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Thai Vocabulary: Natural Thai Fillers & Nuance

Sound more natural by using fillers, softeners, hesitation, emphasis, and conversational nuance

คือว่า
khʉʉ-wâa
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2falling tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-falling
well / I mean
คือ
khue
mid tonemid
Verb
to be [equating identity], is, am, are, namely
Remember it by

A Thai person unmistakably identifying one object as another in a simple visual identification scene.

เอ่อ
ə̀ə
low tonelow
um / uh
เออ
əə
mid tonemid
yeah / uh-huh
อืม
ʉʉm
mid tonemid
hmm, um
แบบว่า
bàep-wâa
low tone — syllable 1 of 2falling tone — syllable 2 of 2low-falling
like / kind of / I mean
จริงๆ
jing-jing
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-mid
Adv. phrase
really, truly, actually
จริงๆ แล้ว
jing-jing-láew
mid tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3high tone — syllable 3 of 3mid-mid-high
actually, really
ที่จริง
thîi-jing
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-mid
adverb
actually; in fact
ประมาณว่า
bprà-maan wâa
low tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3falling tone — syllable 3 of 3low-mid-falling
roughly / kind of
ประมาณนั้น
bprà-maan nán
low tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3high tone — syllable 3 of 3low-mid-high
something like that
อะไรประมาณนั้น
à-rai bprà-maan nán
low tone — syllable 1 of 5mid tone — syllable 2 of 5low tone — syllable 3 of 5mid tone — syllable 4 of 5high tone — syllable 5 of 5low-mid-low-mid-high
something like that
นิดหน่อย
nít-nòi
high tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2high-low
adverb
a little bit
ค่อนข้าง
khɔ̂n-khâang
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2falling tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-falling
rather, fairly
ออกจะ
ɔ̀ɔk-jà
low tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2low-low
somewhat / rather
น่าจะ
nâa-jà
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-low
adverb
probably, should likely
อาจจะ
àat-jà
low tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2low-low
auxiliary
might, maybe
ไม่แน่
mâi nâe
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2falling tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-falling
maybe / not sure
มั้ง
máng
high tonehigh
I guess / probably
ละมั้ง
lá máng
high tone — syllable 1 of 2high tone — syllable 2 of 2high-high
probably / I suppose
นะ
ná
high tonehigh
particle
particle used for softening or emphasizing
Remember it by
nah

A friendly person gives a gentle little nudge while casually saying “nah” to soften what they are saying.

สิ
sì
low tonelow
go ahead, do it, emphasis
ล่ะ
lâ
falling tonefalling
what about?, and...?

Vocabulary (23 words)

คือว่า khʉʉ-wâa
well / I mean
คือ khue
to be [equating identity], is, am, are, namely
เอ่อ ə̀ə
um / uh
เออ əə
yeah / uh-huh
อืม ʉʉm
hmm, um
แบบว่า bàep-wâa
like / kind of / I mean
จริงๆ jing-jing
really, truly, actually
จริงๆ แล้ว jing-jing-láew
actually, really
ที่จริง thîi-jing
actually; in fact
ประมาณว่า bprà-maan wâa
roughly / kind of
ประมาณนั้น bprà-maan nán
something like that
อะไรประมาณนั้น à-rai bprà-maan nán
something like that
นิดหน่อย nít-nòi
a little bit
ค่อนข้าง khɔ̂n-khâang
rather, fairly
ออกจะ ɔ̀ɔk-jà
somewhat / rather
น่าจะ nâa-jà
probably, should likely
อาจจะ àat-jà
might, maybe
ไม่แน่ mâi nâe
maybe / not sure
มั้ง máng
I guess / probably
ละมั้ง lá máng
probably / I suppose
นะ ná
particle used for softening or emphasizing
สิ sì
go ahead, do it, emphasis
ล่ะ lâ
what about?, and...?