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Thai Vocabulary: Casual Questions

Recognise natural spoken questions that are shorter and less formal than textbook Thai

เป็นไง
bpen ngai
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-mid
how is it? / how's it going?
ไง
ngai
mid tonemid
how / what's up
ทำไรอยู่
tham-rai-yùu
mid tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3low tone — syllable 3 of 3mid-mid-low
what are you doing?
ไปไหนมา
bpai-nǎi-maa
mid tone — syllable 1 of 3rising tone — syllable 2 of 3mid tone — syllable 3 of 3mid-rising-mid
where have you been?
กินข้าวยัง
gin-khâao-yang
mid tone — syllable 1 of 3falling tone — syllable 2 of 3mid tone — syllable 3 of 3mid-falling-mid
have you eaten yet?
อยู่ไหน
yùu nǎi
low tone — syllable 1 of 2rising tone — syllable 2 of 2low-rising
where are you?
เอาไหม
ao mái
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2high tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-high
do you want it?
เอาไง
ao-ngai
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-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?
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?

Vocabulary (10 words)

เป็นไง bpen ngai
how is it? / how's it going?
ไง ngai
how / what's up
ทำไรอยู่ tham-rai-yùu
what are you doing?
ไปไหนมา bpai-nǎi-maa
where have you been?
กินข้าวยัง gin-khâao-yang
have you eaten yet?
อยู่ไหน yùu nǎi
where are you?
เอาไหม ao mái
do you want it?
เอาไง ao-ngai
what should we do?
ว่าไง wâa ngai
what's up? / what do you think?
ยังไงดี yang-ngai dii
what should we do?