Verbs

yàak/ – to want

chái way-laa/ – to take time

róo/– to know (something)

róo jàk/ – to know (of someone or something)

dtòp/ – to answer

kui/ – to talk (to chat)

/pôot/ – to speak (a language)

mee/ – to have (≈ there is/there are)

kŏr/ – verb used when ordering food in a restaurant (≈ I’ll have … ) - to ask for, request (polite)

ao/ - to want, take, bring

sŏn/ – to teach

rian/ – to study

àan/ – to read

fang/ – to listen

kĭan/ – to write

chái/ – to use

bpai/ – to go (showing direction away)

maa/ – to come (showing direction toward)

kít/ – to think

kít wâa/ - to think that

sàng/ – to order

gin/ – to eat, to drink

ดdèum/ – to drink (alcohol, liquid)

tam/ – to do, to make

tam ngaan/ – to work

tăam/ – to ask

dtông/ – must, have to

séu/ - to buy

doo/ – to look

hĕn/ – to see

lên/ – to play

nawn làp/ – to sleep

maa jàak/ – to come from

chêu/- name [n], is called [v]

bpen/ – to be

jam/ – to memorise

jam dâai/ – to remember, to recognise

jam mâi dâai/ - “(I) forgot!” (most useful)

Adjectives

dee/ – (is) good

Lék/ – (is) small

yài/ – (is) big

gèng/ – (is) good at something

rón/ – (is) hot

yen/ – (is) cool, cold

reo/ – (is) fast

cháa/ - (is) slow

paeng/ – (is) expensive

pèt/ – (is) spicy

sà-nùk – (is) fun, enjoyable

sŭay/ – (is) beautiful, pretty

a-ròi/ – (is) delicious, tasty (food and drink)

Adverbials

lăai lăai/ – many, several

[verb/adj] + mâak kêun/ – “more” (not used when comparing)

[verb/adj] + gwàa/ – “more (than)” (used when comparing)

mâak gwàa/ - more than

mĕuan gan/ - same ; also, as well, too

jâ/ - informal particle word used for a response

jing jing láew/ - actually, as a matter of fact

bpòk-gà-dtì/ - normally, usually

baang kráng/ – sometimes, occasionally

sà-mĕr/ - always

tâo nán/ - only

tâa/ – if

dtàe/ – but

láe/ – and

gàp/ – with

gôr loie/ – so, then

rĕu/rĕu wâa/ – or

Question Words

tam-mai/ – why

tâo rài/ – how much

têe năi/ – where

krai/ - who

a-rai/ - what

mêua rai/ - when

Sequencers

gòn nâa (née)/ – before(this)

dton-née/ - now

lăng jàak née/ - after (this)

láew gôr/ – and then

a-naa-kót/ - in the future

nai a-dèet/ - in the past

aa-tít têe láew/ - last week

aa-tít née/ - this week

aa-tít nâa/ - next week

bpee têe láew/ - last year

bpee née/ - this year

bpee nâa/ - next year

Talking About Things

อันนี้ /an née/ - this one

nêe/ this [noun] (no need for the ‘thing’)

nân/ - that one [noun] (no need for the ‘thing’)

nôhn/ over there [noun] (no need for the ‘thing’)

née/ this - [adj] (needs to include the ‘thing’

bâan née - this house)

nán/ - that [adj] (needs to include the ‘thing’

bâan nán - that house).

nóhn - that (further away) [adj]

bâan nóhn - the house over there

kŏng/sìng kŏng/ - thing

kam/ - word

Root words:

tai/ – Thai, Thailand

ang-grìt/ – England/UK

a-may-rí-gaa/ – America

jeen/ – China

yêe-bpùn/ – Japan

yer-rá-man/ – Germany

fà-ràng-sàyt/ – France

sà-bpayn/ - Spain

Nationality: kon/ (person)

kon tai/ – Thai

kon ang-grìt/ – English/British

kon a-may-rí-gan/ – American

kon jeen/ – Chinese

kon yêe-bpùn/ – Japanese

kon yer-rá-man/ – German

kon fà-ràng-sàyt/ – French

kon sà-bpayn/ - Spanish

Language: ภาษา /paa-săa/

tai/ – Thai (language)

ang-grìt/ – English

a-may-rí-gan/ – American

jeen/ – Chinese

yêe-bpùn/ – Japanese

yer-rá-man/ – German

fà-ràng-sàyt/ – French

sà-bpayn/ - Spanish

Country: ประเทศ /bprà-tâyt/

bprà-tâyt tai/ – Thailand

bprà-tâyt ang-grìt/ – England/Britain

bprà-tâyt a-may-rí-gaa/ – America

bprà-tâyt jeen/ – China

bprà-tâyt yêe-bpùn/ – Japan

bprà-tâyt yer-rá-man/ – Germany

bprà-tâyt fà-ràng-sàyt/ – France

bprà-tâyt sà-bpayn/ - Spain

Talking About People

pŏm/ - I, me (masculine)

(dee) chăn/ - I, me (feminine)

kun/ – you (respected one, virtuous one ;)

kăo/ - he, him,

ther/ - she, her

krai/ - who

dûay gan/ – together, together with

nák rian/ – student

kroo/aa-jaan/ - teacher

Talking About Places

nai/ - in (inside)

têe/ - in (by, at)

êe nêe/ - here

êe nân/ – there, the place there

têe nôhn/ - there, the place over there further away)

Talking About Food

aa hăan/ – food

ráan aa-hăan/ - restaurant

ráan/ – shop, store, booth

pèt/ – spicy

nám/ - water

nám gin/nám dèum/ - drinking water

nám bplaa/ – fish sauce

tâo rài/ – how much

ngern/ – money

gài/ – chicken

mŏo/ – pork

néua/ – beef, meat

bplaa/ – fish

/kâao/ - rice

gin kâao/ - to eat (a common term - rice important in Thai history and culture).

Talking About Time

way-laa/ – time (n.)

dton glaang keun/ – night time

dton glaang wan/ – daytime

chûa mohng/ – hour

mêua waan (née)/ – yesterday

wan née/ – today

prûng-née/ – tomorrow

túk wan/ – everyday

wan/ – day

bpee/ – year

dton-née/ – now

kráng/ – a time (eg. once, twice), occasion

Useful Miscellaneous Nouns

aa-gàat/ – weather

fŏn/ – rain

rót dtìt/ - traffic jam

bâan/ - house

Glab baan - return home

chee-wít/ - life

Power Words

baang/kráng/(baang kráng) – sometimes

túk/kon/(baang kon/) - some people

tee/(baang tee/) – perhaps, maybe ; sometimes

wan/(túk)– everyday

kon/(túk kon/) – everyone

têe/(túk têe/) - everywhere

koie + verb – used to / past tense marker + verb (!)

mâi/ + verb/adj – negative

mâi châi/ + noun - negative

Conversation

sà-wàt-dee kráp/kâ/ - hello, goodbye

kráp/ - yes response (masculine polite particle)

kâ/ - yes response (feminine polite particle)

ká/ - polite question particle (feminine)

hĕn dûay/ – I think so too

jing rĕr/ – really? (notice how she pronounces the R as an L)

(jà) bpai năi/ – where are you going? (standard greeting)

bpai tîeow/ - going out, wandering around for fun, travelling (a general reply to ไปไหน)

bpai séu kŏng/ - going shopping (a reply to ไปไหน that is more definite).

bpai gin kâao/ - going to eat (again, a reply to ไปไหน that is more definite).

gin kâao rĕu yang/ - have you eaten or not? (common greeting)

jer gan prûng-née/ – see you tomorrow

mâi bpen rai/ – never mind

bpen bpai dâai/ – perhaps/maybe (Lit: is go can)

bpen bpai mâi dâai/ - [be] impossible

pŏm/chăn pôot paa-săa tai mâi gèng/ – I don’t speak Thai well

pôot èek kráng dâai măi kráp/ká/ – Can you say that again, please?

ror sàk krôo/ - wait a moment

chên/ – for example

kŏr tôht/ – excuse me, I’m sorry

kòp kun/ – thank you

nâe non/ – of course

láew dtàe kun/ - up to you

jam mâi dâai/ - “(I) forgot!”