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Thai - Hello

Cute Girl Says Hello in Thai Language

Isaan Thai - I drink beer

Isaan Thai Lady Says I Drink Beer

 Thai - What is your name?

Beautiful Thai Lady Asks What Is Your Name

 Isaan Thai - We like you

Isaan Thai Lady with Dog Says We Like You

 Thai - I want a beer Chang

Thai Elephant Says I Want a Beer Chang

 Isaan Thai - I miss you

Isaan Thai Children Say I Miss You

 Thai - Can we meet again?

Happy Thai Ladies Ask Can We Meet Again

 Isaan Thai - I'll phone you tomorrow

Isaan Thai Lady Says I'll Telephone You Tomorrow

 Thai - Good luck

Traditional Thai Lady Says Good Luck

Isaan Thai - How are you?

Isaan Thai Guitarplayer Says How Are You

Thai - I'm just looking

Thai Elephant Statue Says I'm Just Looking

Isaan Thai - Where do you come from?

Isaan Tha Girls Say Where Do You Come From

Thai - Please switch on the fan

 Thai Dancer Says Please Switch the Fan On

 Isaan Thai - You're welcome

 Isaan Thai Lady Says You're Welcome

 Thai - Where are the toilets?

Thai Man Says Where are the Toilets

Isaan Thai - Do you have a bottle opener?

Isaan Thai Lady Says Do You Have a Bottle Opener

Thai -Have you eaten yet?

Thai Hat Man Says Have You Eaten Yet

Thai - Hello

Cute Girl Says Hello in Thai Language

Isaan Thai - I drink beer

Isaan Thai Lady Says I Drink Beer

 Thai - What is your name?

Beautiful Thai Lady Asks What Is Your Name

 Isaan Thai - We like you

Isaan Thai Lady with Dog Says We Like You

 Thai - I want a beer Chang

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Speak Thai Volume 1 Contents

When you buy Speak Thai Volume 1 you can be confident that you will get a fully rounded course that teaches all aspects of Thai conversation and grammar in an easy to follow, interesting, step by step process. The course has been expertly designed and structured to ensure that in the process of learning practical vocabulary and conversation within highly relevant situations you are taught the key grammar and language knowledge you need to know. You will learn the essential language foundations for Thai speaking success in all Thai conversations you participate in.

INTRODUCTION 

  1. Welcome to Speak Thai
  2. Features
  3. Objectives of Speak Thai
  4. Using this book and DVD
  5. Transliteration
  6. Referring to people from Thailand and the West
  7. Background to Thailand: Country
  8. Background to Thailand: Language
  9. The journey begins …

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

  1. Introduction to pronunciation
  2. Pronounce a Thai word correctly
  3. Tones
  4. Tones: Why tones are important
  5. Tones: Tone practice
  6. Vowels
  7. Vowels: Short and long
  8. Vowels: How our phonetic system shows short and long vowel sounds
  9. Consonants
  10. Consonants: Unfamiliar consonants sounds at the beginning of words
  11. Consonants: The ‘ng’ consonant
  12. Consonants: Fine tuning your pronunciation of the ‘ng’ sound
  13. Consonants: The ‘dt’ consonant
  14. Consonants: Fine tuning your pronunciation of the ‘dt’ sound
  15. Consonants: The ‘bp’ consonant
  16. Consonants: Fine tuning your pronunciation of the ‘bp’ sound
  17. Consonants: The ‘r’ consonant
  18. Consonants: Words ending in ‘p’, ‘t’ and ‘k’ sounds
  19. Colloquial pronunciation
  20. Colloquial pronunciation: The ‘r’ pronounced as ‘l’
  21. Colloquial pronunciation: Omitting ‘r’ and ‘l’ sounds in consonant clusters
  22. Tone irregularities
  23. Summary
  24. Speed of speech

GREETINGS

  1. Greetings
  2. Tone Practice
  3. The basic structure of the language #1
  4. The basic structure of the language #2
  5. The basic structure of the language #3
  6. The basic structure of the language #4
  7. The basic structure of the language #5
  8. Personal pronouns
  9. Personal pronouns: Examples of use
  10. Personal pronouns: Omitting personal pronouns
  11. Personal pronouns: Noun + pronoun + verb sentence forms
  12. particles: ‘krap’ / ‘ka’
  13. Polite particles: Function
  14. Polite particles: ‘ha’
  15. Polite particles: ‘krap pom’
  16. Greetings: Saying hello
  17. Greetings: The wai
  18. Greetings: Responding to store staff wai
  19. Greetings: Why infants hate to waI and ‘sa-wad-dee krap’
  20. Greetings: ‘bpy ny?’
  21. Greetings: Responding to ‘bpy ny?'
  22. Greetings: ‘bpy ny mah?’
  23. Greetings: Responding to ‘bpy ny mah?’
  24. Greetings: Destinations A - Z
  25. Greetings: Where you are going?
  26. Greetings: Where you have been?
  27. Greetings: Responding to ‘bpy …’ and ‘bpy … mah’
  28. Greetings: Making two way conversation
  29. Greetings: What about you?
  30. Greetings: Examples what about you?
  31. Greetings: You, you!
  32. Greetings: ‘gin kaow’
  33. Grammar: Reduplication
  34. Greetings: Asking what is being eaten
  35. Greetings: Enquiring whether the food is tasty
  36. Greetings: What are you doing?
  37. Greetings: What have you been doing?
  38. Greetings: ‘fa-rang, fa-rang’
  39. Greetings: Other
  40. Greetings: Babies and young infants
  41. Greetings: Telephone
  42. Goodbye: ‘sa-wad-dee krap’
  43. Goodbye: ‘lah gorn’ and ‘bpy gorn’
  44. Goodbye: What you intend to do
  45. Goodbye: Back home is better
  46. Goodbye: Good luck
  47. Goodbye: I’ll see you later
  48. Goodbye: Babies
  49. Goodbye: Telephone
  50. A typical greeting conversation
  51. Summary
  52. Vocabulary list
  53. Develop and check your learning

MEETING PEOPLE

  1. Meeting people
  2. Tone practice
  3. Thai: The compound word language
  4. Question words
  5. Question words: Question marker
  6. Question words: What?
  7. Question words: Where?
  8. Question words: When?
  9. Question words: Why?
  10. Question words: Why?
  11. Question words: Who?
  12. Question words: How?
  13. Question words: How much? / How many?
  14. Question words: How long?
  15. Thai tenses
  16. Thai tenses: On-going present activity
  17. Thai tenses: Completed activity
  18. Thai tenses: Future activity
  19. Initial greetings and conversation: Common questions asked
  20. What is your name?
  21. What is your name?: Nicknames
  22. What is your name?: Examples of ‘cheu len’ names
  23. Where do you come from?
  24. What nationality are you?
  25. What nationality are you?: Grammar use - ‘bpen’, ‘yoo’
  26. What country do you come from?: Country names A - Z
  27. What place/ town do you come from?
  28. How old are you?
  29. How old are you?: Thai numbers 0 - 10
  30. How old are you?: Thai numbers 11 - 19
  31. How old are you?: Thai numbers 20 - 29
  32. How old are you?: Thai numbers 30 - 100
  33. How old are you?: Reactions
  34. What is your occupation?
  35. What is your occupation?: Pre-fixes
  36. What is your occupation?: Occupations A - Z
  37. Are you a tourist?
  38. Do you like Thailand?
  39. Summary: Common questions asked
  40. Showing interest words and phrases
  41. Reminder: Polite particles 'krap' / 'ka'
  42. Summary
  43. Vocabulary list
  44. Develop and check your learning

EATING

  1. Eating
  2. Tone practice
  3. Request words: ‘kor’
  4. Request words: ‘ow’
  5. Request words: ‘chuay’
  6. Request words: ‘dy my?’
  7. Request words: ‘chern’
  8. Request words:’ kor-toht krap’ / ‘ka’
  9. Polite particles: ‘noy’
  10. Polite particles: ‘na’
  11. Polite particles: ‘la’
  12. Food: Eating
  13. Food: Meal staples
  14. Food: Wildlife
  15. Food: Method of food preparation
  16. Food: Cooking methods
  17. Food: Live food
  18. Food: Sitting down to eat
  19. Food: Announcing meal times
  20. Food: Dips and sauces
  21. Food: Eating rice
  22. Food: Eating utensils
  23. Food: Raw food
  24. Food: Drinking water
  25. Food questions
  26. Food questions: Have you eaten yet?
  27. Food questions: Are you hungry?
  28. Food questions: Do you like Thai food?
  29. Food questions: Can you eat Thai food?
  30. Food questions: Do you eat spicy food?
  31. Food questions: Is the food spicy?
  32. Food questions: Is the food tasty?
  33. Food questions: Do you want more?
  34. Food questions: Do you want more rice?
  35. Food questions: Are you full?
  36. Food questions: Summary
  37. Describing food: Characteristics
  38. Describing food: Strength of characteristic
  39. Describing food: Softening negative responses
  40. Describing food: Superlatives
  41. Thank you: Saying and acknowledging
  42. Reminder: Polite particles 'krap' / 'ka'
  43. Summary
  44. Vocabulary list
  45. Develop and check your learning

DRINKING

  1. Drinking
  2. Tone practice
  3. To want words: ‘yahk’ / ‘yahk ja’
  4. To want words: ‘ow’
  5. To want words: ‘dtorng gahn’
  6. To like: ‘chorp’
  7. To bring and to take: ‘ow… mah’
  8. To bring and to take: ‘ow…bpy’
  9. Words meaning ‘for’: ‘hy’
  10. Words meaning ‘for’: ‘sam-rap’
  11. Drinking alcohol
  12. Whisky
  13. Whisky: White alcohol
  14. Whisky: Drink etiquette for ‘see sip’
  15. Whisky: Asking for water
  16. Whisky: Coloured whisky
  17. Whisky: Drink etiquette for coloured whisky
  18. Whisky: Whisky talk
  19. Indicating 'with': ‘sy’
  20. Indicating 'with': ‘gap’
  21. Indicating 'with': ‘duay gan’
  22. Beer
  23. Beer: What beer do you want to drink?’ question forms
  24. Beer: Adding ice
  25. Beer: Drinking etiquette
  26. Beer: Refills
  27. Beer: Toasts
  28. Buying drinks
  29. Beer package formats
  30. Requesting drinks from store: classifiers
  31. Opening bottles #1
  32. Opening bottles #2
  33. Thai ‘sa-nuk’
  34. Loud behavior
  35. Feeling drunk #1
  36. Feeling drunk #2
  37. The male – female divide and parties
  38. Smoking: Words
  39. Smoking: Phrases
  40. Smoking: Asking for a light / lighter
  41. Reminder: Polite particles 'krap' / 'ka'
  42. Vocabulary list
  43. Develop and check your learning

TALKING ABOUT THE LANGUAGE, FAMILY AND PEOPLE

  1. Talking about language
  2. Tone practice
  3. Question tags: ‘chy my?’
  4. Question tags: ‘laeo reu yang?’
  5. Question tags: ’reu bplow?’
  6. Question tags: ‘rer?’
  7. Talking about the language: Can you speak Thai?
  8. Talking about the language: Is speaking Thai difficult?
  9. Talking about the language: How did you learn to speak Thai?
  10. Talking about the language: How long have you been studying Thai?
  11. Talking about the language: Can you read and write Thai?
  12. Talking about the language: Reactions to your Thai speaking ability
  13. Talking about the language: Responding to reactions to your Thai
  14. Requests to aid comprehension: Do you understand?
  15. Requests to aid comprehension: Do you understand?
  16. Requests to aid comprehension: Asking what something is called in Thai
  17. Requests to aid comprehension: Asking what a word means
  18. Requests to aid comprehension: Asking how you say a word
  19. Useful vocabulary relating to learning / studying
  20. Interjections
  21. Family kinship terms
  22. Family kinship terms #1
  23. Family kinship terms #2
  24. Family kinship terms #3:
  25. Family kinship terms #4
  26. Family kinship words: Introductions
  27. Family kinship words: Asking about people
  28. Family kinship words: Checking nature of the relationship
  29. Questions about your family
  30. Questions about your family: Marital status
  31. Questions about your family: Children
  32. Questions about your family: Brothers and sisters
  33. Questions about your family: How many brothers and sisters?
  34. Questions about your family: Position in family hierarchy
  35. Questions about your family: Age of family members
  36. Showing affection
  37. People characteristics
  38. Grammar: Pre-fixes
  39. Grammar: Use of ‘nah’
  40. Grammar: Use of ‘gahn’
  41. Grammar: Use of ‘kwahm’
  42. Grammar: Use of ‘kee’
  43. Vocabulary building: Opposite words A - Z
  44. Reminder: Polite particles ‘krap / ka’
  45. Vocabulary list
  46. Develop and check your learning

THE END IS JUST THE BEGINNING

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TRANSLITERATION GUIDE

  1. Phonetic transliteration: Low class consonants
  2. Phonetic transliteration: Mid class consonants  
  3. Phonetic transliteration: High class consonants
  4. Phonetic transliteration: Short vowels
  5. Phonetic transliteration: Long vowels

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