Thai Vocabulary: Listening for Hidden Meaning

Learn to recognise when spoken Thai means more than the literal words suggest

ก็ว่าอยู่

gôr wâa yùu

falling-falling-low

that's what I thought / I was wondering

ว่าแล้ว

wâa láew

falling-high

I knew it / called it

นึกว่า

nʉ́k-wâa

high-falling

I thought that

กลายเป็นว่า

glaai-bpen-wâa

mid-mid-falling

it turned out that

ที่ไหนได้

thîi-nǎi dâi

falling-rising-falling

as it turned out / unexpectedly

ปรากฏว่า

bprà-gòt-wâa

low-low-falling

it turned out that

พอดี

phɔɔ-dii

mid-mid

adjective

just right; exactly; by chance

บังเอิญ

bang-əən

mid-mid

by chance, accidentally

ช่างเถอะ

châang thòe

falling-low

never mind / forget it

ลืมไปเลย

leum bpai loei

mid-mid-mid

I completely forgot

Vocabulary (10 words)