LESSON NOTES

Absolute Beginner S2 #25

Slim Down on a Thai Vegetarian
Diet

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

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 THAI

1. แดน: คุณเล็กคุณน้ อยครับ ผมซื �อมะม่วงกับกล้ วยมาฝากครับ

2. เล็ก: โอ้ ...ขอบคุณมากเลยครับคุณแดน

แต่คราวหลังไม่ต้องลําบากซื �อมานะครับ

3. น้ อย: กับข้ าวเสร็จแล้ วค่ะ มาทานกันเลยดีไหมคะ

4. (เสียงทานอาหาร)

5. แดน: กับข้ าวอร่อยจริ งๆ ครับคุณน้ อย

6. น้ อย: ขอบคุณมากค่ะ แล้ วคุณแดนจะอยูเ่ มืองไทยอีกกี�วนั คะ

7. แดน: ผมต้ องกลับบ้ านในอีกสามวันครับ

แต่ยงั อยากกลับมาเที�ยวอีกหลายๆครังครั
� บ

8. เล็ก: คุณแดนมาเที�ยวภูเก็ตเดือนตุลาคมสิครับ เพราะมีเทศกาลกินเจ

9. น้ อย: ดิฉนั กินอาหารเจเป็ นเวลาเก้ าวันทุกปี ค่ะ

10. แดน: จริ งเหรอครับ

11. น้ อย: จริ งๆค่ะ

12. แดน: กินอาหารเจ แล้ วรู้สกึ ยังไงครับ

13. น้ อย: รู้สกึ ว่าสุขภาพดีขึ �น และผอมลงด้ วยค่ะ

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14. แดน: เหรอครับ ถ้ าอย่างนันผมจะลองกิ
� นเจดูบ้าง
มาเที�ยวเมืองไทยสองอาทิตย์ อ้ วนขึ �นเยอะเลย

15. น้ อย: (หัวเราะ) ขอโทษจริ งๆ ที�อาหารไทยอร่อยมากไปนะคะ

ENGLISH

1. DAN: Lek and Noi, I bought some mangos and bananas to leave with you.

2. LEK: Oh...thank you very much, Dan. But next time you don't need to go
through the trouble.

3. NOI: The food is ready. Come and let's eat.

4. (sounds of eating food)

5. DAN: The food is really delicious, Noi.

6. NOI: Thank you very much. So how many more days will you be in
Thailand?

7. DAN: I have to go back home in three more days. But I want to come visit
again many more times.

8. LEK: Come visit Phuket in October. There's a Vegetarian Festival.

9. NOI: I eat vegetarian food for nine days every year.

10. DAN: Oh, really?

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11. NOI: Really.

12. DAN: How do you feel after eating vegetarian food?

13. NOI: I feel healthier and slimmer too.

14. DAN: Oh? Well in that case, I'm going to try eating vegetarian food too.
I've gotten much fatter in these two weeks since I came to Thailand.

15. NOI: (laughing) I'm really very sorry that Thai food is just too delicious.

ROMANIZATION

1. DAAEN: khun lék khun náawy khráp, phǒm súue má-mûuang gàp glûuai
maa fàak khráp.

2. LÉK: ôo...khàawp-khun mâak looei khráp khun daaen. dtàae khraao-

lǎng mâi dtâwng lam-bàak súue maa ná khráp.

3. NÁAWY: gàp-khâao sèt láaeo khâ. maa thaan gan looei dii mǎi khá.

4. (sounds of eating food)

5. DAAEN: gàp-khâao à-ràwy jing-jing khráp khun náawy.

6. NÁAWY: khàawp-khun mâak khâ. láaeo khun daaen jà yùu muueang-thai ìik
gìi wan khá.

7. DAAEN: phǒm dtâwng glàp bâan nai ìik sǎam wan khráp. dtàae yang yàak
glàp maa thîiao ìik lǎai-lǎai khráng khráp.

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8. LÉK: khun daaen maa thîiao phuu-gèt duuean dtù-laa-khom sì khráp.
phráw mii thêet-sà-gaan gin jee.

9. NÁAWY: dì-chǎn gin aa-hǎan-jee bpen wee-laa gâao wan thúk bpii khâ.

10. DAAEN: jing rǒoe khráp.

11. NÁAWY: jing-jing khâ.

12. DAAEN: gin aa-hǎan-jee láaeo rúu-sùek yang-ngai khráp.

13. NÁAWY: rúu-sùek wâa sùk-khà-phâap dii khûen láe phǎawm long dûuai khâ.

14. DAAEN: rǒoe khráp. thâa yàang nán phǒm jà laawng gin jee duu bâang.
maa thîiao muueang-thai sǎawng aa-thít ûuan khûen yóe looei.

15. NÁAWY: (laughing) khǎaw-thôot jing-jing thîi aa-hǎan-thai à-ràwy mâak bpai
ná khá.

VOCABULARY

Thai R omanization English C lass

เทศกาล thêet-sà-gaan festival Noun

เดือนตุลาคม duuean dtù-laa-khom October Noun

to descend, to verb, adverb,

ลง long decrease, to shrink adjective

รู้สกึ rúu-sùek to feel Verb

อ้ วน ûuan fat, chubby adjective

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 สุขภาพ sùk-khà-phâap health noun

เจ jee vegetarian adjective, noun

ผอม phǎawm slim adjective

ฝาก fàak to deposit, to leave verb

to rise, to increase, verb, adverb,

ขึ �น khûen to grow adjective

SAMPLE SENTENCES

วันนี �งานเทศกาลอาหารแห่งชาติไม่คอ่ ยวุ่น อากาศดีในเดือนตุลาคม

aa-gàat dii nai duuean dtù-laa-khom
วายอย่างที�คดิ
wan-níi ngaan thêet-sà-gaan aa-hǎan hàeng "There's good weather in October."
châat mâi khâwy wûn-waai yàang thîi khít

"Today the National Food Festival is not as

chaotic as I thought."

กางเกงยีนส์ทุกตัวคับไปหมดเลย แมลงเต่าทองกําลังไต่ลงมาจากกิ�งไม้
má-laaeng-dtào-thaawng gam-lang dtài long maa
ฉันอยากจะผอมลง jàak gìng-máai
gaang-geeng-yiin thúk dtuua kháp bpai mòt looei.
chǎn yàak jà phǎawm long. "The ladybugs are climbing down the

"Every pair of jeans is too tight. I want to branch."

slim down."

ฝนกําลังตกลงบนถนน เด็กผู้ชายรู้สกึ เศร้ า

fǒn gam-lang dtòk long bon thà-nǒn dèk-phûu-chaai rúu-sùek sâo

"The rain is falling on the street." "The boy feels sad."

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นักเรี ยนคนอ้ วนตอบไม่ถกู
nák-riian khon ûuan dtàawp mâi thùuk
"The chubby student answered incorrectly."
ควรดืม� นํ �าวันละหกแก้ วเพือ� สุขภาพ
khuuan dùuem náam wan lá hòk gâaeo pûuea
sùk-khà-phâap
"You should drink six glasses of water per
day for your health."

ดิฉนั กินอาหารเจ แฟนคุณผอมมาก

dì-chǎn gin aa-hǎan jee faaen khun phǎawm mâak

"I eat vegetarian food." "Your girlfriend is very skinny."

ฉันมีเงินฝากในธนาคารเกือบแสนบาทแล้ ว ประชากรโลกเพิม� ขึ �นอย่างมากมายมหาศา

chǎn mii ngoen fàak nai thá-naa-khaan gùueap
ลทุกวัน
sǎaen bàat láaeo
bprà-chaa-gaawn lôo k phôoem kheûen yàa ng

"I almost have a hundred thousand baht mâa k maai má-hǎa-sǎan thúk-wan

deposited in the bank." "The world population increases incredibly

each day."

ทารกกําลังพยายามลุกขึ �น ตังแต่
� เขาทํางานที�ใหม่
thaa-rók gam-lang phá-yaa-yaam lúk-khûen
เขาดูมีความสุขมากขึ �น
"The baby is trying to stand up." dtâng-dtàae khǎo tham-ngaan thîi mài khǎo duu
mii khwaam-sùk mâak khûen.

"Since he works at the new place, he

seems to be happier."

VOCABULARY PHRASE USAGE

1. ถา อยา งนั้น (thâa yàang nán)

This is a phrase that means "in that case." ถา (thâa) is the conjunction "if." อยาง (yàang) in
this expression has the meaning of "manner" or "way." So, อยางนั้น (yàang nán) then has the
meaning of "that way" or "like that." The whole expression then is like saying "If it's like that" or
"If it's that way." ถาอยางนั้น (thâa yàang nán) will go at the beginning of a sentence, just like

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"in that case" in English.

2. คราวหลัง (khraao-lǎng)
This phrase means "from now on." คราว (khraao) means a "time" or an "occasion." หลัง
(lǎng) can mean "behind," but in this expression it means "after," so another way to translate
คราวหลัง (khraao-lǎng) is "afterward."

For Example:

1. คราวหลังผมจะไมมาสาย
khraao-lǎng phǒm jà mâi maa sǎai.
"Next time, I won't be late."

3. ไมตองลํา บาก (mâi dtâwng lam-bàak)

This phrase means "You don't need to bother" or "You don't need to go through the trouble."
ไมตอง (mâi dtâwng) means "don't need to." ลําบาก (lam-bàak) is an adjective meaning
"difficult," "hard," or "troubled." In a sentence, this phrase can be followed by an action to
specify what the listener doesn't need to bother with. Our conversation contained an example.

For Example:

1. ไมตองลําบากซื้อ
mâi dtâwng lam-bàak súue
"You don't need to bother buying."

4. มาเที่ยว (maa thîiao)

This is a phrase that means "to come on a trip." มา (maa) is the verb "to come." Previously,
we learned that ไปเที่ย ว (bpai thîiao) means "to go on a trip" or "to go on an outing." มาเที่ย ว
(maa thîiao) works exactly the same, only we express it from a different point of reference. If
you are already at the place you have traveled to, you would use มาเที่ย ว (maa thîiao).
Likewise, you would use มาเที่ย ว (maa thîiao) when talking about someone who is planning
to visit you.

For Example:

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1. คุณมาเที่ยวที่นี่กี่ครั้งแลวคะ
khun maa thîiao thîi-nîi gìi khráng láaeo khá.
"How many times have you come to visit here?"

GRAMMAR

The Focus of This Lesson Is Adjectives + ขึ้น (khûen) or ลง (long) Used to Show
"Increasing" and "Decreasing."
รูสึกวาสุขภาพดีขึ้น และผอมลงดวยคะ
rúu-sùek wâa sùk-khà-phâap dii khûen láe phǎawm long dûuai khâ.
"I feel healthier and slimmer too."

ขึ้น (khûen) is a verb that means "to ascend," and ลง (long) is a verb that means "to descend."
We use these two verbs with adjectives to show that the quality the adjective describes is
either on the increase or the decrease. Generally, we use ขึ้น (khûen) in cases where
something is "rising," "increasing," or "growing." We use ลง (long) in cases where something
is "dropping," "decreasing," or "shrinking." An easy example is in the price of some product.
The word แพง (phaaeng) is an adjective meaning "expensive." So to say that the price is
increasing or getting more expensive, we use แพงขึ้น (phaaeng khûen). On the other hand,
the word for "cheap" is ถูก (thùuk). So the way to say "become cheaper" is ถูกลง (thùuk long).
Be careful here. Even though the "cheapness" is increasing, we use ลง (long) because the
price is "decreasing." In a whole sentence, we might use them as follows.

For Example:

1. ราคานํ้ามันพืชแพงขึ้นแตราคานํ้ามันรถถูกลง
raa-khaa nám-man-phûuet phaaeng khûen dtàae raa-khaa nám-man-rót thùuk long.
"The price of vegetable oil has increased, but the price of gasoline has decreased."

Another example we can use is with a person's figure. อวน (ûuan) is an adjective that means
"fat" or "chubby," and ผอม (phǎawm) means "thin" or "slender." If someone has gotten fatter
or gained weight, we use อวนขึ้น (ûuan khûen). However, if someone has become more
slender or lost weight, we use ผอมลง (phǎawm long). This is easy to remember if you think

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about the English phrase "slim down." Here is an example of how we use it in a sentence.

For Example:

1. กางเกงยีนสทุกตัวคับไปหมดเลย ฉันอยากผอมลง
gaang-geeng-yiin thúk dtuua kháp bpai mòt looei. chǎn yàak phǎawm long.
"Every pair of jeans is too tight. I want to slim down."

We can also use ขึ้น (khûen) or ลง (long) with more abstract concepts. ขึ้น (khûen) will
always go with the adjective ดี (dii), meaning "good." So ดีขึ้น (dii khûen) means "get better."
On the other hand, we will use ลง (long) with the adjective แย (yâae), meaning "bad" or
"terrible." So แยลง (yâae long) means "get worse." The example from the conversation was
รูสึกวาสุขภาพดีขึ้น (rúu-sùek wâa sùk-khà-phâap dii khûen.), meaning "I feel healthier" or "I
feel that my health has gotten better."

And here is an example with แยลง (yâae long).

For Example:

ฉันคิดวางานของเขามีคุณภาพแยลง
chǎn khít wâa ngaan khǎawng khǎo mii khun-ná-phâap yâae long.
"I think the quality of his work has gotten worse."

CULTURAL INSIGHT

When to Go Vegetarian in Thailand

The Nine Emperor Gods Festival is a Taoist festival celebrated mostly among the Chinese
communities in Southeast Asia. The Nine Emperors are the seven stars that make up the Big
Dipper plus two invisible stars. The festival occurs in the ninth month of the lunar calendar,
which falls either in September or October. During the nine-day long festival, the participants
will wear white and eat only vegetarian food.

In Thailand, the festival is celebrated in different cities with Chinese populations, such as
Bangkok, Chiang Mai, and Nakkon Sawan. But it is most famous in Phuket, where it is
popularly known as the Phuket Vegetarian Festival. During the festival in Phuket, you can see

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young men who believe they are possessed by one of the gods piercing themselves with
knives, swords, hooks, bamboo poles, and other objects.

The special type of vegetarian food eaten at the festival is Chinese Mahayana Buddhist
vegetarian. In Thai, this type of food is called เจ (jee). It is more restrictive than regular
vegetarian food. เจ (jee) food cannot contain the five "pungent vegetables," which include
garlic and onions. It is thought that these vegetables increase desire when consumed. เจ
(jee) food also does not contain dairy. เจ (jee) food is not restricted just to the festival, though.
We can enjoy it year-round. Restaurants serving เจ (jee) food are easily identified by a yellow
and red sign with the Thai word เจ . In everyday speech, we often use เจ (jee) to mean
"vegetarianism" in general, but there is another term, มังสวิร ัติ (mang-sà-wí-rát), that more
correctly refers to "food that is simply meat-free."

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