รู้ [rúu] is a verb meaning “to know”.
ทราบ [sâap] is a polite term for “to know”
ไม่ทราบ [mâi sâap] means “(I) don’t know”.
ทราบไหม [sâap mái] means “Do you know?”
Most Thai learners know all that. What most people don’t know is that when you use ไม่ทราบ [mâi sâap] before a question, it does not translate literally to “I don’t know,” which would not make sense.…
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To say it’s easy or hard to do something in Thai, simply say the verb and then “ง่าย [ngâai]: easy” or “ยาก [yâak]: difficult”! Take a look at the examples below:
[ – – – Easy to + verb – – – ]
พูดง่าย [phûut ngâai] Easy to say
ให้ลืมเขาภายในหนึ่งวัน พูดง่ายจังนะ แหม
[hâi leum káo paainai nèung wan.…
ไม่อยากผิดหวัง ก็อย่าคาดหวัง
[mâi yàak pìt wǎng gâw yàa kâat wǎng]
If you don’t want to get disappointed, then don’t expect.
– – – – V o c a b – – – –
หวัง [wǎng]: to hope
คาดหวัง [kâat wǎng]: to expect
ผิดหวัง [pìt wǎng]: to be disappointed…
One of the biggest common mistakes that nearly every male Thai learner makes is to pronounce “ครับ” [kráp] with a low tone or any other tone but a high tone, especially when it’s not in a question but in a statement. Remember to ALWAYS pronounce it with a “high” tone, even when it’s not a question.…
Continue reading How to pronounce “ครับ” [kráp] correctly!If something you see is beautiful, it is “สวย” [suǎi]
If something you hear is beautiful, it is “เพราะ” [práw]
For example:::
แฟนผมสวย [fan phǒm suǎi]
My girlfriend is beautiful.
ชุดเขาสวย [chút káo suǎi]
Her dress is beautiful.
ภาพถ่ายคุณสวย [phâap tàai khun suǎi]
Your photograph is beautiful.
เพลงซีลินดิออนเพราะ [pleeng Celine Dion práw]
Celine Dion’s songs are beautiful.…
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When you want to say if someone had or hadn’t done something, something else would or wouldn’t have happened, in Thai, we say “ถ้า(ไม่)… ก็คง(จะ)(ไม่)…” [tâa (mâi)… gâw kong (jà)(mâi)…]. Even though “คง(จะ)” [kong (jà)] translates to “probably,” the speaker is usually quite convinced about what they say. Therefore, “คงจะ” [kong (jà)] doesn’t always need to be translated.…
Continue reading “If I had…, I wouldn’t have….”Song Title: ขอเป็นข้ารองบาททุกชาติไป
kǎw pen kâa rawng bâat túk châat pai
[I Will Be Your Servant In Every Lifetime]
Artist: อัสนีย์ วสันต์ [Atsani-Wasan]
For a version with the lyrics on the screen, click “here.”
The song “ขอเป็นข้ารองบาททุกชาติไป” [kǎw pen kâa rawng bâat túk châat pai] was composed for the Auspicious Occasion of His Majesty the King’s 7th Cycle Birthday Anniversary (December 5th, 2011) by Nitipong Hornark and performed by two of the greatest Thai rock singers of all time, Atsani-Wasan.…
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ขอเป็นข้ารองบาททุกชาติไป
[kǎw pen kâa rawng bâat túk châat pai]
I will eternally be your loyal servant.
ขอ~ [kǎw] I request / May I..? / Let me…
เป็น [pen] to be
ข้า [kâa] servant / attendant
รอง [rawng] under / to support
(พระ)บาท [(prá)bâat] foot (royal word)
ทุก [túk] every
ชาติ [châat] life / lifetime
ไป [pai] a word expressing continuity (on and on)…
ชอบภาพนี้
[châwp phâap níi]
I like this picture.
ดูเหมือนพระองค์เป็นทุกอย่างของคนไทย
[duu meǎun prá-ong pen túk yàang kǎwng kon Thai]
It looks like the King was everything to us, Thai people.
[ – – – – Vocabulary – – – – ]
ภาพ [phâap] picture
ดูเหมือน [duu meǎun] It looks like…
พระองค์ [prá-ong] His Majesty / Her Majesty (pronoun)
ทุกอย่าง [túk yàang] everything
คนไทย [kon Thai] Thai people / Thai person…
Storyline: Saichon asked his friend about her recent vacation to France. Upon hearing about the places she visited, he was very envious of her. But he himself had just been on a trip to the United States. Why wasn’t he satisfied?
Examples of new vocabulary: Shopping mall, school, bank, museum, bookstore, airport, what’s up?,…
Continue reading Creamy Coconut 19: Where I’ve Been toเทศกาลกินเจปีนี้ตรงกับวันที่ 1-9 ตุลาคม 2559
[têetsagaan gin jay pii níi trong gàp wan tîi 1-9 tùlaakom 2559]
The vegetarian (vegan) festival this year falls on October 1st to October 9th.
เรากินเจเพื่ออะไร
[rao gin jay pêua arai]
Why go vegan?
1. กินเพื่อสุขภาพ
[gin pêua sùkkaphâap]
For health
2. กินด้วยจิตเมตตา
[gin dûai jìt mêet taa]
For compassion (to animals)
3.…
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