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Thai Vocabulary: 2. Words Disappear

Learn how Thai speakers omit obvious words and leave sentences incomplete.

ไม่รู้
mâi-rúu
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2high tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-high
don't know
ไม่รู้เหมือนกัน
mâi rúu mʉ̌an-gan
falling tone — syllable 1 of 4high tone — syllable 2 of 4rising tone — syllable 3 of 4mid tone — syllable 4 of 4falling-high-rising-mid
I don't know either
รู้แล้ว
rúu láew
high tone — syllable 1 of 2high tone — syllable 2 of 2high-high
I know already
เอาไหม
ao mái
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2high tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-high
do you want it?
เอาอันนี้
ao-an-níi
mid tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3high tone — syllable 3 of 3mid-mid-high
I'll take this one
ไม่เอา
mâi-ao
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-mid
don't want, no thanks
ได้ไหม
dâi mái
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2high tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-high
is that okay?
ได้อยู่
dâi yùu
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-low
it's doable / okay
ไม่ไหว
mâi wăi
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-mid
can't handle it
ไหวไหม
wăi mái
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2high tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-high
can you handle it?
พอแล้ว
phɔɔ láew
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2high tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-high
that's enough / stop now
แล้วไง
láew ngai
high tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2high-mid
and then? / so what?

Vocabulary (12 words)

ไม่รู้ mâi-rúu
don't know
ไม่รู้เหมือนกัน mâi rúu mʉ̌an-gan
I don't know either
รู้แล้ว rúu láew
I know already
เอาไหม ao mái
do you want it?
เอาอันนี้ ao-an-níi
I'll take this one
ไม่เอา mâi-ao
don't want, no thanks
ได้ไหม dâi mái
is that okay?
ได้อยู่ dâi yùu
it's doable / okay
ไม่ไหว mâi wăi
can't handle it
ไหวไหม wăi mái
can you handle it?
พอแล้ว phɔɔ láew
that's enough / stop now
แล้วไง láew ngai
and then? / so what?