Learn to Speak Thai - Beginners Part 2

ACTIONS

Look  doo

See  hen

Eat  gin (grin without the “r”)

Buy    sue

Sleep    lap/non/non lap

Wake up  dtiiurn

Eyes    taa

To close your eyes (go to sleep) lap ta

Dreams  fun

Good night  raa dee sawat

May be    art jar

Play    len

Speak    poot

Funny    sanook

Everything  took sing took yarng

Fast    rauw

Slow    cha cha

Where is  … u tee nay

Where am I?  chan u tee nai OR tee nee tee nai

Over there  tee norn

Here    tee nee

Why    tum my

When    muer rai

MAI - THE MOST USED WORD IN THAI -(PRONOUNCED MY)

To make a question just add my (mai) at the end. This is correct in most instances. When you use the word my (mai) at the end of a sentence, it means you are asking a question.

Are you hungry? coon hue my

Are you happy?  coon sabbi dee my

To make the negative add my (mai) at the beginning.

To use the word my in front of a word means  no/don't.

Can       dai

Can not    my dai

I don't understand  my cow jai

No thanks    my ow cup

I don't like it    pom my chop

Have      me

I have      pom me

I don't have    pom my me

You have    coon me

You don't have    coon my me

I know      pom roo

I don't know    pom my roo