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Thai Vocabulary: 1. Thai Spoken Shortcuts

Learn common words and phrases that get shortened or compressed in everyday speech.

พูดว่า
phûut wâa
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2falling tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-falling
say that / say
อะไร
à-rai
low tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2low-mid
Pronoun
what?, something, anything
อะไรนะ
à-rai-ná
low tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3high tone — syllable 3 of 3low-mid-high
what was that?
ไม่เป็นไร
mâi-bpen-rai
falling tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3mid tone — syllable 3 of 3falling-mid-mid
no problem, you're welcome
เป็นไร
bpen-rai
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-mid
phrase
what's wrong; what's the matter
เดี๋ยวนี้
dǐao-níi
rising tone — syllable 1 of 2high tone — syllable 2 of 2rising-high
adverb
now; nowadays
เดี๋ยว
dĭao
mid tonemid
noun, adverb
a moment, wait, soon
แป๊บหนึ่ง
bpɛ́p nʉ̀ng
high tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2high-low
one moment / a sec
แป๊บเดียว
bpɛ́p diao
high tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2high-mid
just a moment
เมื่อกี้
mʉ̂a-gîi
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2falling tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-falling
just now
ตรงนี้
dtrong-níi
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2high tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-high
pronoun
right here; here
ตรงนั้น
dtrong-nán
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2high tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-high
over there

Vocabulary (12 words)

พูดว่า phûut wâa
say that / say
อะไร à-rai
what?, something, anything
อะไรนะ à-rai-ná
what was that?
ไม่เป็นไร mâi-bpen-rai
no problem, you're welcome
เป็นไร bpen-rai
what's wrong; what's the matter
เดี๋ยวนี้ dǐao-níi
now; nowadays
เดี๋ยว dĭao
a moment, wait, soon
แป๊บหนึ่ง bpɛ́p nʉ̀ng
one moment / a sec
แป๊บเดียว bpɛ́p diao
just a moment
เมื่อกี้ mʉ̂a-gîi
just now
ตรงนี้ dtrong-níi
right here; here
ตรงนั้น dtrong-nán
over there