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Thai Vocabulary: 16. Half-Sentences

Learn to understand incomplete Thai sentences where the missing words are supplied entirely by context.

ถ้าอย่างนั้น...
thâa yàang-nán...
falling tone — syllable 1 of 3low tone — syllable 2 of 3high tone — syllable 3 of 3falling-low-high
in that case...
งั้น...
ngán...
high tonehigh
then...
ถ้าไม่...
tâa mâi...
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2falling tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-falling
if not...
ถ้าได้...
tâa dâai...
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2falling tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-falling
if possible...
แล้วค่อย...
láew khɔ̂i...
high tone — syllable 1 of 2falling tone — syllable 2 of 2high-falling
then later...
เดี๋ยวค่อย...
dĭao khɔ̂i...
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2falling tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-falling
I'll do it later...
ไว้ก่อน
wái gòn
high tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2high-low
leave it for now
ไว้ค่อยคุย
wái khɔ̂i khui
high tone — syllable 1 of 3falling tone — syllable 2 of 3mid tone — syllable 3 of 3high-falling-mid
we'll talk later
ค่อยว่ากัน
khôi wâa gan
falling tone — syllable 1 of 3falling tone — syllable 2 of 3mid tone — syllable 3 of 3falling-falling-mid
we'll deal with it later
เอาไว้ก่อน
ao wái gɔ̀ɔn
mid tone — syllable 1 of 3high tone — syllable 2 of 3low tone — syllable 3 of 3mid-high-low
leave it for now
เดี๋ยวว่ากัน
dĭao wâa gan
mid tone — syllable 1 of 3falling tone — syllable 2 of 3mid tone — syllable 3 of 3mid-falling-mid
we'll discuss it later
ก็แล้วกัน
gôr láew-gan
falling tone — syllable 1 of 3high tone — syllable 2 of 3mid tone — syllable 3 of 3falling-high-mid
then let's go with that

Vocabulary (12 words)

ถ้าอย่างนั้น... thâa yàang-nán...
in that case...
งั้น... ngán...
then...
ถ้าไม่... tâa mâi...
if not...
ถ้าได้... tâa dâai...
if possible...
แล้วค่อย... láew khɔ̂i...
then later...
เดี๋ยวค่อย... dĭao khɔ̂i...
I'll do it later...
ไว้ก่อน wái gòn
leave it for now
ไว้ค่อยคุย wái khɔ̂i khui
we'll talk later
ค่อยว่ากัน khôi wâa gan
we'll deal with it later
เอาไว้ก่อน ao wái gɔ̀ɔn
leave it for now
เดี๋ยวว่ากัน dĭao wâa gan
we'll discuss it later
ก็แล้วกัน gôr láew-gan
then let's go with that