bpai

go away

taw³-rai² k.?

how much?

gii² baht k.

how many baht?

lod⁴ dai³ mai⁴ k.?

discount can you?

dai³ k.

can