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Thai Vocabulary: Giving Reasons

Explain why you did something, chose something, or cannot do something

เพราะ
phrɔ́
high tonehigh
Conjunction; Preposition
because, as, since
เพราะว่า
phrɔ́-wâa
high tone — syllable 1 of 2falling tone — syllable 2 of 2high-falling
conjunction
because
เพราะอะไร
phrɔ́ à-rai
high tone — syllable 1 of 3low tone — syllable 2 of 3mid tone — syllable 3 of 3high-low-mid
why, because of what
ก็เลย
gɔ̂ɔ loei
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-mid
so, therefore
เลย
loei
mid tonemid
Adverb; Particle
completely, totally, very, indeed, so, [sentence-final particle adding emphasis or indicating consequence]
ดังนั้น
dang-nán
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2high tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-high
Adverb; Conjunction
therefore, thus, so, consequently
เนื่องจาก
nûeang-jàak
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-low
Conjunction
because, due to, since, owing to [formal]
ไม่สบาย
mâi sà-baai
falling tone — syllable 1 of 3low tone — syllable 2 of 3mid tone — syllable 3 of 3falling-low-mid
not feeling well
เหนื่อย
nʉ̀ai
low tonelow
verb
tired
ไม่มีเวลา
mâi mii wee-laa
falling tone — syllable 1 of 4mid tone — syllable 2 of 4mid tone — syllable 3 of 4mid tone — syllable 4 of 4falling-mid-mid-mid
don't have time
ไม่มีเงิน
mâi mii ngən
falling tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3mid tone — syllable 3 of 3falling-mid-mid
don't have money
งานเยอะ
ngaan yə́
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2high tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-high
lots of work
ยุ่งมาก
yûng mâak
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2falling tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-falling
very busy
รถติด
rót-dtìt
high tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2high-low
traffic jam
ฝนตก
fǒn-dtòk
rising tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2rising-low
it is raining
ไกลเกินไป
glai gəən bpai
mid tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3mid tone — syllable 3 of 3mid-mid-mid
too far
แพงเกินไป
phɛɛng gəən bpai
mid tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3mid tone — syllable 3 of 3mid-mid-mid
too expensive
ไม่อยาก
mâi yàak
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-low
don't want to
อยากพัก
yàak phák
low tone — syllable 1 of 2high tone — syllable 2 of 2low-high
want to rest
ต้องทำงาน
dtɔ̂ng tham-ngaan
falling tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3mid tone — syllable 3 of 3falling-mid-mid
have to work
ต้องไปแล้ว
dtɔ̂ng bpai láew
falling tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3high tone — syllable 3 of 3falling-mid-high
have to go now

Vocabulary (21 words)

เพราะ phrɔ́
because, as, since
เพราะว่า phrɔ́-wâa
because
เพราะอะไร phrɔ́ à-rai
why, because of what
ก็เลย gɔ̂ɔ loei
so, therefore
เลย loei
completely, totally, very, indeed, so, [sentence-final particle adding emphasis or indicating consequence]
ดังนั้น dang-nán
therefore, thus, so, consequently
เนื่องจาก nûeang-jàak
because, due to, since, owing to [formal]
ไม่สบาย mâi sà-baai
not feeling well
เหนื่อย nʉ̀ai
tired
ไม่มีเวลา mâi mii wee-laa
don't have time
ไม่มีเงิน mâi mii ngən
don't have money
งานเยอะ ngaan yə́
lots of work
ยุ่งมาก yûng mâak
very busy
รถติด rót-dtìt
traffic jam
ฝนตก fǒn-dtòk
it is raining
ไกลเกินไป glai gəən bpai
too far
แพงเกินไป phɛɛng gəən bpai
too expensive
ไม่อยาก mâi yàak
don't want to
อยากพัก yàak phák
want to rest
ต้องทำงาน dtɔ̂ng tham-ngaan
have to work
ต้องไปแล้ว dtɔ̂ng bpai láew
have to go now