A unique display of all 44 Thai consonant letters categorized by the three consonant classes appearing on various useful products that you can use every day; such as a T-shirt, phone case, mouse pad or mug. These products not only look cool, but are also excellent for helping you to learn Thai.…
There are three ways to express the continuity of an action, or to say what someone “is doing” in the current moment or “was doing” at some point in the past: “กำลัง” + verb [gamlang + verb], “verb + “อยู่” [verb + yùu] and “กำลัง + verb + อยู่” [gamlang + verb + yùu].…
Continue reading All about “กำลัง” [gamlang]
ไม่มีสิ่งใดทำให้เราเสียใจได้เท่าความคิดของเราเอง
[mâi mii sìng dai tam hâi rao sǐa jai dâai tâo kwaam kíd kwǎng rao eeng]
Nothing can hurt us as much as our own thought.
V o c a b u l a r y – – – *
ไม่มีสิ่งใด [mâi mii sìng dai] nothing
ทำให้ [tam hâi] to make… / to cause…
เสียใจ [sǐa jai] to be sad / to be hurt
ทำให้เสียใจ [tam hâi sǐa jai] to make someone sad / to hurt someone
เรา [rao] we / us
เท่า [tâo] as much as
ความคิด [kwaam kíd] thought
ของเราเอง [kwǎng rao eeng] our own….…
(คุณ)จะไปลอนดอนไหม
[(khun) ja bpai London mái]
Are you going to London? (I know you’re going to Europe, is London in your itinerary?)
(คุณ)จะไปลอนดอนรึเปล่า
[(khun) ja bpai London réu plào]
Are you going to London? (I know you’re going to Europe, is London in your itinerary?)
(คุณ)จะไปลอนดอนเหรอ
[(khun) ja bpai London rǎw]
Are you going to London?…
“I’ve been learning Thai with khru Jane for about six months now. At the beginning I wasn’t really sure what to expect from these Skype lessons. But a few weeks later I was completely persuaded of it. I didn’t just want to follow the structure of the exercises given, I always wanted to make my own sentences and small conversations using the vocabulary from the exercises done together.… Continue reading A New Testimonial for Khru Jane 
มาลอยกระทงเป็นคู่
[maa loy krathong pen kûu]
Celebrating the Loy krathong festival with a partner…
ทำร้ายจิตใจคนโสด
[tam ráai jìt jai kon sòde]
hurting single people’s feelings.
ปรับ 2,000 (บาท)
[pràp sǎwng pan (baht)]
Penalty 2000 Baht
[ – – – Vocabulary – – – ]
ลอยกระทง [loy grathong]: to celebrate the Loy Krathong festival
เป็นคู่ [pen kûu]: in pair / in a group of two
ทำร้ายจิตใจ [tam ráai jìt jai]: to hurt (one’s feelings)
คนโสด [kon sòde]: single person
ปรับ [pràp]: to fine
[ – – – The Story of the Thai Loy Krathong – – – ]
Every year in November, Thai people celebrate the Loy Krathong festival by floating small boats made of banana leaves on a river, lake, or canal.…
“~ให้ได้” [hâi dâai] is one of the commonly used idioms in spoken Thai. It functions as an adverb modifying a verb. Thus, it generally follows a verb and often appears at the end of a sentence.
Although this idiom doesn’t have an equivalent in English and translations of this word may vary, its overall meaning is “absolutely,” “no matter what,” “at any cost,” or “without fail.”…
Continue reading ~ให้ได้ “hâi dâai”
ประเทศไทยปีนึงฝนตกสองวัน
[prathêet Thai pii neung fon dtòk sǎwng wan]
In Thailand, it only rains two days a year.
วันที่กูไปเที่ยว
[wan tîi guu pai tîao]
The day I go out.
กับวันที่กูตากผ้า
[gàp wan tîi guu dtàak pâa]
And the day I hang my clothes to dry.
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Ever wonder what’s the difference between “ประเทศไทย” [prathêet Thai] and “เมืองไทย” [meuang Thai]?…
Continue reading Rainy Days
A: เฮ้ย มึง ขอยืมตังค์หน่อยห้าร้อย
[hóei meung, kǎw yeum tang nòi hâa rói]
A: Hey bro, can I borrow 500?
B: เฮ้ย กูมีไม่ถึง กูมีอยู่สองร้อย
[héoi guu mii mâi teǔng, guu mii yùu sǎwng rói]
B: Woah! I don’t have that much. I only have 200.
A: เอามาก่อนก็ได้ งั้นมึงก็ติดกูอยู่สามร้อยนะ
[ao maa gàwn gâw dâai, ngán meung gâw tìd guu yùu sǎam rói ná]
A: That’s fine, just give me what you have now.…
ร่มไม่ได้ถูกสร้างขึ้นมาเพื่อให้ฝนหยุดตก
[rôm mâi dâi tùuk sâang kêun maa pêua hâi fǒn yùt tòk]
The umbrella was not invented to stop the rain from falling.
แต่มันถูกสร้างขึ้นมาเพื่อให้เราเดินต่อไปได้ท่ามกลางสายฝน
[tàe man tùuk sâang kêun maa pêua hâi rao dern tàw pai dâi tâam glaang sǎai fǒn]
But it was invented so that we could keep on walking in the rain.…
In this lesson, khru Yuki Tachaya teaches the meanings and uses of the word “เอาไว้ [ao wái],” which is frequently used in everyday life but hardly explained in textbooks. She also gives various examples of sentences using this word. After watching this video, you will understand how to use this expression in different contexts.…
Continue reading The Meaning & Use of “(เอา)ไว้ [(ao) wái]”
มีความสุข [mii kwam sùk] To be happy
หัวเราะ [hǔa ráw] To laugh
ตื่นเต้น [tèun tên] To be excited
ดีใจ [dii jai] To be happy (fleetingly)
กลัว [glua] To be scared / afraid
โกรธ [gròte] To be angry
เสียใจ [sǐa jai] To be sad / sorry
กังวล [gang won] To be worried
กิน [gin] To eat
อาบน้ำ [àab náam] To take a bath / shower
ทำงาน [tam ngan] To work
นอน [nawn] To sleep
ออกกำลังกาย [àwk gamlang gaai] To exercise
ว่ายน้ำ [wâai náam] To swim
คุยโทรศัพท์ [kui torasàp] To talk on the phone
อ่านหนังสือ [àan nǎng sěu] To read a book
The character featured in this wallpaper appears in PickupThai’s E-picture Book for Learning Thai “The Unforgettable Day of Forgetful Tamago.…
Continue reading Wallpaper 9: Feelings & Daily Actions
ในชีวิตนี้
[nai chiiwít níi]
In this life…
สิ่งใดที่อยู่เหนือการควบคุมของคุณ
[sìng dai tîi yùu něua gaan khûap khum kwǎng khun]
Whatever is beyond your control
สิ่งนั้นกำลังสอนให้คุณรู้จักปล่อยวาง
[sìng nán gamlang sǎwn hâi khun rúu jàk plòi waang]
is teaching you how to let go.
[ V o c a b u l a r y – – – *]
ชีวิต [chiiwít] life
สิ่ง [sìng] thing
ใด [dai] which
ที่ [tîi] that… (relative pronoun)
เหนือ [něua] beyond
การควบคุม [gaan khûap khum] control
สอนให้ [sǎwn hâi] to teach (someone)..…
กฎของบ้าน
[gòt kwǎng bâan]
House Rules
1. เมียต้องถูกเสมอ
[mia tâwng tùuk saměr]
The wife is always right.
2. เมื่อไรที่คิดว่าเมียผิด ให้ย้อนกลับไปดูข้อที่ 1
[mêua rài tîi kít wâa mia pìt, hâi yáwn glàp pai duu kâw tîi nèung]
Whenever you think she is wrong, go back and read rule number 1.
Vocabulary – – – *
เมีย [mia] a colloquial informal term for “ภรรยา [panrayaa]” meaning “wife”
ถูก [tùuk] right, correct
เสมอ [saměr] always
เมื่อไรที่ [mêua rài tîi] whenever…
คิด(ว่า) [kít (wâa)] to think (that)…
ผิด [pìt] wrong
ให้ + verb [hâi] imperative form (used in a command or instruction)
ย้อนกลับ [yáwn glàp] to go back
ดู [duu] to look at, to see
ข้อที่ [kâw tîi] item… (in a list), number…
Remark*
“เมื่อไร [mêua rai]” is the way the word is written, but when spoken it’s usually pronounced as “เมื่อไหร่ [mêua rài].”…