Names, origins, and polite requests
Thai often asks basic personal information with short question forms such as , , and . These are very common and natural in conversation.
Use for origin, for example or . Short answers are also natural, such as or .
Use for a polite request. It is more formal than . Useful examples here are and .
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| What is your name? | ||
| What is your name? | ||
| What is your surname? | ||
| What is your surname? | ||
| to come from... | ||
| to come from... | ||
| please... | ||
| please... | ||
ชื่ออะไรWhat is your name?
นามสกุลอะไรWhat is your surname?
มาจากประเทศอะไรWhat country are you from?
ผมมาจากเยอรมนีครับI come from Germany.
ฉันมาจากเยอรมนีค่ะI come from Germany.
กรุณาพูดช้าๆPlease speak slowly.
กรุณาสะกดPlease spell it.
เบกเกอร์ครับBecker.
เบกเกอร์ค่ะBecker.
พูดภาษาอะไรบ้างWhat languages do you speak?
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
What is your name?
What is your surname?
What country are you from?
I come from Germany.
I come from Germany.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
ชื่อ
What is your name?
นามสกุล
What is your surname?
มาจาก
What country are you from?
ผมมาจาก ครับ
I come from Germany.
ฉันมาจาก ค่ะ
I come from Germany.
กรุณา
Please speak slowly.
กรุณา
Please spell it.
เบกเกอร์
Becker.
เบกเกอร์
Becker.
พูดภาษาอะไร
What languages do you speak?
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
มาจาก
What country are you from?
ผมมาจากครับ
I come from Germany.
ฉันมาจากค่ะ
I come from Germany.
กรุณา
Please speak slowly.
กรุณา
Please spell it.
เบกเกอร์
Becker.
เบกเกอร์
Becker.
พูดภาษาอะไร
What languages do you speak?
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
What country are you from?
I come from Germany.
I come from Germany.
Please speak slowly.
Becker.
Becker.
What languages do you speak?
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
What is your name?
You say:
Use the meaning and Thai pattern explained in this unit.
What is your name?
You say:
Use the meaning and Thai pattern explained in this unit.
What is your surname?
You say:
Use the meaning and Thai pattern explained in this unit.
What is your surname?
You say:
Use the meaning and Thai pattern explained in this unit.
What country are you from?
You say:
Use the meaning and Thai pattern explained in this unit.
What country are you from?
You say:
Use the meaning and Thai pattern explained in this unit.
I come from Germany.
You say:
Use the meaning and Thai pattern explained in this unit.
I come from Germany.
You say:
Use the meaning and Thai pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
