In 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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Continue reading Thai School System“ไม่ A ก็ B” [mâi…gâw…] is equivalent of the expression “either A or B” in English. The direct translation of “ไม่ A ก็ B” [mâi…gâw…] is “A, if not, B.” It’s also possible to say “A ไม่ก็ B” […mâi gâw…].
Examples:
วางไว้หน้าตู้เย็นไม่ก็หน้าทีวีดีกว่า
[waang wái nâa tûu yen mâi gâw nâa TV dii gwàa]
I think we should put it either in front of the fridge or the TV.…
สวัสดีปีใหม่ [sawàddee pii mài] = Happy New Year
๒๕๖๑ = 2561 (Buddhist Era) / 2018
ขอบคุณที่ติดตามเว็บไซต์เราตลอดปี ๒๕๖๐
[kàwp khun tîi dtìd dtaam website rao dtàlàwd pii 2560]
Thank you for following our site throughout 2017…
Did you know what Thai people call the first and the last days of the year?
วันส่งท้ายปีเก่า [wan sòng táai pii gào] : New Year’s Eve / December 31st
Literal meaning: the day we send off the old year
วัน(ขึ้น)ปีใหม่ [wan (kêun) pii mài] : New Year’s Day / January 1st
Literal meaning: the day we begin the new year…
คบกันใหม่ๆ
[kób gan mài mài]
When we just started dating
ผ่านไปหลายปี
[phàan pai lǎai pii]
Several years later
[Grammar corner]
ใหม่ๆ [mài mài] is an adverb used after a verb to describe an action that has just happened. Take a look at these examples below;
1. พิซซ่าอร่อยแค่ตอนอบเสร็จใหม่ๆ
[pizza aròi kâe dtawn òb sèt mài mài]
Pizzas only taste good when freshly baked.…
วันที่ 5 ธันวาคมเป็นวันชาติของไทย
[wan tîi hâa tanwaakom pen wan châat kǎwng Thai]
December 5th is Thailand National Day.
วันชาติของประเทศคุณตรงกับวันที่เท่าไหร่
[wan châat kǎwng prathêet khun trong gàp wan tîi tâo rài]
When is national day celebrated in your country?
Trivia: Did you know the difference between ประเทศไทย [prathêet Thai] and เมืองไทย [meuang Thai]?…
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๑ 1 มกราคม [mágaraakom] = January
๒ 2 กุมภาพันธ์ [gumpaapan] = February
๓ 3 มีนาคม [miinaakom] = March
๔ 4 เมษายน [maysǎayon] = April
๕ 5 พฤษภาคม [préutsapaakom] = May
๖ 6 มิถุนายน [mítùnaayon] = June
๗ 7 กรกฎาคม [garágadaakom] = July
๘ 8 สิงหาคม [sǐnghǎakom] = August
๙ 9 กันยายน [ganyaayon] = September
๑๐ 10 ตุลาคม [dtùlaakom] = October
๑๑ 11 พฤศจิกายน [préutsajìgaayon] = November
๑๒ 12 ธันวาคม [tanwaakom] = December
Tip: All months that have 31 days end with “คม” [kom], 30 days “ยน” [yon] and 28/29 days “พันธ์” [pan].…
Continue reading Wallpaper 8: Thai Numbers and Months
นอนหลับบนรถเมล์
[nawn làp bon rótmay]
Sleeping on the bus
ที่คิดไว้
[tîi kíd wái]
What I pictured
ความเป็นจริง
[kwaam pen jing]
Reality
[ Grammar corner – – – * ]
The word “ที่” [tîi] when functioning as a relative pronoun is used like the word “that” in English. However, in some cases, the noun that it follows can be omitted.…
Continue reading Sleeping on the Bus
คนอื่น [kon èun] Other people
กู [guu] Me
Grammar corner – – *
Did you know that the word “อื่น” [èun] meaning “another” or “other” is usually used in this structure -> “noun + classifier + “อื่น” [èun],” but the classifier can be omitted when it’s the same as the noun?…
Continue reading Other People VS MeDid you know that in Thai we also have a word that has a similar usage to that of the filler word “like” in English? That’s the word “แบบ” [bàep]. The formal meaning of “แบบ” [bàep] is model, style, way, form or pattern. But it’s also used in the same way as the word “like” in English when used as a filler word, that is, it does not carry any meaning but it’s simply used to mark a pause or hesitation in speech.…
Continue reading Thai Equivalent of The Filler Word “Like”
เมื่อคุณเถียงกับเพื่อน
[mêua khun tǐang gàp pêuan]
When you argue with a friend
แล้วคุณเป็นฝ่ายถูก
[léaw khun pen fàai tùuk]
and it turns out that you are right.…
Did you know? Apart from “face,” “front,” “page” and “next,” the word “หน้า” [nâa] can also mean “season”? It’s an informal term for the word “ฤดู” [réuduu]. Let’s take a look at the example sentences using the word “หน้า” [nâa] with all five different meanings below.
Examples:
ดูให้หน่อย มีอะไรติดหน้ารึเปล่า
[duu hâi nòi, mii arai tìd nâa réu plào]
Can you check if there’s something on my face?…
ตอนไม่มีอะไรทำ
[dtawn mâi mii arai tam]
When I don’t have anything to do.
ตอนมีอะไรมากมายต้องทำ
[dtawn mii arai mâak maai dtâwng tam]
When I have lots of things to do.
[ – – Grammar Corner – – ]
“อะไร” [arai] doesn’t always mean “what.” Like in the example above, “อะไร” [arai] can sometimes mean “something,” “anything,” “nothing” or simply “thing.”…
Continue reading Anything, Something, NothingIn Thai, we add the word “ขนาดนี้” [kanàad níi] or “ขนาดนั้น” [kanàad nán] after an adjective or an adverb to express a specific amount or extent of something. In other words, we say “ขนาดนี้” [kanàad níi] for “this much” and “ขนาดนั้น” [kanàad nán] for “that much.” Let’s take a look at the following examples for better understanding.…
Continue reading “This much / that much”
