Everyone knows “หนึ่ง” [nèung] means “one.” But many times, we use the term “เดียว” [diaw] instead, to emphasize the meaning. You can think of it as meaning “only one.” In the contexts where we usually emphasize the fact that there is only one of something, we use the word “เดียว” [diaw] instead of “หนึ่ง [nèung].”…
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Did you know Thai people say “ซอส” [sáwd] for “sauce” and “มะเขือเทศ” [mákěutêet] for “tomato” but when we say “ซอสมะเขือเทศ” [sáwd mákěutêet], 90% of the time, we actually refer to “ketchup” and not “tomato sauce”?…
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วิธีชนะอดีตได้ดีที่สุดคือการยอมรับมัน
[wítii chaná adìit dâai dii tîi sùd keu gaan yawm ráp man]
The best way to overcome your past is to accept it. …
ชีวิตจะง่ายขึ้น ถ้ารู้จัก. . .ปล่อยวาง
Life will be easier if you learn to “let go”.
[chiiwít jà ngâai kêun tâa rúujàk plòi waang]…
การที่เรารักใครแล้วต้องวิ่งตาม
[gaan tîi rao rák khrai léaw tâwng wîng taam]
When you love someone and you have to chase after them,
มันไม่ใช่ความรัก
[man mâi châi kwaam rák]
that’s not love.
แต่มันคือการออกกำลังกาย
[tàe man keu gaan àwk gamlang gaai]
That’s working out.…
Did you know? In Thai, we call a New Year’s greeting card “ส.ค.ส.” [sǎw kaw sǎw], which is abbreviated from “ส่งความสุข” [sòng kwaam sùk], meaning “sending happiness.” Note that you can’t replace “ส.ค.ส.” [sǎw kaw sǎw] with “ส่งความสุข” [sòng kwaam sùk]. You send a “ส.ค.ส.” [sǎw kaw sǎw], not a “ส่งความสุข” [sòng kwaam sùk], to a friend.…
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แซนต้าขี่ม้า [santáa kìi máa]
Santa riding a horse.
ขี่ [kìi] to ride
ขับ [kàp] to drive
ขี่ [kìi] is used with motorcycles, bicycles, horses, elephants etc.
ขับ [kàp] is used with cars, trucks, trains, planes, ships etc. …
Did you know that the word “ใหม่” [mài], apart from meaning “new” and “again,” it can also mean “just” as in “have just done something”? And when used in this sense, the word tends to be repeated as “ใหม่ๆ” [mài mài]. Take a look at the examples below;
Examples:
ตอนเพิ่งเข้ามาทำงานที่นี่ใหม่ๆ ฉันเครียดมาก
[tawn peûng kâo maa tam ngaan tîi nîi mài mài, chán krîad maak]
When I had just started working here, I was very stressed out.…
หาย [hǎai] means “to disappear.”
When you lose something, for example, your glasses, you can say “แว่นหาย” [wâen hǎai], which literally means “the glasses have disappeared” or “the glasses are gone.” If you want to make yourself the subject of the sentence, you can also structure the sentence like this: “ฉันทำแว่นหาย” [chán tam wâen hǎai], meaning “I’ve lost my glasses.”…
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ผู้หญิงเท่านั้นที่จะเข้าใจ
[pûu yǐng tâo nán tîi jà kâojai]
Only women would understand.
Sentence Structure 1:::
(มีแต่ [mii tàe]) + subject + เท่านั้นที่ [tâo nán tîi] + verb
Examples :::
(มีแต่)เธอเท่านั้นที่รักฉัน
[(mii tàe) ter tâo nán tîi rák chán]
Only you love me. (no one else does).
Sentence Structure 2:::
(มีแต่ [mii tàe]) + object + เท่านั้นที่ [tâo nán tîi] + subject + verb
Examples :::
(มีแต่)ผีเท่านั้นที่ผมกลัว
[(mii tàe) pǐi tâo nán tîi phǒm glua]
Ghosts are the only thing I’m afraid of.…
Do you know how to read “1-2 ครั้ง”?
In informal language, we read “2-3 ครั้ง”, “3-4 ครั้ง”, “4-5 ครั้ง” and so on as “สองสามครั้ง” [sǎwng sǎam kráng], “สามสี่ครั้ง” [sǎam sìi kráng], “สี่ห้าครั้ง” [sìi hâa kráng]… respectively.
However, for “1-2 ครั้ง,” we read “ครั้งสองครั้ง” [kráng sǎwng kráng] and not “หนึ่งสองครั้ง” [nèung sǎwng kráng].…
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นี่ภาษาไทยหรือภาษาฝรั่งเศส
[nîi paasǎa Thai rěu paasǎa fáràngsèet]
Is this Thai or French?
ภาพนี้ถ่ายที่ร้านอาหารไทยในเมืองมอนทรีออลค่ะ
[phâap níi tàai tîi ráan aahǎan Thai nai meuang Montreal kâ]
This photo was taken at a Thai restaurant in Montreal.
เจ๋งไหมคะ [jěng mái ká]
Cool, isn’t it?
– – – – – V o c a b
ภาพ [phâap] photo
ถ่าย [tàai] to take (a photo)
เจ๋ง [jěng] (slang) cool!…
Did you know?
Thai people refer to steamed rice as “ข้าวสวย” [kâao sǔai] (literal meaing: beautiful rice), uncooked rice as “ข้าวสาร” [kâao sǎan] and soft-boiled rice as “ข้าวต้ม” [kâao tôm].
And yes, that’s right. The meaning of ถนนข้าวสาร [tanǒne kâao sǎan] in Bangkok is “the uncooked rice street.”…
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เวลากดเงินนี่อย่ามายืนใกล้ๆได้ป่ะ
[welaa gòt ngern nîi yàa maa yeun glâi glâi dâai pà]
Can you not stay too close to me when I’m withdrawing cash from the ATM?
ไม่ได้กลัวจะรู้รหัสอะไรนะ
[mâi dâai glua ja rúu rahàt arai ná]
It’s not that I’m afraid that you would see my passcode or anything.
แต่กูอายยอดเงินคงเหลือ
[tàe guu aai yâwd ngern kong lěua]
It’s just that I feel embarrassed of my balance.…
When you want someone to stop talking, there are many ways to express that wish. One way is to say “หุบปาก [hùp pàak]” which literally means “Shut your mouth!”. You can also use “หุบปากไปเลย” [hùp pàak pai loei]” meaning “Just shut up!”. However, it’s a very rude and aggressive way to tell someone to be quiet.…
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