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Thai Vocabulary: Asking Simple Questions

Basic Thai conversations for asking about people, things, places, and everyday situations

อะไร
à-rai
low tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2low-mid
Pronoun
what?, something, anything
ใคร
khrai
mid tonemid
Pronoun
who?, someone, anyone
Remember it by
cry

A person crying while desperately looking around to find the unknown person they are searching for.

ที่ไหน
thîi-nǎi
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2rising tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-rising
phrase
where
เมื่อไหร่
mʉ̂a-rài
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-low
adverb
when
ทำไม
tham-mai
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-mid
phrase
why
ยังไง
yang-ngai
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-mid
how
เท่าไหร่
tâo-rài
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-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.

อันไหน
an-nǎi
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2rising tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-rising
which one
คนไหน
khon-nǎi
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2rising tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-rising
which person
ที่ไหนครับ
thîi-nǎi khráp
falling tone — syllable 1 of 3rising tone — syllable 2 of 3high tone — syllable 3 of 3falling-rising-high
where? (male speaker)
ที่ไหนคะ
thîi-nǎi khá
falling tone — syllable 1 of 3rising tone — syllable 2 of 3high tone — syllable 3 of 3falling-rising-high
where? (female speaker)
อะไรครับ
à-rai khráp
low tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3high tone — syllable 3 of 3low-mid-high
what? (male speaker)
อะไรคะ
à-rai khá
low tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3high tone — syllable 3 of 3low-mid-high
what? (female speaker)
ใครครับ
khrai khráp
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2high tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-high
who? (male speaker)
ใครคะ
khrai khá
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2high tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-high
who? (female speaker)
เมื่อไหร่ครับ
mʉ̂a-rài khráp
falling tone — syllable 1 of 3low tone — syllable 2 of 3high tone — syllable 3 of 3falling-low-high
when? (male speaker)
เมื่อไหร่คะ
mʉ̂a-rài khá
falling tone — syllable 1 of 3low tone — syllable 2 of 3high tone — syllable 3 of 3falling-low-high
when? (female speaker)
ทำไมครับ
tham-mai khráp
mid tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3high tone — syllable 3 of 3mid-mid-high
why? (male speaker)
ทำไมคะ
tham-mai khá
mid tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3high tone — syllable 3 of 3mid-mid-high
why? (female speaker)
ถาม
thǎam
rising tonerising
Verb
to ask, inquire
ตอบ
dtɔ̀ɔp
low tonelow
verb
to answer

Vocabulary (21 words)

อะไร à-rai
what?, something, anything
ใคร khrai
who?, someone, anyone
ที่ไหน thîi-nǎi
where
เมื่อไหร่ mʉ̂a-rài
when
ทำไม tham-mai
why
ยังไง yang-ngai
how
เท่าไหร่ tâo-rài
how much
อันไหน an-nǎi
which one
คนไหน khon-nǎi
which person
ที่ไหนครับ thîi-nǎi khráp
where? (male speaker)
ที่ไหนคะ thîi-nǎi khá
where? (female speaker)
อะไรครับ à-rai khráp
what? (male speaker)
อะไรคะ à-rai khá
what? (female speaker)
ใครครับ khrai khráp
who? (male speaker)
ใครคะ khrai khá
who? (female speaker)
เมื่อไหร่ครับ mʉ̂a-rài khráp
when? (male speaker)
เมื่อไหร่คะ mʉ̂a-rài khá
when? (female speaker)
ทำไมครับ tham-mai khráp
why? (male speaker)
ทำไมคะ tham-mai khá
why? (female speaker)
ถาม thǎam
to ask, inquire
ตอบ dtɔ̀ɔp
to answer