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Thai Language for Communication (TLC)

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Content
Page
Introduction
Consonants
Vowels
Tone
Number

1
2
3
4

1. Greeting (tk ti) 1

2. Greeting (tk ti) 2

3. Thank you & Im sorry (khp khun , kh tt)

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4. Verbs (khm gr y)

12

5. Places (s tn t)

14

6. Direction (tt tng)

15

7. Transportations (gn khn sng)

16

8. Can you ? ( di mi ?)

17

9. or ? ( r ?)

18

10. Do you understand ? (kh j m ?)

19

11. How much ? (t r ?)

21

12. Preposition (khm bp p bt)

22

13. , right ? ( ch mi ?)

24

14. Occupations ( chp)

25

15. Family (khrp khru)

27

16. Days of the week (wn)

29

17. Months of the year (dn)

30

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18. Time (w l)

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19. Making an appointment (gn nt m)

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20. Classifiers (khm lk s n nm)

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Consonants
Thai consonants

Tone

Final
consonants
tone

g
kh
ng
j
ch
s
y
d
dt
t
n
b
bp
p
f
m
r
l
w
h

k
k
ng
t
t
i
t
t
t
n
p
p
p
m
n
n
w
-

Vowels
shot

long

uu
-

-

-
-
-

-
-
m

ai ,
ao -

complex

tones

complex

tones

uu +

Tone
middle

low

falling

high

rising
0 = sun

1 = nng
2 = sng
3 = sm
4 = s
5 = h
6 = hk
7 = jt
8 = bpt
9 = g
10 = sp
100
= ri
1,000
= pan
10,000
= mn
100,000
= sn
1,000,000 =
ln

Number (jam nuan)

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
..
11
sp t

12
sp sng

13
sp sm

14 15 16 17 18 19
.

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y sp

21
y sp t

22
23
24 25 26 27 28 29
30
.sm sp

91
92
93
94 95 96 97 98 99
100
.nng ri
101
nng ri nng

999 1,000
nng pan

1,001
1,010
1,100
9,999
10,000
nng pan nngnng mn

10,001
10,010
10,100
11,000
99,999
100,000
..nng sn

100,050
509,247
740,000
999,999
1,000,000
..nng ln

5,121,478 6,006,649 7,706,010 ..10,456,789

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1.

Greeting (tk ti) 1

khun

pm

t n
t nn
t nn

s wt d khrp

s wt d kh

d chn

kho

ro

mn

ch

ri ?

Ben:

khun ch ri khrp ?

Nandini:

d chn ch Nandini kh,

khun l kh ?

Ben:

pm ch Ben khrp

t ni ?

m jk

khun l ?

yn d t d
ru jk

khun Nandini m jk t ni khrp ?

bpr tet India kh,

khun l kh ?

bpr tet ng grt khrp,

yn d t d ru jk khrp

chn gn kh

Note
khrp ?

khrp

.kh ?

kh

chn gn

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pm

d chn

mn

kh

kh

pk mn

------bn

pk kh

r ?

bp

from
jk

t n

t n ?

to - - - - -
tng

yn d t d ru jk kh

= 5 Km
rng rn

chn gn khrp

5 kilometer

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bpr tet Th

p s Thai

Y bpn

Y bpn

P m

P m

Ang grt

Ang grt

Hello !

Ind

Hn d

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khn Th

hn Thai

Y bpn

Y bpn

P m

P m

F rng

F rng

(Europian, American people, )

(Europian, American food)

Ind

Ind

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2.

Greeting (tk ti) 2

Nick

Nick:
Sara:
Nick:
Sara:
Nick:

Sara

s b d

s wt d khrp
s wt d kh
s b d m khrp ?
s b d kh, khun l kh ?
s b d khrp

m ?

Note m ?
S. + V. or Adj + (O.)

S. + V. (adj) + (O.) + m ?
V. (adj)
Yes,
m + V. (adj)
No,

a hn th r

hn th r m ?
r (mk)
m r

Exercise
1. p s th yk m ?

2. khun chp hn India m ?

3. bpr tet th rn m ?

4. ..?

5. ..?

..

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chp

rn

tuk

ng

ngang

m chp

n / yen

rn

png

mk

yk

nai

yng

pt

m d

yen

n / nt n

m m

hw

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3.

Thank you & Im sorry! (khp khun , kh tt)

khp khun khrp

yn d khrp

khp khun khrp

yn d khrp

kh tt khrp

kh tt khrp

m bpen r kh

Note

chk d n kh !

l gn kh !

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4.

Note

Verbs (khm gr y)

j bp (t) n khrp ?

j bp gn kh kh

will

and

j bp n khrp ?

j bp s khng
l bp duu nng kh, khun l kh ?

j bp bpr chum khrp

1. (khun j) bp n khrp / kh?

2. (khun j) bp n khrp / kh?

3. (khun j) bp n khrp / kh?

4. (khun j) bp n khrp / kh?

5. (khun j) bp n khrp / kh?

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gn

tm

dm

hn

kh

tm hn

nng

duu t r tt

bpr chum

kh

yn

g dt

tm ngn

sng khng

dn

nn

duu nng

h m

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5.

Places (s tn t)

bpr s n

rng p y bn

t n khn

j bp n khrp ?

j bp bpr s n kh, khun l kh ?

j bp rn hn khrp

dt lt

rng rn

rn hn

rng rm

wt

rng ngn

bn

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6.

Directions (tt tng)

rng p y bn bp tng n khrp ?

: dtrng bp, l l s

&
dtrng bp

tng yk

l s

l khw

s yk

t nn

f dng

s pn

: khun yu t n khrp ?
Where do you live ?

khun pk t n khrp ?
Where are you staying ?

t n

s yk f dng

tng n ?

: d chn yu t Chiangmai kh
I live in Chiangmai

: pm pk t rng rm Central khrp

I am staying in Central Hotel

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7.

Transportations (gn khn sng)

: j bp n khrp ?

: bp Grungteep (BKK) kh

: bp yng ng khrp ?

: bp rt f kh

Note

+ yng ng ? =
(or yng r ?)

rt

rt tour

rt dtu

khrng bn

dn

rt f

khn

How ?

rt m

rt f dt dn (MRT)

jk gr yn

lng

rt f f (BTS)

Motorcycle

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8.

Can you ? ( di mi ?)
: pk khun put p s th d m kh ?

: d nt n, khun l ?
: m d kh
Note

Sentense + d m ?

Can you ?

khun put p s Th d m ? =
d
=
m d
=

Can you speak Thai?

Yes, I can.
No, I can t.

fng

put

rn

dtn rm

Note

sn

rng plng

khn

khp rt

ln Guitar

tm hn

Mie Mie chp rng plng, dt John chp ln Guitar

Mie Mie likes to sing but John likes to play Guitar.

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9.

or

? ( r ?)

khun chp dm ch r g f khrp ?

d chn chp dm

kh

Exercise
.

Note
kh gn PIZZA

lw

kh j gn PIZZA

kh gm lng gn PIZZA

pk kh gn PIZZA lw

yng ?

will

gm lng

V.ing

lw

already

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10.

Do you understand ? (kh j m ?)

10.1

khun kh j m ?

Do yo understand ?

kh j m kh ?

kh j khrp, kh j kh

kh j kh

m kh j khrp

10.2

khun sp m + sentence ?

Do you know?

khun sp (ru) m bpr s n yu t n khrp?

sp (ru) khrp, dtrng bp l l s khrp

khun sp (ru) m pt t tm yng ng kh?

m sp (ru) kh

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10.3

khun ru jk + object. + m ?

m ru jk kh

10.4

khun ru jk rng rm Amari m khrp ?

khun ru jk rng rm Amari m khrp ?

ru jk khrp, yu t Pratunam

kh + bp. =

have you ever been to

khun kh bp Chiangmai m khrp ?

kh bp khrp

kh + verb. = have you ever + eaten Thai food ?

khun kh gn hn Thai m ?

m kh khrp

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11.

A:
B:

C:
D:
C:
D:

E:
F:

How much ? (t r ?)

t r kh ?
750 baht khrp

n t r khrp ?
55 baht kh
50 baht d m khrp ?
d kh

PIZZA t r kh ?
350 baht khrp

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12.

Preposition (khm bp p bt)

nng s pm l g f yu bn dt

bpl yu n nm

pk kh yu dt dtn m

r yu dt s pn

rng rn

bpr s n

wt

rng rn yu khng bpr s n

bpr s n yu khng wt
bpr s n yu r wng rng rn gp wt

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nng s

nng s pm

n l g

dn s

wn dt

dt
khng lng

khng n

khng n

ngn

bpk g

gr bp

t r sp
khng bn

khng lng

khng nk

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13.

, right ? ( ch mi ?)

:
:

khun ch Nandini ch m khrp ?

ch kh

Note
Sentense + ch m ?

, right ?

khun ch Nandini ch m ?
ch
m ch

=
=
=

You are Nandini, right ?

Yes, I am.
No, I am not.

khun m jk Nepal ch m khrp ?

m chu kh, d chn m jk India kh

1. khun chp hn th ch m ?

2. khun m jk y bpn ch m ?

3. khun ch Ben ch m ?

4. khun rn p s th ch m ?

5. ?

6. ?

7. ?

8. ..?

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14.

Occupations ( chp)

khun tm ngn r khrp ?

d chn bpn khruu kh

r bpn nk rn khrp, kh

pm bpn p nk ngn b r st khrp

pm bpn m khrp

d chn bpn m fn kh

pm bpn dtm rt khrp

r bpn t hn khrp

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d chn bpn m bn kh

pm bpn ch n khrp

pk r bpn khn kh khng kh

pk r bpn khn ngn rng ngn

pm bpn nk dn dtr khrp

pm bpn nk bn khrp

pm bpn p nk ngn khp rt khrp

pm m tm ngn khrp

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15.

Family (khrp khru)

khrp khru
pn r y

s m

m p

luk

luk so

p nng

luk ch

p ch

nng so

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Gazem (40)

Amina (5)

Chira (35)

Sehar (7)

Gazem:

khrp khru pm m 4 khn

pm bpn m, pn r y bpn khruu
luk ch ch Sehar y 7 bp
luk so ch Amina y 5 bp

Chira:

khrp khru chn m 4 khon

Sehar:

khrp khru pm m 4 khn

Amina:

khrp khru chn m 4 khon

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16.

Days of the week (wn)

wn tt

dng

wn jn

lng

wn ng khn

chm puu

wn pt

kh

wn p r ht (s b d)

sm

wn sk

wn s

mng

tk wn

everyday

m wn n

wn n

prng n

(yesterday)

(today)

(tomorrow)

wan put

tt t lw

tt n

tt n

(last week)

(this week)

(next week)

Wn t

1,2,3, 31

Note
- d chn rn p s th wn ng khn l wn p r ht
- kh tm ngn wn jn tng wn sk
- khun ln Tennis wn jn r wn ng khn ?
- t wn n wn jn prng n wn r ?

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17.

Months of the year (dn)

dn

m g r khm

January

gum p pn

February

m n khm

March

m s yn

April

prt s p khm

May

m t n yn

June

g r g d khm

July

sng h khm

August

gn y yn

September

dt l khm

October

prt s j g yn

November

tn w khm

December

tk dn

every month

dn t lw

dn n

dn n

(last month)

(this month)

(next month)

bp t lw

bp n

bp n

(last year)

(this year)

(next year)

bp

year

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18.

Time (w l)

Morrning (6 11 am)

Ex.

9 am = 9 mng ch

Mid day

= tng

Afternoon (1 3 pm)

Ex.

3 pm = b 3 mng

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Evening (4 6 pm)

Ex.

6 pm = 6 mng yn

At night (7 11 pm)

Ex.

9 pm = 3 tm

Mid night

= tng khn

(1 5 am)

Ex.
Note
minute

= n t

4 am = dt 4

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Anan
dtn n b 3 mng
Ann gm lng rn p s Y bpn
kh rn p s y bpn b 3 mng tng 5 mng yn
kh j bp y bpn bp n
dtn n g mng?

Anan rn p s y bpn g ch mng ?

Anan j bp y bpn m r ?

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19.

Making an appointment (gn nt m)

lw pp gn m kh !
(See you again !)

pp gn prng n kh !
pp gn prng n kh !
(See you tomorrow !)

pp gn wn jn 3 pm t khng n Bic c kh

d khrp

pp gn + date + time + place

pp gn

pp gn

pp gn

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20.

Classifiers (khm lk s n nm)

nm 1 kht

rt 3 khn
chn 4 khn

bpl 2 dtu
bn 6 lng

nng s 3 lm
dk 4 khn

wn dt 7 n
apple 8 luk
bpk g 9
dm
dn s 11 tng
kh 5 jn
g dt 4
chm
nm sm 6 gw

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How much ?

1.

2.

3.

kht l to ri ?

khn l to ri ?

dtu l to ri ?

4.

dm l to ri ?

5.

lm l to ri ?

6.

n l to ri ?

7.

luk l to ri ?

8.

jn l to ri ?

..

9.

chm l to ri ?

..

10.

gw l to ri ?

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How many ?
nm g kht ?

rt ?
chn ?

bpl .?
bn.?

nng s
.............................?
dk?

wn dt?
apple?
bpk g
?
dn s
.?
kh
?
g dt
.?
nm sm
.?

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