Longan

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Longan /lam-yai/ ลำไย

The longan is a succulent fruit that is fragrant, sweet, extremely juicy, easy to eat, and consistently outranks other varieties in taste tests. The smooth thin leathery brown skin varies from light brown when most fresh, then begins to turn darker brown with age and/or environmental changes. Once the skin has been easily peeled off, the translucent grape-like fruit is exposed. Longans are mostly eaten fresh by themselves and in salads. Refrigerated longans taste very refreshing.

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Pumpkin / fúg-tong / ฟักทอง

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Pumpkin / fúg-tong / ฟักทอง

Thai Pumpkins are large,round winter sguashes with Dark Green or Brown-Gray skins and orange flesh.The variety known as the sugar pumpkin has sweet flesh.

In Thai cooking,it is commonly used in dessert but is  also used in savoury dishes.

Canned pumpkin puree is widely available and can easily be made from fresh pumpkin.

Vocabulary

Fúg-tong               ฟักทอง               pumpkin

Fúg                         ฟัก                    gourd

Tong                       ทอง                   gold

Nám dtaan            น้ำตาล              sugar

Sòd                          สด                 fresh

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Student works

By prae

 Student expression

sà-wàt-dee kráp

Hello. (kráp – particle used by male speakers at the end of sentences to make them more polite)

pŏm chêu à- lék kráp

My name is Alex.

yin dee têe dâi póp gan kráp

Nice to meet you.

pŏm bpen kon bprà-tâyt ót- sà-dtray-lia kráp

I am Australian.

pŏm bpen nák à-nú-rák sàt bpàa kráp

I am wildlife conservationist.

pŏm rian paa-săa tai gàp kun kroo prae kráp

I learn thai with teacher Prae.

pŏm mee kwaam sùk mâak mâak têe dâi rian paa-săa tai têe

I am very happy to learn thai at

Thai Language Hut kráp

Thai Language Hut.

pŏm róo sèuk mân-jai pêrm kêun gwàa derm nai gaan

I feel confident more than before to

pôot àan láe kĭan paa-săa tai kráp

speak read and write thai.

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We love the King

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We love the king             เรารักในหลวง             rao rák nai lŭang

Voabulary (คำศัพท์/kam sàp)

we                 เรา                       rao

love               รัก                        rák

king               ในหลวง               nai lŭang         

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Thai Flag

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Thai Flag Description:
The flag of Thailand consists of five horizontal stripes. The top and bottom are equal-sized red stripes, the middle stripe is blue which is lined above and below by equal-sized white stripes. The blue stripe is double the size of the other four.

Thai Flag Meaning:
The red stripes represent the blood spilt to maintain Thailand’s independence. The white stands for purity and is the color of Buddhism which is the country’s main religion. Blue is Thailand’s national color and it represents the Thai monarchy. The blue is also used to honor Thailand’s World War I allies, Great Britain, France, United States and Russia, who all had red, white and blue flags.

Thai Flag History:
The current Thai flag was adopted on September 28, 1917, making it one of the world’s older flags. From the mid-19th century until 1916, Thailand, which was called Siam until 1939, used a red based flag with a white elephant on it. That flag was replaced in 1916 with a red-white-red-white-red horizontal striped flag which was modified in 1917, when the blue center replaced red.

Interesting Thai Flag Facts:
The Thai flag is called Triaranga or Triarong, which literally means ‘tricolor‘.

Even when Thai changed its name from Siam in 1939 and when it was allied with Japan during World War 2 the flag remained the same.

Vocabulary

red                         สีแดง                               sĕe daeng

blue                       สีน้ำเงิน                            sĕe náam ngern

white                      สีขาว                               sĕe kăao

maintain                 เอกราช                             àyk-gà-râat

purity                     ความบริสุทธิ์                      kwaam bor-rí-sùt

Buddhism               ศาสนาพุทธ                       sàat-sà-năa pút

national color          สีประจำชาติ                       sĕe bprà-jam châat

Thai monarchy       สถาบันพระมหากษัตริย์ไทย   sà-tăa-ban prá má-hăa gà-sàt tai

Thai Flag                ธงชาติไทย                        tong châat tai

Triarong                 ไตรรงค์                              dtrai-rong

tricolor                    3 สี                                   săam-sĕe

World War 2           สงครามโลกครั้งที่ 2            sŏng-kraam-lôhk-kráng-têe sŏng

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Water Buffalo with Thai society in the past.

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Buffalo

At one time, Farmer used buffalo to plow the paddy but now, Farmer use tractor to plow the paddy and has replaced the buffalo because tractor can plow the paddy more conveniently than buffalo. At one time, We often see buffalo plow the paddy but now, We see buffalo in the slaughterhouse. Buffalo plow the paddy for Thailand. We call is a symbol of Thailand.

                  in the past                                      at present

Vocabulary  (kam sàp)

Buffalo                                    ควาย – kwaai

Farmer                                    ชาวนา - chaao naa          

to plow                                     ไถนา - tăi naa

Tractor                                    รถไถนา -  rót tăi naa

Slaughterhouse                       โรงฆ่าสัตว์ – rohng kâa sàt

symbol of Thailand                  สัญลักษณ์ของประเทศไทย - săn-ya-lák kǒng bprà-tâyt tai

in the past                               อดีต – à-dèet

at present                                ปัจจุบัน – bpàt-jù-ban

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At the Market.

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Vocabuiary / คำศัพท์ (kam sàp)

I don’t understand. / ไม่รู้เรื่อง (mâi róo rêuang)

Banana / กล้วย (glûay)

Apple/ แอปเปิ้ล (àep-bpêrn)

Mango/ มะม่วง (má-mûang)

Guava / ฝรั่ง (fà-ràng)

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Loy Krathong.

By prae

One of the most beautiful festivals that takes place in Thailand is the one for Loy Krathong. This is celebrated on the full moon in November. The word loy means to float, and a krathong is a banana leaf cup. People place a candle and incense sticks in their krathongs and then float them on a local river or pond. As they push away their krathong, they ask for forgiveness in polluting the waterways and also for good luck in the coming months.

Vocabulary

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Exceptions with “ร”

By Jang

Exceptions with “ร”     

Most of the time, when the consonant ท + ร, the cluster is pronounced as “s” sound, for example : 

ทราย   /saay/       =      sand           

ทรง   /sohng/           =        style 

                                  =        a prefix for verbs and nouns to show royal use or connection to royalty 

ทรัพย์ /sáp/              =        property, wealth 

ทราบ  /sâap/                 =        to know                              

ทรุดโทรม   /sút-sohm/      =        worn out, damaged, ruined 

กระทรวง   /grà-suang/     =        ministry 

Most of the time, when ศ, ส + ร, the cluster “ร” became silent, it is not pronounced at all ; 

สร้อย   /sôy/             =      necklace 

สระ   /sà/                       =        to shampoo, to wash (hair) 

                                        =        pool, pond 

ศรัทธา   /sàt-taa/          =        faith 

ศักดิ์ศรี   /sàk-sǐ/           =        dignity 

สร้าง   /sâang/           =      to create, produce, build 

เสแสร้ง   /sěh-sâeng/    =     to pretend, fake, simulate 

จริง** /jing/                    =       real, true                          

** จริง is the exception. 

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Enjoy Learning Thai ka, see you next time …   

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What is “์” above the consonant??

By Jang

Silent Consonants

The symbol “์” (การันต์)

            When the symbol appears above a consonant, that consonant is not pronounced. It occurs in words of foreign origin to keep the charcters of the original words.

จอห์น         /jawn/          (from “John”)          

ปีเตอร์          /bpii-dtêr/     (from “Peter”)                         

ทัวร์          /tua/            (from “tour”)

เบียร์         /bia/            (from “beer”)               

คอมพิวเตอร์ /korm-piw-dtêr/ (from “computer”)        

ศุกร์          /sùk/           (Friday)           

เสาร์         /sǎo/            (Saturday)                                                                 

อาทิตย์            /aa-tít/         (Sunday)                                            

สัตว์          /sàt/           (animal)

หนังสือพิมพ์ /nǎng-sǔu-pim/ (newspaper)

Sometimes it is not only the consonant below the symbol which is not pronounced but also the one immediately preceding it.

เชาวน์    /chao/                            จันทร์   /jan/       

ศาสตร์   /sàat/                                  ภาพยนตร์   /pâap-pá-yon/           

It is possible to have vowel with the consonant below the symbol which is not pronounced as well.

พันธุ์   /pan/                ศักดิ์สิทธิ์   /sàk-sìt/              ยานัตถุ์  /yaa-nát/    

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