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Tongue Thai'd ~ Lesson 3
These commands can all be made to sound politer by adding a ‘kap’ or a ‘ka’ onto the end ( depending on whether you’re male or female ) A couple of other things to note : The Thai word for Go = Pai, but the sound of the consonant is half way
between a /p/ and a /b/. In addition Thais have difficulty in differentiating between the /sh/ and /ch/ sounds in English.
pronounce both of these sounds as /ch/.
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Commands and Exclamations |
| English |
Thai
pronunciation |
| Wake up |
Louk-khuen |
| Be on time |
Trong-vela nah. |
| Don't be late. |
Ya sha nah./ Ya chai nah. |
| Don't forget. |
Ya Luem. |
| Be good. |
Chong tham di. |
| Come in |
Khow ma si! |
| Come this way. |
Ma thaang ni. |
| Do not enter. |
Ya khow ma |
| Get out from here. |
Awk-pai chaak thi-ni ! |
| Go! Go away! |
Pai ! |
| Go back. |
Klab pai ! |
| Keep quiet! |
Ngiap noi! |
| Speak slowly |
Put cha-cha |
| Go slow. |
Pai cha-cha |
| Don't drive so fast. |
Ya khap reaw nah |
| Hurry up! |
Leow-leow. |
| Watch out! |
Rawang |
| Stop ! / Stop here. |
Yout! / Yout thi ni. |
| Give me... |
Khaw... |
| Do this for me. |
Tham hai chan noi. |
| Put it right here ( there) |
Waan thi ni. (thi-nanh.) |
| Keep it. |
Aow-wai. |
| Look! Look here. |
Ni! Dou-ni! |
| Shut the door. |
Pit pratou. |
| HELP ! |
Shuai-duai! |
| Beautiful ( woman or object ) |
Suai |
| Handsome |
Law |
| Delicious! |
Aroi! |
| Everything's good. |
Sabai |
| This is fun! |
Sanook. |
| That's funny! |
Na kham ! / Talok di. |
| How strange! |
Plaek ching! |
| Crazy! |
Ting-tong |
| Crazy! ( Drunk / Stoned ) |
Bar |
| Don't be crazy!Disgusting! |
Ya ba noi leui. |
| What a horrible smell! |
Menh chang! |
| You shut up! |
Khaya Khayaeng! |
| You're a liar! |
Yud put!Khun ko hok! |
| I've had enough to eat. |
Im lao |
| That's enough. |
Phaw thi, Phaw-laew |
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