Tales from the “Big Mango”
If you're going to spend any amount of time in Thailand you would be best served if you know how to speak some basic Thai. Here we have a wonderful resource of other Westerners who have learned the language and share with you some tips and tricks on learning the Thai language.
I speak Thai.
Well, sort of.
I have studied Thai language for several months, and because I live in Thailand I have plenty of opportunity to practice. Or so you’d think.
I live in Bangkok, and specifically, in the general vicinity of Sukhumvit, which means that nearly everyone I deal with speaks English to a [...]
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Okay, now this was hard for me to learn. Two years later and I still screw it up.
In English, a day is divided into two equal parts. In Thai, the day is divided into several unequal parts.
Let me tell you the parts first:
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Today I want to talk about three words: bai, maa and glab.
Bai means go;
Maa means come;
glab means return (so the phrase glab baan means to return home)
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This blog will focus on adjectives and how to use them in Thai sentences.
Some common and useful adjectives:
soo-waay = to be beautiful
law = to be handsome
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In Thai language:
Keun is used to mean go up, get in, or get on.
Loeng is used to say go down, get out or get off.
Here are some examples of how to use them in Thai:
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In this blog I want to focus on Question Words, and how they are used in Thai.
Question Words in English
We are all familiar with question words in English; primarily words like who, what, where, when, why and how.
These all have a corresponding word in Thai that are not difficult to learn and remember, but question [...]
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Today’s blog will review vocabulary about relationships and family.
Family & Relationships
Taeng gnaan = to marry; to be married; marriage
saamee = husband
paan rai yaa = wife
faen = boyfriend or girlfriend
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Today’s offering is on directions — something useful if you want to take a taxi around Bangkok. This one is actually a bit more difficult than the other Thai language blogs I’ve written, but if it feels too difficult, just stick with the basic seven words I suggest at the end of the blog.
The basics; [...]
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Today I want to talk about basic politeness in Thai.
In Thai the word for polite or good manners is soopab and impolite is mai soopab.
If you want to be soopab (and I’m sure you do) then you’ll want to know the following language rules in Thai:
Krab & Kaa
Thai is like other asian languages, and unlike [...]
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Of course if you visit Thailand you want to know some basics about food to help you get what you want to eat. The list below gives you a little simple vocabulary for food:
Meat & Fish
Gai = chicken
Moo = Pork or pig
Nua = beef (and meat generally)
Plaa = fish
Poo = crab
Gung = [...]
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