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Thai Vocabulary: Invitations

Invite someone, accept, refuse, and explain why

ชวน
chûan
falling tonefalling
invite, ask someone to join
ไปด้วยกัน
bpai-dûai-gan
mid tone — syllable 1 of 3falling tone — syllable 2 of 3mid tone — syllable 3 of 3mid-falling-mid
go together
มาด้วยกัน
maa-dûai-gan
mid tone — syllable 1 of 3falling tone — syllable 2 of 3mid tone — syllable 3 of 3mid-falling-mid
come together
ด้วยกัน
dûai-gan
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-mid
together
อยาก
yàak
low tonelow
Auxiliary verb; Verb
to want to, would like to
Remember it by
yak

A shaggy yak stares intensely at a giant plate of food because it desperately wants to eat it.

ไปไหม
bpai-mǎi
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2rising tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-rising
shall we go?
สนใจไหม
sǒn-jai-mǎi
rising tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3rising tone — syllable 3 of 3rising-mid-rising
are you interested?
ได้
dâai
falling tonefalling
Auxiliary verb; Verb
to get, receive, obtain, [past tense/completion marker], can, able to
Remember it by
die

die

ไม่ได้
mâi dâai
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2falling tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-falling
Adv. phrase
did not, cannot, not able to
ได้เลย
dâai-loei
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-mid
sure, absolutely
ขอโทษ
khɔ̌ɔ-thôot
rising tone — syllable 1 of 2falling tone — syllable 2 of 2rising-falling
verb
sorry; apologize
ขอบคุณ
khɔ̀ɔp-khun
low tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2low-mid
verb
thank; thank you
คราวหน้า
khraao-nâa
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2falling tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-falling
next time
เสียดาย
sǐa-daai
rising tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2rising-mid
what a pity, unfortunately

Vocabulary (14 words)

ชวน chûan
invite, ask someone to join
ไปด้วยกัน bpai-dûai-gan
go together
มาด้วยกัน maa-dûai-gan
come together
ด้วยกัน dûai-gan
together
อยาก yàak
to want to, would like to
ไปไหม bpai-mǎi
shall we go?
สนใจไหม sǒn-jai-mǎi
are you interested?
ได้ dâai
to get, receive, obtain, [past tense/completion marker], can, able to
ไม่ได้ mâi dâai
did not, cannot, not able to
ได้เลย dâai-loei
sure, absolutely
ขอโทษ khɔ̌ɔ-thôot
sorry; apologize
ขอบคุณ khɔ̀ɔp-khun
thank; thank you
คราวหน้า khraao-nâa
next time
เสียดาย sǐa-daai
what a pity, unfortunately