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Thai Vocabulary: Natural Questions

Questions that sound conversational rather than translated word-for-word.

เป็นไง
bpen ngai
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-mid
how is it? / how's it going?
เป็นไงบ้าง
bpen ngai bâang
mid tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3falling tone — syllable 3 of 3mid-mid-falling
how are you?
แล้วไง
láew ngai
high tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2high-mid
and then? / so what?
แล้วไงต่อ
láew ngai dtɔ̀ɔ
high tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3low tone — syllable 3 of 3high-mid-low
what happened next?
แล้วล่ะ
láew lâ
high tone — syllable 1 of 2falling tone — syllable 2 of 2high-falling
what about...?
แล้วคุณล่ะ
láew khun lâ
high tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3falling tone — syllable 3 of 3high-mid-falling
and you?
ทำไมล่ะ
tham-mai lâ
mid tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3falling tone — syllable 3 of 3mid-mid-falling
why?
ทำไมถึง
tham-mai thʉ̌ng
mid tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3rising tone — syllable 3 of 3mid-mid-rising
why did / why is it that
ยังไงล่ะ
yang-ngai lâ
mid tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3falling tone — syllable 3 of 3mid-mid-falling
how then?
ยังไงดี
yang-ngai dii
mid tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3mid tone — syllable 3 of 3mid-mid-mid
what should we do?
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?
ว่าไง
wâa ngai
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-mid
what's up? / what do you think?
ว่าไงบ้าง
wâa ngai bâang
falling tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3falling tone — syllable 3 of 3falling-mid-falling
how's it going?
มีอะไรหรือเปล่า
mii à-rai rʉ̌ʉ-bplàao
mid tone — syllable 1 of 5low tone — syllable 2 of 5mid tone — syllable 3 of 5rising tone — syllable 4 of 5low tone — syllable 5 of 5mid-low-mid-rising-low
is something wrong?
เป็นอะไรหรือเปล่า
bpen à-rai rĕu bplàao
mid tone — syllable 1 of 5low tone — syllable 2 of 5mid tone — syllable 3 of 5mid tone — syllable 4 of 5low tone — syllable 5 of 5mid-low-mid-mid-low
is something wrong?

Vocabulary (15 words)

เป็นไง bpen ngai
how is it? / how's it going?
เป็นไงบ้าง bpen ngai bâang
how are you?
แล้วไง láew ngai
and then? / so what?
แล้วไงต่อ láew ngai dtɔ̀ɔ
what happened next?
แล้วล่ะ láew lâ
what about...?
แล้วคุณล่ะ láew khun lâ
and you?
ทำไมล่ะ tham-mai lâ
why?
ทำไมถึง tham-mai thʉ̌ng
why did / why is it that
ยังไงล่ะ yang-ngai lâ
how then?
ยังไงดี yang-ngai dii
what should we do?
เอายังไงดี ao yang-ngai dii
what should we do?
ว่าไง wâa ngai
what's up? / what do you think?
ว่าไงบ้าง wâa ngai bâang
how's it going?
มีอะไรหรือเปล่า mii à-rai rʉ̌ʉ-bplàao
is something wrong?
เป็นอะไรหรือเปล่า bpen à-rai rĕu bplàao
is something wrong?