Phonetic Keys:
- Tones: mid (no mark), à = low, á = high, â = falling, ǎ = rising
- Vowels: long vowels are doubled (aa, ii, uu, ʉʉ, əə, etc.).
- Consonants: kh, th, ph = aspirated; k, t, p = unaspirated (often sound like g, d, b).
- Special vowels: ʉ (/ɯ/), ə (/ə/).
Vocabulary
Here you can see the vocabulary for the lesson. You can click on the words to hear the audio. You can mark words you already know so you won’t be tested on them in the lesson.
Flashcards
This section allows you to actually memorize the words and phrases in this lesson. Practicing with this game will help you to actually put the words in your memory so you can use them when you need them.
3) Grammar notes
- Pronouns: Pronouns are actually quite complicated in Thai. However, to simplify things, remember that ผม (phǒm) is used to mean I by men, and ฉัน (chǎn) means I for women.
- Polite Particles: The terms ครับ/ค่ะ don’t have any inherent meaning in themselves, but in Thai, words are added at the ends of sentences to change the feeling of the sentence. Add ครับ/ค่ะ at the end of a sentence or phrase for politeness.
- Just a side note: If you are asked a yes or no question, ครับ/ค่ะ alone can be used as a response to mean ‘Yes.’ So in that specific case, they do mean ‘yes.’ But in general, they just change the feeling of the phrase they are put at the end of.
- Name pattern: ผม/ฉัน + ชื่อ + [name] → e.g., ผมชื่อไมค์ (phǒm chʉ̂ʉ Mái). Very simple!
- Question words at the end: อะไร (à-rai = what), ไหน (nǎi = where) are a few examples you’ve seen in this lesson. The question word will usually go at the end of the sentence, as in “คุณมาจากไหนคะ“
Conversation
Here you can listen to the conversation, including selecting single words in the audio waveform and listening to just parts.
Word Order
The word order game below will help you naturally pick up the grammar of the Thai language.