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Thai Vocabulary: 2. Asking Better Follow-Up Questions

Learn to ask for details, clarify meaning and show genuine interest in another person's story.

หมายความว่าไง
măai-khwaam wâa ngai
mid tone — syllable 1 of 4mid tone — syllable 2 of 4falling tone — syllable 3 of 4mid tone — syllable 4 of 4mid-mid-falling-mid
what do you mean?
เกิดอะไรขึ้น
gə̀ət à-rai khʉ̂n
low tone — syllable 1 of 4low tone — syllable 2 of 4mid tone — syllable 3 of 4falling tone — syllable 4 of 4low-low-mid-falling
what happened?
ทำไมถึงเป็นแบบนั้น
tham-mai thʉ̌ng bpen bàep nán
mid tone — syllable 1 of 6mid tone — syllable 2 of 6rising tone — syllable 3 of 6mid tone — syllable 4 of 6low tone — syllable 5 of 6high tone — syllable 6 of 6mid-mid-rising-mid-low-high
why did that happen?
แล้วคุณคิดยังไง
láew khun khít yang-ngai
high tone — syllable 1 of 5mid tone — syllable 2 of 5high tone — syllable 3 of 5mid tone — syllable 4 of 5mid tone — syllable 5 of 5high-mid-high-mid-mid
and what do you think?
ตอนไหน
dtɔɔn nǎi
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2rising tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-rising
when?
ที่ไหนนะ
thîi-nǎi ná
falling tone — syllable 1 of 3rising tone — syllable 2 of 3high tone — syllable 3 of 3falling-rising-high
where was that again?
ใครเป็นคนบอก
khrai bpen khon bɔ̀ɔk
mid tone — syllable 1 of 4mid tone — syllable 2 of 4mid tone — syllable 3 of 4low tone — syllable 4 of 4mid-mid-mid-low
who told you?
แน่ใจเหรอ
nâe-jai rǒr
falling tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3rising tone — syllable 3 of 3falling-mid-rising
are you sure?
ยกตัวอย่างได้ไหม
yók dtua-yàang dâai mái
high tone — syllable 1 of 5mid tone — syllable 2 of 5low tone — syllable 3 of 5falling tone — syllable 4 of 5high tone — syllable 5 of 5high-mid-low-falling-high
can you give an example?
อธิบายอีกทีได้ไหม
à-thí-baai ìik thii dâi mái
low tone — syllable 1 of 6high tone — syllable 2 of 6mid tone — syllable 3 of 6low tone — syllable 4 of 6mid tone — syllable 5 of 6falling tone — syllable 6 of 6low-high-mid-low-mid-falling-high
can you explain again?

Vocabulary (10 words)

หมายความว่าไง măai-khwaam wâa ngai
what do you mean?
เกิดอะไรขึ้น gə̀ət à-rai khʉ̂n
what happened?
ทำไมถึงเป็นแบบนั้น tham-mai thʉ̌ng bpen bàep nán
why did that happen?
แล้วคุณคิดยังไง láew khun khít yang-ngai
and what do you think?
ตอนไหน dtɔɔn nǎi
when?
ที่ไหนนะ thîi-nǎi ná
where was that again?
ใครเป็นคนบอก khrai bpen khon bɔ̀ɔk
who told you?
แน่ใจเหรอ nâe-jai rǒr
are you sure?
ยกตัวอย่างได้ไหม yók dtua-yàang dâai mái
can you give an example?
อธิบายอีกทีได้ไหม à-thí-baai ìik thii dâi mái
can you explain again?