Vocabulary

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Tuesday, July 10, 2018, was the day the good news that everyone was waiting for over 2 weeks came true. I’m sure you already heard about it but let’s learn how to say it in Thai “ข่าวดีวันนี้คือ เด็กๆทีมฟุตบอลหมูป่าทั้ง 12 คนและโค้ชออกจากถ้ำแล้ว” (kàao dee wan née keu  dèk dèk teem fút bon mŏo bpàa táng sìp-sŏng  kon láe […]

น้ำ [nám] means water, fluid or liquid. It also features in many other common words such as the 14 listed below. WordDefinition1. น้ำ [nám] + ใจ [jai] = น้ำใจwater + heart = kindness, spirit2. น้ำ [nám] + แข็ง [khɛ̌ɛŋ] = น้ำแข็งwater + hard, frozen, solid = ice3. น้ำ [nám] + ตก [dtòk] = น้ำตกwater + [...]

ขี้ [khîi] literally means excrement and it’s not a very polite word when used on its own. It’s actually more like the word “sh*t” in English. But it is commonly used to describe everyday bodily secretion such as: WordDefinition1. ขี้ตา [khîi dtaa]sleep (in your eyes)2. ขี้หู [khîi hǔu] ear wax3. ขี้มูก [khîi mûuk] snot4. ขี้ไคล [khîi [...]

There are many words in Thai that have multiple meanings. Do you know any of them? Here are 7 examples: 1. ผม [phǒm]me (male speakers)hair ผมมีผมสีน้ำตาล [phǒm mii phǒm sǐi náam-dtaan] I have brown hair. 2. ตา [dtaa] grandfather (father's side)eyes ตามีตาสีดำ [dtaa mii dtaa sǐi dam] Grandfather has black eyes. 3. เย็น [yen] eveningcool [...]

Yep! These are some tricky ones... Make sure you get those tones right! Word 1Word 21. อยาก [yàak]ยาก [yâak]want todifficult2. หมา [mǎa]ม้า [máa]doghorse3. ข้าว [khâaw]ขาว [khǎaw]ricewhite4. สี่ [sìi]สี [sǐi]fourcolour5. ไกล [klai]ใกล้ [klâi]farnear6. เสื้อ [sʉ̂a]เสือ [sʉ̌a]shirttiger7. หวัด [wàt]วัด [wát]a coldtemple8. ใหม่ [mài]ไม่ [mâi]newno / not9. ซ้าย [sáai]สาย [sǎai]leftlate10. ยา [yaa]อย่า [yàa]medicinedo not

There are five different tones in the Thai language: middle, low, falling, high and rising. You cannot ignore tone! Get it wrong and a word can develop a whole new meaning! Here are some examples: Mid ToneLow ToneFalling ToneHigh ToneRising Toneปา [bpaa] to throwป่า [bpàa] forestป้า [bpâa] auntป๊า [bpáa] father (Chinese-Thai)ป๋า [bpăa] Dadมา [maa] comeม้า [...]

How would you describe yourself or your friends in Thai? Here are 20 adjectives to get you started. :) Don't forget to practice by listening to the audio files. You can also test your vocabulary by minimising each English translation and trying to remember them all yourself! 1. ใจดี - jai dee Kind / good [...]