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Holiday Language Guide, ebook edition 2010

Text by

Georg Gensbichler

Sarika Puangsombat

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Contents

Contents

THAI LANGUAGE ..........................6

GREETINGS ......................................14

VERBS ................................................16

ADJECTIVES ...................................18

QUESTION & ANSWER ...............20

NUMBERS .........................................22

TIME ..................................................24

DATE ..................................................28

SHOPPING ........................................30

LIVING...............................................34

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Contents

WORKING .........................................38

FAMILY ..............................................42

DOCTOR’S OFFICE ........................44

POST OFFICE & BANK ..........48

TELEPHONE ....................................50

NATURE.............................................52

TRAVEL .............................................54

FEELINGS.........................................58

IMPORTANT PHRASES ..................62

RESTAURANT & BAR .................66

INDEX ................................................72

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IntroduCtIon

I n t r o d u c t i o n

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&RUUHFW�SURQXQFLDWLRQ�RI�WKH�GLIIHUHQW�WRQHV:

The different tones:

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THAI LANGUAGE

IntroduCtIon

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2. low tone:

V\PERO�Å­£Ê

1. middle tone:

ZLWKRXW�V\PERO

SURQRXQFHG�IDOOLQJOLNH�DQ�HPSKDWLF�SURQXQFLDWLRQ�LQ�(QJOLVK

H�J���mai = not

3. falling tone:

6\PERO� Æ£Ê

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H�J���maa = come £´

VLPLODU�WR�PLGGOH�WRQHYRLFH�GURSV�ORZHU�WKDQ�QRUPDO

H�J���mai = new

Introduction to the 5 different tones:

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IntroduCtIonXVXDOO\�WKH�PRVW�GLI¿FXOW�YRLFH�JRHV�XS�KLJKHU�WKDQ�QRUPDO

H�J���maa = horse

4. high tone:

V\PERO� £Ë´

­£´

5. rising tone:

6\PERO�

P o l i t e S y l l a b l e s

:KHQHYHU�\RX�VSHDN�7KDL�\RX�VKRXOG�XVH�WKH�V\OODEOH�‘khrap’�RU�‘kha’�DW�WKH�HQG�RI�WKH�VHQWHQFH�,I�\RX�DUH�PDOH�\RX�XVH�µkhrap’�DQG�LI�\RX�DUH�IHPDOH�\RX�XVH�µkha’�DW�WKH�HQG�RI�HDFK�VHQWHQFH�

OLNH�WKH�(QJOLVK�TXHVWLRQ�WRQH

H�J��� maa = dog

IntroduCtIon

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QRWHFRQVRQDQW LQLWLDO ¿QDO FORVHVW�(QJOLVK

p

t

k

ph

th

kh

b

d

j

m

n

ng

f

s

h

p

t

k

p

t

k

p

t

t

m

n

ng

p

t

spit

step

skin

pen

tea

king

bed

dock

jet

man

nine

sing

¿W

sit

hall

not aspirated

not aspirated

not aspirated

aspirated p, never as: phone

aspirated t, never as: the

aspirated k

can also occur at the begin-ning

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T h e T h a i a l p h a b e t)ROORZLQJ�D�OLVW�RI�DOO� FRQVRQDQWV�DQG�YRZHOV�RI�WKH�

7KDL�DOSKDEHW�

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IntroduCtIon

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ch

r

l

w

y

-

t

n

n

w

i

check

room

lock

wing

young

- (silent) used if begins with vowel sound

QRWHFRQVRQDQW LQLWLDO ¿QDO FORVHVW�(QJOLVK

���������������������������������������������������������� �¡�¢�£�¤�¥�§�©�ª�«�¬�­�®�¯�°

�²���´����¶����·����¸����¹���º���»��Â�²��Â���Ã�²��Ã���Ä�²��Ä���Â�´²��¯���³©²���³©��Â�·¤²���Â�·¤��Â�¹¯²��Â�¹¯��Â�¯²��Â�¯���µ��Å���Æ���Â�´��¦��¦Ç�

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IntroduCtIon

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7KH�YRZHOV�FDQ�EH�SRVLWLRQHG�EHIRUH��DIWHU��DERYH�RU�XQGHU�WKH�FRQVRQDQWV�

PHDQLQJORQJ�YRZHO SKRQHWLF (QJOLVK 7KDL�ZRUG�

aa

e

ae

ee

oh

aw

uu

ue

oe

ai

aao

ua

uea

ia

io

uei

oei

plaza

plain

pan

green

home

lawn

moon

lure

fur

dye

brow

poor

pure

beer

new

plaa

khet

mae

mee

lohk

hawng

muu

mue

doen

mai

khaao

wua

kluea

mia

khio

nuei

khoei

¿VK

zone

mother

have

world

room

pork

hand

walk

not

rice

cow

salt

wife

green

tired

ever

�´Â�Ã��·Ä��¯�»�¹¯Â�¯Æ��´©�³©Â�¹¯Â�·¤Â�·¤©Â�¹¯¤Â�¤

�¹�Â�¶�Å�

�©�

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IntroduCtIonPHDQLQJVKRUW�YRZHO SKRQHWLF (QJOLVK 7KDL�ZRUG�

a’

e’

ae’

i’

o’

o’

u’

ue’

oe’

ua’

uea’

ia’

a

e

ae

i

o

u

ue

ai

ao

am

far

let

mat

feet

boat

lot

book

luck1

hut2

loud

farm

rak

lek

lae’

khit

phop

ko’

thuk

khuen

yoe’

bao

pawpia’

nam

love

small

and

think

meet

island

every

rise

many

light

spring roll

water

�²Â�²Ã�²�¶Ä�²Â�´²�º�¸Â�¯²

�³©²Â�¹¯²Â�·¤²

�³�Â�É�Ã�É��¶���

�º��¸�

�³¤Â�´

�µ

Notes:1 like in French “tu” or German “Umlaut - u (ü)”2 not too far from the English hut (think of “Pizza hut”). Another example could be the golf term “putt”, or the more familiar “nut”

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greetIngs - FIrst Words

phom

dee chan, chan

khun

khao

man

(phuak)rao

(phuak)khun

(phuak)khao

khawng phom

khawng chan

khawng khun

khawng khao

khawng phuakrao

khawng puakkhun

khawng puakkhao

GREETINGSGood Morning !

Good Afternoon !

Good Evening ! ¬©³¬�·��¥³����ʲ�

Sawatdee khrap (kha) !

I (male)

I (female)

you

he, she

it

we

you

they

mine, my

mine, my

yours

his, her

our

yours

theirs

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greetIngs - FIrst Words

f i r s t e x a m p l e s . . .

Welcome to Thailand Yindee tawn rap!¤¶��·�˯�¥³�

How are you ? Sabaai dee mai khrap ?¬�´¤�·Æ­£�¥³�

Thanks, fine. Sabaai dee khrap.¬�´¤�·�¥³�

What is your name ? Khun chue arai khrap ?�º��¹Ê¯¯²Æ¥�¥³�

My name is... Phom chue...�£�¹Ê¯���

I am glad to meet you. Phom dee jai tee dai phop khun.�£�·Å��·ÊÆ�Ë ��º�

Thank you. Khawp khun khrap.�¯��º��¥³�