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Thai Vocabulary: 18. The Fast Thai Survival Test

Learn to reconstruct meaning from messy spoken Thai instead of translating every individual word.

ฟังออก
fang-ɔ̀ɔk
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-low
understand by listening
จับใจความ
jàp jai-khwaam
low tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3mid tone — syllable 3 of 3low-mid-mid
catch the main idea
ฟังจากบริบท
fang-jàak-bɔɔ-rí-bòt
mid tone — syllable 1 of 5low tone — syllable 2 of 5mid tone — syllable 3 of 5high tone — syllable 4 of 5low tone — syllable 5 of 5mid-low-mid-high-low
understand from context
เดาได้
dao-dâai
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2falling tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-falling
can guess it
น่าจะ
nâa-jà
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-low
adverb
probably, should likely
คงจะ
khong jà
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-low
probably
มั้ง
máng
high tonehigh
I guess / probably
ประมาณนั้น
bprà-maan nán
low tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3high tone — syllable 3 of 3low-mid-high
something like that
ประมาณนี้
bprà-maan níi
low tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3high tone — syllable 3 of 3low-mid-high
something like this
เข้าใจปะ
khâo-jai bpà
falling tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3low tone — syllable 3 of 3falling-mid-low
get it?
เข้าใจไหม
khâo-jai mái
falling tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3high tone — syllable 3 of 3falling-mid-high
do you understand?
ไม่เป็นไร เดี๋ยวถามใหม่
mâi bpen-rai dĭao thăam mài
falling tone — syllable 1 of 6mid tone — syllable 2 of 6mid tone — syllable 3 of 6mid tone — syllable 4 of 6mid tone — syllable 5 of 6low tone — syllable 6 of 6falling-mid-mid-mid-mid-low
no problem, I'll ask again

Vocabulary (12 words)

ฟังออก fang-ɔ̀ɔk
understand by listening
จับใจความ jàp jai-khwaam
catch the main idea
ฟังจากบริบท fang-jàak-bɔɔ-rí-bòt
understand from context
เดาได้ dao-dâai
can guess it
น่าจะ nâa-jà
probably, should likely
คงจะ khong jà
probably
มั้ง máng
I guess / probably
ประมาณนั้น bprà-maan nán
something like that
ประมาณนี้ bprà-maan níi
something like this
เข้าใจปะ khâo-jai bpà
get it?
เข้าใจไหม khâo-jai mái
do you understand?
ไม่เป็นไร เดี๋ยวถามใหม่ mâi bpen-rai dĭao thăam mài
no problem, I'll ask again