By Jang
Thailand is not really that bad with street hawkers, tuk tuk drivers or people trying to sell you something. International sign language of shaking your head and walking on usually works. But try some of these phrases, you might surprise them. They then might stop bothering you.
ไม่เอาครับ mài ao khrab* I don’t want any
ไม่มีตังค์ mài mi: dtang I don’t have any money
ลืมเอาตังค์มา lum ao dtang ma: I forgot my money
*for women you must say kâ not kráp.
When you are walking down a street you might hear someone ask you “bai nai?” This means “Where are you going?” Usually it will be a tuk tuk driver but sometimes just an ordinary person. Some visitors get annoyed because they hear it so often. But really, “bai nai” is like a greeting and the person isn’t really interested in your answer.
A: ไปไหน bai nǎi?
Where are you going?
B: ไปเที่ยว bai tîaw
going out for pleasure
That might be enough for most people. But, if a tuk tuk driver is insistant try:
จะเดินไป ja der:n bai I want to walk
A common complaint we get are about tuk tuk drivers or other people telling tourists that a temple or museum is closed for the day. They then take the tourists to another place and then eventually a gem shop. This is a scam. Try some of these replies:
ไม่เชื่อ mài chûa I don’t believe you
ไม่จริง mài jing Not true
จะไปดูเอง ja bai du: e:ng I want to go and see for myself
เคยไปมาแล้ว ker:y bai ma: láe:w I have been there already
ไม่อยากไป mài yàk bai I don’t want to go
Hope you enjoyed learning Thai…
Prae
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By Jang
Being able to speak and understand numbers in Thai is an essential skill for any traveler in Thailand.
Although Thai has its own numerals, western digits are more commonly used throughout Thailand so it is less essential to learn the exotic digits. For more examples of Thai numbers, visit our category page: Thai Digits and Numerals
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Numerals zero through nine
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Digit
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Thai
Numeral
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Thai
Word
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Phonetic Transcription
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0
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๐
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ศูนย์
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sǔun
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1
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๑
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หนึ่ง
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nùng
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2
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๒
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สอง
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sǒrng
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3
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๓
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สาม
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sǎam
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4
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๔
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สี่
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sìi
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5
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๕
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ห้า
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hâa
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6
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๖
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หก
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hòk
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7
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๗
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เจ็ด
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jèt
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8
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๘
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แปด
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bpàet
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9
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๙
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เก้า
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gâw
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Counting ten and beyond
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Digit
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Thai
Numeral
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Thai
Word
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Phonetic Transcription
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10
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๑๐
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สิบ
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sìp
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100
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๑๐๐
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หนึ่งร้อย
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nùng róry
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1,000
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๑,๐๐๐
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หนึ่งพัน
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nùng pan
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10,000
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๑๐,๐๐๐
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หนึ่งหมื่น
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nùng mùun
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100,000
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๑๐๐,๐๐๐
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หนึ่งแสน
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nùng sǎen
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1,000,000
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๑,๐๐๐,๐๐๐
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หนึ่งล้าน
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nùng láan
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10,000,000
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๑๐,๐๐๐,๐๐๐
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สิบล้าน
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sìp láan
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100,000,000
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๑๐๐,๐๐๐,๐๐๐
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ร้อยล้าน
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róry láan
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Using these charts, arbitrary numbers in Thai can be constructed much as they are inEnglish. However, please note the following:
· Numbers ending in one between eleven and ninety-one use the word เอ็ด / èt / instead of หนึ่ง / nùng / (one, 1) as in the following:
· Numbers between twelve and nineteen are not special as they are in English. They are considered “ten-two,” “ten-three,” etc.
· If a rule in English is to add -ty to a digit to obtain the tens series, then twenty, thirty, and fifty are exceptions. In Thai, the only special word is ยี่สิบ / yîi sìp / (twenty, 20).
· Ordinals are formed by prefixing a number with the word ที่ / tîi / as in the following examples:
· Note that the words Ten-thousand and hundred-thousand are not compounds as they are in English‚there are unique Thai words for these shown in the chart above.
· The word หนึ่ง / nùng / (one, 1) can be omitted if it occurs at the beginning of any number (other than one, of course).
Prae
Thai Language teacher
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By Jang
Most of farang may learn as the word “ao” if you would like to say “want”, but this word cannot use in every case.
Today we are going to learn more about “want”.
Case 1. Ao
Actually the word “ao” means “to take” or “to bring” but you can use when you choose or order something.
For example
Ao kâaw-pàt kâ. เอาข้าวผัดค่ะ I want fried rice please.
Q : Ao nám mái kráp? เอาน้ำไหมครับ Do you want some water?
A : Ao kâ เอาค่ะ Yes (I want)
Mâi ao kâ ไม่เอาค่ะ No (I don’t want)
Case 2. yàak + verb
This is the most common way to say in Thai, it means “want to____”.
For example
Chán yàak bpai Phuket. ฉันอยากไปภูเก็ต I want to go to Phuket.
Not Chán ao bpai Phuket. ×
Pǒm yàak rain paa-sǎa Thai ผมอยากเรียนภาษาไทย I want to learn Thai language.
Not Pǒm ao rian paa-sǎa Thai. ×
***Note The word “want” which does not use when you order something (case 1), Thai people say
yàak mii + something = want to have _____
For example
How do you say “I want a house”?
@“chán ao bâan”
This sentence is possible if somebody ask you “which one do you want, house or car?” Then you choose the house.
@ “chán yàak bâan”
This sentence is grammatically wrong because “yàak” always follow by “verb”
Therefore, in this case we say,
”chán yàak mii bâan” ฉันอยากมีบ้าน (I want (to have) a house.)
Case 3. Dtâwng-gaan + noun / verb
This is the formal way to say and to write in Thai, it means “would like to____” or “want (to) ______”
For example
Kun John dtâwng-gaan póp kun
คุณจอห์นต้องการพบคุณ
=Mr John would like to meet you.
Pûu-jàt-gaan dtâwng-gaan èk-gà-sǎan dtawn-ní
ผู้จัดการต้องการเอกสารตอนนี้
=The manager wants a document now.
Dtawn-ní chán hĭw mâak, yàak bpai gin kâaw, ao kâaw-pàt 3 jaan kâ!!
(Now I’m very hungry, want to go to eat, I want 3 dishes of fried rice!!)
Hope you enjoyed learning Thai…
Kruu Jang
Thai Teacher
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By Jang
Sà-wàt-dii kâ…. Let’s speak Thai together!!!
As you have learnt before, when you want to talk about numbers of objects, Thai people say :
Noun + number + clf.
For example
Grà-bpăo nùng bai กระเป๋า 1 ใบ 1 bag
Nák-rian hâa kon นักเรียน 5 คน 5 students
Today I would like to teach you more about some adjective which can use with classifiers.
1. Noun + lăay + clf. = many noun
For example
măa lăay dtua หมาหลายตัว many dogs
= káo mii măa lăay dtua เขามีหมาหลายตัว
năng-sŭu lăay lêm หนังสือหลายเล่ม many books
= chán chôrp năng-sŭu lăay lêm ฉันชอบหนังสือหลายเล่ม
2. Noun + clf. + diaw = one noun (when you think that it is only one thing)
For example
rót kan diaw รถคันเดียว 1 car
= Alex mii rót kan diaw อเล็กซ์มีรถคันเดียว
rorng-táo kûu diaw รองเท้าคู่เดียว 1 pair of shoes
= Anna súu rorng-táo kûu diaw แอนนาซื้อรองเท้าคู่เดียว
3. Noun + kâe + number + clf. = only / just + number + noun (when you think that the amount of thing(s) is too little, not enough for you)
For example
Sûa kâe săam dtua เสื้อแค่ 3 ตัว only 2 shirts
= káo mii sûa kâe săam dtua เขามีเสื้อแค่ 3 ตัว
Korm-píw-dtêr kâe sŏrng krûang คอมพิวเตอร์แค่ 2 เครื่อง only 2 computer
= nai bor-ri-sàt mii korm-píw-dtêr kâe sŏrng krûang ในบริษัทมีคอมพิวเตอร์แค่ 2 เครื่อง
4. Noun + dtâng + number + clf. = when you think that the amount of thing(s) is too many for you
For example
Mor-dter-sai dtâng sìp kan มอเตอร์ไซค์ตั้ง 10 คัน 10 motorcycles
= bâan káo mii mor-dter-sai dtâng sìp kan บ้านเขามีมอเตอร์ไซค์ตั้ง 10 คัน
Sôm dtâng yîi-sìp lûuk ส้มตั้ง 20 ลูก 20 oranges
= káo gin sôm dtâng yîi-sìp lûuk เขากินส้มตั้ง 20 ลูก
Q : Wan-níi kun rian Thai gìi kam ká? (How many Thai words that you have learnt today?)
A : Wan-níi chán rian Thai dtâng lăay kam kâ (Today I’ve learnt many Thai words!)
Hope you enjoyed learning Thai..
Khruu Jang
Thai teacher
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By Jang
Can I open a TV??!?
Can you close the light??!!?
Maybe some foreigners used to hear some Thai people ask these questions.
Don’t be confused because they meant
“Can I turn on a TV?” and
“Can you switch off the light?”
In Thai language, we say “bpèrt” which means “to open, to turn on, to switch on”,
And we say “bpìt” which means “to close, to turn off, to switch off”.
For example :
Kǒr bpèrt TV dâi mái (ká / kráp)?
= Can I turn on a TV?
Bpèrt bprà dtuu.
= Open a door.
Chûay bpìt fai dâi mái (ká / kráp)?
= Can you switch off the light?
Bpìt nǎng-sǔu.
= Close a book.
That’s why Thai people say “open” instead of “turn on”, and also “close” instead of “turn off”.
From now on, I hope you can understand Thai people more..
Umm.. It’s too bright here, could you please turn off the window for me?!?
Oops I did say it again!! ^o^
Hope you enjoyed learning Thai..
Khruu Jang
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By may
Today I think I am talking about tones and meanings. If you are foreigners living in Thailand, making the right tone might be something interesting for you.
When you think you hear “maa”, it might be the real “maa” which means “come” or it might be “máa” or “horse” or it could be “măa” or “dog”. Most of Thai words have meanings and some of them are pronounced in five different tones but might be heard the same by farang.
For example:
A: wan-nee-jeuh-tàeh-phôo-yĭng-suay-suay/วันนี้เจอแต่ผู้หญิงซวย ซวย (Today I met only damned women.)
B: wan-nee-jeuh-tàeh-phôo-yĭng-sŭay-sŭay/วันนี้เจอแต่ผู้หญิงสวย สวย (Today I met only beautiful women.)
A: wan-nee-suay-jing-jing/วันนี้ซวยจริง จริง (Today I really got bad luck.)
B: wan-nee-thóng-fáa-sŭay/วันนี้ท้องฟ้าสวย (Today the sky is beautiful.)
***suay (ซวย) means bad luck and suay is pronounced with the first tone
***sŭay (สวย ) means beautiful and sŭay is pronounced with the fifth tone
A: chăn-chôb-doo-khàw/ ฉันชอบดูข่าว (I like to watch news.)
B: chăn-yàag-gin-khâw-râad-gaehng/ ฉันอยากกินข้าวราดแกง (I want to eat rice and curry.)
C: chăn-chôb-chúd-sĕe-khăw/ ฉันชอบชุดสีขาว (I like white dresses.)
*** khàw (ข่าว ) , pronounced with the second tone, means news.
*** khâw (ข้าว ) , pronounced with the third tone, means rice.
*** khăw (ขาว ) , pronounced with the fifth tone, means white.
A: chăn-chôb-sa-làd-khài/ ฉันชอบสลัดไข่ (I like egg salad.)
B: chăn-kíd-wâa-chăn-bpen-khâi/ ฉันคิดว่าฉันเป็นไข้ (I think I have a fever.)
C: chăn-jam-dâi-wâa-chăn-khăi-gun-jaeh-pra-dtoo-láew/ ฉันจำได้ว่าฉันไขกุญแจประตูแล้ว (I remembered that I unlocked the door already.)
*** khài (ไข่ ) means eggs, we pronounce it with the second tone
*** khâi (ไข้ ) means fever, we pronounce it with the third tone
*** khăi (ไข ) means unlock, we pronounce it with the fifth tone
A: chăn-súh-dtúg-ga-dta-khŏn-sàt-tua-mài-maa/ ฉันซื้อตุ๊กตาขนสัตว์ตัวใหม่มา (I bought new stuffed animal.)
B: chăn-mâi-chôb-bpai-hăa-mŏh/ ฉันไม่ชอบไปหาหมอ (I don’t like to see the doctor.)
C: chăn-dâi-glìn-a-rai-mâi-ná/ ฉันได้กลิ่นอะไรไหม้นะ (I smelt something burning.)
D: Phâa-măi-thai-dâi-ráb-gaan-yóg-yông-nai-thăa-na-phâa-thoh-thêe-dee-thêe-sùd-nai-lôhg/ผ้าไหมไทยได้รับการยกย่องในฐานะผ้าทอที่ดีที่สุดในโลก (Thai silk is acclaimed as the finest fabric in the world.)
E: khun-chôb-aa-hăan-thai-măi/ คุณชอบอาหารไทยไหม (Do you like Thai food?)
*** mài (ใหม่ ) means new and is pronounced with the second tone.
*** mâi (ไม่ ) means no and is pronounced with the third tone.
*** mâi (ไหม้ ) means burn and is also pronounced with the third tone.
*** măi (ไหม) means silk and is pronounced with the fifth tone.
*** măi (ไหม) , also pronounced with the fifth tone, put at the end of the Yes/No question.
A: chăn-yàag-jà-bòhg-laa/ ฉันอยากจะบอกลา (I want to say goodbye.)
B: chăn-kíd-wâa-laa-nâa-rág/ ฉันคิดว่าลาน่ารัก (I think donkeys are lovely.)
C: khun-chôb-lâa-sàt-măi/ คุณชอบล่าสัตว์ไหม (Do you like to hunt?)
D: chăn-rúh-sèug-láa/ ฉันรู้สึกล้า (I feel tired.)
E: rao-khăay-phâa-măi-bpen-lăa/เราขายผ้าไหมเป็นหลา (We sell silk by the yard.)
*** laa (ลา) means goodbye, this word is pronounced with the first tone.
*** laa (ลา) this word is pronounced with the first tone also but means donkeys.
*** lâa (ล่า) means hunt, we pronounced it with the third tone.
*** láa (ล้า) , pronounced with the fourth tone, means tired.
*** lăa (หลา) means yard and is pronounced with the fifth tone.
As above, I hope you might see how it works.
Khru May Thai Teacher @ Thailanguagehut
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By may
Mint was originally used as a medicinal herb to treat stomach ache and chest pains, and it is commonly used in the form of tea as a home remedy to help alleviate stomach pain. During the Middle Ages, powdered mint leaves were used to whiten teeth. Mint tea is a strong diuretic. Mint also aids digestion, in a way that it breaks down the fats. In recent years, it has been often recommended for treating obesity.
Tàeh-deum-loey chái-sa-ra-nàeh-bpen-sa-mŭn-prai-gâeh-pùad-thóng-láe-jèb-nâa-òg láew-gôrr-ao-maa-tham-bpen-chaa-dùhm-phûeh-ban-thao-aa-gaan-pùad-thóng rá-wàang-yúk-glaang-bai-sa-ra-nàeh-bpòn-chái-thŏo-fan-hâi-fan-khăw chaa-sa-ra-nàeh-bpen-yaa-khàb-bpàt-săa-wá-yàang-raeng sa-ra-nàeh-yang-chûay-rûeng-gaan-yôy nai-dâan-thêe-chûay-la-laai-khăi-man chûang-née-loey-mee-khon-ao-maa-chái-lód-kwaam-ûan-gan-bòy-bòy
แต่เดิมเลย ใช้สะระแหน่เป็นสมุนไพรแก้ปวดท้องและเจ็บหน้าอก แล้วก็เอามาทำเป็นชาดื่มเพื่อบรรเทาอาการปวดท้อง ระหว่างยุคกลาง ใบสะระแหน่ป่นใช้ถูฟันให้ฟันขาว ชาสะระแหน่เป็นยาขับปัสสาวะอย่างแรง สะระแหน่ยังช่วยเรื่องการย่อย ในด้านที่ช่วยละลายไขมัน ช่วงนี้เลยมีคนเอามาใช้ลดความอ้วนกันบ่อย ๆ
The plant is considered to have antihypertensive properties. Primarily, the plant is cultivated for the production for bast fibre from the stem of the plant. The fibre may be used as a substitute for jute in making burlap. Hibiscus, specifically Roselle, has been used in folk medicine as a diuretic, mild laxative, and treatment for cardiac and nerve diseases and cancer. In Thailand, Roselle is drunk as a tea, believed to also reduce cholesterol.
Grà-jíeb-bpen-phûht-thêe-jàd-wâa-mee-sàp-pha-khun-nai-gaan-dtòrr-dtâan-kwam-dan-lûehd-sŏong râehg-rêum-deum-thee-phûht-cha-níd-née-plòog-wái-phûeh-ao-gàag-yai-jàag-lam-dtôn gàag-yai-thêe- wâa-née-àad-nam-maa-chái-thaen-bporr-thêe-ao-wái-thorr-phâa-gra-sòb dòg-cha-baa-doy-cha-phó- grà-jíeb- chái-bpen-yaa-phúhn-bâan-ao-wái-khàb-bpàt-săa-wá bpen-yaa-ra-baai-òrn-òrn-láe-chái-rág-săa-phaa-wá-hŭa-jai-yùd-dtên-láe-rôk-gìew-gàb-rá-bòb-pra-sàat-láe-má-reng nai-pra-thêt-thai- grà-jíeb- nam-maa-dùhm-bàeb-chaa-chûeh-gan-wâa-lód-koh-lés-teu-rôn-dâi-dûay
กระเจี๊ยบเป็นพืชที่จัดว่ามีสรรพคุณในการต่อต้านความดันเลือดสูง แรกเริ่มเดิมที พืชชนิดนี้ปลูกไว้เพื่อเอากากใยจากลำต้น กากใยที่ว่านี้อาจนำมาใช้แทนปอที่เอาไว้ทอผ้ากระสอบ ดอกชบา โดยเฉพาะกระเจี๊ยบใช้เป็นยาพื้นบ้านเอาไว้ขับปัสสาวะ เป็นยาระบายอ่อน ๆ และใช้รักษาภาวะหัวใจหยุดเต้นและโรคเกี่ยวกับระบบประสาทและมะเร็ง ในประเทศไทย กระเจี๊ยบนำมาดื่มแบบชา เชื่อกันว่าลดคอเลสเตอรอลได้ด้วย
Meanings…
Mint = sa-ra-nàeh/สะระแหน่
stomach ache = pùad-thóng/ ปวดท้อง
chest pains = jèb-nâa-òg/เจ็บหน้าอก
alleviate = ban-thao/บรรเทา
Middle Ages = yúk-glaang/ยุคกลาง
whiten = tham-hâi-khăw/ทำให้ขาว
obesity = kwaam-ûan/ความอ้วน
antihypertensive = dtòrr-dtâan-kwam-dan-lûehd-sŏong/ต่อต้านความดันเลือดสูง
fibre = gàag-yai/กากใย
jute = bporr/ปอ
burlap = phâa-gra-sòb/ผ้ากระสอบ
Hibiscus = dòg-cha-baa/ ดอกชบา
Roselle = grà-jíeb/กระเจี๊ยบ
folk medicine = yaa-phúhn-bâan/ยาพื้นบ้าน
mild laxative = yaa-ra-baai-òrn-òrn/ ยาระบายอ่อน ๆ
Cardiac = phaa-wá-hŭa-jai-yùd-dtên/ ภาวะหัวใจหยุดเต้น
nerve = gìew-gàb-rá-bòb-pra-sàat/ เกี่ยวกับระบบประสาท
cancer = má-reng/มะเร็ง
Khru May Thai Teacher @ Thailanguagehut
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Wan-née-ao-rûehng-bao-bao-bòr-bòr-láew-gan-ná maa-doo-tao-long-tháai-gan chên tham-mai-ná a-rai-gan-já bpai-mái jà-wâa-ngai-là pra-maan-née an-née-khŏrr-bòrg-wâa-bpen-gan-ehng-yàang-lŭeh-chûeh gôrr-bpen-gaan-chái-pa-săa-nai-mòo-khon-sa-nìt-sa-nŏm-gan mâi-bpen-thaang-gaan-yàang-yîng-tàeh-bpen-gan-ehng
วันนี้เอาเรื่องเบา ๆ เบาะ ๆ แล้วกันนะ มาดูตัวลงท้ายกัน เช่น ทำไมนะ อะไรกันจ๊ะ ไปมั๊ย จะว่าไงล่ะ ประมาณนี้ อันนี้ขอบอกว่าเป็นกันเองอย่างเหลือเชื่อ ก็เป็นการใช้ภาษาในหมู่คนสนิทสนมกัน ไม่เป็นทางการ(อย่างยิ่ง)แต่เป็นกันเอง
Today I think I am going to talk about some easy stuff. Let’s see the ending words such as “Why’s that?”, “What’s going on?”, “Wanna come?”, “What ya gonna say?”, etc. I can tell you that it is the way how we talk to our close friends or confidants or familiars or acquaintances showing our closeness. And that will be totally informal.
Mái (มั๊ย) = măi (ไหม) (we put at the end of questions which are required “yes/no” answers.)
năi (ไหน) = thêe-năi (ที่ไหน) means where
Thâa-khon-thai-phûhd-wâa-bpai-năi-maa-gôrr-maa-jàag-pra-yòhk-khun-bpai-thêe-năi-maa-khá/kráb láew-thâa-thăm-wâa-tham-a-rai-gan-já-yàang-bpen-thaang-gaan-gôrr-kuh-pûag-khun-tham-a-rai-gan-yòo-khá/kráb hàag-pûag-rao-gam-lang-jà-bpai-thêe-năi-sàg-hàeng-láew-òey-wâa-bpai-mái gôrr-măai-kwam-wâa-rao-chuan-khun-hâi-bpai-dûay-gan pra-yòhk-săehn-sù-phâap-gôrr-nâa-jà-bpen-khun-yàag-bpai-dûay-gan-măi-khá/kráb ao-bpen-wâa-khon-thai-yîng-phûhd-yîng-sân pró-rao-pra-yàt-kham-phûhd-jing-jing-rao-khêe-gìet-phûhd-tàang-hàag ao-nâ-pa-săa-năi-gôrr-mŭehn-gan-mee-pa-săa-glùm-pa-săa-thìn-pa-săa-ta-làad yohm-ráb-dtrong-dtrong-wâa-way-laa-wai-rûn-thai-phûhd-a-rai-baang-thee-gôrr-mâi-khâo-jai láew-thêe-phûhd-gan-thúg-kham-bpen-kham-yàab-gôrr-mâi-khâo-jai-èeg-mŭehn-gan Porr-gòhn-ná-láew-jeu-gan-mài
ถ้าคนไทยพูดว่า “ไปไหนมา” ก็มาจากประโยค “คุณไปที่ไหนมาคะ/ครับ” แล้วถ้าถามว่า “ทำอะไรกันจ๊ะ” อย่างเป็นทางการก็คือ “(พวก)คุณทำอะไรกันอยู่คะ/ครับ” หากพวกเรากำลังจะไปที่ไหนสักแห่งแล้วเอ่ยว่า “ไปมั๊ย” ก็หมายความว่าเราชวนคุณให้ไปด้วยกัน ประโยคแสนสุภาพก็น่าจะเป็น “คุณอยากไปด้วยกันไหมคะ/ครับ” เอาเป็นว่าคนไทยยิ่งพูดยิ่งสั้น เพราะเราประหยัดคำพูด (จริง ๆ เราขี้เกียจพูดต่างหาก) เอาน่ะภาษาไหนก็เหมือนกันมีภาษากลุ่ม ภาษาถิ่น ภาษาตลาด ยอมรับตรง ๆ ว่าเวลาวัยรุ่นไทยพูดอะไรบางทีก็ไม่เข้าใจ แล้วที่พูดกันทุกคำเป็นคำหยาบก็ไม่เข้าใจอีกเหมือนกัน พอก่อนนะ แล้วเจอกันใหม่
If Thai people say “Where’d ya go?”, actually it is “Where did you go, sir/maám?”. Then if they ask you “What ya doing?”, the polite one is “What are you doing sir/maám?” If we are going somewhere then say “Wanna come?”, it means we would like you to join us and the perfect sentence should be “Would you like to come with us sir/maám?” Let just say Thai people make it short just because we save some words (actually we are lazy to say the whole thing). Well, any languages are the same, there are dialect, colloquialism and slang. To be honest with you, I never get it when teenagers use slang. They use more slang than normal words. That’s enough for today. Till next time!!!
Khru May Thai Teacher
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By may
Getting engaged is the one of the happiest and thrilling moments of your life. Many of us put a lot of effort into making this day memorable. An engagement ring is a promise to strengthen a relationship and lets others know of your significant other. Diamond Engagement Rings can be in gold, silver and platinum. A prized diamond ring will definitely bring a smile on her charming face and will be cherished by her forever. An engagement ring is a symbol of emotions such as love, commitment, eternity, honor, loyalty and promise. Gifting a ring in honor of a union, engagement has been very ancient and it holds the motion of eternal togetherness. A dream to live together forever is the commitment you offer with an engagement ring.
Gaan-mân-bpen-kwam-sùk-yàang-thêe-sùd-yàang-nùng láe-bpen-chûang-way-laa-thêe-nâa-tùen-tên-khŏng-chee-wít-khun-thee-diew pûag-rap-lăai-lăai-khon-pa-yaa-yam-thêe-jà-tham-wan-née-hâi-bpen-wan-thêe-nâa-jòt-jam wăen-mân-bpen-sa-mŭehn-kham-mân-săn-yaa-wâa-kwam-săm-phan-née-jà</spa
By Jang
“Hello…This is an emergency!” for Emergency….call 191
The phrase ‘Hèd-duàn Hèd-raaí Jaêng 191 เหตุด่วน เหตร้าย แจ้ง 191’ literally means ‘urgent matter….bad matter…inform 191’ which commonly means ‘Emergency call 191’ The number 191 is a phone number operated in Thailand when people want some help or want to report something to the police. It is pronounced as ‘neùng-gaô-neùng’.
When should you call 191?
When you need help or something bad is happening to you. But one thing you have to remember is ‘Help might not be there for you right away’. It usually gets to you when it is a little too late. You might need to wait about 30 minutes or longer…and sometimes you might need to call again. I would recommend you to fight for yourself and act like a cop!
Oh…one more thing…when you call 191 please make sure that you really dial 191 Not 911 because you might get used to it from watching American movies too much! J
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“Oh…where am I? I get lost! How can I get to this place? What can I do when I lost my passport? What if I am cheated by bad people?” Please call 1155…any helps that you might need…Let the Tourist Police help you out!
1155 is the phone number of Tourist Police or in Thai we say ‘dtam-ruàd tâwng-tiâw ตำรวจท่องเที่ยว’. For any tourists who need help please call 1155 or if you walk pass the 1155 Police Booth you can also ask for help too. Please note that most of the tourist police they can speak only Thai and English and sometimes their English is not so perfect…you might need to move your hands or use body language when explaining things to them…this might help! But don’t worry we are happy to help you J
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Fire! Please call…199
199 is the number to call when your place is on fire or you want to report the fire. Usually 199 or Fire Police ‘dtam-ruàd dàp-ploeng ตำรวจดับเพลิง’ here work quite fast so you can be sure that help will come to you or your neighbours.
Also, if you need to warn the people or your neighbours or puên-baân เพื่อนบ้าน when you see the fire, just shout ‘Fai-maî…Fai-maî ไฟไหม้…ไฟไหม้’ which means ‘Fire…Fire’. This phrase works very well…Thai people will be very alert once they hear this phrase! If your bath tub is still filled with water…grab your bucket and scoop some water…then go out to be a hero (wee-rá-bù-rùd วีรบุรุษ)!
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Need to be Rescued?? Here are the numbers 02 - 751-0951 or 02-226-4444
02 - 751-0951 is the number of ‘Ruâm-Gà-dtan-yoo ร่วมกตัญญู’ Foundation or you can call
02-226-4444 which is the number of ‘Bpor-dték-dteúng ปอเต็กตึ๊ง’ Foundation.
When you see the car accident…or even if your leg is stuck in the drainpipe or manhole somewhere in Bangkok and no one around can help you out…you will need to be rescued…call them up 02-751-0951 or 02-226-4444 and help will be on the way…these staff they are very helpful and they don’t like to wait…you can be sure that soon they will come to take your leg out of the hole! They are very brave since they have to deal with the dead bodies on the road almost everyday…don’t be scared if you get in their truck and see the dead body lies next to you
