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Thai in everyday situations
Reviews practise both sides: wherever ลูคัส and เลนา would say something differently, you do it once as each.
เบอร์โทร
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| The phone number is still missing. | ||
| The phone number is still missing. | ||
| zero one zero | ||
| zero one zero | ||
| the last digit is eight | ||
| the last digit is eight | ||
| is zero one zero correct? | ||
| is zero one zero correct? | ||
In Thai, phone numbers are usually read one digit at a time. Use for “phone number”.
The digits here are to . In a phone number, Thai often groups digits naturally, for example .
To check a number, Thai often repeats it and adds . For something missing on a form, is very natural.
Use for “the last digit”.
สั่งอาหาร
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Tea, please. | ||
| Tea, please. | ||
| I’d prefer tea. | ||
| I’d prefer tea. | ||
| / / | classifiers for cup, egg, and piece | |
| classifiers for cup, egg, and piece | ||
| not hungry now | ||
| not hungry now | ||
For simple orders, Thai often uses . This is natural in cafes and shops.
To say what you want to eat or drink, use . In everyday Thai, is also used with drinks.
Count food with classifiers such as for cups, for eggs, and for a bread roll or piece.
Thai nouns do not change for plural. already means “two eggs”.
ราคา
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| how much? | ||
| how much? | ||
| ... baht | ||
| ... baht | ||
| tea without sugar | ||
| tea without sugar | ||
| total: 50 baht | ||
| total: 50 baht | ||
To ask the price, use . For example, .
Prices in this course use . Say the number before : , , .
This module also introduces numbers from up to .
For food requests, means “without sugar”. For a total, Thai often uses .
จำนวน
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| one kilo of fish | ||
| one kilo of fish | ||
| 50 grams of tea | ||
| 50 grams of tea | ||
| / | packet / bottle | |
| packet / bottle | ||
| one of each | ||
| one of each | ||
For shopping, Thai often uses quantity words such as and . For example: or .
For packaged items, common words include for a bag or packet and for a bottle.
When buying several kinds, means one of each or one each, depending on context.
These words come after the noun and number: .
แค่ ทุก... ละ
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| every morning | ||
| every morning | ||
| one each / per person | ||
| one each / per person | ||
| just / only | ||
| just / only | ||
| and also | ||
| and also | ||
Use for “every” or “everyone”, such as and .
Thai also uses in short patterns such as .
For “only / just”, use , often in the phrase .
To link requests, use or .
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
The phone number is still missing.
A tea, please.
How much is the coffee?
one kilo of fish
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
As ลูคัส
ขอชาหนึ่ง ครับ
One cup of tea, please.
As เลนา
ขอชาหนึ่ง ค่ะ
One cup of tea, please.
As ลูคัส
ชากับขนมปัง บาทครับ
Tea and bread cost fifty baht.
As เลนา
ชากับขนมปัง บาทค่ะ
Tea and bread cost fifty baht.
กาแฟ
How much is the coffee?
ปลา
one kilo of fish
มาทุก
comes every morning
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
As ลูคัส
ขอชาหนึ่งครับ
One cup of tea, please.
As เลนา
ขอชาหนึ่งค่ะ
One cup of tea, please.
As ลูคัส
ชากับขนมปังบาทครับ
Tea and bread cost fifty baht.
As เลนา
ชากับขนมปังบาทค่ะ
Tea and bread cost fifty baht.
มาทุก
comes every morning
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
The phone number is still missing.
A tea, please.
one kilo of fish
comes every morning
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
The phone number is still missing.
You say:
Use the meaning and Thai pattern explained in this unit.
The phone number is still missing.
You say:
Use the meaning and Thai pattern explained in this unit.
A tea, please.
You say:
Use the meaning and Thai pattern explained in this unit.
A tea, please.
You say:
Use the meaning and Thai pattern explained in this unit.
How much is the coffee?
You say:
Use the meaning and Thai pattern explained in this unit.
How much is the coffee?
You say:
Use the meaning and Thai pattern explained in this unit.
one kilo of fish
You say:
Use the meaning and Thai pattern explained in this unit.
one kilo of fish
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
