LESSON NOTES

Absolute Beginner S1 #20

We're in for One Busy Day in
Thailand

CONTENTS
2 Thai
2 English
3 Romanization
3 Vocabulary
4 Sample Sentences
5 Vocabulary Phrase Usage
5 Grammar
6 Cultural Insight

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 THAI

1. ผู้จัดการ: นี�คอื เลขาฯของผมครับ ชื�อคุณปั ทมา

คุณปั ทมามีตารางงานของวันนีค� รับ

2. เลขาฯผู้บริ หาร: สวัสดีคะ่ ดิฉนั ชื�อ ปั ทมา ลีลารักษ์ ยินดีที�ได้ ร้ ูจักค่ะ

3. สตีฟ: ยินดีที�ได้ ร้ ูจักเช่นกันครับ

4. เลขาฯผู้บริ หาร: นี�คอื ตารางงานของวันนีค� ะ่ คุณมีนัดกับคุณดนัยจากบริ ษัทเอบีซี

คอมมิวนิเคชั�น จํากัดตอน �� โมงเช้ า และตอนเที�ยงตรงคุณมีนัด
ทานอาหารกลางวันกับคุณมาลินีจากบริ ษัทเจ แอนด์ เจ ประเทศไทยค่ะ

5. สตีฟ: ขอบคุณครับ

ENGLISH

1. MANAGER: This is my executive assistant, Ms. Pattama. She has today's

schedule.

2. EXECUTIVE Hello, Mr. Steve. My name is Pattama Leelaruk. It's very nice to
ASSISTANT: meet you.

3. STEVE: Pleased to meet you too.

4. EXECUTIVE Here is today's schedule. You have an appointment with Mr. Danai
ASSISTANT: of ABC Communications at ten o'clock AM, and at noon, you will eat
lunch with Mrs. Malinee of JandJ Thailand.

CONT'D OVER

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5. STEVE: Thank you.

ROMANIZATION

1. PHÛU-JÀT-GAAN: nîi khuue lee-khǎa khǎawng phǒm khráp chûue khun bpàt-thá-maa
khun bpàt-thá-maa mii dtaa-raang-ngaan khǎawng wan-níi khráp

2. LEE-KHǍA PHÛU- sà-wàt-dii khâ dì-chǎn chûue bpàt-thá-maa lii-laa-rák yin-dii thîi
BAAW-RÍ-HǍAN: dâai rúu-jàk khâ

3. SÀ-DTÍIP: yin-dii thîi dâai rúu-jàk chên-gan khráp

4. LEE-KHǍA PHÛU- nîi khuue dtaa-raang-ngaan khǎawng wan-níi khâ khun mii nát gàp
BAAW-RÍ-HǍAN: khun da-nai jàak baaw-rí-sàt ee-bii-sii khaawm-míu-ní-khee-chân
jam-gàt dtaawn sìp moong-cháao láe dtaawn thîiang dtrong khun
mii nát thaan aa-hǎan-glaang-wan gàp khun maa-lí-nii jàak baaw-rí-
sàt jee aaen jee bprà-thêet-thai khâ

5. SÀ-DTÍIP: khàawp-khun khráp

VOCABULARY

Thai R omanization English C lass

to have a meeting
มีนัดกับ... mii nát gàp. (with) expression

introducing

นี�คอื ... nîi khuue... someone else: This expression

is...

คือ khuue to be verb

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 บริ ษัท baaw-rí-sàt company noun

เลขาฯ lee-khǎa executive assistant noun

วันนี � wan-níi today noun

ทาน thaan to eat (polite) verb

ตารางงาน dtaa-raang-ngaan schedule noun

เที�ยงตรง thîiang-dtrong noon noun

กับ gáp with preposition

อาหารกลางวัน aa-hǎan glaang-wan lunch noun

SAMPLE SENTENCES

ดิฉนั มีนัดกับลูกค้ าตอนบ่าย นี�คอื เจ้ านายของฉัน

dì-chǎn mii nát gàp lûuk-kháa dtaawn-bàai nîi-khuue jâo-naai khǎawng chǎn

"I have a meeting with the client in the "This is my boss."

afternoon."

ดิฉนั ไม่ร้ ูว่านั�นคืออะไร บ้ านของดิฉนั อยูใ่ กล้ กบั บริ ษัท

dì-chǎn mâi rúu wâa nân khuue à-rai bâan khǎawng dì-chǎn yùu glâi gàp baaw-rí-sàt

"I don't know what that is." "My house is close to the company."

พีส� าวของฉันเป็ นเลขาฯ วันนีเ� ป็ นวันพิเศษของเราสองคน

phîi-sǎao khǎawng chǎn bpen lee-khǎa wan-níi bpen wan phí-sèet khǎawng rao sǎawng
khon
"My older sister is an executive assistant."
"Today is our special day."

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ทานอะไรมาหรื อยังคะ ตารางงานของอาทิตย์นีแ� น่นเอี �ยด
thaan à-rai maa rǔue yang khá dtaa-raang-ngaan khǎawng aa-thít níi nâen-îiat

"Have you eaten anything yet?" "This week's schedule is very tight."

เจอกันเที�ยงตรงที�ร้านเดิมนะ ฉันจะไปกับคุณแม่
jooe gan thîiang-dtrong thîi ráan dooem ná chǎn jà bpai gàp khun mâae

"Let's meet at noon at the same restaurant." "I will go with my mother."

ฉันทานอาหารกลางวันในออฟฟิ ศเสมอ
chǎn thaan aa-hǎan-glaang-wan nai áawp-fít sà-mǒoe

"I always eat my lunch in the office."

VOCABULARY PHRASE USAGE

1. นี่คือ... (nîi khuue...)

We can use this phrase when introducing something or someone or when pointing out what
something is. It is made up of the pronoun "this" and one form of the verb "to be," คือ (khuue).
The name or title of the person or object you are identifying will follow the verb in the
sentence.

2. มีน ัดกับ... (mii nát gàp...)

This phrase means "to have an appointment with..." It is made up of the verb "to have," มี (mii),
+ the verb "to make an appointment," นัด (nát), + "with," กับ (gàp), and then the name of the
person you are scheduled to meet with.

3. ทานอาหารกลางวัน (thaan aa-hǎan-glaang-wan)

This phrase is a polite way to say "eat lunch." ทาน (thaan) is a polite form of the verb "to eat."
อาหาร (aa-hǎan) means "food," กลาง (glaang) means "middle," and วัน (wan) means "day."
So together, the three make "food of the middle of the day" or "lunch."

GRAMMAR

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The Focus of This Lesson Is the Verb "to Be," Part Two.
นี่คือเลขาฯของผมครับ ชื่อคุณปทมา คุณปทมามีตารางงานของวันนี้ครับ
nîi khuue lee-khǎa khǎawng phǒm khráp chûue khun bpàt-thá-maa khun bpàt-thá-maa mii
dtaa-raang-ngaan khǎawng wan-níi khráp
"This is my executive assistant, Ms. Pattama. She has today's schedule."

Earlier, we learned that เปน (bpen) is the verb "to be." Now we are going to learn that there is
another form of the verb "to be" and that we use the two forms in slightly different situations.
The second form of "to be" is คือ (khuue). We use it when stating that two things are
equivalent to each other. It is a little more forceful, and it indicates that X, by its very nature, is
Y. In contrast, we use เปน (bpen) when giving information that describes something. Let's
look at some examples.

For Example:

1. อากาศของวันนี้เปนอากาศรอน
aa-gàat khǎawng wan-níi bpen aa-gàat ráawn
"Today's weather is hot weather."
2. อากาศไมดีคืออากาศรอน
aa-gàat mâi dii khuue aa-gàat ráawn
"Bad weather is [when it's] hot weather."
3. นี่คือคุณ สตีฟ
nîi khuue khun sà-dtíip
"This is Mr. Steve."
4. ค◌ุณ สตีฟเปนวิศวกร
khun sà-dtíip bpen wít-sà-wá-gaawn
"Mr. Steve is an engineer."

In English, we also use the verb "to be" to connect nouns and adjectives, as in "the weather is
hot," "the dog is black," "the houses are small," or "I am hungry." In Thai, we do not need the
verb "to be," and we just connect the adjective to the noun, as in "weather hot," อากาศรอน
(aa-gàat ráawn).

CULTURAL INSIGHT

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Some Insight into the Thai Business World

When attending business meetings in Thailand, one important thing to remember is to not
cause anyone to lose face. We should not directly criticize someone in front of others. In
addition, it is common for groups working on a business deal to loosen up afterward with
dinner and drinks together.

Many businesses in Thailand are controlled by powerful families whose influence goes back
many generations. Many other businesses, especially gold shops, are controlled by Chinese-
Thai families.

Companies registered in Thailand must have majority ownership by Thai citizens, and
foreigners are also not allowed to own any land according to Thai law. Because of this, many
foreigners start small businesses and either register the company in their spouse's name or
who get together a number of Thai acquaintances to act as shareholders to technically own
fifty-one percent of the company in their names.

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