One of the most common mistakes Thai learners make when it comes to structuring a negative sentence with an adverb is to follow the English sentence structure and place the word “not” [ไม่ “mâi”] before the verb, followed by the adverb. However, the correct way to form a negative sentence with an adverb in Thai is to place the word “not” or “ไม่ [mâi]” between the verb and the adverb.…
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4 ตัวอักษรที่ทำให้ผู้หญิงหัวใจเต้นแรงสุด ไม่ใช่คำว่า “LOVE”
[sìi tua àk sǎwn tîi tam hâi pûu yǐng hǔa jai tên raeng sùd mâi châi kam wâa “LOVE”]
The 4 letters that make a woman’s heart beat the fastest aren’t “LOVE”
แต่เป็นคำว่า “SALE”
[tâe pen kam wâa “SALE”]
but “SALE.”
Vocabulary
ตัวอักษร [tua àk sǎwn] letter, character
ทำให้ [tam hâi] to make, to cause
หัวใจ [hǔa jai] heart
เต้น [tên] to dance (in this context, “to beat”)
แรง [raeng] strong, strongly
สุด [sùd] the most (derived from “ที่สุด [tîi sùd]”)
คำว่า [kam wâa] the word…
Click here to learn more about the word “ว่า [wâa]”…
Continue reading The Four LettersThe word แย่ [yâe] is an adjective meaning “bad” or “terrible.” For example, “อากาศแย่” [aagàat yâe] bad weather, “รสชาติแย่” [rótchâat yâe] bad taste or “นิสัยแย่” [nísǎi yâe] bad attitude. However, when used as an adverb to intensify an adjective, it means “badly” or “terribly” as in “very” or “to a great degree.”…
Continue reading ~แย่(เลย) “yâe (loei)”In this video, khru Yuki Tachaya explains the uses of all the four different verbs that Thai people use to express ability, which are เป็น [bpen] ได้ [dâai] ไหว [wǎi] and ออก [àwk]. She also talks about some common mistakes that Thai learners use regarding this subject. After watching this video, you will be able to say what you know how to do and use each verb in the correct contexts and sound natural like a Thai person.…
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จงเดาว่าใครที่ทำให้ทุกคนไม่ได้นอนเมื่อคืน
[jong dao wâa khrai tîi tam hâi túk kon mâi dâai nawn mêua keun]
Guess who it is that kept everyone up last night.
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จง [jong] + verb : formal imperative form (used in written language)
เดา(ว่า) [dao (wâa)] : to guess
ทุกคน [túk kon] : everyone
เมื่อคืน [mêua keun] : last night
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1.)…
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ข้อสอบ O-Net พ.ศ. 2557
[kâw sàwp O-Net paw sǎw sǎwng hâa hâa jèt]
Entrance Examination 2014.
ข้อไหนเจ็บปวดหัวใจที่สุด
[kâw nǎi jèb pùad hǔa jai tîi sùd]
Which one of the following hurts the most?
1. ฉันรักผัวเขา [chán rák pǔa káo]
I love her husband.
2. ผัวเขารักฉัน [pǔa káo rák chán]
Her husband loves me.…
ที่สุดแห่งความเสียดายคือ ตายไปแล้ว ใช้เงินไม่หมด
[tîi sùd hàeng kwaam sǐa daai keu dtaai pai léaw chái ngern mâi mòt]
The most regrettable thing is to die before using up all your money.
ที่สุดแห่งความสลดคือ ใช้เงินหมด แล้วยังไม่ตาย
[tîi sùd hàeng kwaam salòt keu chái ngern mòt léaw yang mâi dtaai]
The saddest thing is after having used up all your money, you’re still alive.…
“อด” [òd] followed by a verb, is one of the commonly used colloquial expressions that don’t really translate to a specific word in English. The closest translation is probably “to miss (the chance to do something)” or “to not get to do something (that you want to do).” It often involves the feelings of regret and disappointment.…
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เมื่อครูถามคำถาม
[mêua khruu tǎam kam tǎam]
When your teacher asks a question
แล้วเพื่อนแกล้งบอกครูว่าคุณตอบได้
[léaw pêuan glâeng bàwk khruu wâa khun dtàwb dâai]
and your friend picks on you by telling the teacher that you know the answer.
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ถาม [tǎam] To ask a question
ขอ [kǎw] To ask for something / to request
“บอก” [bàwk], meaning “to tell,” is one of the verbs that go with the word “ว่า” [wâa] meaning “that…” as in “(to tell someone) that…” There are many other words like this, such as “จำได้” [jam dâai] “to remember,” “พูด” [phûut] “to say,” “แนะนำ” [náe nam] “to suggest” etc.…
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Many of you know the phrase “ไม่ว่าง” [mâi wâang] meaning “I’m not free.” Another way to say “I’m not free” is “I’m busy.” In Thai, we say “(ตอนนี้)ยุ่งอยู่” [(tawn níi) yûng yùu] “I’m busy (now).” “ยุ่ง” [yûng] means “to be busy” and “อยู่” [yùu] is shortened from “กำลัง…อยู่” [gamlang…yùu] which is the form of the continuous tense, equivalent of verb+ing in English.…
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มีใครดูกีฬาโอลิมปิกฤดูหนาวไหมคะ
[mii khrai duu giilaa Olympics réuduu nǎao mái ká]
Does anyone watch Winter Olympics?
ต้องรอตั้งสี่ปีแน่ะกว่าจะได้ดูอีก
[tâwng raw tâng sìi pii nàe gwàa jà dâai duu ìik]
We had to wait four years until we could watch it again.
ดิฉันชอบดูการแข่งไอซ์สเก็ตมากๆ เลย
[dichán châwp duu gaan kàeng kǎn ice skate mâak mâak loei]
I love to watch ice-skating competitions.…
1. A: รู้ไหม แต่ละวันผมคิดถึงคุณแค่ 2 ครั้ง
[rúu mái, tàe lá wan phǒm kíd teǔng khun kâe sǎwng kráng]
You know, each day there are only two times when I think of you.
B: ตอนไหน
[tawn nǎi]
When?
A: ตอนหลับกับตอนตื่น
[tawn làp gàp tawn tèun]
When I’m sleeping and when I’m awake.…
เมื่อแม่ปลุกคุณให้ตื่นลงมากินข้าว ในช่วงเช้าของวันหยุด
[meûa mâe plùk khun hâi têun long maa gin kâao nai chûang cháao kǎwng wan yùt]
When your mom wakes you up to go downstairs for breakfast on the morning of a holiday.
[Vocabulary – – – *]
ปลุก [plùk] to wake someone up
ตื่น [têun] to wake up
วันหยุด [wan yùt] a day when no work is done / holiday / day off…
Thank you everyone for following our videos on Youtube and subscribing to PickupThai channel. To respond to a request many of our fans have made, we just added English translation for the sentences from the video lesson “Words with Similar Pronunciation.” We hope you find it helpful.
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Continue reading Pronunciation PracticeIn this video, khru Miki Chidchaya explains the education system in Thailand and teaches how to refer to each level of education in Thai. She also says in the end of the video why this topic can be useful for people learning to speak Thai.
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