Thai Vocabulary: Listening Basics
Learn to recognise the most important features of spoken Thai in everyday conversation
ฟัง
fang
verb
to listen
ฟังออก
fang-ɔ̀ɔk
mid-low
understand by listening
ฟังไม่ออก
fang-mâi-ɔ̀ɔk
mid-falling-low
can't understand what I hear
ได้ยิน
dâi-yin
falling-mid verb
hear, have heard
ไม่ได้ยิน
mâi-dâai-yin
falling-falling-mid
cannot hear
พูด
phûut
Verb
to speak, say, talk
พูดเร็ว
phûut-reo
falling-mid
speak quickly
พูดช้า
phûut-cháa
falling-high
speak slowly
ชัด
chát
clear
ไม่ชัด
mâi-chát
falling-high
unclear
Vocabulary (10 words)
- ฟัง fang
- to listen
- ฟังออก fang-ɔ̀ɔk
- understand by listening
- ฟังไม่ออก fang-mâi-ɔ̀ɔk
- can't understand what I hear
- ได้ยิน dâi-yin
- hear, have heard
- ไม่ได้ยิน mâi-dâai-yin
- cannot hear
- พูด phûut
- to speak, say, talk
- พูดเร็ว phûut-reo
- speak quickly
- พูดช้า phûut-cháa
- speak slowly
- ชัด chát
- clear
- ไม่ชัด mâi-chát
- unclear