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Thai Vocabulary: Politeness & Social Distance

Choosing language according to how close you are to another person.

พูดสุภาพ
phûut sù-phâap
falling tone — syllable 1 of 3low tone — syllable 2 of 3falling tone — syllable 3 of 3falling-low-falling
speak politely
พูดกันเอง
phûut gan-eeng
falling tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3mid tone — syllable 3 of 3falling-mid-mid
speak casually with each other
เป็นกันเอง
bpen gan-eeng
mid tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3mid tone — syllable 3 of 3mid-mid-mid
be friendly / informal
สนิทกัน
sà-nìt gan
low tone — syllable 1 of 3low tone — syllable 2 of 3mid tone — syllable 3 of 3low-low-mid
be close with each other
ไม่สนิท
mâi sà-nìt
falling tone — syllable 1 of 3low tone — syllable 2 of 3low tone — syllable 3 of 3falling-low-low
not close
รู้จักกัน
rúu-jàk gan
high tone — syllable 1 of 3low tone — syllable 2 of 3mid tone — syllable 3 of 3high-low-mid
know each other
เพิ่งรู้จักกัน
phôeng rúu-jàk gan
falling tone — syllable 1 of 4high tone — syllable 2 of 4low tone — syllable 3 of 4mid tone — syllable 4 of 4falling-high-low-mid
have just met / recently become acquainted
คนรู้จัก
khon rúu-jàk
mid tone — syllable 1 of 3high tone — syllable 2 of 3low tone — syllable 3 of 3mid-high-low
acquaintance
คนสนิท
khon sà-nìt
mid tone — syllable 1 of 3low tone — syllable 2 of 3low tone — syllable 3 of 3mid-low-low
close person / close friend
คนกันเอง
khon gan-eeng
mid tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3mid tone — syllable 3 of 3mid-mid-mid
someone you're comfortable with
เรียกชื่อ
rîak chêu
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2falling tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-falling
call someone by name
เรียกพี่
rîak phîi
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2falling tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-falling
address someone as older sibling/senior
เรียกน้อง
rîak nóng
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2high tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-high
address someone as younger sibling/junior
ใช้คำสุภาพ
chái kham sù-phâap
high tone — syllable 1 of 4mid tone — syllable 2 of 4low tone — syllable 3 of 4falling tone — syllable 4 of 4high-mid-low-falling
use polite language
ใช้คำกันเอง
chái kham gan-eeng
high tone — syllable 1 of 4mid tone — syllable 2 of 4mid tone — syllable 3 of 4mid tone — syllable 4 of 4high-mid-mid-mid
use casual language

Vocabulary (15 words)

พูดสุภาพ phûut sù-phâap
speak politely
พูดกันเอง phûut gan-eeng
speak casually with each other
เป็นกันเอง bpen gan-eeng
be friendly / informal
สนิทกัน sà-nìt gan
be close with each other
ไม่สนิท mâi sà-nìt
not close
รู้จักกัน rúu-jàk gan
know each other
เพิ่งรู้จักกัน phôeng rúu-jàk gan
have just met / recently become acquainted
คนรู้จัก khon rúu-jàk
acquaintance
คนสนิท khon sà-nìt
close person / close friend
คนกันเอง khon gan-eeng
someone you're comfortable with
เรียกชื่อ rîak chêu
call someone by name
เรียกพี่ rîak phîi
address someone as older sibling/senior
เรียกน้อง rîak nóng
address someone as younger sibling/junior
ใช้คำสุภาพ chái kham sù-phâap
use polite language
ใช้คำกันเอง chái kham gan-eeng
use casual language