lvl 2

Useful Phrases

proot phuut chaa - please speak slowly

fang may khawcay - i dont understand (from listening)

ang may khawcay - i dont understand (from reading)

khian may khawcay - i dont understand (from writing)

khcc thct kha - i'm sorry

kh33 nay	how	?aroy/bcy ~
tha	if
sung | thii	that
leey/ cung	therefore
muaray	when
yangngay	how
thawray	any amount
khray	whose	khray yuu klay bann khccng chan
thiinay	where	chan yuu thinay

Week 1

phasǎa thai	phasǎa aŋkrìt	usage
rʉ̂aŋ	story/matter	rʉ̂aŋ khɔɔŋ Ann [story of Ann]

Week 2

Telephone Conversation Words

phasǎa thai	phasǎa aŋkrìt	usage
wâa...	may I know...
rúu | sâap
thoorasàp	phone
thʉ̌ŋ	to
lûukkháa	customer/client
nǎy*	which	khon nǎy [which person] > phûut kàp khun nǎy? (Talk to who?) > hua naa khà (Boss)
ciŋ	real	chʉ̂ʉ ciŋ [real name] > mây sâap wâa khɔɔŋ khun chʉ̂ʉ ciŋ (May I know your real name?)
cam	remember	khɔɔ tɔ́t kha chan cam mây dây (Sorry, I cannot remember)
phanɛ̀ɛk	department	phanɛ̀ɛk kaan talàat [Marketing Department] > chan càak phanɛ̀ɛk kaan thanaakhan [Banking Department]
karúna | pròot	please/ kindly
thʉ̌ʉ sǎay	hold the line
rɔɔ	wait
dǐaw | sákkhrûu	a moment
khɔ̌ɔ	request	khɔ̌ɔ...nɔ̀y [may I have...please] khɔ̌ɔ hây [for] khɔ̌ɔ càak [ask]
nát	appointment
prachum	meeting
tɔɔnmaa	later	hâa naathii tɔɔnmaa (5 minutes later)
tɔɔnníi	now	chan yùu thîi SMU tɔɔnníi
yàak | tɔ̂ŋkaan	want	tɔ̂ŋkaan rɔɔ dǐaw khâ
fàak	leave/deposit
khɔ̂ɔkhwaam	message
khɔ̂nkhâaŋ	quite
dùan	express/urgent
thoo	call	thoo klàp [call back/return call] thoo maa càak [call from]
dûay	also
thâ pen pay dây	if its possible
?eeŋ	yourself
bɔ̀ɔk | cɛ̂ɛŋ	tell
wâa	that
hây	for
chûay | bɔɔrikaan	help/serve
thawnan	only

?iik

• more

Directions

phasǎa thai	phasǎa aŋkrìt	usage
liaw khwaa	turn right
liaw saay	turn left
trong pay	go straight
trong khaam	opposite
khaw baan	enter house
cck caak baan	leave house
sii yeek	intersection
thii ccct rot	parking
klay	near

Moving Around

• khun/long

khun rua	taking something on the water
khun/long banday luan	take escalator up/down
deen khun/long banday	walk up/down stairs

Region ⇒ phaak

taay	south (below)
nua	north (above)
klaang	center/middle
tawan cck	east
tawan tok	west

Putting it all together

tawan cck/tok chiang taay/nua = nort

Modal Verbs

phasǎa thai	phasǎa aŋkrìt	usage
?àat cà	maybe
khong cà	maybe (>50%)
khuan ca	should
mak ca	usually

lǎay (a few)

daŋ (famous)

• khon daŋ (famous person) |

khaw pen khon daŋ

khon daŋ thîi chan chɔ̂ɔp khʉʉ Fuji Kaze <3

>> He/She is a famous person.

>> The famous person that I like is (namely) Fuji Kaze <3

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

prasòpkaan - experience

?ìik khráŋ - one more time

kìaw kàp - about

sǐa (lose)

• emotional

  • sǐacay - lose heart (sad)

  • sǐadaay -

• physical

  • sǐa (passed away)

  • sǐa (perishable food)

  • sǐa (out of order)

  • sǐa ŋəən (lose/waste money/time)

hǎay (disappear)

• sǐahǎay (damage)

  • khaa sǐahǎay (cost of damage)

sák (wash)

• ráan sák (dry cleaning ship)

sòŋ ( tosend)

• sòŋ...maa (send )

• sòŋ...pay

• sòŋ thʉ̌ŋ [person]

pen pay dây (possible)

• khwaam pen pay dây (possibility)

  • khwaam pen pay dây suung (high possibility)

  • khwaam pen pay dây tàm (low possibility)

    • khon chan laaŋ (low class person)

mâak/kəən ⇒ too