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Thai Vocabulary: Handling Misunderstandings

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หมายความว่าอะไร
mǎai-khwaam-wâa à-rai
rising tone — syllable 1 of 5mid tone — syllable 2 of 5falling tone — syllable 3 of 5low tone — syllable 4 of 5mid tone — syllable 5 of 5rising-mid-falling-low-mid
what does that mean?
หมายถึงอะไร
mǎai-thʉ̌ng à-rai
rising tone — syllable 1 of 4rising tone — syllable 2 of 4low tone — syllable 3 of 4mid tone — syllable 4 of 4rising-rising-low-mid
what do you mean?
ผมหมายถึง
phǒm mǎai-thʉ̌ng
rising tone — syllable 1 of 3rising tone — syllable 2 of 3rising tone — syllable 3 of 3rising-rising-rising
I mean
ฉันหมายถึง
chǎn mǎai-thʉ̌ng
rising tone — syllable 1 of 3rising tone — syllable 2 of 3rising tone — syllable 3 of 3rising-rising-rising
I mean
ที่ผมพูดคือ
thîi phǒm phûut khʉʉ
falling tone — syllable 1 of 4rising tone — syllable 2 of 4falling tone — syllable 3 of 4mid tone — syllable 4 of 4falling-rising-falling-mid
what I said was
ที่ฉันพูดคือ
thîi chǎn phûut khʉʉ
falling tone — syllable 1 of 4rising tone — syllable 2 of 4falling tone — syllable 3 of 4mid tone — syllable 4 of 4falling-rising-falling-mid
what I said was
ไม่ได้หมายความว่า
mâi-dâi mǎai-khwaam-wâa
falling tone — syllable 1 of 5falling tone — syllable 2 of 5rising tone — syllable 3 of 5mid tone — syllable 4 of 5falling tone — syllable 5 of 5falling-falling-rising-mid-falling
I didn't mean that
ไม่ใช่แบบนั้น
mâi-châi bàep-nán
falling tone — syllable 1 of 4falling tone — syllable 2 of 4low tone — syllable 3 of 4high tone — syllable 4 of 4falling-falling-low-high
not like that
ผมเข้าใจผิด
phǒm khâo-jai phìt
rising tone — syllable 1 of 4falling tone — syllable 2 of 4mid tone — syllable 3 of 4low tone — syllable 4 of 4rising-falling-mid-low
I misunderstood
ฉันเข้าใจผิด
chǎn khâo-jai phìt
rising tone — syllable 1 of 4falling tone — syllable 2 of 4mid tone — syllable 3 of 4low tone — syllable 4 of 4rising-falling-mid-low
I misunderstood
เข้าใจถูกไหม
khâo-jai thùuk mái
falling tone — syllable 1 of 4mid tone — syllable 2 of 4low tone — syllable 3 of 4high tone — syllable 4 of 4falling-mid-low-high
did I understand correctly?
เข้าใจถูกแล้ว
khâo-jai thùuk láew
falling tone — syllable 1 of 4mid tone — syllable 2 of 4low tone — syllable 3 of 4high tone — syllable 4 of 4falling-mid-low-high
you understood correctly
หมายถึงอันนี้ใช่ไหม
mǎai-thʉ̌ng an-níi châi mái
rising tone — syllable 1 of 6rising tone — syllable 2 of 6mid tone — syllable 3 of 6high tone — syllable 4 of 6falling tone — syllable 5 of 6high tone — syllable 6 of 6rising-rising-mid-high-falling-high
do you mean this one?
พูดใหม่ได้ไหม
phûut mài dâi mái
falling tone — syllable 1 of 4low tone — syllable 2 of 4falling tone — syllable 3 of 4high tone — syllable 4 of 4falling-low-falling-high
can you say it again?
อธิบายอีกทีได้ไหม
à-thí-baai ìik thii dâi mái
low tone — syllable 1 of 6high tone — syllable 2 of 6mid tone — syllable 3 of 6low tone — syllable 4 of 6mid tone — syllable 5 of 6falling tone — syllable 6 of 6low-high-mid-low-mid-falling-high
can you explain again?
ขอให้ชัดเจนหน่อย
khɔ̌ɔ hâi chát-jeen nòi
rising tone — syllable 1 of 5falling tone — syllable 2 of 5high tone — syllable 3 of 5mid tone — syllable 4 of 5low tone — syllable 5 of 5rising-falling-high-mid-low
could you make it clearer?
ผมไม่ค่อยเข้าใจ
phǒm mâi khɔ̂i khâo-jai
rising tone — syllable 1 of 5falling tone — syllable 2 of 5falling tone — syllable 3 of 5falling tone — syllable 4 of 5mid tone — syllable 5 of 5rising-falling-falling-falling-mid
I don't quite understand
ฉันไม่ค่อยเข้าใจ
chǎn mâi khɔ̂i khâo-jai
rising tone — syllable 1 of 5falling tone — syllable 2 of 5falling tone — syllable 3 of 5falling tone — syllable 4 of 5mid tone — syllable 5 of 5rising-falling-falling-falling-mid
I don't quite understand
เอาเป็นว่า
ao bpen-wâa
mid tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3falling tone — syllable 3 of 3mid-mid-falling
let's just say / in short
สรุปคือ
sà-rùp khʉʉ
low tone — syllable 1 of 3low tone — syllable 2 of 3mid tone — syllable 3 of 3low-low-mid
in summary / basically

Vocabulary (20 words)

หมายความว่าอะไร mǎai-khwaam-wâa à-rai
what does that mean?
หมายถึงอะไร mǎai-thʉ̌ng à-rai
what do you mean?
ผมหมายถึง phǒm mǎai-thʉ̌ng
I mean
ฉันหมายถึง chǎn mǎai-thʉ̌ng
I mean
ที่ผมพูดคือ thîi phǒm phûut khʉʉ
what I said was
ที่ฉันพูดคือ thîi chǎn phûut khʉʉ
what I said was
ไม่ได้หมายความว่า mâi-dâi mǎai-khwaam-wâa
I didn't mean that
ไม่ใช่แบบนั้น mâi-châi bàep-nán
not like that
ผมเข้าใจผิด phǒm khâo-jai phìt
I misunderstood
ฉันเข้าใจผิด chǎn khâo-jai phìt
I misunderstood
เข้าใจถูกไหม khâo-jai thùuk mái
did I understand correctly?
เข้าใจถูกแล้ว khâo-jai thùuk láew
you understood correctly
หมายถึงอันนี้ใช่ไหม mǎai-thʉ̌ng an-níi châi mái
do you mean this one?
พูดใหม่ได้ไหม phûut mài dâi mái
can you say it again?
อธิบายอีกทีได้ไหม à-thí-baai ìik thii dâi mái
can you explain again?
ขอให้ชัดเจนหน่อย khɔ̌ɔ hâi chát-jeen nòi
could you make it clearer?
ผมไม่ค่อยเข้าใจ phǒm mâi khɔ̂i khâo-jai
I don't quite understand
ฉันไม่ค่อยเข้าใจ chǎn mâi khɔ̂i khâo-jai
I don't quite understand
เอาเป็นว่า ao bpen-wâa
let's just say / in short
สรุปคือ sà-rùp khʉʉ
in summary / basically