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Thai Vocabulary: 8. Misunderstandings and Clarification

Learn to identify misunderstandings and repair them before a conversation goes off track.

ผมเข้าใจผิดเหรอ
phǒm khâo-jai phìt rĕr
rising tone — syllable 1 of 5falling tone — syllable 2 of 5mid tone — syllable 3 of 5low tone — syllable 4 of 5mid tone — syllable 5 of 5rising-falling-mid-low-mid
did I misunderstand?
ไม่ใช่แบบนั้น
mâi-châi bàep-nán
falling tone — syllable 1 of 4falling tone — syllable 2 of 4low tone — syllable 3 of 4high tone — syllable 4 of 4falling-falling-low-high
not like that
ผมหมายถึงว่า...
phǒm măai-thʉ̌ng wâa
rising tone — syllable 1 of 4mid tone — syllable 2 of 4rising tone — syllable 3 of 4falling tone — syllable 4 of 4rising-mid-rising-falling
what I mean is...
คุณเข้าใจว่าไง
khun khâo-jai wâa ngai
mid tone — syllable 1 of 5falling tone — syllable 2 of 5mid tone — syllable 3 of 5falling tone — syllable 4 of 5mid tone — syllable 5 of 5mid-falling-mid-falling-mid
what did you understand?
ขออธิบายใหม่นะ
khɔ̌ɔ à-thí-baai mài ná
rising tone — syllable 1 of 6low tone — syllable 2 of 6high tone — syllable 3 of 6mid tone — syllable 4 of 6low tone — syllable 5 of 6high tone — syllable 6 of 6rising-low-high-mid-low-high
let me explain again
เราพูดถึงคนละเรื่องหรือเปล่า
rao phûut thʉ̌ng khon-lá rʉ̂ang rʉ̌ʉ-bplào
mid tone — syllable 1 of 6falling tone — syllable 2 of 6rising tone — syllable 3 of 6mid tone — syllable 4 of 6high tone — syllable 5 of 6falling tone — syllable 6 of 6mid-falling-rising-mid-high-falling-rising-low
are we talking about different things?
อ๋อ ผมเข้าใจแล้ว
ɔ̌ɔ phǒm khâo-jai láew
rising tone — syllable 1 of 5rising tone — syllable 2 of 5falling tone — syllable 3 of 5mid tone — syllable 4 of 5high tone — syllable 5 of 5rising-rising-falling-mid-high
oh, now I understand
พูดอีกทีได้ไหม
phûut-ìik-thii-dâai-mǎi
falling tone — syllable 1 of 5low tone — syllable 2 of 5mid tone — syllable 3 of 5falling tone — syllable 4 of 5rising tone — syllable 5 of 5falling-low-mid-falling-rising
can you say that again?
ขอเช็กให้แน่ใจก่อน
khɔ̌ɔ chék hâi nɛ̂ɛ-jai gɔ̀ɔn
rising tone — syllable 1 of 6high tone — syllable 2 of 6falling tone — syllable 3 of 6falling tone — syllable 4 of 6mid tone — syllable 5 of 6low tone — syllable 6 of 6rising-high-falling-falling-mid-low
let me make sure first
เราเข้าใจตรงกันแล้ว
rao khâo-jai dtrong gan láew
mid tone — syllable 1 of 6falling tone — syllable 2 of 6mid tone — syllable 3 of 6mid tone — syllable 4 of 6mid tone — syllable 5 of 6high tone — syllable 6 of 6mid-falling-mid-mid-mid-high
we're on the same page now

Vocabulary (10 words)

ผมเข้าใจผิดเหรอ phǒm khâo-jai phìt rĕr
did I misunderstand?
ไม่ใช่แบบนั้น mâi-châi bàep-nán
not like that
ผมหมายถึงว่า... phǒm măai-thʉ̌ng wâa
what I mean is...
คุณเข้าใจว่าไง khun khâo-jai wâa ngai
what did you understand?
ขออธิบายใหม่นะ khɔ̌ɔ à-thí-baai mài ná
let me explain again
เราพูดถึงคนละเรื่องหรือเปล่า rao phûut thʉ̌ng khon-lá rʉ̂ang rʉ̌ʉ-bplào
are we talking about different things?
อ๋อ ผมเข้าใจแล้ว ɔ̌ɔ phǒm khâo-jai láew
oh, now I understand
พูดอีกทีได้ไหม phûut-ìik-thii-dâai-mǎi
can you say that again?
ขอเช็กให้แน่ใจก่อน khɔ̌ɔ chék hâi nɛ̂ɛ-jai gɔ̀ɔn
let me make sure first
เราเข้าใจตรงกันแล้ว rao khâo-jai dtrong gan láew
we're on the same page now