Thai Vocabulary: Thai Conversation Glue
Recognise small spoken words that connect ideas and make Thai conversation flow naturally
ก็
gâw
Adverb; Conjunction; Particle
then, so, consequently, also, too, [common discourse particle, often linking clauses or emphasizing]
แล้วก็
láew-gɔ̂ɔ
high-falling
and then, and also
คือ
khue
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.
แบบ
bàep
Classifier; Noun; Preposition
style, model, pattern, type, form, kind, like, as
แบบว่า
bàep-wâa
low-falling
like / kind of / I mean
แล้ว
láeo
Adverb; Conjunction; Particle
then, and then, already, [sentence-final particle indicating completion or change of state]
ก็เลย
gɔ̂ɔ loei
falling-mid
so, therefore
เพราะว่า
phrɔ́-wâa
high-falling conjunction
because
จริงๆ
jing-jing
mid-mid Adv. phrase
really, truly, actually
นิดหน่อย
nít-nòi
high-low adverb
a little bit
Vocabulary (10 words)
- ก็ gâw
- then, so, consequently, also, too, [common discourse particle, often linking clauses or emphasizing]
- แล้วก็ láew-gɔ̂ɔ
- and then, and also
- คือ khue
- to be [equating identity], is, am, are, namely
- แบบ bàep
- style, model, pattern, type, form, kind, like, as
- แบบว่า bàep-wâa
- like / kind of / I mean
- แล้ว láeo
- then, and then, already, [sentence-final particle indicating completion or change of state]
- ก็เลย gɔ̂ɔ loei
- so, therefore
- เพราะว่า phrɔ́-wâa
- because
- จริงๆ jing-jing
- really, truly, actually
- นิดหน่อย nít-nòi
- a little bit