Thai Vocabulary: Listening for Agreement & Disagreement
Recognise natural ways Thai speakers accept, reject, or qualify what someone says
ใช่
châi
particle
yes, that's right, correct
ใช่เลย
châi loei
falling-mid
exactly, that's right
ใช่ไหม
châi-mǎi
falling-rising
right?, isn't it?
ถูกต้อง
thùuk dtông
low-falling
correct
เห็นด้วย
hěn-dûai
rising-falling verb
agree; concur
ไม่เห็นด้วย
mâi-hěn-dûai
falling-rising-falling
disagree
ไม่ใช่
mâi châi
falling-falling
no, that's not right
ไม่ค่อยใช่
mâi-khɔ̂i-châi
falling-falling-falling
not really
ก็จริง
gôr jing
falling-mid
that's true
แต่ก็...
dtɛ̀e-gɔ̂ɔ
low-falling
but still...
Vocabulary (10 words)
- ใช่ châi
- yes, that's right, correct
- ใช่เลย châi loei
- exactly, that's right
- ใช่ไหม châi-mǎi
- right?, isn't it?
- ถูกต้อง thùuk dtông
- correct
- เห็นด้วย hěn-dûai
- agree; concur
- ไม่เห็นด้วย mâi-hěn-dûai
- disagree
- ไม่ใช่ mâi châi
- no, that's not right
- ไม่ค่อยใช่ mâi-khɔ̂i-châi
- not really
- ก็จริง gôr jing
- that's true
- แต่ก็... dtɛ̀e-gɔ̂ɔ
- but still...