Thai Vocabulary: Lesson 2 — Asking for things
Learn the Thai words for lesson 2 — asking for things — with script, romanization and English. Free flashcards you can study online.
ขอ
khɔ̌ɔ
Auxiliary verb; Verb
to ask for, request, may I... [request permission]
Remember it by
caw
A black crow cawing loudly to ask for a shiny coin.
ได้
dâai
Auxiliary verb; Verb
to get, receive, obtain, [past tense/completion marker], can, able to
มี
mii
Verb
to have, there is, there are
เอา
ao
Verb
to take, get, want, bring, have [sex]
Remember it by
ow
A person saying 'ow!' after taking a sharp rose thorn.
ให้
hâi
Auxiliary verb; Preposition; Verb
to give, for, let, allow, make [causative]
จาน
jaan
noun, classifier
plate, dish, classifier for plates, classifier for plates of food
Remember it by
John
A man named John holding a giant dinner plate.
ใบ
bai
Classifier; Noun; Verb
leaf, sheet, ใบขับขี่ driver's license;ใบเสร็จ receipt; [classifier for containers, sheets, tickets, fruit]; mute
Remember it by
buy
A person buying a single green leaf at a store counter.
ตัว
dtua
Classifier; Noun; Pronoun
body, self, figure, character, [main classifier for animals, clothing, furniture, etc.], self [reflexive]
Remember it by
tour
A tour guide holding up a flag with a picture of a distinctive animal body.
อัน
an
Classifier; Noun; Pronoun
that which, [general classifier for small items], piece, item, danger [อันตราย]
Remember it by
Ann
A woman named Ann holding a small, unidentifiable object.
ชิ้น
chín
classifier
piece, classifier for pieces of food/cake
Remember it by
chin
A slice of cake balancing precariously on someone's chin.
เท่าไหร่
tâo-rài
falling-low question word
how much
Remember it by
toe rye
A customer asking the price of a loaf of rye bread shaped like a giant toe.
เงิน
ngoen
Noun
money, silver
Remember it by
A shiny silver urn overflowing with money.
ถูก
thùuk
Adjective; Auxiliary verb; Verb
cheap, correct, right, [passive voice marker] to be X-ed
Remember it by
took
A shopper who eagerly took the suspiciously cheap item from the bargain bin.
ร้าน
ráan
Classifier; Noun
shop, store, [classifier for shops]
Remember it by
ran
Someone who just ran headfirst into the glass door of a shop.
Vocabulary (14 words)
- ขอ khɔ̌ɔ
- to ask for, request, may I... [request permission]
- ได้ dâai
- to get, receive, obtain, [past tense/completion marker], can, able to
- มี mii
- to have, there is, there are
- เอา ao
- to take, get, want, bring, have [sex]
- ให้ hâi
- to give, for, let, allow, make [causative]
- จาน jaan
- plate, dish, classifier for plates, classifier for plates of food
- ใบ bai
- leaf, sheet, ใบขับขี่ driver's license;ใบเสร็จ receipt; [classifier for containers, sheets, tickets, fruit]; mute
- ตัว dtua
- body, self, figure, character, [main classifier for animals, clothing, furniture, etc.], self [reflexive]
- อัน an
- that which, [general classifier for small items], piece, item, danger [อันตราย]
- ชิ้น chín
- piece, classifier for pieces of food/cake
- เท่าไหร่ tâo-rài
- how much
- เงิน ngoen
- money, silver
- ถูก thùuk
- cheap, correct, right, [passive voice marker] to be X-ed
- ร้าน ráan
- shop, store, [classifier for shops]