คนเราไม่ได้เกิดมาเพื่อหาความหมายของชีวิต
[kon rao mâi dâai gèrd maa pêua hǎa kwaam mǎai kǎwng chiiwít]
We were not born to find the meaning of life.
แต่เกิดมาเพื่อทำให้ชีวิตมีความหมายต่างหาก
[tàe gèrd maa pêua tam hâi chiiwít mii kwaam mǎai tàang hàak]
But we were born to add meaning to our lives.…
ประเภทของงาน
[pràphêet kǎwng ngaan]
Types of Work
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ทำงานประจำ [tamngaan prajam]
: to do a full-time job/ to be a full-time worker.
ทำงานพิเศษ [tamngaan písêet]
: to do a part-time job/ to be a part-time worker.…
Examples of new vocabulary: Yesterday, every two weeks, in the past three years, recently, to get married, to quit, cigarettes.…
Continue reading Creamy Coconut 10: I WillClassifier + นึง [neung] = หนึ่ง [nèung] + Classifier
คนนึง [kon neung] = หนึ่งคน [nèung kon] = One person
ห้องนึง [hâwng neung] = หนึ่งห้อง [nèung hâwng] = One room
บาทนึง [bàat neung] = หนึ่งบาท [nèung bàat] = One baht
จานนึง [jaan neung] = หนึ่งจาน [nèung jaan] = One dish
In spoken Thai, when the classifier comes first, the word “หนึ่ง [nèung]” will change to “นึง”[neung] (from low tone to mid tone).…
Continue reading นึง [neung] VS หนึ่ง [nèung]In Thai, we say “เท่าที่รู้ [tâo tîi rúu]” for “as far as I know” or “for what I know.” We usually put the pronoun before the verb “รู้” [rúu]. For example, “เท่าที่ผมรู้ [tâo tîi phǒm rúu]” or “เท่าที่ฉันรู้ [tâo tîi chán rúu].” Sometimes, we also say “เท่าที่รู้มา [tâo tîi rúu maa]” with the word “มา [maa]” implying the time from the past to the present (similar to the present perfect tense in English).…
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สมุด [samùt] = notebook
หนังสือ [nǎng sěu] = book
ห้องสมุด [hâwng samùt] = library
ร้านหนังสือ [ráan nǎng sěu] = bookstore…
“ซะอย่าง” [sá yàang] functions as an ending particle used at the end of a phrase. It is used to express that one is not or should not be afraid or shy to do something, because they have an advantage or a quality that assures that they will be fine or allows them to do that thing without a problem.…
Continue reading …ซะอย่าง “sá yàang”นาย [naai] is equivalent of “Mr.” in English, used to address a man. นาง [naang] is equivalent of “Mrs.”, used for a married woman. “นางสาว” [naang sǎao] was originally used for unmarried women who are 15 years old or over. However, since the year 2008, women can legally choose to keep their title “นางสาว” [naang sǎao] or change it to นาง [naang] after marriage.…
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If you want to compliment someone on having done a good job doing something in Thai, you can say “เยี่ยม” [yîam] meaning “Excellent!” or you can emphasize it by adding the adverb of degree “มาก” [mâak] (very / extremely) -“เยี่ยมมาก” [yîam mâak]. For example,
A: “ผมทำโปรเจคที่นายมอบหมายให้ผมทำเสร็จแล้วนะครับ”
A: [phǒm tam project tîi naai mâwp mǎai hâi phǒm tam sèt léaw ná kráp]
A: Boss, I’ve finished the project that you assigned to me.…
In Thai, we say “ถ้าไม่อย่างนั้น” [tâa mâi yàang nán] for “Otherwise,..” which literally means “If not so.” However, you are probably more likely to hear the shorter versions of the expression, which are “ถ้าไม่งั้น” [tâa mâi ngán] and the most commonly used term, “ไม่งั้น” [mâi ngán].
Examples:::
กินข้าวให้หมดก่อน ถ้าไม่อย่างนั้นแม่จะไม่ให้กินขนม
[gin kâao hâi mòt gàwn, tâa mâi yàang nán mâe jà mâi hâi gin kanǒm]
Finish your dish first.…
The word “ล้วนๆ” [lúan lúan] is hardly ever taught to Thai learners but it’s quite common in the spoken language. While the word could be translated as “all” or “only” depending on the context, it’s a bit tricky to translate the word “all” or “only” to “ล้วนๆ” [lúan lúan]. This is because the situation where the word “ล้วนๆ” [lúan lúan] can be used in is somewhat restricted.…
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อดีต [adìit] = Past
บางครั้งมันก็ยากที่จะปล่อยมือจากมัน
[baang kráng man gâw yâak tîi jà plòi meu jàak man]
Sometimes it’s hard to let go of the past.
แต่ก็จำเป็นต้องทำ
[tàe gâw jam pen tâwng tham]
But it’s necessary to do so.
Vocabulary – – – – – –
บางครั้ง [baang kráng] Sometimes
ยากที่จะ [yâak tîi jà] Difficult to…
ปล่อย [plòi] to let go
จำเป็น [jam pen] necessary…