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Thai Vocabulary: Making Plans Under Pressure

Make decisions, adapt quickly, and communicate when plans change unexpectedly

ไม่มีเวลาแล้ว
mâi mii wee-laa láew
falling tone — syllable 1 of 5mid tone — syllable 2 of 5mid tone — syllable 3 of 5mid tone — syllable 4 of 5high tone — syllable 5 of 5falling-mid-mid-mid-high
there's no time left
ต้องรีบแล้ว
dtɔ̂ng rîip láew
falling tone — syllable 1 of 3falling tone — syllable 2 of 3high tone — syllable 3 of 3falling-falling-high
we have to hurry now
เอายังไงดี
ao yang-ngai dii
mid tone — syllable 1 of 4mid tone — syllable 2 of 4mid tone — syllable 3 of 4mid tone — syllable 4 of 4mid-mid-mid-mid
what should we do?
เอาแบบไหนดี
ao bàep nǎi dii
mid tone — syllable 1 of 4low tone — syllable 2 of 4rising tone — syllable 3 of 4mid tone — syllable 4 of 4mid-low-rising-mid
which way should we do it?
ต้องเลือกแล้ว
dtɔ̂ng lʉ̂ak láew
falling tone — syllable 1 of 3falling tone — syllable 2 of 3high tone — syllable 3 of 3falling-falling-high
we have to choose now
ตัดสินใจเดี๋ยวนี้
dtàt-sǐn-jai dǐao-níi
low tone — syllable 1 of 5rising tone — syllable 2 of 5mid tone — syllable 3 of 5rising tone — syllable 4 of 5high tone — syllable 5 of 5low-rising-mid-rising-high
decide right now
ไม่มีทางเลือกอื่น
mâi mii thaang-lʉ̂ak ʉ̀ʉn
falling tone — syllable 1 of 5mid tone — syllable 2 of 5mid tone — syllable 3 of 5falling tone — syllable 4 of 5low tone — syllable 5 of 5falling-mid-mid-falling-low
there's no other option
ถ้าไม่ทำตอนนี้
thâa mâi tham dtɔɔn-níi
falling tone — syllable 1 of 5falling tone — syllable 2 of 5mid tone — syllable 3 of 5mid tone — syllable 4 of 5high tone — syllable 5 of 5falling-falling-mid-mid-high
if we don't do it now
เดี๋ยวจะไม่ทัน
dǐao jà mâi than
rising tone — syllable 1 of 4low tone — syllable 2 of 4falling tone — syllable 3 of 4mid tone — syllable 4 of 4rising-low-falling-mid
we'll be too late
เอาไว้ทีหลังไม่ได้
ao wái thii-lǎng mâi dâi
mid tone — syllable 1 of 6high tone — syllable 2 of 6mid tone — syllable 3 of 6rising tone — syllable 4 of 6falling tone — syllable 5 of 6falling tone — syllable 6 of 6mid-high-mid-rising-falling-falling
we can't leave it until later
ต้องจัดลำดับความสำคัญ
dtɔ̂ng jàt-lam-dàp khwaam-sǎm-khan
falling tone — syllable 1 of 6low tone — syllable 2 of 6mid tone — syllable 3 of 6low tone — syllable 4 of 6mid tone — syllable 5 of 6rising tone — syllable 6 of 6falling-low-mid-low-mid-rising-mid
need to prioritize
เอาอันนี้ก่อน
ao an-níi gɔ̀ɔn
mid tone — syllable 1 of 4mid tone — syllable 2 of 4high tone — syllable 3 of 4low tone — syllable 4 of 4mid-mid-high-low
do this one first
ที่เหลือค่อยว่ากัน
thîi-lʉ̌a khɔ̂i wâa gan
falling tone — syllable 1 of 5rising tone — syllable 2 of 5falling tone — syllable 3 of 5falling tone — syllable 4 of 5mid tone — syllable 5 of 5falling-rising-falling-falling-mid
we'll deal with the rest later
ถ้าเกิดมีปัญหา
thâa gə̀ət mii bpan-hǎa
falling tone — syllable 1 of 5low tone — syllable 2 of 5mid tone — syllable 3 of 5mid tone — syllable 4 of 5rising tone — syllable 5 of 5falling-low-mid-mid-rising
if there's a problem
ค่อยแก้ทีหลัง
khɔ̂i gâe thii-lǎng
falling tone — syllable 1 of 4falling tone — syllable 2 of 4mid tone — syllable 3 of 4rising tone — syllable 4 of 4falling-falling-mid-rising
fix it later
เปลี่ยนแผนทันที
bplìan phɛ̌ɛn than-thii
low tone — syllable 1 of 4rising tone — syllable 2 of 4mid tone — syllable 3 of 4mid tone — syllable 4 of 4low-rising-mid-mid
change the plan immediately
เอาแผนสำรอง
ao phɛ̌ɛn sǎm-rɔɔng
mid tone — syllable 1 of 4rising tone — syllable 2 of 4rising tone — syllable 3 of 4mid tone — syllable 4 of 4mid-rising-rising-mid
use the backup plan
แผนสำรองคือ
phɛ̌ɛn sǎm-rɔɔng khʉʉ
rising tone — syllable 1 of 4rising tone — syllable 2 of 4mid tone — syllable 3 of 4mid tone — syllable 4 of 4rising-rising-mid-mid
the backup plan is
ถ้าไม่ได้ก็
thâa mâi dâi gɔ̂ɔ
falling tone — syllable 1 of 4falling tone — syllable 2 of 4falling tone — syllable 3 of 4falling tone — syllable 4 of 4falling-falling-falling-falling
if that doesn't work, then
เอาเท่าที่ทำได้
ao thâo-thîi tham dâi
mid tone — syllable 1 of 5falling tone — syllable 2 of 5falling tone — syllable 3 of 5mid tone — syllable 4 of 5falling tone — syllable 5 of 5mid-falling-falling-mid-falling
do what we can

Vocabulary (20 words)

ไม่มีเวลาแล้ว mâi mii wee-laa láew
there's no time left
ต้องรีบแล้ว dtɔ̂ng rîip láew
we have to hurry now
เอายังไงดี ao yang-ngai dii
what should we do?
เอาแบบไหนดี ao bàep nǎi dii
which way should we do it?
ต้องเลือกแล้ว dtɔ̂ng lʉ̂ak láew
we have to choose now
ตัดสินใจเดี๋ยวนี้ dtàt-sǐn-jai dǐao-níi
decide right now
ไม่มีทางเลือกอื่น mâi mii thaang-lʉ̂ak ʉ̀ʉn
there's no other option
ถ้าไม่ทำตอนนี้ thâa mâi tham dtɔɔn-níi
if we don't do it now
เดี๋ยวจะไม่ทัน dǐao jà mâi than
we'll be too late
เอาไว้ทีหลังไม่ได้ ao wái thii-lǎng mâi dâi
we can't leave it until later
ต้องจัดลำดับความสำคัญ dtɔ̂ng jàt-lam-dàp khwaam-sǎm-khan
need to prioritize
เอาอันนี้ก่อน ao an-níi gɔ̀ɔn
do this one first
ที่เหลือค่อยว่ากัน thîi-lʉ̌a khɔ̂i wâa gan
we'll deal with the rest later
ถ้าเกิดมีปัญหา thâa gə̀ət mii bpan-hǎa
if there's a problem
ค่อยแก้ทีหลัง khɔ̂i gâe thii-lǎng
fix it later
เปลี่ยนแผนทันที bplìan phɛ̌ɛn than-thii
change the plan immediately
เอาแผนสำรอง ao phɛ̌ɛn sǎm-rɔɔng
use the backup plan
แผนสำรองคือ phɛ̌ɛn sǎm-rɔɔng khʉʉ
the backup plan is
ถ้าไม่ได้ก็ thâa mâi dâi gɔ̂ɔ
if that doesn't work, then
เอาเท่าที่ทำได้ ao thâo-thîi tham dâi
do what we can