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Thai Vocabulary: Meeting Someone

Simple Thai conversations for getting to know someone you have just met

นี่ใคร
nîi khrai
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-mid
who is this?
เขาชื่ออะไร
khǎo chʉ̂ʉ à-rai
rising tone — syllable 1 of 4falling tone — syllable 2 of 4low tone — syllable 3 of 4mid tone — syllable 4 of 4rising-falling-low-mid
what's his/her name?
คุณชื่ออะไร
khun chʉ̂ʉ à-rai
mid tone — syllable 1 of 4falling tone — syllable 2 of 4low tone — syllable 3 of 4mid tone — syllable 4 of 4mid-falling-low-mid
what's your name?
รู้จักกันไหม
rúu-jàk-gan mái
high tone — syllable 1 of 4low tone — syllable 2 of 4mid tone — syllable 3 of 4high tone — syllable 4 of 4high-low-mid-high
do you know each other?
รู้จัก
rúu-jàk
high tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2high-low
verb
know, be acquainted with
ไม่รู้จัก
mâi rúu-jàk
falling tone — syllable 1 of 3high tone — syllable 2 of 3low tone — syllable 3 of 3falling-high-low
don't know, not acquainted
นี่เพื่อนผม
nîi phʉ̂an phǒm
falling tone — syllable 1 of 3falling tone — syllable 2 of 3rising tone — syllable 3 of 3falling-falling-rising
this is my friend (male speaker)
นี่เพื่อนฉัน
nîi phʉ̂an chǎn
falling tone — syllable 1 of 3falling tone — syllable 2 of 3rising tone — syllable 3 of 3falling-falling-rising
this is my friend (female speaker)
เพื่อน
phûean
falling tonefalling
Noun
friend
Remember it by

Two close Thai friends happily helping each other at a street market.

คนนี้
khon-níi
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2high tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-high
this person
คนนั้น
khon-nán
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2high tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-high
that person
มาจากไหน
maa-jàak nǎi
mid tone — syllable 1 of 3low tone — syllable 2 of 3rising tone — syllable 3 of 3mid-low-rising
where are you from?
มาจาก...
maa-jàak...
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-low
I'm from...
อยู่ที่ไหน
yùu thîi nǎi
low tone — syllable 1 of 3falling tone — syllable 2 of 3rising tone — syllable 3 of 3low-falling-rising
where do you live/stay?
อยู่ที่...
yùu thîi...
low tone — syllable 1 of 2falling tone — syllable 2 of 2low-falling
I live/stay at...
ทำงานที่ไหน
tham-ngaan thîi nǎi
mid tone — syllable 1 of 4mid tone — syllable 2 of 4falling tone — syllable 3 of 4rising tone — syllable 4 of 4mid-mid-falling-rising
where do you work?
เรียนที่ไหน
rian thîi nǎi
mid tone — syllable 1 of 3falling tone — syllable 2 of 3rising tone — syllable 3 of 3mid-falling-rising
where do you study?
ทำงาน
tham-ngaan
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-mid
V. phrase
to work
เรียน
rian
mid tonemid
Verb
to study, learn, address [formal letter opening Dear...]
ยินดีที่ได้รู้จัก
yin-dii thîi dâi rúu-jàk
mid tone — syllable 1 of 6mid tone — syllable 2 of 6falling tone — syllable 3 of 6falling tone — syllable 4 of 6high tone — syllable 5 of 6low tone — syllable 6 of 6mid-mid-falling-falling-high-low
nice to meet you

Vocabulary (20 words)

นี่ใคร nîi khrai
who is this?
เขาชื่ออะไร khǎo chʉ̂ʉ à-rai
what's his/her name?
คุณชื่ออะไร khun chʉ̂ʉ à-rai
what's your name?
รู้จักกันไหม rúu-jàk-gan mái
do you know each other?
รู้จัก rúu-jàk
know, be acquainted with
ไม่รู้จัก mâi rúu-jàk
don't know, not acquainted
นี่เพื่อนผม nîi phʉ̂an phǒm
this is my friend (male speaker)
นี่เพื่อนฉัน nîi phʉ̂an chǎn
this is my friend (female speaker)
เพื่อน phûean
friend
คนนี้ khon-níi
this person
คนนั้น khon-nán
that person
มาจากไหน maa-jàak nǎi
where are you from?
มาจาก... maa-jàak...
I'm from...
อยู่ที่ไหน yùu thîi nǎi
where do you live/stay?
อยู่ที่... yùu thîi...
I live/stay at...
ทำงานที่ไหน tham-ngaan thîi nǎi
where do you work?
เรียนที่ไหน rian thîi nǎi
where do you study?
ทำงาน tham-ngaan
to work
เรียน rian
to study, learn, address [formal letter opening Dear...]
ยินดีที่ได้รู้จัก yin-dii thîi dâi rúu-jàk
nice to meet you