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contents Introduction Basic Phrases

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Scenarios

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English - Thai 

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Thai - English

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Thai - English: Signs and Notices

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Menu Reader Food �����������������������������������尓������������������������������������尓����������������������������������� 246 Drink �����������������������������������尓������������������������������������尓����������������������������������� 260

How the Language Works Pronunciation �����������������������������������尓������������������������������������尓�������������� 265 Tones �����������������������������������尓������������������������������������尓���������������������������������� 267 The Thai alphabet �����������������������������������尓������������������������������������尓���� 269 Articles / Nouns / Classifiers �����������������������������������尓�������������� 271 Adjectives and adverbs �����������������������������������尓�������������������������� 274 Pronouns �����������������������������������尓������������������������������������尓������������������������ 276 Possessives �����������������������������������尓������������������������������������尓����������������� 277 Verbs �����������������������������������尓������������������������������������尓���������������������������������� 278 Questions, answers, yes and no �����������������������������������尓����� 280 Polite particles: krúp, kâ, ká �����������������������������������尓��������������� 282 Dates / Days �����������������������������������尓������������������������������������尓���������������� 283 Months / Time �����������������������������������尓������������������������������������尓������������ 284 Numbers �����������������������������������尓������������������������������������尓�������������������������� 286 Conversion Tables �����������������������������������尓������������������������������������尓��� 288



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n Introduction

he Rough Guide Thai dictionary phrasebook is a highly practical introduction to the contemporary language. Laid out in clear A-Z style, it uses key-word referencing to lead you straight to the words and phrases you want – so if you need to book a room, just look up ‘room’. The Rough Guide gets straight to the point in every situation, in bars and shops, on trains and buses, and in hotels and banks. The main part of the Rough Guide is a double dictionary: English-Thai then Thai-English. Before that, there’s a section called Basic Phrases and to get you involved in two-way communication, the Rough Guide includes, in this new edition, a set of Scenario dialogues illustrating questions and responses in key situations such as renting a car and asking directions. You can hear these and then download them free from www.roughguides.com/phrasebooks for use on your computer or MP3 player. Forming the heart of the guide, the English-Thai section gives easy-to-use transliterations of the Thai words wherever pronunciation might be a problem. Throughout this section, cross-references enable you to pinpoint key facts and phrases, while asterisked words indicate where further information can be found in a section at the end of the book called How the Language Works. This section sets out the fundamental rules of the language, with plenty of practical examples. You’ll also find here other essentials like numbers, dates, telling the time and basic phrases. The ThaiEnglish section is in two parts: a dictionary, arranged phonetically, of all the words and phrases you’re likely to hear (starting with a section of slang and colloquialisms); then a compilation, arranged by subject, of various signs, labels, instructions and other basic words you may come across in print or in public places. Near the back of the book too the Rough Guide offers an extensive Menu Reader. Consisting of food and drink sections (each starting with a list of essential terms), it’s indispensable whether you’re eating out, stopping for a quick drink, or browsing through a local food market.

B A S I CS

Introduction

à·ÕûÂÇã˜ʹء¹Ð

têe-o hâi sa-nòok ná!

have a good trip!



Basic Phrases

B A S I C P H R A SES

yes

bye

no

see you!

OK

see you later

hello

please

krúp (kâ); châi ¤ÃѺ(¤ûÐ) ãªû mâi äÁû oh-kay âÍà¤

sa-wùt dee ÊÇÑÊ´Õ hi!

bpai npi? ä»ä˹ good morning

sa-wùt dee krúp (kâ) ÊÇÑÊ´Õ¤ÃѺ(¤ûÐ) good evening

sa-wùt dee krúp (kâ) ÊÇÑÊ´Õ¤ÃѺ(¤ûÐ) good night

sa-wùt dee krúp (kâ) ÊÇÑÊ´Õ¤ÃѺ(¤ûÐ) goodbye

lah gòrn ná ÅÒ¡û͹¹Ð



lah gòrn ÅÒ¡û͹ jer gun mài ná! à¨Í¡Ñ¹ãËÁû¹Ð dqe-o jer gun èek à´ÕþÂÇà¨Í¡Ñ¹ÍÕ¡

(requesting something) ksr ... ¢Í ... (offering) chern krúp (kâ) àªÔญ¤ÃѺ(¤ûÐ) (could you) please ...?

chôo-ay ... nòy dâi mái? ªûÇ ... ˹ûÍÂä´üäËÁ yes please

ao krúp (kâ) àÍÒ¤ÃѺ(¤ûÐ) thanks, thank you

kòrp-koon ¢Íº¤Ø³

no thanks, no thank you

mâi ao kòrp-koon äÁûàÍҢͺ¤Ø³

I’m sorry

don’t mention it

sorry?/pardon (me)?

kòrp-koon mâhk ¢Íº¤Ø³ÁÒ¡ mâi bpen rai äÁûà»ç¹äÃ

psm (chún) sqe-a jai ¼Á(©Ñ¹)àÊÕÂ㨠(didn’t understand) a-rai ná krúp (ká)? ÍÐäùФÃѺ(¤Ð)

how do you do?

sa-wùt dee krúp (kâ) ÊÇÑÊ´Õ¤ÃѺ(¤ûÐ) how are you?

bpen yung-ngai bâhng? à»ç¹ÍÂûÒ§äúüÒ§ fine, thanks

sa-bai dee krúp (kâ) ʺÒ´դÃѺ(¤ûÐ) nice to meet you

yin dee têe dâi róo-jùk gun ÂÔ¹´Õ·Õûä´üÃÙü¨Ñ¡¡Ñ¹ excuse me

(to get past, to say sorry) ksr-tôht ¢Íâ·É (to get attention) koon krúp (kâ) ¤Ø³¤ÃѺ (¤ûÐ) (to say pardon?) a-rai ná? ÍÐäùÐ

B A S I C P H R A SES

thank you very much

I see/I understand

kâo jai láir-o à¢üÒã¨áÅüÇ

I don’t understand

psm (chún) mâi kâo jai ¼Á(©Ñ¹)äÁûà¢üÒ㨠do you speak English?

koon pôot pah-sph ung-grìt bpen mái? ¤Ø³¾Ù´ÀÒÉÒÍѧ¡ÄÉà»ç¹äËÁ I don’t speak Thai

psm (chún) pôot pah-sph tai mâi bpen ¼Á(©Ñ¹)¾Ù´ÀÒÉÒä·ÂäÁûà»ç¹ could you speak more  slowly?

pôot cháh cháh nòy! ¾Ù´ªüÒ æ ˹ûÍÂ

could you repeat that?

pôot èek tee dâi mái? ¾Ù´ÍÕ¡·Õä´üäËÁ



B A S I CS

could you write it down?

chôo-ay kqe-un long hâi nòy, dâi mái? ªûÇÂà¢Õ¹ŧãËü˹ûÍÂä´üäËÁ

n Basic Phrases

I’d like a ...

psm (chún) ao ... ¼Á(©Ñ¹)àÍÒ ... I’d like to ...

psm (chún) yàhk ... ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ÍÂÒ¡ ... can I have ...?

ksr ... dâi mái? ¢Í ... ä´üäËÁ how much is it?

tâo-rài? à·ûÒäà it is ...

bpen ... à»ç¹ ... where is it?

yòo têe npi? ÍÂÙû·Õûä˹ is it far?

yòo glai mái? ÍÂÙûä¡ÅäËÁ

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Scenarios

is there an inexpensive hotel you can recommend? a chôo-ay náir-num rohng rairm rah-kah tòok, hâi nòy kâ? kŏr-tôht krúp, dtem mòt láir-o b I’m sorry, they all seem to be fully booked can you give me the name of a good middle-range hotel? a kŏr chêu rohng rairm têe dee bpahn glahng, dâi mái ká?

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1. Accommodation

kŏr doo gòrn ná krúp, dtôrng gahn púk jai glahng meu-ung châi mái krúp? b let me have a look; do you want to be in the centre? if possible a tâh bpen bpai dâi a têe púk glai nít-nòy, mâi bpen rai châi mái krúp? do you mind being a little way out of town? not too far out a mâi koo-un glai gern bpai kâ where is it on the map? a yòo dtrong năi bon păirn-têe ká? can you write the name and address down? a kĕe-an chêu têe yòo hâi nòy dâi mái ká? I’m looking for a room in a private house a gum-lung hăh hôrng púk hôrng nèung, nai bâhn púk sòo-an dtoo-a kâ

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2. Banks bank account to change money cheque to deposit money pin number pound to withdraw money

bun-chee ta-nah-kahn lâirk ngern chék fàhk ngern măi lâyk ra-hùt bporn tŏrn ngern

can you change this into baht? a rúp lâirk bpen ngern bàht mái krúp? dtôrng-gahn lâirk ngern bàirp năi ká? b how would you like the money? small notes a báirng yôy

big notes a báirng yài

do you have information in English about opening an account? a mee kôr moon gahn bpèrt bun-chee bpen pah-săh ung-grìt mái krúp? mee kâ, dtôrng-gahn bpèrt bun-chee bàirp năi ká? b yes, what sort of account do you want? I’d like a current account a dtôrng-gahn bpèrt bun-chee gra-săir rai wun krúp kŏr doo núng-sĕu dern tahng nòy kâ? b your passport, please can I use this card to draw some cash? a chái bùt née tŏrn ngern dâi mái krúp? dtôrng bpai têe káirt-chee-a kâ b you have to go to the cashier’s desk I want to transfer this to my account at Bangkok Bank a dtôrng-gahn ohn ngern kâo bun-chee ta-nah-kahn groong-tâyp krúp dâi kâ, dtàir dtôrng kít ngern kâh toh-ra-sùp ná ká b OK, but we’ll have to charge you for the phonecall

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shower hôrng núm fùk boo-a telephone in the room toh-ra-sùp nai hôrng púk payphone in the lobby toh-ra-sùp săh-tah-ra-ná têe lórp-bêe do you have any rooms? a mee hôrng púk wâhng mái krúp?

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3. Booking a room

sŭm-rùp gèe kon ká? b for how many people? for one/for two a sŭm-rùp kon dee-o/sŭm-rùp sŏrng kon mee kâ, mee hôrng wâhng b yes, we have rooms free ja púk gèe keun ká? b for how many nights? just for one night a keun dee-o krúp how much is it? a tâo-rài krúp? hôrng púk mee hôrng núm róy hâh-sìp bàht, hôrng púk mâi mee hôrng núm róy bàht kâ b 150 baht with bathroom and 100 baht without bathroom does that include breakfast? a roo-um ah-hăhn cháo dôo-ay mái krúp? can I see a room with bathroom? a kŏr doo hôrng púk mee hôrng núm dâi mái krúp? ok, I’ll take it a dtòk-long ao hôrng née krúp when do I have to check out? a dtôrng chék-áo gèe mohng krúp? is there anywhere I can leave luggage? a fàhk gra-bpăo têe năi krúp? www.roughguides.com/phrasebooks

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4. Car hire automatic full tank manual rented car

gee-a ùt-dta-noh-mút dtem tŭng gee-a meu rót châo

I’d like to rent a car a kŏr châo rót nèung kun krúp a châo nahn tâo-rài ká? for how long?

two days a sŏrng wun

I’ll take the ... a pŏm ao… is that with unlimited mileage? a mâi jum-gùt ra-ya tahng châi mái krúp?

châi kâ b it is

kŏr doo bai kùp kèe nòy kâ? b can I see your driving licence, please? núng-sĕu dern tahng dôo-ay kâ b and your passport is insurance included? a roo-um bpra-gun mái krúp? roo-um kâ, dtàir dtôrng jài ngern sòo-un râirk pun bàht ayng b yes, but you have to pay the first 1000 baht wahng ngern mút jum pun bàht, dâi mái ká? b can you leave a deposit of 1000 baht? and if this office is closed, where do I leave the keys? a tâh órp-fít bpìt láir-o, keun goon-jair têe năi krúp? yòrn mun long nai glòrng nún kâ b you drop them in that box

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ADSL modem moh-dem ay dee áyt airn at àirt dial-up modem moh-dem rêe-uk pàhn măi lâyk toh-rasùp dot dòrt Internet in-dter-nèt mobile (phone) toh-ra-sùp meu tĕu password ra-hùt pàhn telephone socket dtâo sèe-ap toh-ra-sùp adaptor bor-ri-gahn in-dter-nèt rái săi kwahm wireless hotspot ray-o sŏong

Scenarios  Thai

5. Communications

is there an Internet café around here? a mee ráhn in-dter-nèt tăir-o née mái ká? can I send email from here? a têe nêe, sòng ee-may-o dâi mái ká? where’s the at sign on the keyboard? a krêu-ung măi àirt yòo dtrong năi bon kee-bòrt ká? can you switch this to a UK keyboard? a chôo-ay bplèe-un kee-bòrt bpen pah-săh ung-grìt, dâi mái ká? can you help me log on? a chôo-ay lórk-orn dâi mái ká? I’m not getting a connection, can you help? a dtòr săi sŭn-yahn mâi dâi, chôo-ay nòy dâi mái ká? where can I get a top-up card for my mobile? a séu bùt dterm ngern toh-ra sùp meu tĕu dâi têe năi ká? can you put me through to ...? a chôo-ay dtòr … hâi nòy kâ? zero one two three four

sŏon nèung sŏrng săhm sèe

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five six seven eight nine

hâh hòk jèt bpàirt gâo

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6. Directions where? têe năi?

which direction? tahng năi?

hi, I’m looking for Yaowarat Road a sa-wùt dee krúp, pŏm gum-lung hăh ta-nŏn yao-wa-râht kŏr-tôht kâ, mâi ker-ee dâi yin mah gòrn ler-ee b sorry, never heard of it hi, can you tell me where Yaowarat Road is? a sa-wùt dee krúp, bòrk nòy dâi mái wâh ta-nŏn yao-wa-râht yòo têe năi krúp? chún gôr mâi châi kon têe nêe kâ b I’m a stranger here too hi, Yaowarat Road, do you know where it is? a sa-wùt dee krúp, sâhp mái wâh, ta-nŏn yao-wa-râht yòo têe năi krúp? lée-o dtrong hŏo-a moom b around the corner lée-o sái têe sŭn-yahn fai têe sŏrng b left at the second traffic lights lŭng jàhk nún, ta-nŏn râirk tahng kwăh keu ta-nŏn yao-wa-râht kâ b then it’s the first street on the right

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dtrong bpai straight ahead

kâhng nâh in front of

por pàhn just after

têe nôhn over there

dtrong kâhm opposite

ler-ee bpai further

tahng kwăh on the right

tùt bpai next

glâi near

lée-o turn off

tahng sái on the left

kâhng lŭng back

pàhn ... bpai past the ...

ta-nŏn street

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accident ambulance consul embassy fire brigade police

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7. Emergencies oo-bùt-dti-hàyt rót pa-yah-bahn sa-tăhn gong-sŏon sa-tăhn tôot nòo-ay dùp plerng dtum-ròo-ut

help! a chôo-ay dôo-ay! can you help me? a chôo-ay nòy dâi mái ká? please come with me! it’s really very urgent a mah gùp chún nòy kâ! mee rêu-ung dòo-un mâhk jing jing I’ve lost (my keys) a chún tum (goon-jair) hăi (my car) is not working a (rót chún) sĕe-a (my purse) has been stolen a chún dohn ka-moy-ee (gra-bpăo sa-dtahng) I’ve been mugged a chún dohn jêe chêu a-rai krúp? b what’s your name? kŏr doo núng-sĕu dern tahng nòy krúp b I need to see your passport I’m sorry, all my papers have been stolen a kŏr-tôht kâ, àyk-ga-săhn túng-mòt dohn ka-moy-ee kâ

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8. Friends hi, how’re you doing? a sa-wùt dee, sa-bai dee mái? sa-bai dee, láir-o koon lâ? b OK, and you? yeah, fine a sa-bai dee

not bad a gôr dee

d’you know Pairot? a róo-jùk pai-róht mái? and this is Suchada a láir nêe sòo-chah-dah hây, róo-jùk gun láir-o b yeah, we know each other where do you know each other from? a róo-jùk gun têe năi? jer gun têe bâhn sùk-dah b we met at Sukda’s place that was some party, eh? a mee bpah-dtêe rěr? yêe-um mâhk b the best are you guys coming for a beer? a bpai gin bee-a mái? a dee, bpai gun tèr cool, let’s go

mâi bpai ná, dĕe-o bpai jer a-lí-să b no, I’m meeting Alisa

see you at Sukda’s place tonight a keun née jer gun têe bâhn sùk-dah ná láir-o jer gun ná b see you

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I’m not feeling very well a chún róo-sèuk mâi sa-bai kâ can you get a doctor? a chôo-ay dtahm mŏr dâi mái ká? jèp têe năi krúp? a where does it hurt?

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9. Health

it hurts here a jèp têe nêe kâ jèp dta-lòrt mái krúp? b is the pain constant? it’s not a constant pain a mâi kâ, mâi jèp dta-lòrt can I make an appointment? a kŏr nút dâi mái ká? can you give me something for ...? a hâi yah gâir … dâi mái ká? yes, I have insurance a kâ, chún mee bpra-gun sòok-ka-pâhp

antibiotics antiseptic ointment cystitis dentist diarrhoea doctor hospital ill medicine painkillers pharmacy to prescribe thrush

yah bpa-dti-chee-wa-ná yah tah kâh chéu-a gra-pór bpùt-sa-wa ùk-sàyp mŏr fun tórng sĕe-a mŏr rohng pa-yah-bahn mâi sa-bai yah yah gâir bpòo-ut ráhn kăi yah sùng yah ah-gahn ùk-sàyp chéu-a rah

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10. Language difficulties a few words interpreter to translate

sŏrng săhm kum lâhm bplair

bùt kray-dìt koon, tòok ra-ngúp chái krúp b your credit card has been refused what, I don’t understand; do you speak English? a a-rai ná-ká, mâi kâo jai kâ, koon pôot pah-săh ung-grìt dâi mái ká? koon chái bùt kray-dìt née, mâi dâi láir-o krúp b you can’t use this credit card any more could you say that again? a chôo-ay pôot èek krúng dâi mái ká?

slowly a cháh cháh

I understand very little Thai a chún kâo jai pah-săh tai dâi nít-nòy kâ I speak Thai very badly a pôot pah-săh tai dâi mâi dee ler-ee koon jài ngern dôo-ay bùt née, mâi dâi krúp b you can’t use this card to pay kâo jai mái krúp? a do you understand?

sorry, no a mâi kâo jai kâ, kŏr-tôht kâ

is there someone who speaks English? a mee krai pôot pah-săh ung-grìt dâi mái krúp? oh, now I understand a ŏr, kâo jai láir-o kâ is that ok now? a rêe-up róy rěu yung krúp?

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hello a sa-wùt dee krúp sa-wùt dee kâ, chún chêu nin-da kâ b hello, my name’s Ninda Graham, from England, Thirsk a pŏm chêu graham, mah jàhk thirsk, bpra-tâyt ung-grìt

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11. Meeting people

mâi róo-jùk kâ, meu-ung née yòo têe năi ká? b don’t know that, where is it? not far from York, in the North; and you? a mâi glai jàhk yórk, tang pâhk nĕu-a, láir-o koon lâ? chún mah jàhk chee-ang mài, mah kon dee-o rĕu ká? b I’m from Chiangmai; here by yourself? no, I’m with my wife and two kids a bplào krúp, mah gùp pun-ra-yah láir lôok sŏrng kon what do you do? a tum ngahn a-rai krúp? dâhn korm-pew-dtêr kâ b I’m in computers me too a pŏm gôr mĕu-un gun here’s my wife now a nêe pun-ra-yah pŏm krúp yin dee têe dâi róo-jùk kâ b nice to meet you

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12. Post offices airmail post card post office stamp

air may-o bprai-sa-nee-ya-bùt bprai-sa-nee sa-dtairm

what time does the post office close? a bprai-sa-nee bpìt gèe mohng ká? tóok wun jun tĕung wun sòok dtorn hâh mohng yen krúp b five o’clock weekdays is the post office open on Saturdays? a bprai-sa-nee bpèrt wun săo rĕu bplào ká? bpèrt tĕung têe-ang krúp b until midday I’d like to send this registered to England a yàhk long ta-bee-an un née láir sòng bpai ung-grìt kâ dâi krúp, túng-mòt hâh-sìp bàht b certainly, that will cost 50 baht and also two stamps for England, please a lair kŏr sa-dtairm sŏrng doo-ung sŭm-rùp bpra-tâyt ung-grìt kâ do you have some airmail stickers? a mee sa-tík-gêr air may-o mái krúp? do you have any mail for me? a mee jòt-măi sŭm-rùp chún mah mái ká?

ต่างประเทศ

dtàhng bpra-tâyt international

จดหมาย

jòt-măi letters

บริการไปรษณีย์รอจ่าย

bor-ri-gahn bprai-sa-nee ror jài poste restante

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ภายในประเทศ

pai nai bpra-tâyt domestic

พัสดุ

pút-sa-doo parcels

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bill menu table

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13. Restaurants bin may-noo dtó

can we have a non-smoking table? a kŏr dtó têe mâi sòop boo-rèe dâi mái krúp? there are two of us a sŭm-sùp sŏrng kon krúp

there are four of us a sŭm-rùp sèe kon krúp

what’s this? a nêe a-rai krúp?

bplah cha-nít nèung kâ b it’s a type of fish bpen ah-hăhn pi-sàyt pra-jum tórng tìn kâ b it’s a local speciality kâo mah kâhng nai si ká, ja hâi doo b come inside and I’ll show you

we would like two of these, one of these, and one of those a kŏr un née sŏrng têe, un née nèung têe, láir un nóhn nùeng têe krúp dèum a-rai ká? b and to drink? red wine a wai dairng

white wine a wai kăo

a beer and two orange juices a kŏr bee-a nèung gâir-o láir núm sôm sŏrng gâir-o krúp some more bread please a kŏr ka-nŏm bpung èek krúp ah-hăhn a-ròy mái ká? b how was your meal? excellent!, very nice! a a-ròy mâhk krúp! ja rúp a-rai èek mái ká? b anything else? just the bill thanks a chék bin ler-ee, kòrp-koon krúp www.roughguides.com/phrasebooks

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14. Shopping hâi chôo-ay mái ká? b can I help you? can I just have a look around? a kŏr doo gòrn krúp

yes, I’m looking for ... a krúp, pŏm gum-lung hăh …

how much is this? a un née tâo-rài krúp?

nèung pun bàht kâ b one thousand baht

OK, I think I’ll have to leave it; it’s a little too expensive for me a rěr krúp, mâi séu ròrk krúp, mun pairng bpai un née lâ krúp? b how about this? can I pay by credit card? a jài dôo-ay bùt kray-dìt dâi mái? it’s too small a lék gern bpai krúp

it’s too big a yài gern bpai krúp

it’s for my son – he’s about this high a dtoo-a née sŭm-rùp lôok chai pŏm – sŏong bpra-mahn née krúp rúp a-rai èek mái ká? b will there be anything else? that’s all thanks a króp láir-o, kòrp-koon krúp make it six hundred and I’ll take it a hâi rah-kah hòk róy bàht, láir-o ja séu fine, I’ll take it a dee, ao krúp

เปิด

bpèrt open

ขายลดราคา

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ปิด

โต๊ะจ่ายเงิน

bpìt closed

dtó jài ngern cash desk

แลกเปลี่ย

kăi lót rah-kah

lâirk bplèe-un

sale

to exchange

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art gallery bus tour city centre closed guide museum open

hŏr sÇn rót too-a num têe-o jai glahng meu-ung bpìt múk-koo-tâyt pí-pít-ta-pun bpèrt

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15. Sightseeing

I’m interested in seeing the old town a yàhk bpai têe-o meu-ung gào are there guided tours? a mee too-a têe mee múk-koo-tâyt mái ká? kŏr-tôht krúp, dtem mòt láir-o b I’m sorry, it’s fully booked how much would you charge to drive us around for four hours? a kùp rót pah têe-o, sùk sèe chôo-a mohng, ja kít ngern tâo-rài ká? can we book tickets for the concert here? a jorng dtŏo-a korn-sèrt têe nêe dâi mái ká? a dâi krúp, chêu a-rai krúp? yes, in what name?

a kray-dìt gáht bàirp năi ká? which credit card?

where do we get the tickets? a rúp dtŏo-a têe năi ká? rúp têe bpra-dtoo tahng kâo krúp b just pick them up at the entrance is it open on Sundays? a wun ah-tít bpèrt mái ká how much is it to get in? a kâh kâo tâo-rài ká? are there reductions for groups of 6? a lót rah-kah săm-rùp glòom mah dôo-ay gun hòk kon mái ká? that was really impressive! a nâh bpra-túp jai jing jing! www.roughguides.com/phrasebooks

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Scenarios  Thai

16. Trains to change trains platform return single station stop ticket

dtòr rót fai chahn chah-lah dtŏo-a bpai glùp dtŏo-a têe-o dee-o sa-tăh-nee rót fai jòrt dtŏo-a

how much is ...? a … rah-kah tâo-rài ká? a single, second class to ... a dtŏo-a têe-o dee-o, chún sŏrng nèung bai bpai … two returns, second class to ... a dtŏo-a bpai glùp, chún sŏrng sŏrng bai bpai … for today a sŭm-rùp wun née

for tomorrow a sŭm-rùp wun prôong-née

for next Tuesday a sŭm-rùp wun ung-kahn nâh dtôrng jài kâh bor-ri-gahn pi-sàyt, sŭm-rùp rót fai sa-bprín-dtêr krúp b there’s a supplement for the Sprinter Train dtôrng-gahn jorng têe nûng mái krúp? b do you want to make a seat reservation? koon dtôrng dtòr rót fai têe sa-tăh-nee dorn meu-ung krúp b you have to change at Don Muang Station what time is the last train to Chiangmai? a rót fai bpai chee-ung mài, têe-o sòot tái, òrk gèe mohng ká? is this seat free? a têe nêe wâhng mái ká? excuse me, which station are we at? a kŏr-tôht kâ, têe nêe sa-tăh-nee a-rai ká? is this where I change for Chiangmai? a têe nêe, dtòr rót fai bpai chee-ung mài châi mái ká?

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a, an* about: about 20 bpra-mahn

¶Ù¡µüͧ ache bpòo-ut »Ç´ my back aches bpòo-ut ltng »Ç´ËÅѧ across: across the ...

kâhm ... ¢üÒÁ ... adapter (for voltage) krêu-ung bplairng fai fáh à¤Ã×ûͧá»Å§ä¿¿üÒ (plug) bplúk »ÅÑý¡ address têe-yòo ·ÕûÍÂûÙ what’s your address? koon púk yòo têe-npi? ¤Ø³¾Ñ¡ÍÂÙû·Õûä˹ address book sa-mòot têeyòo ÊÁØ´·ÕûÍÂÙû admission charge kâh kâo ¤ûÒà¢üÒ adult pôo-yài ¼ÙüãËญû advance: in advance lôo-ung nâh Åûǧ˹üÒ aeroplane krêu-ung bin à¤Ã×ûͧºÔ¹

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yêe-sìp »ÃÐÁÒ³ÂÕûÊÔº it’s about 5 o’clock bpramahn hâh mohng yen »ÃÐÁÒ³ËüÒâÁ§àÂç¹ a film about Thailand ntng rêu-ung meu-ung tai ˹ѧàÃ×ûͧàÁ×ͧä·Â above kâhng bon ¢üÒ§º¹ abroad dtàhng bpra-tâyt µûÒ§»ÃÐà·È absolutely (I agree) nâir-norn á¹û¹Í¹ absorbent cotton stm-lee ÊÓÅÕ accelerator kun rêng ¤Ñ¹àÃû§ accept rúp ÃѺ accident oo-bùt-dti-hàyt ÍغѵÔà赯 there’s been an accident mee oo-bùt-dti-hàyt ÁÕÍغѵÔà赯 accommodation têe púk ·Õû¾Ñ¡

accurate tòok-dtôrng

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after ltng

ËÅѧ after you chern gòrn àªÔญ¡û͹ after lunch ltng ah-hphn glahng wun ËÅѧÍÒËÒáÅÒ§Çѹ afternoon dtorn bài µÍ¹ºûÒ in the afternoon dtorn bài µÍ¹ºûÒ this afternoon bài née ºûÒ¹Õü aftershave yah tah ltng gohn nòo-ut ÂÒ·ÒËÅѧ⡹˹Ǵ aftersun cream yah tah ltng àhp dàirt ÂÒ·ÒËÅѧÍҺᴴ afterwards tee ltng ·ÕËÅѧ again èek ÍÕ¡ against: I’m against it psm (chún) mâi hěn dôo-ay ¼Á(©Ñ¹)äÁûàËç¹´üÇ age ah-yóo ÍÒÂØ ago: a week ago ah-tít nèung mah láir-o ÍÒ·ÔµÂì˹Öû§ÁÒáÅüÇ an hour ago chôo-a mohng

nèung mah láir-o ªÑûÇâÁ§Ë¹Öû§ÁÒáÅüÇ agree: I agree psm (chún) hěn dôo-ay ¼Á(©Ñ¹)àËç¹´üÇ AIDS rôhk áyd âäàÍ´Êì air ah-gàht ÍÒ¡ÒÈ by air tahng ah-gàht ·Ò§ÍÒ¡ÒÈ air-conditioning krêu-ung air à¤Ã×ûͧáÍÃì airmail: by airmail sòng tahng ah-gàht Êû§·Ò§ÍÒ¡ÒÈ airmail envelope sorng jòt-mpi ah-gàht «Í§¨´ËÁÒÂÍÒ¡ÒÈ airport sa-nphm bin ʹÒÁºÔ¹ to the airport, please bpai sanphm bin ä»Ê¹ÒÁºÔ¹ airport bus rót sa-nphm bin öʹÒÁºÔ¹ aisle seat têe nûng dtìt tahng dern ·Õû¹Ñû§µÔ´·Ò§à´Ô¹ alarm clock nah-li-gah bplòok ¹ÒÌÔ¡Ò»ÅØ¡

alone kon dee-o

alcoholic kon kêe lâo mao yah

alphabet dtoo-a uk-ssrn

àËÅüÒ

µÑÇÍ¡Éà already ... láir-o ... áÅüÇ also dôo-ay ´üÇ although máir wâh áÁüÇûÒ altogether túng mòt ·Ñü§ËÁ´ always sa-měr àÊÁÍ am*: I am ... psm (chún) bpen ... ¼Á(©Ñ¹)à»ç¹ ... a.m.: at six/seven a.m.

hòk/jèt mohng cháo Ë¡/à¨ç´âÁ§àªüÒ amazing (surprising) mâi nâh chêu-a äÁû¹ûÒàª×ûÍ (very good) wi-sàyt ÇÔàÈÉ ambulance rót pa-yah-bahn ö¾ÂÒºÒÅ call an ambulance! rêe-uk rót pa-yah-bahn! àÃÕ¡ö¾ÂÒºÒÅ

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¤¹¢ÕüàËÅüÒàÁÒÂÒ all: all the boys pôo-chai tóok kon ¼ÙüªÒ·ء¤¹ all the girls pôo-yrng tóok kon ¼ÙüËญÔ§·Ø¡¤¹ all of it túng mòt ·Ñü§ËÁ´ all of them tóok kon ·Ø¡¤¹ that’s all, thanks sèt láir-o kòrp-koon àÊÃç¨áÅüǢͺ¤Ø³ allergic: I’m allergic to ... psm (chún) páir ... ¼Á(©Ñ¹)á¾ü ... allowed: is it allowed? unnóo-yâht mái? ͹ØญÒµäËÁ all right mâi bpen rai äÁûà»ç¹äà I’m all right psm (chún) sa-bai dee ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ʺÒÂ´Õ are you all right? bpen yungngai bâhng? à»ç¹ÍÂûÒ§äúüÒ§ almost gèu-up à¡×ͺ

¤¹à´ÕÂÇ

English ➜ Thai

alcohol lâo

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English ➜ Thai

America a-may-ri-gah

ÍàÁÃÔ¡Ò

American (adj) a-may-ri-gun

ABCDEFGHIJKLAm

ÍàÁÃԡѹ I’m American psm (chún) bpen kon a-may-ri-gun ¼Á(©Ñ¹)à»ç¹¤¹ÍàÁÃԡѹ among nai ra-wàhng ã¹ÃÐËÇûÒ§ amount jum-noo-un ¨Ó¹Ç¹ amp: a 13-amp fuse few sìp sphm airm ¿ÔÇÊìÊÔºÊÒÁáÍÁ»ì and láir áÅÐ angry gròht â¡Ã¸ animal sùt ÊѵÇì ankle kôr táo ¢üÍà·üÒ anniversary (wedding) wun chalsrng króp rôrp Çѹ©Åͧ¤ÃºÃͺ annoy: this man’s annoying me kon née

tum hâi psm (chún) rumkahn ¤¹¹Õü·ÓãËü¼Á(©Ñ¹)ÃÓ¤Òญ annoying nâh rum-kahn ¹ûÒÃÓ¤Òญ

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another èek

ÍÕ¡ can we have another room? ksr bplèe-un hôrng nòy dâi mái? ¢Íà»ÅÕû¹Ëüͧ˹ûÍÂä´üäËÁ another beer, please ksr bee-a èek kòo-ut nèung ¢ÍàºÕÂÃìÍÕ¡¢Ç´Ë¹Öû§ antibiotics yah bpùti-cheewa-ná ÂÒ»®ÔªÕǹРantihistamines yah airn-dtêe hít-dta-meen ÂÒá͹µÕ΄ʵÐÁÕ¹ antique: is it an antique? bpen ksrng gào taír táir rěu bplào? à»ç¹¢Í§à¡ûÒá·ü æ ËÃ×Íà»ÅûÒ antique shop ráhn kpi ksrng gào ÃüÒ¹¢Ò¢ͧà¡ûÒ antiseptic yah kâh chéu-a ÂÒ¦ûÒàª×üÍ any: have you got any bread/ tomatoes? mee ka-nsm-

bpung/ma-kěu-a-tâyt mái? ÁÕ¢¹Á»Ñ§/ÁÐà¢×Íà·ÈäËÁ do you have any change? mee sàyt sa-dtahng mái? ÁÕàÈÉʵҧ¤ìäËÁ sorry, I don’t have any ksrtôht psm (chún) mâi mee ¢Íâ·É¼Á(©Ñ¹)äÁûÁÕ

ã¤Ã¡çä´ü does anybody speak English? mee krai pôot pah-sph unggrìt dâi? ÁÕã¤Ã¾Ù´ÀÒÉÒÍѧ¡ÄÉä´ü there wasn’t anybody there mâi mee krai yòo têe nûn äÁûÁÕã¤ÃÍÂÙû·Õû¹Ñû¹ anything a-rai gôr dâi ÍÐäáçä´ü dialogues

¢Íâ·É

appendicitis rôhk sâi dtìng

âääÊüµÔû§ apple air-bpêrn áÍ»à»ÔÅ appointment nút ¹Ñ´ dialogue

good morning, how can I help you? sa-wùt dee krúp mee a-rai ja hâi chôo-ay mái krúp? I’d like to make an

mái?

appointment with ... yàhk

nothing else, thanks mâi

nút póp gùp ...

ao krúp (kâ)

what time would you like?

would you like anything to drink? dèum a-rai mái?

yàhk dâi way-lah tâo-rài? three o’clock bài sphm mohng

I don’t want anything,

I’m afraid that’s not

thanks mâi krúp (kâ)

possible, is four o’clock all

apart from nôrk jàhk

¹Í¡¨Ò¡

apartment a-páht-mén

;ÒÃìµàÁü¹·ì

apartment block dtèuk a-páht-

mén µÖ¡Í¾ÒÃìµàÁü¹·ì

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anything else? ao a-rai èek

apologize ksr-tôht

English ➜ Thai

anybody krai gôr dâi

right? kít wâh kong mâi dâi ao bpen way-lah sèe mohng dâi mái? yes, that will be fine krúp dtòk-long the name was? chêu a-rai krúp?

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apricot ay-pri-kort

à;ÃԤͷ April may-sph-yon àÁÉÒ¹ are*: we are rao bpen àÃÒà»ç¹ you are koon bpen ¤Ø³à»ç¹ they are káo bpen à¢Òà»ç¹ area bor-ri-wayn ºÃÔàdz area code ra-hùt ÃËÑÊ arm kpirn ᢹ arrange: will you arrange it for us? chôo-ay jùt gahn hâi nòy dâi mái? ªûǨѴ¡ÒÃãËü˹ûÍÂä´üäËÁ arrival gahn mah těung ¡ÒÃÁÒ¶Ö§ arrive mah těung ÁÒ¶Ö§ when do we arrive? rao ja tvung mêu-a rài? àÃҨж֧àÁ×ûÍäà has my fax arrived yet? fairks ksrng psm (chún) mah rěu yung? á¿¡«ì¢Í§¼Á(©Ñ¹)ÁÒËÃ×ÍÂѧ we arrived today rao mah

tvung wun née àÃÒÁÒ¶Ö§Çѹ¹Õü art srn-la-bpà ÈÔÔÅ» art gallery ráhn kpi pâhp kěe-un ÃüÒ¹¢ÒÂÀÒ¾à¢Õ¹ artist srn-la-bpin ÈÔÔŻԹ as: as big as yài tâo gùp ãËญûà·ûҡѺ as soon as possible yàhng ray-o têe sòot têe ja ray-o dâi ÍÂûÒ§àÃçÇ·ÕûÊØ´·Õû¨ÐàÃçÇä´ü ashtray têe kèe-a boo-rèe ·Õûà¢ÕûºØËÃÕû Asia ay-see-a àÍà«Õ ask tphm ¶ÒÁ I didn’t ask for this psm (chún) mâi dâi kxr ao un née ¼Á(©Ñ¹)äÁûä´ü¢ÍàÍÒÍѹ¹Õü could you ask him to ...? chôo-ay bòrk hâi káo ... dâi mái? ªûǺ͡ãËüà¢Ò ... ä´üäËÁ asleep: she’s asleep káo norn lùp yòo à¢Ò¹Í¹ËÅѺÍÂÙû aspirin airt-pai-rin áÍÊä¾ÃÔ¹

âäË×´

astonishing nâh bpra-làht jai

lee-a ÍÍÊàµÃàÅÕ I’m Australian psm (chún) bpen kon órt-sa-tray-lee-a ¼Á(©Ñ¹)à»ç¹¤¹ÍÍÊàµÃàÅÕ automatic ùt-dta-noh-mút Íѵâ¹ÁÑµÔ (car) rót ùt-dta-noh-mút öÍѵâ¹ÁÑµÔ automatic teller bor-ri-gahn ngern dòo-un ºÃÔ¡ÒÃà§Ô¹´ûǹ autumn réu-doo bai-mái rôoung Ä´ÙãºäÁüÃûǧ in the autumn dtorn réu-doo bai-mái rôo-ung µÍ¹Ä´ÙãºäÁüÃûǧ average tum-ma-dah ¸ÃÃÁ´Ò on average doy-ee cha-lèe-a â´Âà©ÅÕû awake: is he awake? káo dtèun láir-o rěu yung? à¢Òµ×û¹áÅüÇËÃ×ÍÂѧ away: go away! bpái! ä» is it far away? yòo glai mái? ÍÂÙûä¡ÅäËÁ awful yâir mâhk áÂûÁÒ¡

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¹ûÒ»ÃÐËÅҴ㨠at: at the hotel têe rohng rairm ·ÕûâçáÃÁ at the station têe sa-tph-nee rót fai ·ÕûʶҹÕÃ¶ä¿ at six o’clock way-lah hòk mohng àÇÅÒË¡âÁ§ at Noi’s têe bâhn koon nói ·ÕûºüÒ¹¤Ø³¹üÍ athletics gree-tah ¡ÃÕ±Ò attractive sso-ay ÊÇ aubergine ma-kěu-a ÁÐà¢×Í August srng-hph-kom ÊÔ§ËÒ¤Á aunt (elder sister of mother/father) bpâh »üÒ (younger sister of father) ah ÍÒ (younger sister of mother) náh ¹üÒ Australia órt-sa-tray-lee-a ÍÍÊàµÃàÅÕÂ

Australian (adj) órt-sa-tray-

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asthma rôhk hèut

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axle plao

à¾ÅÒ

B baby dèk òrn

à´ç¡Íû͹

baby food ah-hphn dèk

ÍÒËÒÃà´ç¡

baby’s bottle kòo-ut nom

¢Ç´¹Á

baby-sitter kon fâo dèk

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¤¹à½üÒà´ç¡ back (of body) ltng ËÅѧ (back part) kâhng ltng ¢üÒ§ËÅѧ at the back kâhng ltng ¢üÒ§ËÅѧ can I have my money back? ksr ngern keun dâi mái? ¢Íà§Ô¹¤×¹ä´üäËÁ to come/go back glùp mah/ glùp bpai ¡ÅѺÁÒ/¡ÅÑºä» backache bpòo-ut ltng »Ç´ËÅѧ bacon mso bay-korn ËÁÙ຤͹ bad mâi dee äÁû´Õ

a bad headache bpòo-ut hso-a mâhk »Ç´ËÑÇÁÒ¡ badly mâi dee äÁû´Õ bag tsOng ¶Ø§ (handbag) gra-bppo těu ¡ÃÐà»þÒ¶×Í (suitcase) gra-bppo dern tahng ¡ÃÐà»þÒà´Ô¹·Ò§ baggage gra-bppo ¡ÃÐà»þÒ baggage check têe fàhk grabppo ·Õû½Ò¡¡ÃÐà»þÒ baggage claim spi pahn lum-lee-ung gra-bppo ÊÒ¾ҹÅÓàÅÕ§¡ÃÐà»þÒ bakery ráhn tum ka-nsmbpung ÃüÒ¹·Ó¢¹Á»Ñ§ balcony ra-bee-ung ÃÐàºÕ§ a room with a balcony hôrng mee ra-bee-ung ËüͧÁÕÃÐàºÕ§ ball lôok born ÅÙ¡ºÍÅ ballpoint pen bpàhk-gah lôok lêun »Ò¡¡ÒÅÙ¡Å×û¹

bpai nòy

bamboo shoot(s) nòr mái

dâi mái?

banana glôo-ay

kít sèe róy hâh sìp gôr láiro gun

äÁüä¼û

˹ûÍäÁü

dialogue how much is this? nêe

tâo-rài? 500 baht hâh ròy bàht that’s too expensive pairng

I’ll let you have it for 450

can’t you reduce it a bit more?/OK, it’s a deal lót èek mâi dâi lěu?/oh kay, dtòk long basket dta-grâh

µÐ¡ÃüÒ bath àhng àhp náhm ÍûÒ§ÍÒº¹üÓ can I have a bath? ksr àhp náhm dâi mái? ¢ÍÍÒº¹üÓä´üäËÁ bathroom hôrng náhm Ëüͧ¹üÓ with a private bathroom hôrng norn têe mee hôrng náhm dôo-ay Ëüͧ¹Í¹·ÕûÁÕËüͧ¹üÓ´üÇ bath towel pâh chét dtoo-a ¼üÒàªç´µÑÇ bathtub àhng àhp náhm ÍûÒ§ÍÒº¹üÓ battery bair-dta-rêe ẵàµÍÃÕ bay ào ÍûÒÇ

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¡ÅüÇ band (musical) wong don-dtree ǧ´¹µÃÕ bandage pâh pun plpir ¼üҾѹá¼Å Bandaids® plah-sa-dter ¾ÅÒÊàµÍÃì Bangkok groong-tâyp ¡ÃØ§à·¾Ï bank (money) ta-nah-kahn ¸¹Ò¤Òà bank account bun-chee ngern fàhk ta-nah-kahn »ÑญªÕà§Ô¹½Ò¡¸¹Ò¤Òà bar bah ºÒÃì barber’s châhng dtùt psm ªûÒ§µÑ´¼Á bargaining gahn dtòr rah-kah ¡ÒõûÍÃÒ¤Ò

how about 400? sèe róy

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bamboo mái pài

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be* bpen

à»ç¹

beach chai hàht

ªÒÂËÒ´

on the beach tee chai haht

·ÕûªÒÂËÒ´

beach mat sèu-a bpoo chai-

hàht àÊ×ûͻ٪ÒÂËÒ´ beach umbrella rôm gun dàirt

ÃûÁ¡Ñ¹á´´ beans tòo-a ¶ÑûÇ

beansprouts tòo-a ngôrk

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¶Ñûǧ͡ beard krao à¤ÃÒ beautiful sso-ay ÊÇ because prór à¾ÃÒÐ because of ... neû-ung jàhk ... à¹×ûͧ¨Ò¡ ... bed dtee-ung àµÕ§ I’m going to bed now psm (chún) bpai norn ¼Á(©Ñ¹)仹͹ bedroom hôrng norn Ëüͧ¹Í¹

beef néu-a woo-a

à¹×üÍÇÑÇ beer bee-a àºÕÂÃì two beers, please ksr bee-a ssrng kòo-ut ¢ÍàºÕÂÃìÊͧ¢Ç´ before gòrn ¡û͹ begin rêrm àÃÔûÁ when does it begin? rêrm mêu-a rài? àÃÔûÁàÁ×ûÍäà beginner pôo rêrm ree-un ¼ÙüàÃÔûÁàÃÕ¹ beginning: at the beginning

dtorn dtôn µÍ¹µü¹ behind kâhng ltng ¢üÒ§ËÅѧ behind me kâhng ltng psm (chún) ¢üÒ§ËÅѧ¼Á(©Ñ¹) Belgian (adj) bayl-yee-um àºÅàÂÕÂÁ Belgium bpra-tâyt bayl-yee-um »ÃÐà·ÈàºÅàÂÕÂÁ below dtâi ãµü belt kěm kùt à¢çÁ¢Ñ´

bill bin

ºÔÅ (US) bai báirng ãºáºý§¤ì could I have the bill, please? chék bin àªç¤ºÔÅ bin ttng ka-yà ¶Ñ§¢ÂÐ bin liners tsOng ka-yà ¶Ø§¢ÂÐ bird nók ¹¡ birthday wun gèrt Çѹà¡Ô´ happy birthday! oo-ay-porn wun gèrt! ÍǾÃÇѹà¡Ô´ biscuit kóok-gêe ¤Ø¡¡Õü bit: a little bit nít-nòy ¹Ô´Ë¹ûÍ a big bit chín yài ªÔü¹ãËญû a bit of ... ... chín nèung ... ªÔü¹Ë¹Öû§ a bit expensive pairng bpai nòy ᾧä»Ë¹ûÍ bite (by insect, dog) gùt ¡Ñ´ bitter (taste etc) ksm ¢Á

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·Ò§â¤ü§ berth (on ship) têe-norn ·Õû¹Í¹ beside: beside the ... kâhng kâhng ... ¢üÒ§æ ... best dee têe sòot ´Õ·ÕûÊØ´ better dee gwàh ´Õ¡ÇûÒ are you feeling better? kôy yung chôo-a mái? ¤ûÍÂÂѧªÑûÇäËÁ between ra-wàhng ÃÐËÇûÒ§ beyond ler-ee bpai àÅÂä» bicycle jùk-gra-yahn ¨Ñ¡ÃÂÒ¹ big yài ãËญû too big yài gern bpai ãËญûà¡Ô¹ä» it’s not big enough yài mâi por ãËญûäÁû¾Í bike jùk-gra-yahn ¨Ñ¡ÃÂÒ¹ (motorbike) jùk-gra-yahn-yon ¨Ñ¡ÃÂҹ¹µÃì bikini bi-gi-nee ºÔ¡Ô¹Õ

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bend (in road) tahng kóhng

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black sěe dum

ÊÕ´Ó

blanket pâh hòm

¼üÒËûÁ

bleach (for toilet) yah láhng

hôrng náhm ÂÒÅüÒ§Ëüͧ¹üÓ blind dtah bòrt µÒºÍ´ blinds môo-lêe ÁÙûÅÕû blister plpir porng á¼Å¾Í§ blocked (road, pipe, sink) dtun µÑ¹ blond (adj) psm sěe torng ¼ÁÊշͧ blood lêu-ut àÅ×Í´ high blood pressure kwahm dun loh-hìt ssong ¤ÇÒÁ´Ñ¹âÅËÔµÊÙ§ blouse sêu-a pôo-yrng àÊ×üͼÙüËญÔ§ blow-dry bpào psm à»ûÒ¼Á I’d like a cut and blow-dry yàhk hâi dtùt láir bpào psm ÍÂÒ¡ãËüµÑ´áÅÐà»ûÒ¼Á blue sěe núm ngern ÊÕ¹üÓà§Ô¹

boarding pass bùt têe-nûng

ºÑµÃ·Õû¹Ñû§ boat reu-a àÃ×Í body râhng-gai ÃûÒ§¡Ò boiled egg kài dtôm ä¢ûµüÁ boiled rice kâo sso-ay ¢üÒÇÊÇ boiler môr náhm ËÁü͹üÓ bone gra-dòok ¡Ãд١ bonnet (of car) gra-bprohng rót ¡ÃÐâ»Ã§Ã¶ book (noun) núng-sěu ˹ѧÊ×Í (verb) jorng ¨Í§ can I book a seat? ksr jorng têe-nûng dâi mái? ¢Í¨Í§·Õû¹Ñû§ä´üäËÁ dialogue I’d like to book a table for two yàhk jorng dtó stmrùp ssrng kon what time would you like it booked for? ja jorng way-

lah tâo-rài?

krúp?

bother: sorry to bother you

that’s fine dâi krúp

bookshop, bookstore ráhn kpi

born: I was born in Manchester psm (chún) gèrt têe Manchester ¼Á(©Ñ¹)à¡Ô´·Õû Manchester I was born in 1960 psm (chún) gèrt bpee nèung pun gâo róy hòk sìp ¼Á(©Ñ¹)à¡Ô´»Õ˹Öû§¾Ñ¹à¡üÒÃüÍ ˡÊÔº borrow yeum Â×Á may I borrow ...? ksr yeum ...

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núng-sěu ÃüÒ¹¢ÒÂ˹ѧÊ×Í boot (footwear) rorng-táo Ãͧà·üÒ (of car) gra-bprohng tái rót ¡ÃÐâ»Ã§·üÒÂö border (of country) chai-dairn ªÒÂá´¹ bored: I’m bored psm (chún) bèu-a ¼Á(©Ñ¹)àº×ûÍ boring nâh bèu-a ¹ûÒàº×ûÍ

ksr-tôht têe róp-goo-un ¢Íâ·É·Õûú¡Ç¹ bottle kòo-ut ¢Ç´ bottle-opener têe bpèrt kòo-ut ·Õûໄ´¢Ç´ bottom (of person) gôn ¡ü¹ at the bottom of the hill cherng kpo àªÔ§à¢Ò at the bottom of the street bplai ta-nsn »ÅÒ¶¹¹ bowl chahm ªÒÁ box hèep ËÕº box office hôrng kpi dtso-a Ëüͧ¢ÒµÑþÇ boy pôo-chai ¼üÙªÒ boyfriend fairn Ό bra sêu-a yók song àÊ×üÍ¡·Ã§

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and your name? chêu a-rai

dâi mái? ¢ÍÂ×Á ... ä´üäËÁ both túng ssrng ·Ñü§Êͧ

half past seven tôom

krêung

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bracelet gum-lai meu

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¡ÓäÅÁ×Í brake bràyk àºÃ¤ brandy lâo brùn-dee àËÅüÒºÃÑû¹´Õ bread ka-nsm-bpung ¢¹Á»Ñ§ break (verb) dtàirk ᵡ I’ve broken the ... psm (chún) tum ... dtàirk ¼Á(©Ñ¹)·íÒ ... ᵡ I think I’ve broken my wrist psm (chún) kít wâh kôr meu hùk ¼Á(©Ñ¹)¤Ô´ÇûÒ¢üÍÁ×ÍËÑ¡ break down sěe-a àÊÕ I’ve broken down (car) rót psm (chún) sěe-a ö¼Á(©Ñ¹)àÊÕ breakdown service bor-rigahn sôrm ºÃÔ¡ÒëûÍÁ breakfast ah-hphn cháo ÍÒËÒÃàªüÒ break-in: I’ve had a break-in

mee ka-moy-ee kâo bâhn ÁÕ¢âÁÂà¢üÒºüÒ¹ breast nom ¹Á

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breathe hpi jai

ËÒÂ㨠breeze lom òrn òrn ÅÁÍû͹æ bridge (over river) sa-pahn Êоҹ brief sûn ÊÑü¹ briefcase gra-bppo ¡ÃÐà»þÒ bright (light etc) sa-wàhng ÊÇûÒ§ bright red dairng jùt á´§¨Ñ´ brilliant (idea) yêe-um àÂÕûÂÁ bring ao ... mah àÍÒ ... ÁÒ I’ll bring it back later ja keun hâi tee ltng ¨Ð¤×¹ãËü·ÕËÅѧ Britain bpra-tâyt ung-grìt »ÃÐà·ÈÍѧ¡ÄÉ British ung-grìt Íѧ¡ÄÉ brochure rai la-èe-ut ÃÒÂÅÐàÍÕ´ broken dtàirk láir-o ᵡáÅüÇ bronchitis lòrt lom ùk-sàyp ËÅÍ´ÅÁÍÑ¡àʺ

buggy (for child) rót kěn dèk

öà¢ç¹à´ç¡ building ah-kahn ÍÒ¤Òà bulb (light bulb) lòrt fai fáh ËÅÍ´ä¿¿üÒ bumper gun chon ¡Ñ¹ª¹ bungalow bung-gah-loh ºÑ§¡ÒâÅ bureau de change bor-ri-gahn lâirk ngern ºÃÔ¡ÒÃáÅ¡à§Ô¹ burglary ka-moy-ee kâo bâhn ¢âÁÂà¢üÒºüÒ¹ Burma bpra-tâyt pa-mâh »ÃÐà·È¾ÁûÒ Burmese pa-mâh ¾ÁûÒ burn (noun) plpir mâi á¼ÅäËÁü burnt: this is burnt un née mâi Íѹ¹ÕüäËÁü burst: a burst pipe tôr dtàirk ·ûÍᵡ bus rót may öàÁÅìì what number bus is it to ...? rót bpai ... ber tâo-rài? Ã¶ä» ... àºÍÃìà·ûÒäà when is the next bus to ...? rót têe-o nâh bpai ... òrk gèe

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à¢çÁ¡ÅÑ´àÊ×üÍ broom mái gwàht äÁü¡ÇÒ´ brother (older) pêe chai ¾ÕûªÒ (younger) nórng chai ¹üͧªÒ brother-in-law (older) pêe kěr-ee ¾Õûà¢Â (younger) nórng kěr-ee ¹üͧà¢Â brown sěe núm dtahn ÊÕ¹üÓµÒÅ bruise fók-chúm ¿¡ªüÓ brush (for hair) bprairng psm á»Ã§¼Á (artist’s) bprairng á»Ã§ (for cleaning) mái gwàht äÁü¡ÇÒ´ bucket ttng ¶Ñ§ Buddha prá-póot-ta-jâo ¾Ãоط¸à¨üÒ Buddhism sàh-sa-nph póot ÈÒʹҾط¸ Buddhist (noun) chao póot ªÒǾط¸ buffet car rót sa-bee-ung öàʺÕ§

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brooch kěm glùt sêu-a

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mohng? öà·ÕûÂÇ˹üÒä» ... ÍÍ¡¡ÕûâÁ§ what time is the last bus? rót têe-o sòot tái òrk gèe mohng? öà·ÕûÂÇÊØ´·üÒÂÍÍ¡¡ÕûâÁ§

dialogue does this bus go to ...? rót

kun née bpai ... mái? no, you need a number ... mâi bpai koon dtôrng

kêun mpi-lâyk ...

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business tóo-rá

¸ØÃÐ

bus station sa-tph-nee rót

may ʶҹÕöàÁÅì bus stop bpâi rót may »üÒÂöàÁÅì bust nâh òk ˹üÒÍ¡ busy (restaurant etc) nâirn á¹û¹ I’m busy tomorrow prôong née mee tóo-rá ¾ÃØû§¹ÕüÁÕ¸ØÃÐ but dtàir áµû

butcher’s ráhn néu-a

ÃüÒ¹à˹ü×Í butter ner-ee sòt à¹ÂÊ´ button gra-doom ¡ÃдØÁ buy séu «×üÍ where can I buy ...? psm (chún) séu ... dâi têe npi? ¼Á(©Ñ¹)«×üÍ ... ä´ü·Õûä˹ by: by bus/car doy-ee rót may/rót yon â´ÂöàÁÅì/ö¹µì written by ... kěe-un doy-ee ... à¢Õ¹â´Â ... by the window glâi nâhdtàhng ã¡Åü˹üÒµèÒ§ by the sea chai ta-lay ªÒ·ÐàÅ by Monday gòrn wun jun ¡û͹Çѹ¨Ñ¹·Ãì bye lah gòrn ÅÒ¡û͹

C cabbage ga-lùm-bplee

¡ÐËÅûÓ»ÅÕ

call back: I’ll call back later

děe-o ja toh mah mài à´ÕþÂǨÐâ·ÃÁÒãËÁû call round: I’ll call round tomorrow prôong née ja wáir

mah hph ¾Ãûا¹Õü¨ÐáÇÐÁÒËÒ Cambodia bpra-tâyt gum-

poo-chah »ÃÐà·È¡ÑÁ¾ÙªÒ Cambodian (adj) ka-mpyn à¢Áà camcorder glôrng bun-téuk pâhp ¡ÅüͧºÑ¹·Ö¡ÀÒ¾ camera glôrng tài rôop ¡Åüͧ¶ûÒÂÃÙ» camera shop ráhn kpi glôrng tài rôop ÃüÒ¹¢Ò¡Åüͧ¶ûÒÂÃÙ» can gra-bpsrng ¡Ãлþͧ a can of beer bee-a grabpsrng àºÕÂÃì¡Ãлþͧ can*: can you ...? koon ... dâi mái? ¤Ø³ ... ä´üäËÁ can I have ...? ksr ... dâi mái? ¢Í ... ä´üäËÁ I can’t ... psm (chún) ... mâi dâi ¼Á(©Ñ¹) ... äÁûä´ü Canada bpra-tâyt kairn-nahdah »ÃÐà·Èá¤¹Ò´Ò Canadian (adj) kair-nah-dah á¤¹Ò´Ò I’m Canadian psm (chún)

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¢¹Áà¤ý¡ call (verb) rêe-uk àÃÕ¡ (to phone) toh-ra-sùp, toh â·ÃÈѾ·ì, â·Ã what’s it called? rêe-uk wâh a-rai? àÃÕ¡ÇûÒÍÐäà he/she is called ... káo chêu ... à¢Òª×ûÍ ... please call the doctor chôoay rêe-uk msr hâi nòy ªûÇÂàÃÕ¡ËÁÍãËü˹ûÍ please give me a call at 7.30 a.m. chôo-ay toh mah way-lah jèt mohng krêung ªûÇÂâ·ÃÁÒàÇÅÒà¨ç´âÁ§¤ÃÖû§ please ask him to call me chôo-ay hâi káo toh mah ªûÇÂãËüà¢Òâ·ÃÁÒ

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cake ka-nsm káyk

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bpen kon kair-nah-dah ¼Á(©Ñ¹)à»ç¹¤¹á¤¹Ò´Ò canal klorng ¤Åͧ cancel ngót §´ candies tórp-fêe ·ýÍ¿¿Õû candle tee-un à·Õ¹ can-opener têe bpèrt gra-bpsrng ·Õûໄ´¡Ãлþͧ cap (hat) mòo-uk ËÁÇ¡ car rót yon ö¹µì by car doy-ee rót yon â´Âö¹µì carburettor kah-ber-ret-dtêr ¤ÒÃìºÙàÃàµÍÃì card (business) nahm bùt ¹ÒÁºÑµÃ here’s my card nêe nahm bùt psm (chún) ¹Õû¹ÒÁºÑµÃ¼Á(©Ñ¹) cardigan sêu-a npo àÊ×üÍ˹ÒÇ careful ra-mút ra-wung ÃÐÁÑ´ÃÐÇѧ be careful! ra-wung ná! ÃÐÇѧ¹Ð

caretaker kon fâo bâhn

¤¹à½üÒºüÒ¹

car ferry pair chái

bun-tóok rót-yon kâhm fâhk á¾ãªüºÃ÷ءö¹µì¢üÒÁ¿Ò¡ car hire bor-ri-gahn rót châo ºÃÔ¡ÒÃöàªûÒ carnival ngahn §Ò¹ car park têe jòrt rót ·Õû¨Í´Ã¶ carpet prom ¾ÃÁ car rental bor-ri-gahn rót châo ºÃÔ¡ÒÃöàªûÒ carriage (of train) dtôo rót fai µÙüÃ¶ä¿ carrier bag tsOng hêw ¶Ø§ËÔüÇ carrot hso-a pùk-gàht dairng ËÑǼѡ¡Ò´á´§ carry (something in the hands) těu ¶×Í (something by a handle) hêw ËÔüÇ (a heavy load on the back or shoulder) bàirk ạ (a child, in one’s arms) ôom ÍØüÁ

cat mair-o áÁÇ catch (verb) jùp ¨Ñº where do we catch the bus to ...? rao kêun rót may bpai ... têe npi? àÃÒ¢Öü¹Ã¶àÁÅìä» ... ·Õûä˹ Catholic (adj) káirt-oh-lík á¤â·ÅÔ¤ cauliflower dòrk ga-lùm-bplee ´Í¡¡ÐËÅûÓ»ÅÕ cave tûm ¶üÓ ceiling pay-dahn ྴҹ cemetery bpàh cháh »ûÒªüÒ centigrade* sen-dti-gràyd à«ç¹µÔà¡Ã´ centimetre* sen-dti-mét à«ç¹µÔàÁµÃ central glahng ¡ÅÒ§ centre sson glahng ÈÙ¹Âì¡ÅÒ§ how do we get to the city centre? bpai sson glahng meu-ung yung-ngai? ä»ÈÙ¹Âì¡ÅÒ§àÁ×ͧÍÂûÒ§äà certainly nâir-norn á¹û¹Í¹

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µÐ¡ÃüÒãÊûà´ç¡ carton glòrng ¡Åûͧ carwash bor-ri-gahn láhng rót ºÃÔ¡ÒÃÅüҧö case (suitcase) gra-bppo dern tahng ¡ÃÐà»þÒà´Ô¹·Ò§ cash (noun) ngern sòt à§Ô¹Ê´ (verb) kêun ngern ¢Öü¹à§Ô¹ will you cash this for me? chôo-ay bpai kêun ngern hâi nòy dâi mái? ªûÇÂ仢Öü¹à§Ô¹ãËü˹ûÍÂä´üäËÁ cash desk dtó jài ngern âµýШûÒÂà§Ô¹ cash dispenser bor-ri-gahn ngern dòo-un ºÃÔ¡ÒÃà§Ô¹´ûǹ cassette móo-un tâyp kah-set Áüǹ෻¤ÒÊà«ç· cassette recorder krêu-ung lên tâyp kah-set à¤Ã×ûͧàÅû¹à·»¤ÒÊà«ç· castle bprah-sàht »ÃÒÊÒ· casualty department pa-nàirk oo-bùt-dti-hàyt chòok chěrn á¼¹¡ÍغѵÔà˵ةءà©Ô¹

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carry-cot dta-grâh sài dèk

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certainly not! mâi ròrk! äÁûËÃÍ¡ chair gâo êe à¡üÒÍÕü champagne chairm-bpayn áªÁà»ญ change (noun: money) sàyt sadtahng àÈÉʵҧ¤ì change (verb: money) bplèe-un à»ÅÕû¹ can I change this for ...? ksr lâirk âi nêe bpen ... dâi mái? ¢ÍáÅ¡äÍü¹Õûà»ç¹ ... ä´üäËÁ I don’t have any change psm (chún) mâi mee báirnk yôy yôy ¼Á(©Ñ¹)äÁûÁÕầ¤ìÂûÍÂæ can you give me change for a 100 baht note? ksr dtàirk bai la róy nòy, dâi mái? ¢ÍᵡãºÅÐÃüÍÂ˹ûÍÂä´üäËÁ

dialogue do we have to change (trains)? dtôrng bplèe-un

rót fai rěu bplào? yes, change at Bang Krathum/no it’s a direct

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train dtôrng, dtôrng

bplèe-un têe bahng gratoom/mâi dtôrng, bpen rót dtrong changed: to get changed

bplèe-un sêu-a à»ÅÕû¹àÊ×üÍ charge (noun) kâh ¤ûÒ (verb) kít kâh ¤Ô´¤ûÒ cheap tòok ¶Ù¡ do you have anything cheaper? mee a-rai tòok gwàh rěu bplào? ÁÕÍÐäö١¡ÇûÒËÃ×Íà»ÅûÒ check (verb) chék doo àªç¤´Ù could you check the ..., please? chôo-ay chék doo ... nòy, dâi mái? ªûÇÂàªç¤´Ù ... ˹ûÍÂä´üäËÁ check (US: noun) chék àªç¤ (US: bill) bin ºÔÅ see cheque and bill check book sa-mòot chék ÊÁØ´àªç¤ check-in dtròo-ut chûng

Chiangmai chee-ung mài

check in: where do we have to

chicken gài

check in? rao dtôrng ‘check

ä¡û

chickenpox ee-sòok

ee-spi ÍÕÊØ¡ÍÕãÊ child dèk à´ç¡ child minder kon lée-ung doo

dèk ¤¹àÅÕü§´Ùà´ç¡ children’s pool sà wâi náhm

dèk ÊÃÐÇûÒ¹üÓà´ç¡ chilli prík ¾ÃÔ¡ chin kahng ¤Ò§ Chinese (adj) jeen ¨Õ¹ chips mun fa-rùng tôrt Áѹ½ÃÑû§·Í´ chocolate

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in’ têe npi? àÃÒµüͧ ‘check in’ ·Õûä˹ cheek (on face) gâirm á¡üÁ cheerio! wùt dee hâ! ÇÑÊ´ÕÎûÐ cheese ner-ee kpirng à¹Âá¢ç§ chemist’s ráhn kpi yah ÃüÒ¹¢ÒÂÂÒ cheque chék àªç¤ do you take cheques? jai bpen chék, dâi mái? ¨ûÒÂà»ç¹àªç¤ä´üäËÁ cheque book sa-mòot chék ÊÁØ´àªç¤ cheque card bùt chék ºÑµÃàªç¤ cherry cher-rêe àªÍÃÿÃÕû chess màhk róok ËÁÒ¡ÃØ¡ chest nâh òk ˹üÒÍ¡ chewing gum màhk fa-rùng ËÁÒ¡½ÃÑû§

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núm-nùk µÃǨªÑû§¹üÓ˹ѡ

chork-goh-lairt ªýÍ¡â¡àŵ choose lêu-uk àÅ×Í¡ chopsticks dta-gèe-up µÐà¡Õº Christian name chêu ª×ûÍ

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Christmas krít-sa-maht ¤ÃÔʵìÁÒÊ church bòht âºÊ¶ì cigar si-gah «Ô¡ÒÃì cigarette boo-rèe ºØËÃÕû cigarette lighter fai cháirk ä¿áªý¤ cinema rohng ntng âç˹ѧ circle wong glom ǧ¡ÅÁ city meu-ung àÁ×ͧ city centre jai glahng meu-ung 㨡ÅÒ§àÁ×ͧ clean (adj) sa-àht ÊÐÍÒ´ can you clean these for me? tum kwahm sa-àht nêe hâi nòy dâi mái? ·Ó¤ÇÒÁÊÐÍÒ´¹ÕûãËü˹ûÍÂä´üä ËÁ cleaning solution (for contact lenses) núm yah tum kwahm sa-àht ¹üÓÂÒ·Ó¤ÇÒÁÊÐÍÒ´ cleansing lotion núm yah tum kwahm sa-àht ¹üÓÂÒ·Ó¤ÇÒÁÊÐÍÒ´

clear chút ªÑ´ (obvious) hěn dâi chút àËç¹ä´üªÑ´ clever cha-làht ©ÅÒ´ cliff nâh pph ˹üÒ¼Ò clinic klee-ník ¤ÅÕ¹Ô¤ cloakroom têe fàhk ksrng ·Õû½Ò¡¢Í§ clock nah-li-gah ¹ÒÌÔ¡Ò close (verb) bpìt »Ô´

dialogue what time do you close?

koon bpìt gèe mohng? we close at 8 p.m. on weekdays and 6 p.m. on Saturdays rao bpìt waylah ssrng tôom ra-wàhng wun jun wun sòok láir hòk mohng wun spo do you close for lunch?

bpìt way-lah ah-hphn glahng wun rěu bplào? yes, between 1 and 3.30 p.m. krúp ra-wàhng way-

closed bpìt

»Ô´

cloth (fabric) pâh

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¼üÒ (for cleaning etc) pâh kêe réw ¼üÒ¢ÕüÃÔüÇ clothes sêu-a pâh àÊ×üͼüÒ clothes line rao dtàhk pâh ÃÒǵҡ¼üÒ clothes peg mái nèep pâh äÁü˹պ¼üÒ cloud mâyk àÁ¦ cloudy mâyk kréum àÁ¦¤ÃÖüÁ clutch klút ¤ÅÑ·ªì coach (bus) rót too-a ö·ÑÇÃì (on train) dtôo rót fai µÙüÃ¶ä¿ coach station sa-tphn-nee rót may ʶҹÕöàÁÅì coach trip rót num têe-o ö¹Óà·ÕûÂÇ coast chai ta-lay ªÒ·ÐàÅ

on the coast chai ta-lay ªÒ·ÐàÅ coat (long coat) sêu-a kloom àÊ×üͤÅØÁ (jacket) sêu-a nôrk àÊ×ü͹͡ coathanger mái kwpirn sêu-a äÁüá¢Ç¹àÊ×üÍ cockroach ma-lairng sàhp áÁŧÊÒº cocoa goh-gôh â¡â¡ü coconut ma-práo ÁоÃüÒÇ coconut milk núm ma-práo ¹üÓÁоÃüÒÇ code (for phoning) ra-hùt ÃËÑÊ what’s the (dialling) code for Chiangmai? ra-hùt chee-ung mài ber a-rai? ÃËÑÊàªÕ§ãËÁûàºÍÃìÍÐäà coffee gah-fair ¡Òá¿ two coffees, please ksr gahfair ssrng tôo-ay ¢Í¡Òá¿Êͧ¶üÇ coffee shop kòrp-fèe chórp ¤Í¿¿Õûªýͺ coin ngern rěe-un à§Ô¹àËÃÕÂญ

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lah bài mohng těung sphm mohng krêung

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Coke® koh-lâh

â¤ÅûÒ cold (adj) npo ˹ÒÇ I’m cold psm (chún) npo ¼Á(©Ñ¹)˹ÒÇ I have a cold psm (chún) bpen wùt ¼Á(©Ñ¹)à»ç¹ËÇÑ´ collapse: he’s collapsed káo mòt sa-dtì à¢ÒËÁ´ÊµÔ collar kor bpòk sêu-a ¤Í»¡àÊ×üÍ collect gèp à¡çº I’ve come to collect ... psm (chún) mah gèp ... ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ÁÒà¡çº ... collect call toh-ra-sùp gèp ngern bplai tahng â·ÃÈѾ·ìà¡çºà§Ô¹»ÅÒ·ҧ college wít-ta-yah-lai ÇÔ·ÂÒÅÑ colour sěe ÊÕ do you have this in other colours? mee sěe èun mái? ÁÕÊÕÍ×û¹äËÁ colour film feem sěe ¿ÕÅìÁÊÕ

comb (noun) wěe

ËÇÕ

come mah

ÁÒ

dialogue where do you come from?

koon mah jàhk npi krúp (ká)? I come from Edinburgh

psm (chún) mah jàhk Edinburgh come back glùp mah

¡ÅѺÁÒ I’ll come back tomorrow prôong née glùp mah mài ¾ÃØû§¹Õü¡ÅѺÁÒãËÁè come in chern kâo mah àªÔญà¢üÒÁÒ comfortable sa-dòo-uk Êдǡ compact disc pàirn see dee á¼û¹«Õ´Õ company (business) bor-ri-sùt ºÃÔÉÑ· compartment (on train) hôrng pôo doy-ee sphn Ëüͧ¼Ùüâ´ÂÊÒà compass kěm-tít à¢çÁ·ÔÈ

complaint rêu-ung rórng

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ree-un àÃ×ûͧÃüͧàÃÕ¹ I have a complaint psm (chún) mee rêu-ung rórng ree-un ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ÁÕàÃ×ûͧÃüͧàÃÕ¹ completely túng mòt ·Ñü§ËÁ´ computer korm-pew-dter ¤ÍÁ¾ÔÇàµÍÃì concert gahn sa-dairng dondtree ¡ÒÃáÊ´§´¹µÃÕ concussion sa-msrng tòok gra-tóp gra-teu-un ÊÁͧ¶Ù¡¡Ãзº¡ÃÐà·×͹ conditioner (for hair) kreem nôo-ut psm ¤ÃÕÁ¹Ç´¼Á condom tsOng yahng ¶Ø§ÂÒ§ conference gahn bpra-choom ¡ÒûÃЪØÁ confirm rúp-rorng ÃѺÃͧ congratulations! ksr sa-dairng kwahm yin dee! ¢ÍáÊ´§¤ÇÒÁÂÔ¹´Õ connecting flight têe-o bin

dtòr à·ÕûÂǺԹµûÍ connection dtòr µûÍ conscious mee sa-dtì ÁÕÊµÔ constipation tórng pòok ·üͧ¼Ù¡ consulate sa-tphn gong-ssOn ʶҹ¡§ÊØÅ contact (verb) dtìt dtòr µÔ´µûÍ contact lenses korn-táirk layn ¤Í¹á·¤àÅ繫ìì contraceptive krêu-ung koom gum-nèrt à¤Ã×ûͧ¤ØÁ¡Óà¹Ô´ convenient sa-dòo-uk Êдǡ that’s not convenient nûn mâi kôy sa-dòo-uk ¹Ñû¹äÁû¤ûÍÂÊдǡ cook (verb) tum ah-hphn ·ÓÍÒËÒà not cooked dìp dìp ´Ôºæ cooker dtao àµÒ cookie kóok-gêe ¤Ø¡¡Õü cooking utensils krêu-ung

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complain bòn

ºû¹

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chái nai kroo-a à¤Ã×ûͧãªü㹤ÃÑÇ cool yen àÂç¹ cork jòok kòo-ut ¨Ø¡¢Ç´ corkscrew têe bpèrt kòo-ut ·Õûà»Ô´¢Ç´ corner: on the corner têe moom ·ÕûÁØÁ in the corner yòo dtrong hso-a mum ÍÂÙûµÃ§ËÑÇÁØÁ correct (right) tòok ¶Ù¡ corridor tahng dern ·Ò§à´Ô¹ cosmetics krêu-ung stmahng à¤Ã×ûͧÊÓÍÒ§ cost (noun) rah-kah ÃÒ¤Ò how much does it cost? rahkah tâo-rài? ÃÒ¤Òà·ûÒäà cot bplay à»Å cotton fâi ½üÒ cotton wool stm-lee ÊÓÅÕ

couch (sofa) têe nûng rúp kàirk

·Õû¹Ñû§ÃѺᢡ

cough ai

äÍ

cough medicine yah gâir ai

ÂÒá¡üäÍ

could: could you ...? koon ...

dâi mái? ¤Ø³ ... ä´üäËÁ could I have ...? ksr ... dâi mái? ¢Í ... ä´üäËÁ I couldn’t ... psm (chún) ... mâi dâi ¼Á(©Ñ¹) ... äÁûä´ü country (nation) bpra-tâyt »ÃÐà·È countryside chon-na-bòt ª¹º· couple (two people) kôo ¤Ùû a couple of ... ssrng sphm ... ÊͧÊÒÁ ... courier múk-koo-tâyt ÁѤ¤Øà·È¡ì course (main course etc) chóot ah-hphn ªØ´ÍÒËÒà of course nâir-norn á¹û¹Í¹ of course not mâi ròrk äÁûËÃÍ¡

can I pay by credit card?

jài doy-ee bùt kray-dìt dâi mái? which card do you want to use? ja chái bùt a-rai krúp? Access/Visa yes, sir dâi krúp what’s the number? ber

a-rai krúp?

crisps mun fa-rùng tôrt

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crockery tôo-ay chahm

¶üǪÒÁ crossing (by sea) kâhm ta-lay ¢üÒÁ·ÐàÅ crossroads sèe yâirk ÊÕûá¡ crowd fsong kon ½Ù§¤¹ crowded kon nâirn ¤¹á¹û¹ crown (on tooth) lèe-um fun àËÅÕûÂÁ¿Ñ¹ cruise lôrng reu-a ÅèͧàÃ×Í crutches mái yun rúk ráir äÁüÂѹÃÑ¡áÃü cry (verb) rórng hâi ÃüͧäËü cucumber dtairng gwah ᵧ¡ÇÒ cup tôo-ay ¶üÇ a cup of ..., please ksr ... tôo-ay nèung ¢Í ... ¶üÇÂ˹Öû§

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and the expiry date? láir-o bùt mòt ah-yóo mêu-rai?

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cousin lôok pêe lôok nórng ÅÙ¡¾ÕûÅÙ¡¹üͧ cow woo-a ÇÑÇ crab bpoo »Ù crash (noun) rót chon öª¹ I’ve had a crash psm (chún) gèrt rót chon ¼Á(©Ñ¹)à¡Ô´Ã¶ª¹ crazy bâh ºüÒ cream kreem ¤ÃÕÁ credit card bùt kray-dìt ºÑµÃà¤Ã´Ôµ can I pay by credit card? jài doy-ee bùt kray-dìt dâi mái? ¨ûÒÂâ´ÂºÑµÃà¤Ã´Ôµä´üäËÁ

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cupboard dtôo

µÙü

jùk-ra-yahn ¤¹¶Õº¨Ñ¡ÃÂÒ¹

cure (verb) gâir

á¡ü

curly psm yìk

¼ÁËÂÔ¡ current (electrical) gra-spir fai fáh ¡ÃÐáÊä¿¿üÒ (in water) gra-spir náhm ¡ÃÐáʹüÓ curtains mâhn ÁûÒ¹ cushion msrn ËÁ͹ custom bpra-pay-nee »ÃÐà¾³Õ Customs ssOn-la-gah-gorn ÈØÅ¡Ò¡Ã cut (noun) dtùt µÑ´ (verb) roy bàht ÃͺҴ I’ve cut myself psm (chún) mee roy bàht ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ÁÕÃͺҴ cutlery chórn sôrm ªü͹ÊüÍÁ cycling gahn tèep jùk-ra-yahn ¡Òöպ¨Ñ¡ÃÂÒ¹ cyclist kon tèep

D dad pôr

¾ûÍ

daily bpra-jum wun

»ÃШÓÇѹ

damage (verb) kwahm

sěe-a hpi ¤ÇÒÁàÊÕÂËÒ damaged sěe-a láir-o àÊÕÂáÅüÇ I’m sorry, I’ve damaged this ksr-tôht psm (chún) tum hâi sěe-a ¢Íâ·É¼Á(©Ñ¹)·ÓãËüàÊÕ damn! chìp-hpi! ©ÔºËÒ damp (adj) chéun ª×ü¹ dance (noun) ra-bum ÃÐºÓ (verb) dtên rum àµü¹ÃÓ would you like to dance? yàhk dtên rum mái? ÍÂÒ¡àµü¹ÃÓäËÁ dangerous un-dta-rai ÍѹµÃÒÂ

à´¹ÁÒÃì¡ dark (adj: colour) gàir á¡û (hair) dum ´Ó it’s getting dark mêut láir-o Á×´áÅüÇ date*: what’s the date today?

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wun née wun têe tâo-rài? Çѹ¹ÕüÇѹ·Õûà·ûÒäà let’s make a date for next Monday nút póp gun wun jun nâh ¹Ñ´¾º¡Ñ¹Çѹ¨Ñ¹·Ãì˹üÒ dates (fruit) in-ta-pa-ltm ÍÔ¹·¼ÅÑÁ daughter lôok spo ÅÙ¡ÊÒÇ daughter-in-law lôok sa-pái ÅÙ¡ÊÐãÀü dawn (noun) rôong ÃØû§ at dawn rôong cháo ÃØû§àªüÒ day wun Çѹ the day after tomorrow wun ma-reun née ÇѹÁÐÃ×¹¹Õü the day before wun gòrn Çѹ¡û͹

the day before yesterday mêu-a wun seun née àÁ×Íû ÇÒ¹Çѹ«×¹¹Õü every day tóok wun ·Ø¡Çѹ all day túng wun ·Ñü§Çѹ in two days’ time èek ssrng wun ÍÕ¡ÊͧÇѹ day trip bpai glùp wun dee-o 仡ÅѺÇѹà´ÕÂÇ dead dtai µÒ deaf hso nòo-uk ËÙ˹ǡ deal (business) tóo-ra-gìt ¸ØáԨ it’s a deal dtòk long láir-o µ¡Å§áÅüÇ death gahn dtai ¡ÒõÒ decaffeinated coffee gah-fair mâi mee kah-fay-in ¡Òá¿äÁûÁÕ¤Òà¿ÍÔ¹ December tun-wah-kom ¸Ñ¹ÇÒ¤Á decide dtùt srn jai µÑ´ÊԹ㨠we haven’t decided yet rao yung mâi dâi dtùt srn jai àÃÒÂѧäÁûä´üµÑ´ÊÔ¹ã¨

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decision gahn dtùt srn jai

¡ÒõѴÊԹ㨠deck (on ship) dàht fáh ´Ò´¿üÒ deckchair gâo êe pâh bai à¡üÒÍÕü¼üÒ㺠deep léuk ÅÖ¡ definitely nâir-norn á¹û¹Í¹ definitely not! mâi ròrk! äÁûËÃÍ¡ degree (qualification) bpa-rinyah »ÃÔญญÒ delay (noun) kwahm chúk cháh ¤ÇÒÁªÑ¡ªüÒ deliberately doy-ee ay-dta-nah â´Âਵ¹Ò delicatessen ráhn kpi ah-hphn stm-rèt rôop ÃüÒ¹¢ÒÂÍÒËÒÃÊÓàÃç¨ÃÙ» delicious a-ròy ÍÃûÍ deliver sòng Êû§ delivery (of mail) gahn sòng jòt-mpi ¡ÒÃÊû§¨´ËÁÒ Denmark bpra-tâyt den-mahk »ÃÐà·Èà´¹ÁÒÃì¡

dentist msr fun

ËÁͿѹ

dialogue it’s this one here un nêe ná this one? un née, châi mái? no that one mâi châi, un

nún here? un nêe, châi mái? yes châi dentures chóot fun tee-um

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deodorant yah dùp glìn dtoo-a

ÂҴѺ¡ÅÔû¹µÑÇ

department pa-nàirk

á¼¹¡

department store hâhng

ËüÒ§

departure kph òrk

¢ÒÍÍ¡

departure lounge hôrng pôo

doy-ee sphn kph òrk Ëüͧ¼Ùüâ´ÂÊÒâÒÍÍ¡ depend: it depends láir-o dtàir áÅüÇáµû it depends on ... láir-o dtàir ... áÅüÇáµû ... deposit (as security) ngern fàhk à§Ô¹½Ò¡

dialogue could you develop these

mái? yes, certainly dâi krúp when will they be ready?

sèt mêu-rai? tomorrow afternoon

prôong née bài how much is the four-hour service? bor-rigahn sèe chôo-a mohng tâo-rài? diabetic (noun) bpen rôhk bao

wphn à»ç¹âäàºÒËÇÒ¹ dial (verb) msOn ËÁع

ÃËÑÊâ·ÃÈѾ·ì

diamond pét

ྪÃ

diaper pâh ôrm

¼üÒÍüÍÁ

diarrhoea tórng sěe-a

·üͧàÊÕ do you have something for diarrhoea? mee yah gâir tórng sěe-a mái? ÁÕÂÒá¡ü·üͧàÊÕÂäËÁ diary sa-mòot bun-téuk bprajum wun ÊÁØ´ºÑ¹·Ö¡»ÃШÓÇѹ dictionary pót-ja-nah-nóogrom ¾¨¹Ò¹Ø¡ÃÁ didn’t* mâi dâi ... äÁûä´ü ... see not die dtai µÒ diesel núm mun rót dee-sen ¹üÓÁѹö´Õà«Å diet ah-hphn pi-sàyt ÍÒËÒþÔàÈÉ I’m on a diet psm (chún) gum-lung lót núm nùk ¼Á(©Ñ¹)¡ÓÅѧŴ¹üÓ˹ѡ I have to follow a special diet

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films? láhng feem née dâi

dialling code ra-hùt toh-ra-sùp

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(as part payment) kâh mút-jum ¤ûÒÁÑ´¨Ó description kum ùt-ti-bai ¤Ó͸ԺÒ dessert ksrng wphn ¢Í§ËÇÒ¹ destination jòot-mpi bplai tahng ¨Ø´ËÁÒ»ÅÒ·ҧ develop (film) láhng ÅüÒ§

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psm (chún) dtôrng tahn ah-hphn pi-sàyt ¼Á(©Ñ¹)µüͧ·Ò¹ÍÒËÒþÔàÈÉ difference kwahm dtàirk dtàhng ¤ÇÒÁᵡµûÒ§ what’s the difference? dtàirk dtàhng gun yung-ngai? ᵡµûÒ§¡Ñ¹ÍÂûÒ§äà different dtàhng µûÒ§ this one is different un née dtàhng gun Íѹ¹ÕüµûÒ§¡Ñ¹ a different table/room èek dtó/hôrng nèung ÍÕ¡âµýÐ/Ëüͧ˹Öû§ difficult yâhk ÂÒ¡ difficulty bpun-hph »ÑญËÒ dinghy reu-a bòt àÃ×ͺ´ dining room hôrng rúp-bpratahn ah-hphn ËüͧÃѺ»ÃзҹÍÒËÒà dinner (evening meal) ah-hphn yen ÍÒËÒÃàÂç¹ to have dinner tahn ah-hphn yen ·Ò¹ÍÒËÒÃàÂç¹

direct (adj) dtrong µÃ§ is there a direct train? mee rót fai dtrong bpai mái? ÁÕö俵çä»äËÁ direction tahng ·Ò§ which direction is it? yòo tahng npi? ÍÂÙû·Ò§ä˹ is it in this direction? bpai tahng née, châi mái? ä»·Ò§¹ÕüãªûäËÁ directory enquiries bor-rigahn sòrp tphm ber toh-rasùp ºÃÔ¡ÒÃÊͺ¶ÒÁàºÍÃìâ·ÃÈѾ·ì dirt kêe fòon ¢Õû½Øû¹ dirty sòk-ga-bpròk Ê¡»Ã¡ disabled pí-gahn ¾Ô¡Òà disappear hpi bpai ËÒÂä» it’s disappeared mun hpi bpai npi gôr mâi róo ÁѹËÒÂä»ä˹¡çäÁûÃÙü disappointed pìt wtng ¼Ô´ËÇѧ disappointing mâi dee tâo têe

pâh ôrm stm-rèt rôop chái krúng dee-o ¼üÒÍüÍÁÊÓàÃç¨ÃÙ»ãªü¤ÃÑü§à´ÕÂÇ

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disposable diapers/nappies

distance ra-yá tahng ÃÐÂзҧ in the distance yòo nai ra-yá glai ÍÂÙûã¹ÃÐÂÐä¡Å district kàyt ࢵ disturb róp-goo-un ú¡Ç¹ diversion (detour) bplèe-un sên tahng dern à»ÅÕû¹àÊü¹·Ò§à´Ô¹ diving board têe gra-dòht náhm ·Õû¡ÃÐâ´´¹üÓ divorced yàh gun láir-o ËÂûҡѹáÅüÇ dizzy: I feel dizzy psm (chún) wee-un hso-a ¼Á(©Ñ¹)àÇÕ¹ËÑÇ do (verb) tum ·Ó what shall we do? rao ja tum yung-ngai? àÃҨзÓÍÂûÒ§äà how do you do it? tum yungngai? ·ÓÍÂûÒ§äà will you do it for me? chôo-ay tum hâi nòy, dâi mái? ªûÇ·ÓãËü˹ûÍÂä´üäËÁ

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kít wái äÁû´Õà·ûÒ·Õû¤Ô´äÇü disaster hpi-ya-ná ËÒ¹Рdisco dit-sa-gôh ´ÔÊâ¡ü discount lót rah-kah Å´ÃÒ¤Ò is there a discount? lót rah-kah nòy dâi mái? Å´ÃÒ¤Ò˹ûÍÂä´üäËÁ disease rôhk âä disgusting nâh glèe-ut ¹ûÒà¡ÅÕ´ dish (meal) gùp kâo ¡Ñº¢üÒÇ (bowl) chahm ªÒÁ dishcloth pâh chét jahn ¼üÒàªç´¨Ò¹ disinfectant yah kâh chéu-a rôhk ÂÒ¦ûÒààª×üÍâä disk (for computer) jahn buntéuk ¨Ò¹ºÑ¹·Ö¡

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rêe-uk msr ªûÇÂàÃÕ¡ËÁÍ

how do you do? sa-wùt

dee krúp (kâ)

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nice to meet you yin dee

têe dâi róo-jùk gun what do you do? (work)

koon tum ngahn a-rai krúp (ká)? I’m a teacher, and you?

bpen kroo, láir-o koon lâ? I’m a student bpen núk sèuk-sph

where does it hurt? jèp dtrong npi? right here dtrong née does that hurt now? yung jèp yòo rěu bplào? yes jèp take this to the pharmacy

ao nêe bpai ráhn kpi yah

what are you doing this evening? yen née bpai

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àÍ¡ÊÒÃ

we’re going out for a drink,

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do you want to join us? rao

ËÁÒ

bpai gin lâo, bpai dôo-ay gun mái?

doll dtóok-ga-dtah

µØý¡µÒ

domestic flight têe-o bin pai do you want fish sauce?

sài núm bplah mái? I do, but she doesn’t mâi

sài dtàir káo gôr sài doctor msr

ËÁÍ we need a doctor rao dtôrng gahn hph msr àÃÒµüͧ¡ÒÃËÒËÁÍ please call a doctor chôo-ay

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npi?

nai à·ÕûÂǺԹÀÒÂã¹ don’t!* yàh! ÍÂûÒ don’t do that! yàh tum yàhng nún! ÍÂûÒ·ÓÍÂûÒ§¹Ñü¹ door bpra-dtoo »Ãе٠doorman kon fâo bpra-dtoo ¤¹à½üÒ»ÃеÙ

¤Ùû

double bed dtee-ung yày

àµÕ§ãËญû

double room hôrng kôo

Ëüͧ¤Ùû

doughnut doh-nút

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down: down here yòo têe nêe

lom yen kâo ÁÕÅÁàÂç¹à¢üÒ draw wâht ÇÒ´ drawer lín-chúk ÅÔü¹ªÑ¡ drawing rôop wâht ÃÙ»ÇÒ´ dreadful yâir áÂû dream (noun) kwahm ftn ¤ÇÒÁ½Ñ¹ dress (noun) sêu-a chóot àÊ×üͪش dressed: to get dressed

dtàirng dtoo-a áµû§µÑÇ dressing (for cut) pâh pun plpir ¼üҾѹá¼Å salad dressing núm (râht) salùt ¹üÓ(ÃÒ´)ÊÅÑ´ dressing gown sêu-a kloom chóot norn àÊ×üͤÅØÁªØ´¹Í¹ drink (noun) krêu-ung dèum à¤Ã×ûͧ´×ûÁ (verb) dèum ´×ûÁ a cold drink krêu-ung dèum

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ÍÂûÙ·Õû¹Õû put it down over there wahng bpai têe nôhn Çҧ价Õûâ¹û¹ it’s down there on the right ler-ee bpai kâhng nâh tahng dâhn kwph meu àÅÂ仢üҧ˹üÒ·Ò§´üÒ¹¢ÇÒÁ×Í it’s further down the road bpai dtahm ta-nsn kâhng nâh 仵ÒÁ¶¹¹¢üҧ˹üÒ downmarket (restaurant etc) rahkah tòok ÃÒ¤Ò¶Ù¡ downstairs kâhng lâhng ¢üÒ§ÅûÒ§ dozen lsh âËÅ half a dozen krêung lsh ¤ÃÖû§âËÅ drain (in sink, in street) tôr ra-bai ·ûÍÃкÒÂ

draughty: it’s draughty mee

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double kôo

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yen yen à¤Ã×ûͧ´×ûÁàÂç¹æ can I get you a drink? koon ja dèum a-rai mái? ¤Ø³¨Ð´×ûÁÍÐäÃäËÁ what would you like (to drink)? koon ja dèum a-rai? ¤Ø³¨Ð´×ûÁÍÐäà no thanks, I don’t drink mâi krúp (kâ) psm (chún) mâi dèum äÁû¤ÃѺ(¤ûÐ)¼Á(©Ñ¹)äÁû´×ûÁ I’ll just have a drink of water ksr náhm bplào tâo-nún ¢Í¹üÓà»ÅûÒà·ûÒ¹Ñü¹ drinking water náhm dèum ¹üÓ´×ûÁ is this drinking water? náhm née gin dâi mái? ¹üÓ¹Õü¡Ô¹ä´üäËÁ drive (verb) kùp ¢Ñº we drove here rao kùp rót mah àÃҢѺöÁÒ I’ll drive you home psm (chún) kùp rót bpai sòng ¼Á(©Ñ¹)¢ÑºÃ¶ä»Êû§ driver kon kùp ¤¹¢Ñº driving licence bai kùp kèe 㺢Ѻ¢Õû

drop: just a drop, please (of drink) nít dee-o tâo-nún ¹Ô´à´ÕÂÇà·ûÒ¹Ñü¹ drug yah ÂÒ drugs (narcotics) yah-sàyp-dtìt ÂÒàʾµÔ´ drunk (adj) mao àÁÒ drunken driving kùp rót ka-nà mao ¢ÑºÃ¶¢³ÐàÁÒ dry (adj) hâirng áËü§ dry-cleaner ráhn súk hâirng ÃüÒ¹«Ñ¡áËü§ duck bpèt à»ç´ due: he was due to arrive yesterday káo koo-un ja mah

mêu-a wahn née à¢Ò¤ÇèÐÁÒàÁ×ûÍÇÒ¹¹Õü when is the train due? rót fai mah gèe mohng? öä¿ÁÒ¡ÕûâÁ§ dull (pain) mâi roon rairng äÁûÃعáç (weather) mêut moo-a Á×´ÁÑÇ dummy (baby’s) hso-a nom lòrk ËÑǹÁËÅÍ¡

E each (every) tóok ·Ø¡ how much are they each? un la tâo-rài? ÍѹÅÐà·ûÒäà ear hso ËÙ earache: I have earache psm (chún) bpòo-ut hso ¼Á(©Ñ¹)»Ç´ËÙ early ray-o àÃçÇ

early in the morning cháo dtròo àªüÒµÃûÙ I called by earlier psm (chún) mah hph mêu-a gòrn née ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ÁÒËÒàÁ×ûÍ¡û͹¹Õü earrings dtôom hso µüØÁËÙ east dta-wun òrk µÐÇѹÍÍ¡ in the east tahng dta-wun òrk ·Ò§µÐÇѹÍÍ¡ Easter ee-sa-dtêr ÍÕÊàµÍÃì easy ngâi §ûÒ eat gin kâo ¡Ô¹¢üÒÇ we’ve already eaten, thanks rao gin kâo láir-o àÃÒ¡Ô¹¢üÒÇáÅüÇ eau de toilette núm òp ¹üÓͺ egg kài ä¢û egg noodles ba-mèe ºÐËÁÕû either: either ... or ... ... rěu ... ... ËÃ×Í ... either of them un npi gôr dâi Íѹä˹¡çä´ü

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ã¹ÃÐËÇûÒ§ dust fòon ½Øû¹ dustbin ttng ka-yà ¶Ñ§¢ÂÐ dusty mee fòon yér ÁÕ½Øû¹àÂÍÐ Dutch horl-lairn ÎÍÅᏴì duty-free (goods) mâi dtôrng sěe-a pah-sěe äÁûµüͧàÊÕÂÀÒÉÕ duty-free shop ráhn káh srnkáh bplòrt pah-sěe ah-gorn ÃüÒ¹¤üÒÊÔ¹¤üÒ»ÅÍ´ÀÒÉÕÍÒ¡Ã

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during nai ra-wàhng

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elastic (noun) spi yahng yêut

embassy sa-tphn tôot

elastic band yahng rút

emergency chòok chěrn

ÊÒÂÂÒ§Â×´ ÂÒ§ÃÑ´

elbow kôr sòrk

¢üÍÈÍ¡ electric fai fáh ä¿¿üÒ

electrical appliances krêu-ung

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fai fáh à¤Ã×ûͧ俿üÒ electrician châhng fai fáh ªûҧ俿üÒ electricity fai fáh ä¿¿üÒ elephant cháhng ªüÒ§ elevator líf ÅÔ¿·ì else: something else a-rai èek ÍÐäÃÍÕ¡ somewhere else têe èun ·ÕûÍ×û¹

dialogue would you like anything else? ao a-rai èek mái? no, nothing else, thanks

mâi krúp (kâ), kòrp-koon

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©Ø¡à©Ô¹ this is an emergency! bpen pah-wá chòok chěrn! à»ç¹ÀÒÇЩءà©Ô¹ emergency exit tahng òrk chòok chěrn ·Ò§ÍÍ¡©Ø¡à©Ô¹ empty wâhng ÇûÒ§ end (noun) jòp ¨º (verb) sîn sòot, jòp ÊÔü¹ÊØ´, ¨º at the end of the soi sòot soy ÊØ´«Í when does it end? jòp mêurài? ¨ºàÁ×ûÍäà engaged (toilet, telephone) mâi wâhng äÁûÇûÒ§ (to be married) mûn ËÁÑü¹ engine (car) krêu-ung yon à¤Ã×ûͧ¹µì England bpra-tâyt ung-grìt »ÃÐà·ÈÍѧ¡ÄÉ English (adj) ung-grìt Íѧ¡ÄÉ

enjoy: to enjoy oneself

sa-nòok ʹء

dialogue ntng sa-nòok mái? I enjoyed it very much, did you enjoy it? sa-nòok

mâhk, koon kít wâh sanòok mái? enjoyable sa-nòok dee

ʹء´Õ

enlargement (of photo) pâhp

ka-ypi ÀÒ¾¢ÂÒ enormous yài bêr-rêr ãËญûàºüÍàÃûÍ enough por ¾Í there’s not enough mâi

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how did you like the film?

por äÁû¾Í it’s not big enough yài mâi por ãËญûäÁû¾Í that’s enough por láir-o ¾ÍáÅüÇ entrance (noun) tahng kâo ·Ò§à¢üÒ envelope sorng jòt-mpi «Í§¨´ËÁÒ epileptic bpen rôhk lom bâh mso à»ç¹âäÅÁºüÒËÁÙ equipment òop-bpa-gorn ÍØ»¡Ã³ì error têe pìt ·Õû¼Ô´ especially doy-ee cha-pòr â´Â੾ÒÐ essential jum-bpen ¨Óà»ç¹ it is essential that ... jum-bpen têe ... ¨Óà»ç¹·Õû ... Europe yoo-rohp ÂØâû European (adj) yoo-rohp ÂØâû even máir dtàir áÁüáµû even if ... máir wâh ... áÁüÇûÒ ...

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(language) pah-sph ung-grìt ÀÒÉÒÍѧ¡ÄÉ I’m English psm (chún) bpen kon ung-grìt ¼Á(©Ñ¹)à»ç¹¤¹Íѧ¡ÄÉ do you speak English? koon pôot pah-sph ung-grìt bpen mái? ¤Ø³¾Ù´ÀÒÉÒÍѧ¡ÄÉà»ç¹äËÁ

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evening (early evening) dtorn yen

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µÍ¹àÂç¹ (late evening) dtorn glahng keun µÍ¹¡ÅÒ§¤×¹ this evening (early evening) yen née àÂç¹¹Õü (late evening) keun née ¤×¹¹Õü in the evening (early evening) dtorn yen µÍ¹àÂç¹ (late evening) dtorn glahng keun µÍ¹¡ÅÒ§¤×¹ evening meal ah-hphn yen ÍÒËÒÃàÂç¹ eventually nai têe sòot ã¹·ÕûÊØ´ ever ker-ee à¤Â

dialogue have you ever been to Phuket? koon ker-ee bpai

poo-gèt mái? yes, I was there two years ago ker-ee, ker-ee bpai mêu-a ssrng bpee gòrn

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every tóok

·Ø¡ every day tóok wun ·Ø¡Çѹ everyone tóok kon ·Ø¡¤¹ everything tóok yàhng ·Ø¡ÍÂûÒ§ everywhere tôo-a bpai ·ÑûÇä» exactly! châi láir-o! ãªûáÅüÇ exam gahn sòrp ¡ÒÃÊͺ example dtoo-a yàhng µÑÇÍÂûÒ§ for example chên ... àªû¹ ... excellent yêe-um àÂÕûÂÁ excellent! yêe-um ler-ee! àÂÕûÂÁàÅ except yók wáyn ¡àÇü¹ excess baggage núm nùk gern ¹üÓ˹ѡà¡Ô¹ exchange rate ùt-dtrah lâirk bplèe-un ÍѵÃÒáÅ¡à»ÅÕû¹ exciting nâh dtèun dtên ¹ûÒµ×û¹àµü¹

sorry) ksr-tôht

extra: can we have an extra one? ksr èek un nèung ¢ÍÍÕ¡Íѹ˹Öû§ do you charge extra for that? kít dtàhng hàhk rěu bplào? ¤Ô´µûÒ§ËÒ¡ËÃ×Íà»ÅûÒ extraordinary bplàirk mâhk á»Å¡ÁÒ¡ extremely mâhk lěu-a gern ÁÒ¡àËÅ×Íà¡Ô¹ eye dtah µÒ will you keep an eye on my suitcase for me? chôo-ay fâo gra-bppo hâi nòy, dâi mái? ªûÇÂà½üÒ¡ÃÐà»þÒãËü˹ûÍÂä´ü äËÁ eyebrow pencil din-ssr kěeun kéw ´Ô¹ÊÍà¢Õ¹¤ÔüÇ

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¢Íâ·É (to get attention) koon krúp (kâ) ¤Ø³¤ÃѺ (¤Ð) (to say pardon?) a-rai ná? ÍÐäùРexhaust (pipe) tôr ai sěe-a ·ûÍäÍàÊÕ exhausted (tired) nèu-ay à˹×ûÍ exhibition ní-tá-sa-gahn ¹Ô·ÃÃÈ¡Òà exit tahng òrk ·Ò§ÍÍ¡ where’s the nearest exit? tahng òrk glâi têe sòot yòo têe npi? ·Ò§ÍÍ¡ã¡Åü·ÕûÊØ´ÍÂÙû·Õûä˹ expect kâht ¤Ò´ expensive pairng ᾧ experienced mee bpra-sòpba-gahn ÁÕ»ÃÐʺ¡Òóì explain ùt-ti-bai ͸ԺÒ can you explain that? chôoay ùt-ti-bai hâi nòy, dâi mái? ªûÇÂ͸ԺÒÂãËü˹ûÍÂä´üäËÁ express (mail) bprai-sa-nee

dòo-un ä»ÃɳÕÂì´ûǹ (train) rót fai dòo-un ö俴ûǹ extension (telephone) dtòr µûÍ extension 341, please ksr dtòr ber sphm sèe nèung ¢ÍµûÍàºÍÃìÊÒÁÊÕû˹Öû§ extension lead spi pôo-ung ÊÒ¾ûǧ

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excuse me (to get past, to say

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eye drops yah yòrt dtah

ÂÒËÂÍ´µÒ eyeglasses (US) wâirn dtah áÇû¹µÒ eyeliner têe kěe-un kòrp dtah ·Õûà¢Õ¹¢ÍºµÒ eye make-up remover núm yah láhng têe kěe-un kòrp dtah ¹üÒÂÒÅüÒ§·Õûà¢Õ¹¢ÍºµÒ eye shadow kreem tah ntng dtah ¤ÃÕÁ·Ò˹ѧµÒ

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face nâh

˹üÒ

factory rohng ngahn

âç§Ò¹

Fahrenheit* fah-ren-háit

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faint (verb) bpen lom

à»ç¹ÅÁ she’s fainted káo bpen lom à¢Òà»ç¹ÅÁ I feel faint psm (chún) róosèuk bpen lom ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ÃÙüÊÖ¡à»ç¹ÅÁ fair (funfair) ngahn òrk ráhn §Ò¹ÍÍ¡ÃüÒ¹

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(trade) ngahn sa-dairng srnkáh §Ò¹áÊ´§ÊÔ¹¤üÒ (adj) yóot-dti-tum ÂصԸÃÃÁ fairly kôrn-kâhng ¤û͹¢üÒ§ fake ksrng bplorm ¢Í§»ÅÍÁ fall (US) réu-doo bai-mái rôo-ung Ä´ÙãºäÁüÃûǧ in the fall dtorn réu-doo bai-mái rôo-ung µÍ¹Ä´ÙãºäÁüÃûǧ fall (verb) hòk lóm Ë¡ÅÁ she’s had a fall káo hòk lóm à¢ÒË¡ÅÁ false mâi jing äÁû¨ÃÔ§ family krôrp-kroo-a ¤Ãͺ¤ÃÑÇ famous mee chêu sěe-ung ÁÕª×ûÍàÊÕ§ fan (electrical) pút lom ¾Ñ´ÅÁ (handheld) pút ¾Ñ´ (sports) kon chôrp doo gee-lah ¤¹ªÍº´Ù¡ÕÌÒ

ÊÒ¾ҹ fantastic yêe-um yôrt àÂÕûÂÁÂÍ´ far glai ä¡Å

dialogue is it far from here? yòo

glai mái? no, not very far mâi glai well, how far? gèe gi-loh-

met? it’s about 20 kilometres

fare kâh doy-ee sphn

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farm fahm

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fashionable tun sa-mpi

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fast ray-o

àÃçÇ fat (person) ôo-un Íüǹ (on meat) mun Áѹ father pôr ¾ûÍ

dtah ¾ûÍµÒ (of a woman) pôr pso-a ¾ûͼÑÇ faucet górk náhm ¡ýÍ¡¹üÓ fault kwahm pìt ¤ÇÒÁ¼Ô´ sorry, it was my fault ksrtôht kwahm pìt ksrng psm (chún) ¢Íâ·É ¤ÇÒÁ¼Ô´¢Í§¼Á(©Ñ¹) it’s not my fault mâi châi kwahm pìt ksrng psm (chún) äÁûãªû¤ÇÒÁ¼Ô´¢Í§¼Á(©Ñ¹) faulty pìt ¼Ô´ favourite bpròht â»Ã´ fax (machine) krêu-ung toh-ra-sphn à¤Ã×ûͧâ·ÃÊÒà (verb: person) sòng toh-ra-sphn bpai hâi Êû§â·ÃÊÒÃä»ãËü (document) bun-téuk toh-ra-sphn, fáirks ºÑ¹·Ö¡â·ÃÊÒÃ, á¿¡«ì February goom-pah-pun ¡ØÁÀҾѹ¸ì

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bpra-mahn yêe-sìp gi-loh-met

father-in-law (of a man) pôr

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fan belt spi pahn

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feel róo-sèuk ÃÙüÊÖ¡ I feel hot psm (chún) róosèuk rórn ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ÃÙüÊÖ¡Ãü͹ I feel unwell psm (chún) róosèuk mâi sa-bai ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ÃÙüÊÖ¡äÁûʺÒ I feel like going for a walk psm (chún) yàhk ja bpai dern lên ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ÍÂÒ¡¨Ðä»à´Ô¹àÅû¹ how are you feeling? koon róo-sèuk bpen yung-ngai bâhng? ¤Ø³ÃÙüÊÖ¡à»ç¹ÍÂûÒ§äúüÒ§ I’m feeling better psm (chún) róo-sèuk kôy yung chôo-a ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ÃÙüÊÖ¡¤ûÍÂÂѧªÑûÇ felt-tip (pen) bpàhk-gah may-jik »Ò¡¡ÒàÁ¨Ô¡ fence róo-a ÃÑüÇ fender gun chon ¡Ñ¹ª¹ ferry reu-a kâhm fâhk àÃ×Í¢üÒÁ¿Ò¡ festival ngahn §Ò¹ fetch rúp ÃѺ

I’ll fetch him psm (chún) ja bpai rúp káo ¼Á(©Ñ¹)¨Ðä»ÃѺà¢Ò will you come and fetch me later? mah rúp psm (chún) tee ltng dâi mái? ÁÒÃѺ¼Á(©Ñ¹)·ÕËÅѧä´üäËÁ feverish bpen kâi à»ç¹ä¢ü few: a few ssrng sphm ÊͧÊÒÁ a few days ssrng sphm wun ÊͧÊÒÁÇѹ fiancé(e) kôo mûn ¤ÙûËÁÑü¹ field sa-nphm ʹÒÁ fight (noun) gahn chók dtòy ¡Ò꡵ûÍ fill dterm àµÔÁ fill in gròrk ¡ÃÍ¡ do I have to fill this in? dtôrng gròrk un née rěu bplào? µüͧ¡ÃÍ¡Íѹ¹ÕüËÃ×Íà»ÅûÒ fill up tum hâi dtem ·ÓãËüàµçÁ fill it up, please dterm núm

could you find out for me? chôo-ay hph rai la-êe-ut hâi nòy dâi mái? ªûÇÂËÒÃÒÂÅÐàÍÕ´ãËü˹ûÍ ä´üäËÁ fine (weather) dee ´Õ (punishment) kâh bprùp ¤ûÒ»ÃѺ

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mun hâi dtem àµÔÁ¹üÓÁѹãËüàµçÁ filling (in tooth) òot fun ÍØ´¿Ñ¹ film (movie) ntng ˹ѧ (for camera) feem ¿ÕÅìÁ

dialogue dialogues do you have this kind of how are you? bpen yung-

ngai bâhng?

yes, how many exposures?

I’m fine, thanks sa-bai dee kòrp-koon mâhk

mee, ao gèe rôop? 36 sphm sìp

is that OK? oh kay mái? film processing láhng feem

ÅüÒ§¿ÔÅìÁ filthy sòk-ga-bpròk Ê¡»Ã¡ find (verb) jer à¨Í I can’t find it psm (chún) hph mâi jer ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ËÒäÁûà¨Í I’ve found it psm (chún) jer láir-o ¼Á(©Ñ¹)à¨ÍáÅüÇ find out hph rai la-êe-ut ËÒÃÒÂÅÐàÍÕ´

that’s fine thanks dee láir-o

kòrp-koon finger néw meu ¹ÔüÇÁ×Í finish (verb) jòp ¨º I haven’t finished yet psm (chún) yung mâi sèt ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ÂѧäÁûàÊÃç¨ when does it finish? jòp gèe mohng? ¨º¡ÕûâÁ§

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film? mee feem bàirp née

mái?

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fire: fire! fai mâi! ä¿äËÁü can we light a fire here? gòr fai dtrong née dâi mái? ¡ûÍ俵ç¹Õûä´üäËÁ fire alarm stn-yahn fay mâi ÊÑญญÒ³ä¿äËÁü fire brigade gorng dtum-ròout dùp plerng ¡Í§µÓÃǨ´Ñºà¾ÅÔ§ fire escape bun-dai stm-rùp něe fai ºÃÃä´ÊÓËÃѺ˹Õä¿ fire extinguisher krêu-ung dùp plerng à¤Ã×ûͧ´Ñºà¾ÅÔ§ first râirk áá I was first psm (chún) bpen kon râirk ¼Á(©Ñ¹)à»ç¹¤¹áá at first tee râirk ·Õáá the first time krúng râirk ¤ÃÑü§áá first on the left lée-o sái têe tahng yâirk kâhng nâh àÅÕüÂÇ«üÒ·Õû·Ò§á¡¢üҧ˹üÒ first aid gahn bpa-tsm pa-yah-bahn ¡Òû°Á¾ÂÒºÒÅ

first-aid kit chóot bpa-thsm

pa-yah-bahn ªØ´»°Á¾ÂÒºÒÅ first class (travel etc) chún nèung ªÑü¹Ë¹Öû§ first floor chún ssrng ªÑü¹Êͧ (US) chún nèung ªÑü¹Ë¹Öû§ first name chêu ª×ûÍ fish (noun) bplah »ÅÒ fisherman kon jùp bplah ¤¹¨Ñº»ÅÒ fishing gahn jùp bplah ¡ÒèѺ»ÅÒ fishing boat reu-a bpra-mong àÃ×Í»ÃÐÁ§ fishing village mòo bâhn bpramong ËÁÙûºüÒ¹»ÃÐÁ§ fishmonger’s ráhn kpi bplah ÃüÒ¹¢Ò»ÅÒ fit (attack) ah-gahn bpen lom ÍÒ¡ÒÃà»ç¹ÅÁ fit: it doesn’t fit me sài mâi dâi ãÊûäÁûä´ü fitting room hôrng lorng sêu-a pâh ËüͧÅͧàÊ×üͼüÒ

floating market dta-làht

fluent: John speaks fluent Thai

John pôot pah-sph tai dâi khlôrng ¨ÍËì¹¾Ù´ÀÒÉÒä·Âä´ü¤Åûͧ fly (noun) ma-lairng wun áÁŧÇѹ (verb) bin ºÔ¹ can we fly there? bpai krêu-ung bin dâi mái? ä»à¤Ã×ûͧºÔ¹ä´üäËÁ fly in bin kâo mah ºÔ¹à¢üÒÁÒ

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náhm µÅÒ´¹üÓ flood núm tôo-um ¹üÓ·ûÇÁ floor (of room) péun ¾×ü¹ (storey) chún ªÑü¹ on the floor yòo bon péun ÍÂÙûº¹¿×ü¹ florist ráhn kpi dòrk-mái ÃüÒ¹¢Ò´͡äÁü flour bpâirng sph-lee á»ü§ÊÒÅÕ flower dòrk-mái ´Í¡äÁü flu kâi wùt ä¢üËÇÑ´

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fix (verb: arrange) jùt ¨Ñ´ can you fix this? (repair) un née gâir dâi mái? Íѹ¹Õüá¡üä´üäËÁ fizzy sâh «ûÒ flag tong ¸§ flannel (facecloth) pâh chét nâh ¼üÒàªç´Ë¹üÒ flash (for camera) fláirt á¿Åª flat (noun: apartment) fláirt á¿Åµ (adj) bairn ẹ I’ve got a flat tyre yahng bairn Âҧẹ flavour rót ÃÊ flea mùt ËÁÑ´ flight têe-o bin à·ÕûÂǺԹ flight number têe-o bin mpi-lâyk à·ÕûÂǺԹËÁÒÂàÅ¢ flippers rorng táo ma-nóot gòp Ãͧà·éÒÁ¹ØÉÂ졺

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fly out bin òrk bpai

ºÔ¹ÍÍ¡ä» fog mòrk long ËÁ͡ŧ

foggy: it’s foggy mòrk

(ball) lôok fóot-born ÅÙ¡¿ØµºÍÅ football match gahn kàirng ktn fóot-born ¡ÒÃá¢û§¢Ñ¹¿ØµºÍÅ

long ËÁ͡ŧ

for: do you have something

folk dancing gahn fórn rum

mee a-rai gâir ... mái? ÁÕÍÐäÃá¡ü ... äËÁ

péun meu-ung ¡Òÿü͹ÃÓ¾×ü¹àÁ×ͧ folk music don-dtree péun meu-ung ´¹µÃÕ¾×ü¹àÁ×ͧ follow dtahm µÒÁ follow me dtahm psm (chún) mah µÒÁ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ÁÒ food ah-hphn ÍÒËÒà food poisoning ah-hphn bpen pít ÍÒËÒÃà»ç¹¾ÔÉ food shop/store ráhn kpi ksrng chum ÃüÒ¹¢Ò¢ͧªÓ foot* (of person) táo à·üÒ on foot dern bpai à´Ô¹ä» football (game) fóot-born ¿ØµºÍÅ

for ...? (headache/diarrhoea etc)

dialogues who’s the fried rice for?

kâo pùt sym-rùp krai? that’s for me sym-rùp psm and this one? láir-o nêe lâ? that’s for her sym-rùp káo where do I get the bus for Bangsaen? kêun rót bpai bahng-spirn têe-npi? the bus for Bangsaen leaves from the central market rót bpai bahngspirn òrk jàhk dta-làht glahng how long have you been here for? koon yòo têe nêe nahn tâo-rài? I’ve been here for two days,

wun, láir-o koon lâ? I’ve been here for a week

psm (chún) yòo têe nêe ah-tít nèung láir-o forehead nâh pàhk

˹üÒ¼Ò¡

foreign dtàhng bpra-tâyt

µûÒ§»ÃÐà·È

foreigner chao dtàhng

mail? chôo-ay sòng jòt-mpi

dtòr bpai hâi dôo-ay ªûÇÂÊû§¨´ËÁÒµûÍä»ãËü´üÇ forwarding address têe yòo stm-rùp sòng jòt-mpi bpai hâi ·ÕûÍÂÙûÊÓËÃѺÊû§¨´ËÁÒÂä»ãËü foundation cream kreem rorng péun ¤ÃÕÁÃͧ¾×ü¹ fountain núm póo ¹üÓ¾Ø foyer (of hotel) hôrng tshng glahng stm-rùp rúp kàirk Ëüͧ⶧¡ÅÒ§ÊÓËÃѺÃѺᢡ (of theatre) bor-ri-wayn nûng púk ror ºÃÔàdz¹Ñû§¾Ñ¡ÃÍ fracture (noun) gra-dòok hùk ¡Ãд١ËÑ¡ France bpra-tâyt fa-rùng-sàyt »ÃÐà·È½ÃÑû§àÈÊ free ì-sa-rá ÍÔÊÃÐ (no charge) free ¿ÃÕ is it free (of charge)? free rěu bplào? ¿ÃÕËÃ×Íà»ÅûÒ freeway tahng dòo-un ·Ò§´ûǹ

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bpra-tâyt ªÒǵûÒ§»ÃÐà·È forest bpàh »ûÒ forget leum Å×Á I forget, I’ve forgotten psm (chún) leum láir-o ¼Á(©Ñ¹)Å×ÁáÅüÇ fork sôrm ÊüÍÁ (in road) tahng yâirk ·Ò§á¡ form (document) bàirp form Ẻ¿ÍÃìÁ formal (dress) bpen tahng gahn à»ç¹·Ò§¡Òà fortnight ssrng ah-tít ÊͧÍÒ·ÔµÂì fortunately chôhk dee ⪤´Õ

forward: could you forward my

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how about you? yòo ssrng

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freezer dtôo châir kpirng µÙüáªûá¢ç§ French (adj) fa-rùng-sàyt ½ÃÑû§àÈÊ (language) pah-sph fa-rùng-sàyt ÀÒÉÒ½ÃÑû§àÈÊ French fries mun fa-rùng tôrt Áѹ½ÃÑû§·Í´ frequent bòy bòy ºûÍ æ how frequent is the bus to Pattaya? mee rót bpai pút-tayah bòy kâir npi? ÁÕö仾ѷÂÒºûÍÂá¤ûä˹ fresh (weather, breeze) sòt chêun Ê´ª×û¹ (fruit etc) sòt Ê´ fresh orange núm sôm kún ¹üÓÊüÁ¤Ñü¹ Friday wun sòok ÇѹÈØ¡Ãì fridge dtôo yen µÙüàÂç¹ fried pùt ¼Ñ´ fried egg kài dao ä¢û´ÒÇ fried noodles (Thai-style) pùt tai ¼Ñ´ä·Â (Chinese-style) pùt see éw ¼Ñ´«ÕÍÔýÇ

fried rice kâo pùt ¢üÒǼѴ friend pêu-un à¾×û͹ friendly bpen pêu-un à»ç¹à¾×û͹ frog gòp ¡º from jàhk ¨Ò¡ when does the next train from Ubon arrive? rót fai jàhk oobon têe-o nâh mah těung gèe mohng? ö俨ҡÍغÅà·ÕûÂÇ˹üÒÁÒ ¶Ö§¡ÕûâÁ§ from Monday to Friday dtûng dtàir wun jun jon těung wun sòok µÑü§áµûÇѹ¨Ñ¹·Ã쨹¶Ö§ÇѹÈØ¡Ãì from next Thursday dtûng dtàir wun pa-réu-hùt µÑü§áµûÇѹ¾ÄËÑÊ

dialogue where are you from? koon

mah jàhk npi? I’m from Slough psm (chún) mah jàhk Slough

full board gin yòo prórm

¡Ô¹ÍÂÙû¾ÃüÍÁ

fun: it was fun sa-nòok dee

ʹء´Õ

funeral ngahn sòp

§Ò¹È¾

funny (strange) bplàirk

á»Å¡ (amusing) dta-lòk µÅ¡ furniture krêu-ung reu-un à¤Ã×ûͧàÃ×͹ further ler-ee bpai àÅÂä» it’s further down the road bpai dtahm ta-nsn kâhng nâh 仵ÒÁ¶¹¹¢üҧ˹üÒ

dialogue how much further is it to Hua Hin? bpai hso-a hrn èek glai mái? about 5 kilometres bpramahn hâh gi-loh-met

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˹üÒ in front kâhng nâh ¢üҧ˹üÒ in front of the hotel kâhng nâh rohng rairm ¢üҧ˹üÒâçáÃÁ at the front kâhng nâh ¢üҧ˹üÒ frozen châir kpirng áªûá¢ç§ frozen food ah-hphn châir kpirng ÍÒËÒÃáªûá¢ç§ fruit psn-la-mái ¼ÅäÁü fruit juice núm psn-la-mái ¹üÓ¼ÅäÁü fry (deep-fry) tôrt ·Í´ (stir-fry) pùt ¼Ñ´ frying pan ga-tá ¡Ð·Ð full dtem àµçÁ it’s full of ... dtem bpai dôo-ay ... àµçÁä»´üÇ ... I’m full psm (chún) ìm láir-o ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ÍÔûÁáÅüÇ

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front nâh

fuse few

¿ÔÇÊì the lights have fused few kàht ¿ÔÇÊì¢Ò´

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fuse box glòrng few ¡Åûͧ¿ÔÇÊì fuse wire spi few ÊÒ¿ÔÇÊì future a-nah-kót ͹Ҥµ in future nai a-nah-kót ã¹Í¹Ò¤µ

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game (cards etc) gaym à¡Á (match) gahn lên ¡ÒÃàÅû¹ (meat) néu-a sùt bpàh à¹×üÍÊѵÇì»ûÒ garage (for fuel) bpúm núm mun »ÑýÁ¹üÓÁѹ (for repairs) òo sôrm rót ÍÙû«ûÍÁö (for parking) rohng rót âçö garbage (waste) ka-yà ¢ÂÐ garden sso-un Êǹ garlic gra-tee-um ¡ÃÐà·ÕÂÁ gas gáirt á¡ýÊ

(US) núm mun ¹üÓÁѹ see petrol gas cylinder (camping gas) ttng gáirt ¶Ñ§á¡ýÊ gasoline núm mun ¹üÓÁѹ gas station bpúm núm mun »ÑýÁ¹üÓÁѹ gate bpra-dtoo »Ãе٠(at airport) chôrng kâo ªûͧà¢üÒ gay gay à¡Âì gay bar bah gay ºÒÃìà¡Âì gearbox glòrng gee-a ¡Åûͧà¡ÕÂÃì gear lever kun gee-a ¤Ñ¹à¡ÕÂÃì gears gee-a à¡ÕÂÃì general (adj) tôo-a bpai ·ÑûÇä» gents (toilet)

boo-ròot ºØÃØÉ genuine (antique etc) táir á·ü

get on (to train etc) kêun

¢Öü¹

get out (of car etc) long

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get up (in the morning) dtèun

µ×û¹ gift ksrng kwtn ¢Í§¢ÇÑญ gin lâo yin àËÅüÒÂÔ¹ a gin and tonic, please ksr yin toh-nik ¢ÍÂԹⷹԤ girl pôo-yrng ¼ÙüËญÔ§ girlfriend fairn Ό give hâi ãËü can you give me some change? ksr lâirk sàyt sa-dtahng dâi mái? ¢ÍáÅ¡àÈÉʵҧ¤ìä´üäËÁ I gave it to him psm (chún) hâi káo bpai láir-o ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ãËüà¢Òä»áÅüÇ will you give this to ...? chôo-ay ao née bpai hâi ... nòy, dâi mái? ªûÇÂàÍÒ¹Õüä»ãËü ... ˹ûÍÂä´üäËÁ

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àÂÍÃÁѹ (language) pah-sph yer-ra-mun ÀÒÉÒàÂÍÃÁѹ German measles rôhk hùt yer-ra-mun âäËÑ´àÂÍÃÁѹ Germany bpra-tâyt yer-ra-mun »ÃÐà·ÈàÂÍÃÁѹ get (fetch) dâi ä´ü will you get me another one, please? ksr ao èek un nèung dâi mái? ¢ÍàÍÒÍÕ¡Íѹ˹Öû§ä´üäËÁ how do I get to ...? bpai ... yung-ngai? ä» ... ÍÂûÒ§äà do you know where I can get them? sâhp mái wâh ja séu dâi têe npi? ·ÃÒºäËÁÇûҨЫ×üÍä´ü·Õûä˹ get back (return) glùp ¡ÅѺ get in (arrive) těung ¶Ö§ get off long ŧ where do I get off? psm (chún) long têe npi? ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ŧ·Õûä˹

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German (adj) yer-ra-mun

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dialogue how much do you want for this? nêe kít tâo-rài? 200 baht ssrng róy bàht I’ll give you 150 baht psm

(chún) ja hâi koon róy hâh sìp bàht give back keun

¤×¹

glad yin dee

ÂÔ¹´Õ

glass gâir-o

á¡üÇ

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glasses (spectacles) wâirn

dtah áÇû¹µÒ gloves tsOng meu ¶Ø§Á×Í glue (noun) gao ¡ÒÇ go bpai ä» we’d like to go to the waterfalls rao yàhk ja bpai têe-o núm dtòk àÃÒÍÂÒ¡¨Ðä»à·ÕûÂǹüÓµ¡ where are you going? koon bpai npi? ¤Ø³ä»ä˹ where does this bus go? rót

may spi née bpai npi? öàÁÅìÊÒ¹Õüä»ä˹ let’s go! bpai tèr! ä»à¶ÍÐ she’s gone (left) káo bpai láir-o à¢Òä»áÅüÇ where has he gone? káo bpai npi? à¢Òä»ä˹ I went there last week psm (chún) bpai têe nûn mêu-a ah-tít têe láir-o ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ä»·Õû¹Ñû¹àÁ×ûÍ ÍÒ·ÔµÂì·ÕûáÅüÇ go away bpai ä» go away! bpai hâi pón! ä»ãËü¾ü¹ go back (return) glùp ¡ÅѺ go down (the stairs etc) long bpai Å§ä» go in (enter) kâo bpai à¢üÒä» go out (in the evening) têe-o bpai ä»à·ÕûÂÇ do you want to go out tonight? keun née yàhk bpai têe-o mái? ¤×¹¹ÕüÍÂÒ¡ä»à·ÕûÂÇäËÁ

good morning sa-wùt dee

krúp (kâ) ÊÇÑÊ´Õ¤ÃѺ(¤ûÐ) good night sa-wùt dee krúp (kâ) ÊÇÑÊ´Õ¤ÃѺ(¤ûÐ) goose hàhn ËûÒ¹ got: we’ve got to leave rao dtôrng bpai àÃÒµüÍ§ä» have you got any ...? mee ... mái? ÁÕ ... äËÁ government rút-ta-bahn ÃÑ°ºÒÅ gradually tee la nòy ·ÕÅÐ˹ûÍ grammar wai-yah-gorn äÇÂҡóì gram(me) grum ¡ÃÑÁ granddaughter lphn spo ËÅÒ¹ÊÒÇ grandfather (maternal) dtah µÒ (paternal) bpòo »ûÙ grandmother (maternal) yai ÂÒ (paternal) yâh ÂûÒ

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¼ûÒ¹ä» go up (the stairs etc) kêun bpai ¢ÖÖü¹ä» goat páir á¾Ð God pra-jâo ¾ÃÐà¨üÒ goggles wâirn dtah dum náhm áÇû¹µÒ´Ó¹üÓ gold torng ·Í§ Golden Triangle sphm lèe-um torng kum ÊÒÁàËÅÕûÂÁ·Í§¤Ó goldsmith châhng torng ªûÒ§·Í§ golf górp ¡ÍÅì¿ golf course sa-nphm górp ʹÒÁ¡ÍÅì¿ good dee ´Õ good! dee láir-o! ´ÕáÅüÇ goodbye lah gòrn ná ÅÒ¡û͹¹Ð good evening sa-wùt dee krúp (kâ) ÊÇÑÊ´Õ¤ÃѺ(¤ûÐ)

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go through pàhn bpai

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grandson lphn chai ËÅÒ¹ªÒ grapefruit sôm oh ÊüÁâÍ grapes a-ngòon ͧûع grass yâh ËญüÒ grateful róo-sèuk kòrp-koon ÃÙüÊÖ¡¢Íº¤Ø³ great (excellent) yôrt ÂÍ´ that’s great! yôrt! ÂÍ´ Great Britain bpra-tâyt unggrìt »ÃÐà·ÈÍѧ¡ÄÉ Greece bpra-tâyt greet »ÃÐà·È¡ÃÕ« greedy dta-glà µÐ¡ÅÐ green sěe kěe-o ÊÕà¢ÕÂÇ greengrocer’s ráhn kpi pùk ÃüÒ¹¢Ò¼ѡ grey sěe tao ÊÕà·Ò grill (noun) dtao bpîng àµÒ»Ôü§ grilled yâhng ÂûÒ§

grocer’s ráhn kpi ksrng

chum ÃüÒ¹¢Ò¢ͧªÓ ground péun din ¾×ü¹´Ô¹ on the ground bon péun din º¹¾×ü¹´Ô¹ ground floor chún nèung ªÑü¹Ë¹Öû§ group glòom ¡ÅØûÁ guarantee (noun) bai rúp-rorng ãºÃѺÃͧ is it guaranteed? mee bai rúp bpra-gun mái? ÁÕãºÃѺ»ÃСѹäËÁ guest kàirk ᢡ guesthouse gáyt háot à¡ÊµìàÎÒÊì guide (noun: person) múk-kootâyt ÁѤ¤Øà·È¡ì guidebook kôo meu num têe-o ¤ÙûÁ×͹Óà·ÕÂÇ guided tour rai-gahn num têe-o ÃÒ¡ÒùÓà·ÕûÂÇ guitar gee-dtah ¡ÕµÒÃì

H hair psm hairbrush bprairng psm

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haircut dtùt psm

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hairdresser’s (men’s) ráhn

dtàirng psm chai ÃüÒ¹áµû§¼ÁªÒ (women’s) ráhn tum psm sa-dtree ÃüÒ¹·Ó¼ÁʵÃÕ hairdryer krêu-ung bpào psm à¤Ã×ûͧà»ûÒ¼Á hair gel kreem sài psm ¤ÃÕÁãÊû¼Á hairgrips gíp nèep psm ¡ÔýºË¹Õº¼Á

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hair spray sa-bpray chèet psm Êà»ÃÂì©Õ´¼Á half* krêung ¤ÃÖû§ half an hour krêung chôo-a mohng ¤ÃÖû§ªÑûÇâÁ§ half a litre krêung lít ¤ÃÖû§ÅԵà about half that bpra-mahn krêung nèung »ÃÐÁÒ³¤ÃÖû§Ë¹Öû§ half-price krêung rah-kah ¤ÃÖû§ÃÒ¤Ò ham mso hairm ËÁÙáÎÁ hamburger hairm-ber-gêr áÎÁàºÍÃìà¡ÍÃì hammer (noun) kórn ¦ü͹ hand meu Á×Í handbag gra-bppo těu ¡ÃÐà»þÒ¶×Í handbrake brayk meu àºÃ¤Á×Í handkerchief pâh chét nâh ¼üÒàªç´Ë¹üÒ handle (on door, suitcase) dâhm ´üÒÁ hand luggage gra-bppo těu ¡ÃÐà»þÒ¶×Í

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Gulf of Thailand ào tai ÍûÒÇä·Â gum (in mouth) ngèu-uk à˧×Í¡ gun (pistol) bpeun pók »×¹¾¡ (rifle) bpeun yao »×¹ÂÒÇ gym rohng yim âçÂÔÁ

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hang-gliding gahn hshn

rôrn ¡ÒÃâ˹Ãû͹ hangover bpòo-ut hso-a »Ç´ËÑÇ I’ve got a hangover psm (chún) bpòo-ut hso-a happen gèrt kêun à¡Ô´¢Öü¹ what’s happening? gèrt a-rai kêun? à¡Ô´ÍÐäâÖü¹ what has happened? mee a-rai gèrt kêun? ÁÕÍÐäÃà¡Ô´¢Öü¹ happy dee jai ´Õ㨠I’m not happy about this rêu-ung née psm (chún) mâi sa-bai jai àÃ×ûͧ¹Õü¼Á(©Ñ¹)äÁûʺÒÂ㨠harbour tâh reu-a ·ûÒàÃ×Í hard kpirng á¢ç§ (difficult) yâhk ÂÒ¡ hard-boiled egg kài dtôm kpirng ä¢ûµüÁá¢ç§ hardly mâi kôy ... äÁû¤ûÍ ...

hardly ever mâi kôy ... äÁû¤ûÍ ... hardware shop ráhn kpi krêu-ung lèk ÃüÒ¹¢ÒÂà¤Ã×ûͧàËÅç¡ hat mòo-uk ËÁÇ¡ hate (verb) glèe-ut à¡ÅÕ´ have* mee ÁÕ can I have a ...? ksr ... nòy ¢Í ... ˹ûÍ do you have ...? mee ... mái? ÁÕ ... äËÁ what’ll you have? (drink) koon ja dèum a-rai? ¤Ø³¨Ð´×ûÁÍÍÐäà I have to leave now psm (chún) dtôrng bpai děe-o née ¼Á(©Ñ¹)µüͧä»à´ÕþÂǹÕü do I have to ...? psm (chún) dtôrng ... rěu bplào? ¼Á(©Ñ¹)µüͧ ... ËÃ×Íà»ÅûÒ can we have some ...? ksr ... nòy dâi mái? ¢Í ... ˹ûÍÂä´üäËÁ hayfever rôhk hèut âäË×´ he* káo à¢Ò

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headache bpòo-ut

hso-a »Ç´ËÑÇ headlights fai nâh rót

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headphones hso fung

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healthy (person) mee sòok-ka-

dialogue can you hear me? dâi yin

mái? I can’t hear you, could you repeat that? psm (chún)

mâi dâi yin, pôot èek tee dâi mái? hearing aid krêu-ung chôo-ay

fung à¤Ã×ûͧªûÇ¿ѧ heart hso-a jai ËÑÇã¨

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pâhp dee ÁÕÊØ¢ÀÒ¾´Õ (food) bpen bpra-yòht gàir râhng-gai à»ç¹»ÃÐ⪹ìá¡ûÃûÒ§¡Ò hear dâi yin ä´üÂÔ¹

heart attack hso-a jai wai ËÑÇã¨ÇÒ heat kwahm rórn ¤ÇÒÁÃü͹ heating krêu-ung tum kwahm rórn à¤Ã×ûͧ·Ó¤ÇÒÁÃü͹ heavy nùk ˹ѡ heel (of foot) sôn táo Êü¹à·üÒ (of shoe) sôn rorng táo Êü¹Ãͧà·üÒ could you heel these? bplèeun sôn mài hâi nòy, dâi mái? à»ÅÕû¹Êü¹ãËÁûãËü˹ûÍÂä´üäËÁ height kwahm ssong ¤ÇÒÁÊÙ§ helicopter hay-li-korp-dter àÎÅԤͻàµÍÃì hello sa-wùt dee ÊÇÑÊ´Õ (answer on phone) hun-loh ÎÑÅâÅ helmet (for motorbike) mòo-uk gun chon ËÁÇ¡¡Ñ¹ª¹ help (noun) kwahm chôo-ay lěu-a ¤ÇÒÁªûÇÂàËÅ×Í (verb) chôo-ay ªûÇÂ

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help! chôo-ay dôo-ay! ªûÇ´üÇ can you help me? chôo-ay psm (chún) nòy, dâi mái? ªûǼÁ(©Ñ¹)˹ûÍÂä´üäËÁ thank you very much for your help kòrp-koon têe dâi chôoay lěu-a ¢Íº¤Ø³·Õûä´üªûÇÂàËÅ×Í helpful bpen bpra-yòht mâhk à»ç¹»ÃÐ⪹ìÁÒ¡ hepatitis dtùp ùk-sàyp µÑºÍÑ¡àʺ her*: I haven’t seen her psm (chún) mâi dâi hěn káo ¼Á(©Ñ¹)äÁûä´üàËç¹à¢Ò to her gàir káo á¡ûà¢Ò with her gùp káo ¡Ñºà¢Ò for her stm-rùp káo ÊÓËÃѺà¢Ò that’s her nûn káo ¹Ñû¹à¢Ò that’s her towel bpen pâh chét dtoo-a ksrng káo à»ç¹¼üÒàªç´µÑǢͧà¢Ò herbs (for cooking) krêu-ung tâyt à¤Ã×ûͧà·È (medicinal) sa-msOn prai ÊÁعä¾Ã

here têe-nêe

·Õû¹Õû here is/are ... nêe ... ¹Õû ... here you are (offering) nêe ngai ¹Õûä§ hers* ksrng káo ¢Í§à¢Ò that’s hers nûn ksrng káo ¹Ñû¹¢Í§à¢Ò hey! háy! àÎü hi! (hello) bpai npi? ä»ä˹ hide (verb) sôrn «û͹ high ssong ÊÙ§ highchair gâo êe ssong à¡üÒÍÕüÊÙ§ highway tahng dòo-un ·Ò§´ûǹ hill kpo à¢Ò him*: I haven’t seen him

psm (chún) mâi dâi hěn káo ¼Á(©Ñ¹)äÁûä´üàËç¹à¢Ò to him gàir káo á¡ûà¢Ò with him gùp káo ¡Ñºà¢Ò

Holland bpra-tâyt hor-lairn

»ÃÐà·ÈÎÍÅᏴì

home bâhn

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ºüÒ¹ at home (in my house etc) têe bâhn ·ÕûºüÒ¹ (in my country) nai bpra-tâyt psm (chún) ã¹»ÃÐà·È¼Á(©Ñ¹) we go home tomorrow (to country) rao glùp bâhn prôong née àÃÒ¡ÅѺºüÒ¹¾ÃØû§¹Õü honest sêu dtrong «×û͵ç honey núm pêung ¹üÓ¼ÖÖü§ honeymoon hun-nee-moon Îѹ¹ÕÁÙ¹ hood (US: car) gra-bprohng rót ¡ÃÐâ»Ã§Ã¶ hope wtng ËÇѧ I hope so wtng wâh yung ngún ËÇѧÇûÒÍÂûÒ§¹Ñü¹ I hope not wtng wâh kông mâi ËÇѧÇûÒ¤§äÁû hopefully wtng wâh ... ËÇѧÇûÒ ...

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for him stm-rùp káo ÊÓËÃѺà¢Ò that’s him nûn káo hip sa-pôhk ÊÐ⾡ hire châo àªûÒ for hire hâi châo ãËüàªûÒ where can I hire a bike? (bicycle) châo jùk-ra-yahn dâi têe npi? àªûҨѡÃÂÒ¹ä´ü·Õûä˹ his*: it’s his car bpen rót ksrng káo à»ç¹Ã¶¢Í§à¢Ò that’s his nûn ksrng káo ¹Ñû¹¢Í§à¢Ò hit (verb) dtee µÕ hitch-hike bòhk rót ⺡ö hobby ngahn a-di-râyk §Ò¹Í´Ôàá hold (verb) těu ¶×Í hole roo ÃÙ holiday wun yòot ÇѹËÂØ´ on holiday yòot púk pòrn ËÂØ´¾Ñ¡¼û͹

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horn (of car) dtrair

áµÃ

horrible nâh glèe-ut

¹ûÒà¡ÅÕ´

horse máh

ÁüÒ

horse riding kèe máh

¢ÕûÁüÒ

hospital rohng

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pa-yah-bahn âç¾ÂÒºÒÅ hospitality gahn dtôrn rúp kùp sôo ¡Òõé͹ÃѺ¢ÑºÊÙü thank you for your hospitality kòrp-koon têe dtôrn rúp kùp sôo ¢Íº¤Ø³·ÕûµÍ¹ÃѺ¢ÑºÊÙü hostess (in bar) pôo-yrng bah ¼ÙüËญÔ§ºÒÃì hot rórn Ãü͹ (spicy) pèt à¼ç´ I’m hot psm (chún) rórn ¼Á(©Ñ¹)Ãü͹ it’s hot today wun née ah-gàht rórn jung ler-ee Çѹ¹ÕüÍÒ¡ÒÈÃü͹¨Ñ§àÅ hotel rohng rairm âçáÃÁ hotel room hôrng nai rohng

rairm Ëüͧã¹âçáÃÁ hour chôo-a mohng ªÑûÇâÁ§ house bâhn ºüÒ¹ how? yung-ngai? ÍÂûÒ§äà how many? gèe? ¡Õû how do you do? sa-wùt dee krúp (kâ) ÊÇÑÊ´Õ¤ÃѺ(¤ûÐ)

dialogues how are you? bpen yung-

ngai bâhng? fine, thanks, and you?

sa-bai dee krúp (kâ) láir-o koon lâ? how much is it?

tâo-rài? 50 baht hâh sìp baht I’ll take it ao humid chéun

ª×ü¹

hungry hěw kâo

ËÔÇ¢üÒÇ are you hungry? hěw kâo

I* (male) psm

¼Á (female) chún; dee-chún ©Ñ¹; ´Ô©Ñ¹ ice núm kpirng ¹üÓá¢ç§ with ice sài núm kpirng ãÊû¹üÓá¢ç§ no ice, thanks mâi sài núm

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I

kpirng äÁûãÊû¹üÓá¢ç§ ice cream ait-greem äÍÈ¡ÃÕÁ ice-cream cone groo-ay sài ait-greem ¡ÃÇÂãÊûäÍÈ¡ÃÕÁ iced coffee gah-fair yen ¡Òá¿àÂç¹ ice lolly ait-greem tâirng äÍȤÃÕÁá·û§ idea kwahm kít ¤ÇÒÁ¤Ô´ idiot kon bâh ¤¹ºüÒ if tâh ¶üÒ ignition fai krêu-ung yon ä¿à¤Ã×ûͧ¹µÃì ill mâi sa-bai äÁûʺÒ I feel ill psm (chún) mâi sa-bai ¼Á(©Ñ¹)äÁûʺÒ illness kwahm jèp bpòo-ay ¤ÇÒÁà¨çº»ûÇ imitation (leather etc) tee-um à·ÕÂÁ immediately tun-tee ·Ñ¹·Õ important stm-kun ÊÓ¤Ñญ

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mái? ËÔÇ¢üÒÇäËÁ hurry (verb) rêep ÃÕº I’m in a hurry psm (chún) dtôrng rêep ¼Á(©Ñ¹)µüͧÃÕº there’s no hurry mâi dtôrng rêep äÁûµüͧÃÕº hurry up! ray-o ray-o kâo! àÃçÇ æ à¢üÒ hurt (verb) jèp à¨çº it really hurts jèp jing jing à¨çº¨ÃÔ§ æ husband sph-mee ÊÒÁÕ

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it’s very important stm-kun mâhk ÊÓ¤ÑญÁÒ¡ it’s not important mâi stm-kun äÁûÊÓ¤Ñญ impossible bpen bpai mâi dâi à»ç¹ä»äÁûä´ü impressive nâh têung ¹ûÒ·Öû§ improve dee kêun ´Õ¢Öü¹ I want to improve my Thai psm (chún) yàhk ja pôot pah-sph tai hâi dee kêun ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ÍÂÒ¡¨Ð¾Ù´ÀÒÉÒ ä·ÂãËü´Õ¢Öü¹ in: it’s in the centre nai jai glahng meu-ung ã¹ã¨¡ÅÒ§àÁ×ͧ in my car nai rót psm (chún) ã¹Ã¶¼Á(©Ñ¹) in Chiangmai têe chee-ungmài ·ÕûàªÕ§ãËÁû in two days from now èek ssrng wun dtòr jàhk née ÍÕ¡ÊͧÇѹµûͨҡ¹Õü in five minutes èek hâh nahtee ÍÕ¡ËüÒ¹Ò·Õ in May deu-un préut-sa-pah-

kom à´×͹¾ÄÉÀÒ¤Á in English bpen pah-sph unggrìt à»ç¹ÀÒÉÒÍѧ¡ÄÉ in Thai bpen pah-sph tai à»ç¹ÀÒÉÒä·Â is he in? káo yòo mái? à¢ÒÍÂÙûäËÁ inch* néw ¹ÔüÇ include roo-um ÃÇÁ does that include meals? roo-um ah-hphn dôo-ay rěu bplào? ÃÇÁÍÒËÒôüÇÂËÃ×Íà»ÅûÒ is that included? roo-um yòo dôo-ay rěu bplào? ÃÇÁÍÂÙû´üÇÂËÃ×Íà»ÅûÒ inconvenient mâi sa-dòo-uk äÁûÊдǡ incredible mâi nâh chêu-a äÁû¹ûÒàª×ûÍ India bpra-tâyt in-dee-a »ÃÐà·ÈÍÔ¹à´Õ Indian (adj) kàirk ᢡ indicator (on car) fai lée-o ä¿àÅÕüÂÇ indigestion ah-hphn mâi yôy ÍÒËÒÃäÁûÂûÍÂ

inner tube (for tyre) yahng nai

ÂÒ§ã¹

innocent bor-ri-sòot

ºÃÔÊØ·¸ì

insect ma-lairng

áÁŧ

insect bite ma-lairng gùt

áÁŧ¡Ñ´ do you have anything for insect bites? mee yah tah gâir ma-lairng gùt mái? ÁÕÂÒ·Òá¡üáÁŧ¡Ñ´äËÁ insect repellent yah gun ma-lairng ÂҡѹáÁŧ inside kâhng nai ¢üҧ㹠inside the hotel kâhng nai rohng rairm ¢üÒ§ã¹âçáÃÁ let’s sit inside bpai nûng kâhng nai tèr 仹Ñû§¢üÒ§ã¹à¶ÍÐ insist ka-yún ka-yor ¤ÐÂÑü¹¤ÐÂÍ I insist psm (chún) ka-yún ka-yor ¼Á(©Ñ¹)¤ÐÂÑü¹¤ÐÂÍ insomnia norn mâi lùp ¹Í¹äÁûËÅѺ instant coffee gah-fair psng ¡Òῼ§

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nee-see-a »ÃÐà·ÈÍԹⴹÕà«Õ indoors kâhng nai ¢üҧ㹠inexpensive mâi pairng, tòok äÁûᾧ, ¶Ù¡ infection ah-gahn ùk-sàyp ÍÒ¡ÒÃÍÑ¡àʺ infectious rôhk dtìt dtòr âäµÔ´µûÍ inflammation ah-gahn bpòo-ut boo-um ÍÒ¡ÒûǴºÇÁ informal bpen gun ayng à»ç¹¡Ñ¹àͧ information kào-sphn ¢èÒÇÊÒà do you have any information about ...? mee rai la-èe-ut gèe-o gùp ... mái? ÁÕÃÒÂÅÐàÍÕ´à¡ÕûÂǡѺ ... äËÁ information desk têe sòrp tphm ·ÕûÊͺ¶ÒÁ injection chèet yah ©Õ´ÂÒ injured bàht jèp ºÒ´à¨çº she’s been injured káo bàht jèp à¢ÒºÒ´à¨çº

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Indonesia bpra-tâyt in-doh-

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instead tairn

á·¹ give me that one instead ao un nún tairn àÍÒÍѹ¹Ñü¹á·¹ instead of ... tairn têe ja ... á·¹·Õû¨Ð ... insulin in-soo-lin ÍÔ¹«ÙÅÔ¹ insurance gahn bpra-gun pai ¡ÒûÃСѹÀÑ intelligent cha-làht ©ÅÒ´ interested: I’m interested in ...

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psm (chún) ssn jai ... ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ʹ㨠... interesting nâh ssn jai ¹ûÒʹ㨠that’s very interesting nâh ssn jai mâhk ¹ûÒʹã¨ÁÒ¡ international sph-gon ÊÒ¡Å interpret bplair á»Å interpreter lâhm ÅûÒÁ intersection sèe yâirk ÊÕûá¡ interval (at theatre) púk krêung ¾Ñ¡¤ÃÖû§

into nai

ã¹ I’m not into ... psm (chún) mâi chôrp ... ¼Á(©Ñ¹)äÁûªÍº ... introduce náir-num á¹Ð¹Ó may I introduce ...? psm (chún) ksr náir-num hâi róojùk gùp ... ¼Á(©Ñ¹)¢Íá¹Ð¹ÓãËüèüÙ ¡ Ñ ¡Ñº ... invitation kum chern ¤ÓàªÔญ invite chern choo-un àªÔญªÇ¹ Ireland ai-lairn äÍÃìᏴì iron (for ironing) dtao rêet àµÒÃÕ´ can you iron these for me? chôo-ay rêet hâi nòy dâi mái? ªûÇÂÃÕ´ãËü˹ûÍÂä´üäËÁ is* bpen à»ç¹ island gòr à¡ÒÐ it mun Áѹ it is ... bpen ... à»ç¹ ... is it ...? ... châi mái? ... ãªûäËÁ

J áÁûáç

jacket sêu-a nôrk

àÊ×ü͹͡

jam yairm

áÂÁ

jammed: it’s jammed mun dtìt

nâirn ÁѹµÔ´á¹û¹ January mók-ga-rah-kom Á¡ÃÒ¤Á Japan yêe-bpòon

ญÕû»Øû¹

Japanese yêe-bpòon

ญÕû»Øû¹

jar (noun) hpi

äË

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jack (for car) mâir rairng

jaw kph-gun-grai ¢Ò¡ÃÃä¡Ã jazz jáirt á¨ýÊ jealous hěung ËÖ§ jeans yeen ÂÕ¹Êì jellyfish mairng ga-proon áÁ§¡Ð¾Ãع jersey sêu-a sa-wét-dtêr àÊ×üÍÊàǵàµÍÃì jetty tâh reu-a ·ûÒàÃ×Í jeweller’s ráhn kpi krêu-ung pét ploy ÃüÒ¹¢ÒÂà¤Ã×ûͧྪþÅÍ jewellery pét ploy ྪþÅÍ Jewish yew ÂÔÇ job ngahn §Ò¹ jogging jórk-gîng ¨çÍ¡¡Ôü§ to go jogging bpai jórk-gîng 仨çÍ¡¡Ôü§ joke dta-lòk µÅ¡ journey gahn dern tahng ¡ÒÃà´Ô¹·Ò§

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where is it? yòo têe npi? ÍÂÙû·Õûä˹ it’s him káo nûn làir à¢Ò¹Ñû¹áËÅÐ it was ... bpen ... à»ç¹ ... Italy bpra-tâyt ì-dtah-lee »ÃÐà·ÈÍÔµÒÅÕ itch: it itches kun ¤Ñ¹

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have a good journey! dern

we’ve just arrived rao pêrng

tahng dôo-ay dee ná! à´Ô¹·Ò§´üÇ´չРjug yèu-uk àËÂ×Í¡ a jug of water yèu-uk náhm àËÂ×Í¡¹üÓ juice náhm psn-la-mái ¹üÓÒ¼ÅäÁü July ga-rúk-ga-dah-kom ¡Ã¡®Ò¤Á jump (verb) gra-dòht ¡ÃÐâ´´ jumper sêu-a sa-wét-dtêr àÊ×üÍÊàǵàµÍÃì junction tahng yâirk ·Ò§á¡ June mí-too-nah-yon ÁԶعÒ¹ jungle bpàh »ûÒ just (only) tâo-nún à·ûÒ¹Ñü¹ just two ssrng un tâo-nún ÊͧÍѹà·ûÒ¹Ñü¹ just for me stm-rùp psm (chún) kon dee-o ÊÓËÃѺ¼Á(©Ñ¹)¤¹à´ÕÂÇ just here dtrong née µÃ§¹Õü not just now mâi ao děe-o née äÁûàÍÒà´ÕþÂǹÕü

mah mêu-a gêe née ayng àÃÒà¾Ôû§ÁÒàÁ×ûÍ¡Õü¹Õüàͧ

K keep gèp

à¡çº

keep the change mâi dtôrng

torn äÁûµüͧ·Í¹ can I keep it? psm (chún) gèp

wái dâi mái? ¼Á(©Ñ¹)à¡çºäÇüä´üäËÁ please keep it ao wái ler-ee àÍÒäÇüàÅ ketchup sórt ma-kěu-a tâyt «ÍÊÁÐà¢×Íà·È kettle gah náhm ¡Ò¹üÓ key goon-jair ¡Øญá¨

the key for room 201, please

ksr goon-jair hôrng ssrng sson sèe ¢Í¡Øญá¨ËüͧÊͧÈÙ¹ÂìÊÕû keyring hòo-ung goon-jair Ëûǧ¡Øญᨠkidneys (in body) dtai äµ

knee hso-a kào

ËÑÇà¢ûÒ

knickers gahng gayng nai

kitchen hôrng kroo-a

do you know where I can

how many kilometres is it to ...? bpai ... gèe gi-loh? ä» ... ¡Õ›¡ÔâÅ kind (generous) jai dee ã¨´Õ that’s very kind koon jai dee mâhk ¤Ø³ã¨´ÕÁÒ¡

dialogue which kind do you want?

ao bàirp npi? I want this/that kind ao

bàirp née/nún king nai lso-ung

ã¹ËÅǧ

kiosk dtôo

µüÙ

kiss jòop

Ëüͧ¤ÃÑÇ

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sa-dtree ¡Ò§à¡§ã¹ÊµÃÕ knife mêet ÁÕ´ knock (verb) kór à¤ÒÐ knock down (road accident) rót chon öª¹ he’s been knocked down káo tòok rót chon à¢Ò¶Ù¡Ã¶ª¹ knock over (object, pedestrian) chon lóm ª¹ÅüÁ know (somebody) róo-jùk ÃÙü¨Ñ¡ (something) róo; (formal) sâhp ÃÙü; ·ÃÒº (a place) róo-jùk ÃÙü¨Ñ¡ I don’t know psm (chún) mâi róo/sâhp ¼Á(©Ñ¹)äÁûÃÙü/·ÃÒº I didn’t know that psm (chún) mâi róo/sâhp mah gòrn ¼Á(©Ñ¹)äÁûÃÙü/·ÃÒºÁÒ¡û͹

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(food) krêu-ung nai à¤Ã×ûͧ㹠kill kâh ¦ûÒ kilo* gi-loh ¡ÔâÅ kilometre* gi-loh-mét ¡ÔâÅàÁµÃ

find ...? sâhp mái wâh ja hph

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... dâi têe npi? ·ÃÒºäËÁÇûÒ¨ÐËÒ ... ä´ü·Õûä˹

»ÃÐà·ÈÅÒÇ

large yài

L

ãËญû

last sòot tái

ÊØ´·üÒÂ label bpâi

»üÒÂ

ladies’ (room) sa-dtree

ʵÃÕ

ladies’ wear krêu-ung dtàirng

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gai sa-dtree à¤Ã×ûͧáµû§¡ÒÂʵÃÕ lady pôo-yrng ¼ÙüËญÔ§ lager lah-ger ÅÒà¡ÍÃì lake ta-lay sàhp ·ÐàÅÊÒº lamb (meat) néu-a gàir à¹×üÍá¡Ð lamp kohm fai fáh â¤Áä¿¿üÒ lane (motorway) chôrng ªûͧ (small road) soy «Í language pah-sph ÀÒÉÒ language course bàirp ree-un pah-sph ẺàÃÕ¹ÀÒÉÒ

last week mêu-a ah-tít gòrn àÁ×ûÍÍÒ·ÔµÂì¡û͹ last Friday mêu-a wun sòok gòrn àÁ×ûÍÇѹÈØ¡Ãì¡û͹ last night mêu-a keun née àÁ×ûͤ׹¹Õü what time is the last train to Ubon? rót fai bpai oobon têe-o sòot tái òrk gèe mohng? öä¿ä»ÍغÅà·ÕûÂÇÊØ´·üÒ ÍÍ¡¡ÕûâÁ§ late cháh ªüÒ sorry I’m late ksr-tôht têe mah cháh ¢Íâ·É·ÕûÁÒªüÒ the train was late rót fai mah těung cháh öä¿ÁÒ¶Ö§ªüÒ we must go – we’ll be late rao dtôrng bpai děe-o ja mâi tun àÃÒµüÍ§ä» à´ÕþÂǨÐäÁû·Ñ¹ it’s getting late dèuk láir-o ´Ö¡áÅüÇ

·ÕËÅѧ

I’ll come back later děe-o ja

glùp mah à´ÕþÂǨСÅѺÁÒ see you later děe-o jer gun èek à´ÕþÂÇà¨Í¡Ñ¹ÍÕ¡ later on tee ltng ·ÕËÅѧ latest yàhng cháh têe sòot ÍÂûÒ§ªüÒ·ÕûÊØ´ by Wednesday at the latest

where does this lead to? nêe

bpai těung npi? ¹Õû件֧ä˹ leaf bai mái ãºäÁü leaflet bai bplew 㺻ÅÔÇ leak rôo-a ÃÑûÇ the roof leaks ltng-kah rôo-a ËÅѧ¤ÒÃÑûÇ learn ree-un àÃÕÕ¹ least: not in the least mâi ler-ee äÁûàÅ at least yàhng nóy têe sòot ÍÂûÒ§¹éÍ·ÕûÊØ´ leather ntng ˹ѧ leave (verb: behind) tíng wái ·Ôü§äÇü (go away) jàhk bpai ¨Ò¡ä» I am leaving tomorrow psm

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wun póot yàhng cháh têe sòot Çѹ¾Ø¸ÍÂûÒ§ªüÒ·ÕûÊØ´ laugh (verb) hso-a rór ËÑÇàÃÒÐ laundry (clothes) sêu-a pâh àÊ×üͼüÒ (place) ráhn súk pâh ÃüÒ¹«Ñ¡¼üÒ lavatory hôrng náhm Ëüͧ¹üÓ law gòt-mpi ¡®ËÁÒ lawn sa-nphm yâh ʹÒÁËญüÒ lawyer ta-nai kwahm ·¹Ò¤ÇÒÁ laxative yah tài ÂÒ¶ûÒÂ

lazy kêe gèe-ut ¢Õüà¡Õ¨ lead (electrical) spi fai fáh ÊÒÂä¿¿üÒ (verb) num ¹Ó

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later tee ltng

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(chún) bpai prôong née ¼Á(©Ñ¹)仾ÃØû§¹Õü he left yesterday káo bpai mêu-a wahn née à¢Òä»àÁ×ûÍÇÒ¹¹Õü may I leave this here? ksr fàhk wái têe nêe dâi mái? ¢Í½Ò¡äÇü·Õû¹Õûä´üäËÁ I left my coat in the bar psm (chún) tíng sêu-a wái têe bah ¼Á(©Ñ¹)·Ôü§àÊ×üÍäÇü·ÕûºÒÃì when does the bus for

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Bangsaen leave? rót bpai bahng-spirn òrk gèe mohng? ö仺ҧáʹÍÍ¡¡ÕûâÁ§ left sái «üÒ on the left tahng sái ·Ò§«üÒ to the left tahng sái ·Ò§«üÒ turn left lée-o sái àÅÕüÂÇ«üÒ there’s none left mâi mee lvu-a yòo äÁûÁÕàËÅ×ÍÍÂÙû left-handed ta-nùt meu sái ¶¹Ñ´Á×Í«üÒ left luggage (office) têe fàhk gra-bppo ·Õû½Ò¡¡ÃÐà»þÒ

leg kph

¢Ò

lemon ma-nao

ÁйÒÇ

lemonade núm ma-nao

¹üÓÁйÒÇ

lemon tea núm chah sài ma-

nao ¹üÓªÒãÊûÁйÒÇ lend: will you lend me your ... ? ksr yeum ... nòy, dâi mái? ¢ÍÂ×Á ... ˹ûÍÂä´üäËÁ lens (of camera) layn àŹ«ì lesbian ‘lesbian’ àÅçÊàºÕ¹ less nóy gwàh ¹üÍ¡ÇûÒ less than ... nóy gwàh ... ¹üÍ¡ÇûÒ ... less expensive tòok gwàh ¶Ù¡¡ÇûÒ lesson bòt ree-un º·àÃÕ¹ let (allow) hâi ãËü will you let me know? chôoay bòrk hâi psm (chún) sâhp dôo-ay ªûǺ͡ãËü¼Á(©Ñ¹)·ÃÒº´üÇ I’ll let you know psm (chún)

lifebelt choo chêep

let’s go for something to eat

life jacket sêu-a choo chêep

bpai tahn kâo mái? ä»·Ò¹¢üÒÇäËÁ

lift (in building) líf

let off: will you let me off at ...? ksr long têe ... dâi mái?

¢Íŧ·Õû ... ä´üäËÁ letter jòt-mpi

¨´ËÁÒÂ

do you have any letters for me? mee jòt-mpi mah těung

àÊ×üͪ٪վ ÅÔ¿·ì

could you give me a lift?

chôo-ay bpai sòng nòy, dâi mái? ªûÇÂä»Êû§Ë¹ûÍÂä´üäËÁ would you like a lift? bpai sòng hâi ao mái? ä»Êû§ãËüàÍÒäËÁ light (noun) fai ä¿ (not heavy) bao àºÒ do you have a light? (for cigarette) mee fai mái? ÁÕä¿äËÁ light green sěe kěe-o òrn ÊÕà¢ÕÂÇÍû͹ light bulb lòrt fai fáh ËÅÍ´ä¿¿üÒ I need a new light bulb psm (chún) dtôrng-gahn lòrt fai fáh ¼Á(©Ñ¹)µüͧ¡ÒÃËÅÍ´ä¿¿üÒ lighter (cigarette) fai cháirk ä¿áªý¡ lightning fáh lâirp ¿éÒáź

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psm (chún) mái? ÁÕ¨´ËÁÒÂÁÒ¶Ö§¼Á(©Ñ¹)äËÁ letterbox dtôo jòt-mpi µÙü¨´ËÁÒ lettuce pùk-gàht ¼Ñ¡¡Ò´ lever (noun) kun yók ¤Ñ¹Â¡ library hsr sa-mòot ËÍÊÁØ´ licence bai un-nóo-yâht ãºÍ¹ØญÒµ lid fph ½Ò lie (verb: tell untruth) goh-hòk â¡Ë¡ lie down norn ¹Í¹ life chee-wít ªÕÇÔµ

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ja bòrk hâi sâhp ¼Á(©Ñ¹)¨ÐºÍ¡ãËü·ÃÒº

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like (verb) chôrp ªÍº I like it psm (chún) chôrp ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ªÍº I like going for walks psm (chún) chôrp bpai dern lên ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ªÍºä»à´Ô¹àÅû¹ I like you psm (chún) chôrp koon ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ªÍº¤Ø³ I don’t like it psm (chún) mâi chôrp ¼Á(©Ñ¹)äÁûªÍº do you like ...? koon chôrp ... mái? ¤Ø³ªÍº ...äËÁ I’d like a beer psm (chún) ao bee-a kòo-ut nèung ¼Á(©Ñ¹)àÍÒàºÕÂÃì¢Ç´Ë¹Öû§ I’d like to go swimming psm (chún) yàhk bpai wâi náhm ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ÍÂÒ¡ä»ÇûÒ¹üÓ would you like a drink? koon dèum a-rai mái? ¤Ø³´×ûÁÍÐäÃäËÁ would you like to go for a walk? koon yàhk bpai dern

lên mái? ¤Ø³ÍÂÒ¡ä»à´Ô¹àÅû¹äËÁ what’s it like? bpen yung ngai? à»ç¹ÍÂûÒ§äÃ

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I want one like this ao bàirp

née àÍÒẺ¹Õü lime ma-nao ÁйÒÇ line (on paper) sên àÊü¹ (phone) spi ÊÒ could you give me an outside line? chôo-ay dtòr spi

kâhng nôrk hâi nòy, dâi mái? ªèǵûÍÊÒ¢üÒ§¹Í¡ãËü˹ûÍ ä´üäËÁ lips rim fěe bpàhk ÃÔÁ½Õ»Ò¡ lip salve kêe pêung tah rim fěe bpàhk ¢Õü¼Öü§·ÒÃÔÁ½Õ»Ò¡ lipstick líp sa-dtík ÅԻʵԡ listen fung ¿Ñ§ litre* lít ÅԵà little lék àÅç¡ just a little, thanks nít dee-o nít dee-o tâo-nún ¹Ô´à´ÕÂÇà·ûÒ¹Ñü¹ a little milk nom nít nòy ¹Á¹Ô´Ë¹ûÍÂ

nèung ÍÕ¡¹Ô´Ë¹Öû§ live (verb) mee chee-wít yòo ÁÕªÕÇÔµÍÂÙû we live together rao yòo dôoay gun àÃÒÍÂÙû´üÇ¡ѹ

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náir-num ráhn ah-hphn tpiro née hâi nòy dâi mái? ªûÇÂá¹Ð¹ÓÃüÒ¹ÍÒËÒÃá¶Ç¹Õ ü ãËé˹ûÍÂä´üäËÁ lock (noun) goon-jair ¡Øญᨠ(verb) sài goon-jair ãÊû¡Øญᨠit’s locked sài goon-jair láir-o ãÊû¡Øญá¨áÅüÇ

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a little bit more èek nít

lock out: I’ve locked myself

where do you live? koon

yòo têe npi? I live in London psm

(chún) yòo têe lorn-dorn

chee-wít chee-wah ÁÕªÕÇÔµªÕÇÒ liver (in body, food) dtùp µÑº loaf bporn »Í¹´ì lobby (in hotel) pa-nàirk dtôrn rúp á¼¹¡µü͹ÃѺ lobster gôong yài ¡Øü§ãËญû local tpir-o née á¶Ç¹Õü can you recommend a local restaurant? chôo-ay

hôrng mâi dâi »Ô´¡Øญá¨áÅüÇà¢üÒËüͧäÁûä´ü locker (for luggage etc) dtôo µüÙ lollipop om-yím ÍÁÂÔüÁ London lorn-dorn Å͹´Í¹ long yao ÂÒÇ how long will it take to fix it?

chái way-lah sôrm nahn tâorài? ãªüàÇÅÒ«ûÍÁ¹Ò¹à·ûÒäÃ

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lively (person, town) mee

out bpìt goon-jair láir-o kâo

how long does it take?

chái way-lah nahn tâo-rài? ãªüàÇÅÒ¹Ò¹à·ûÒäà a long time nahn ¹Ò¹

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one day/two days longer èek

wun ssrng wun ÍÕ¡ÇѹÊͧÇѹ long-distance call toh tahng

glai â·Ã·Ò§ä¡Å long-tailed boat reu-a hphng

yao àÃ×ÍËÒ§ÂÒÇ look: I’m just looking, thanks

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psm (chún) chom doo tâonún ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ªÁ´Ùà·ûÒ¹Ñü¹ you don’t look well koon tâh tahng mâi sa-bai ¤Ø³·ûÒ·Ò§äÁûʺÒ look out! ra-wung ná! ÃÐÇѧ¹Ð can I have a look? ksr doo nòy, dâi mái? ¢Í´Ù˹ûÍÂä´üäËÁ look after doo lair ´ÙáÅ look at doo ´Ù look for hph ËÒ I’m looking for ... psm (chún) gum-lung hph ... ¼Á(©Ñ¹)¡ÓÅѧËÒ ... loose (handle etc) lòot ËÅØ´

lorry rót bun-tóok öºÃ÷ء lose hpi ËÒ I’ve lost my way psm (chún) lsng tahng ¼Á(©Ñ¹)Ëŧ·Ò§ I’m lost, I want to get to ...

psm (chún) lsng tahng, dtôrng-gahn bpai ... ¼Á(©Ñ¹)Ëŧ·Ò§ µüͧ¡ÒÃä» ... I’ve lost my bag gra-bppo psm (chún) hpi ¡ÃÐà»þÒ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ËÒ lost property (office) têe jâirng ksrng hpi ·Õûá¨ü§¢Í§ËÒ lot: a lot, lots mâhk ÁÒ¡ not a lot mâi mâhk äÁûÁÒ¡ a lot of people kon mâhk ¤¹ÁÒ¡ a lot bigger yài mâhk gwàh ãËญûÁÒ¡¡ÇûÒ I like it a lot psm (chún) chôrp mâhk ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ªÍºÁÒ¡ lotion yah tah ÂÒ·Ò loud dung ´Ñ§

rso-rph ËÃÙËÃÒ luxury ksrng fôom feu-ay ¢Í§¿ûØÁà¿×ÍÂ

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à¤Ã×ûͧ

mad (insane) bâh

ºüÒ (angry) gròht â¡Ã¸ magazine nít-ta-ya-sphn ¹ÔµÂÊÒà maid (in hotel) yrng rúp chái ËญÔ§ÃѺãªü maiden name nahm sa-goon derm ¹ÒÁÊ¡ØÅà´ÔÁ mail (noun) jòt-mpi ¨´ËÁÒ (verb) sòng jòt-mpi Êû§¨´ËÁÒ is there any mail for me? mee jòt-mpi stm-rùp psm (chún) mái? ÁÕ¨´ËÁÒÂÊÓËÃѺ¼Á(©Ñ¹)äËÁ mailbox dtôo jòt-mpi µÙü¨´ËÁÒÂ

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nûng lên Ëüͧ¹Ñû§àÅû¹ (in airport) hôrng púk pôo doyee sphn Ëüͧ¾Ñ¡¼Ùüâ´ÂÊÒà love (noun) kwahm rúk ¤ÇÒÁÃÑ¡ (verb) rúk ÃÑ¡ I love Thailand psm (chún) rúk meu-ung tai ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ÃÑ¡àÁ×ͧä·Â lovely sso-ay ÊÇ low (prices, bridge) dtùm µûÓ luck chôhk ⪤ good luck! chôhk dee! ⪤´Õ luggage gra-bppo ¡ÃÐà»þÒ luggage trolley rót kěn öà¢ç¹ lump (on body) néu-a ngôrk à¹×üͧ͡ lunch ah-hphn glahng wun ÍÒËÒáÅÒ§Çѹ lungs bpòrt »Í´ luxurious (hotel, furnishings)

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lounge (in house, hotel) hôrng

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main stm-kun ÊÓ¤Ñญ

main post office bprai-sa-nee

glahng ä»ÃɳÕÂì¡ÅÒ§ main road ta-nsn yài ¶¹¹ãËญû mains switch (for electricity) sawít spi fai yài ÊÇÔªÊÒÂä¿ãËญû make (brand name) yêe hôr ÂÕûËüÍ (verb) tum ·Ó I make it 500 baht psm (chún) kít wâh hâh róy bàht ¼Á(©Ñ¹)¤Ô´ÇûÒËüÒÃüͺҷ what is it made of? tum dôoay a-rai? ·Ó´üÇÂÍÐäà make-up krêu-ung stm-ahng à¤Ã×ûͧÊÓÍÒ§ malaria kâi jùp sùn, mah-layree-a ä¢ü¨ÑºÊÑû¹, ÁÒàÅàÃÕ malaria tablets yah gâir mahlay-ree-a ÂÒá¡üÁÒàÅàÃÕ Malay (adj) ma-lah-yoo ÁÅÒÂÙ Malaysia bpra-tâyt mah-lay-

see-a »ÃÐà·ÈÁÒàÅà«Õ man pôo-chai ¼ÙüªÒ manager pôo-jùt-gahn ¼Ùü¨Ñ´¡Òà can I see the manager? ksr

póp pôo-jùt-gahn nòy ¢Í¾º¼Ùü¨Ñ´¡ÒÃ˹ûÍ mango ma-môo-ung ÁÐÁûǧ many mâhk ÁÒ¡ not many mâi mâhk äÁûÁÒ¡ map ppirn-têe á¼¹·Õû March mee-nah-kom ÁÕ¹Ò¤Á margarine ner-ee tee-um à¹Âà·ÕÂÁ market dta-làht µÅÒ´ marmalade yairm áÂÁ married: I’m married psm (chún) dtàirng ngahn láir-o ¼Á(©Ñ¹)áµû§§Ò¹áÅüÇ are you married? koon dtàirng ngahn láir-o rěu yung? ¤Ø³áµû§§Ò¹áÅüÇËÃ×ÍÂѧ

dâi mái? ¹Ñû§·Õû¹Õûä´üäËÁ maybe bahng tee ºÒ§·Õ mayonnaise núm sa-lùt ¹üÓÊÅÑ´ me* (male) psm ¼Á (female) dee-chún, chún ´Ô©Ñ¹, ©Ñ¹ that’s for me nûn stm-rùp psm (chún) ¹Ñû¹ÊÓËÃѺ¼Á(©Ñ¹) send it to me sòng mah hâi psm (chún) Êû§ÁÒãËü¼Á(©Ñ¹) me too psm (chún) gôr měuun gun ¼Á(©Ñ¹)¡çàËÁ×͹¡Ñ¹ meal ah-hphn ÍÒËÒÃ

may: may I have another one? ksr èek un nèung dâi

mái? ¢ÍÍÕ¡Íѹ˹Öû§ä´üäËÁ may I come in? kâo mah dâi mái? à¢üÒÁÒä´üäËÁ may I see it? ksr doo nòy dâi mái? ¢Í´Ù˹ûÍÂä´üäËÁ may I sit here? nûng têe nêe

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áÁʤÒÃÒ massage nôo-ut ¹Ç´ match (football etc) gahn kàirng ktn ¡ÒÃá¢û§¢Ñ¹ matches mái kèet äÁü¢Õ´ material (fabric) pâh ¼üÒ matter: it doesn’t matter mâi bpen rai äÁûà»ç¹äà what’s the matter? bpen a-rai? à»ç¹ÍÐäà mattress têe norn ·Õû¹Í¹ May préut-sa-pah-kom ¾ÄÉÀÒ¤Á

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mascara mair-sa-kah-rah

did you enjoy your meal?

ah-hphn a-ròy mái? it was excellent, thank you

a-ròy mâhk mean (verb) mpi kwahm

ËÁÒ¤ÇÒÁ

what do you mean? koon

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mui kwahm wâh a-rai? ¤Ø³ËÁÒ¤ÇÒÁÇûÒÍÐäÃ

dialogue what does this word mean? kum née bplàir

wâh a-rai? it means ... in English pah-

sph ung-grìt bplair wâh ...

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measles rôhk hùt âäËÑ´ meat néu-a à¹×üÍ mechanic châhng krêu-ung ªûÒ§à¤Ã×ûͧ medicine yah ÂÒ medium (adj: size) glahng ¡ÅÒ§ medium-rare (steak) sòok sòok dìp dìp ÊØ¡æ´Ôºæ medium-sized ka-nàht glahng ¢¹Ò´¡ÅÒ§ meet (verb) póp ¾º nice to meet you yin dee têe dâi róo-jùk gun ÂÔ¹´Õ·Õûä´üÃÙü¨Ñ¡¡Ñ¹ where shall I meet you? póp

gun têe npi? ¾º¡Ñ¹·Õûä˹ meeting bpra-choom »ÃЪØÁ meeting place têe nút póp ·Õû¹Ñ´¾º melon dtairng tai ᵧä·Â men pôo-chai ¼ÙüªÒ mend sôrm «ûÍÁ could you mend this for me?

koon sôrm hâi dâi mái? ¤Ø³«ûÍÁãËüä´üäËÁ men’s room boo-ròot ºØÃØÉ menswear krêu-ung dtàirng gai boo-ròot à¤Ã×ûͧáµû§¡ÒºØÃØÉ mention (verb) glào těung ¡ÅûÒǶ֧ don’t mention it mâi bpen rai äÁûà»ç¹äà menu may-noo àÁ¹Ù may I see the menu, please?

ksr doo may-noo nòy krúp (kâ) ¢Í´ÙàÁ¹Ù˹ûͤÃѺ(¤ûÐ) see Menu Reader page 246

might: I might ... bahng tee

me? mee krai sùng a-rai wái rěu bplào? ÁÕã¤ÃÊÑû§ÍÐäÃäÇüËÃ×Íà»ÅûÒ

psm (chún) àht ja ... ºÒ§·Õ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ÍÒ¨¨Ð ... I might not ... bahng tee psm (chún) àht ja mâi ... ºÒ§·Õ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ÍÒ¨¨ÐäÁû ...

I want to leave a

I might want to stay another

are there any messages for

message for ... psm (chún)

in the middle of the night

dtorn glahng keun µÍ¹¡ÅÒ§¤×¹ the middle one un glahng Íѹ¡ÅÒ§ midnight têe-ung keun à·Õû§¤×¹ at midnight têe-ung keun à·Õû§¤×¹

day bahng tee psm (chún) àht ja yòo èek wun nèung ºÒ§·Õ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ÍÒ¨¨ÐÍÂÙûÍÕ¡Çѹ ˹Öû§ migraine bpòo-ut hso-a kâhng dee-o »Ç´ËÑÇ¢üÒ§à´ÕÂÇ mild (taste) mâi pèt äÁûà¼ç´ mile* mai äÁÅì milk nom ¹Á millimetre* min-li-mét ÁÔÅÅÔàÁµÃ minced meat néu-a sùp à¹×üÍÊѺ mind: never mind mâi bpen rai äÁûà»ç¹äà I’ve changed my mind psm (chún) bplèe-un jai láir-o ¼Á(©Ñ¹)à»ÅÕû¹ã¨áÅüÇ

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yàhk ja fàhk bòrk a-rai hâi ... ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ÍÂÒ¡¨Ð½Ò¡ºÍ¡ ÍÐäÃãËü ... metal (noun) loh-hà âÅËÐ metre* mét àÁµÃ midday têe-ung wun à·Õû§Çѹ at midday têe-ung wun à·ÕûÕ§Çѹ middle: in the middle yòo dtrong glahng ÍÂÙûµÃ§¡ÅÒ§

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message kào

¢ûÒÇ

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(chún) ¢Í§¼Á(©Ñ¹)

mee gra-bppo hpi bpai ÁÕ¡ÃÐà»þÒËÒÂä» mist mòrk ËÁÍ¡ mistake (noun) kwahm pìt ¤ÇÒÁ¼Ô´ I think there’s a mistake psm (chún) kít wâh mee kôr pìt lék nóy ¼Á(©Ñ¹)¤Ô´ÇûÒÁÕ¢üͼԴ àÅ硹éÍÂ

mineral water núm râir

sorry, I’ve made a mistake

dialogue do you mind if I open the window? ksr bpèrt

nâh-dtàhng nòy, dâi mái? no, I don’t mind dâi mine*: it’s mine ksrng psm

¹üÓáÃû

minute nah-tee

¹Ò·Õ

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in a minute èek bpra-děe-o

ÍÕ¡»ÃÐà´ÕþÂÇ

just a minute děe-o, děe-o

à´ÕþÂÇ æ

mirror gra-jòk ngao

¡ÃШ¡à§Ò Miss nahng-spo ¹Ò§ÊÒÇ

miss: I missed the bus psm

(chún) dtòk rót may ¼Á(©Ñ¹)µ¡Ã¶àÁÅì missing hpi bpai ËÒÂä» one of my ... is missing ksng

psm (chún) hpi bpai ... ¢Í§¼Á(©Ñ¹)ËÒÂä» ... there’s a suitcase missing

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ksr-tôht, psm (chún) tum pìt ¢Íâ·É¼Á(©Ñ¹)·Ó¼Ô´ misunderstanding kwahm kâo jai pìt ¤ÇÒÁà¢üÒ㨼Դ mix-up: sorry, there’s been a mix-up ksr-tôht, mee kwahm

kâo jai pìt ¢Íâ·É ÁÕ¤ÇÒÁà¢üÒ㨼Դ mobile phone toh-ra-sùp rái spi â·ÃÈѾ·ìäÃéÊÒ modern tun sa-mpi ·Ñ¹ÊÁÑ moisturizer kreem bum-roong pěw ¤ÃÕÁºÓÃا¼ÔÇ moment: I won’t be a moment

ror děe-o ÃÍà´ÕþÂÇ

a lot more èek mâhk

ÍÕ¡ÁÒ¡

Monday wun jun

Çѹ¨Ñ¹·Ãì

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money ngern

à§Ô¹

would you like some

monk prá

more? ao èek mái?

monsoon mor-ra-ssOm

à´×͹

por láir-o, kòrp-koon krúp (kâ) how about you? láir-o koon lâ?

monument a-nóo-sph-wa-ree

I don’t want any more,

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ÁÃÊØÁ

month deu-un

can I have some more water, please? ksr náhm èek nòy krúp (kâ) ¢Í¹üÓÍա˹ûͤÃѺ(¤ûÐ) more expensive/interesting

pairng/nâh ssn jai gwàh ᾧ/¹ûÒʹ㨡ÇûÒ more than 50 hâh sìp gwàh ËüÒÊÔº¡ÇûÒ more than that mâhk gwàh nún ÁÒ¡¡ÇûÒ¹Ñü¹

no, no more for me, thanks

thanks por láir-o krúp (kâ) morning dtorn cháo µÍ¹àªüÒ this morning cháo née àªüÒ¹Õü in the morning dtorn cháo µÍ¹àªüÒ mosquito yoong Âا mosquito net móong ÁØü§ mosquito repellent yah gun yoong ÂҡѹÂا

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͹ØÊÒÇÃÕÂì moon prá-jun ¾ÃШѹ·Ãì moped rót mor-dter-sai öÁÍÃìàµÍÃì䫤ì more* èek ÍÕ¡

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monastery wút

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most: I like this one most of all psm (chún) chôrp un née mâhk têe sòot ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ªÍºÍѹ¹ÕüÁÒ¡·ÕûÊØ´

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most of the time sòo-un

mâhk ÊûǹÁÒ¡ most tourists núk tôrng têe-o

sòo-un mâhk ¹Ñ¡·ûͧà·ÕûÂÇÊûǹÁÒ¡ mostly sòo-un mâhk ÊûǹÁÒ¡ mother mâir áÁû mother-in-law (of a man) mâir yai áÁûÂÒ (of a woman) mâir pso-a áÁû¼ÑÇ motorbike rót mor-dter-sai öÁÍÃìàµÍÃì䫤ì motorboat reu-a yon àÃ×͹µÃì motorway tahng dòo-un ·Ò§´ûǹ mountain poo-kpo ÀÙà¢Ò in the mountains nai poo-kpo ã¹ÀÙà¢Ò mouse nso ˹٠moustache nòo-ut ˹Ǵ mouth bpàhk »Ò¡

mouth ulcer plpir nai bpàhk

á¼Åã¹»Ò¡

move: he’s moved to another room káo yái bpai yòo èek

hôrng nèung à¢ÒÂüÒÂä»ÍÂÙûÍÕ¡Ëüͧ˹Öû§ could you move your car?

chôo-ay lêu-un rót ksrng koon, dâi mái? ªûÇÂàÅ×û͹ö¢Í§¤Ø³ä´üäËÁ could you move up a little?

chít nai nòy dâi mái? ªÔ´ã¹Ë¹ûÍÂä´üäËÁ where has it moved to? (shop, restaurant etc) yái bpai yòo têe

npi? ÂüÒÂä»ÍÂÙû·Õûä˹ movie ntng ˹ѧ movie theater rohng ntng âç˹ѧ Mr nai ¹Ò Mrs nahng ¹Ò§ much mâhk ÁÒ¡ much better/worse dee/yâir mâhk gwàh ´Õ/áÂûÁÒ¡¡ÇûÒ much hotter rórn mâhk gwàh Ãü͹ÁÒ¡¡ÇûÒ

not very much mâi kôy mâhk

äÁû¤ûÍÂÁÒ¡

I don’t want very much psm

(chún) mâi ao mâhk ¼Á(©Ñ¹)äÁûàÍÒÁÒ¡ mud klohn â¤Å¹ mug: I’ve been mugged psm

N nail (finger) lép meu àÅçºÁ×Í (metal) dta-bpoo µÐ»Ù nailbrush bprairng kùt lép á»Ã§¢Ñ´àÅçº nail varnish yah tah lép ÂÒ·ÒàÅçº name chêu ª×ûÍ my name’s ... psm chêu ... ¼Áª×ûͨÍËì¹ ... what’s your name? koon chêu a-rai? ¤Ø³ª×ûÍÍÐäÃ

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(chún) tòok jêe ¼Á(©Ñ¹)¶Ù¡¨Õü mum mâir áÁû mumps kahng toom ¤Ò§·ÙÁ museum pí-pít-ta-pun ¾Ô¾Ô¸Àѳ±ì mushrooms hèt àËç´ music don-dtree ´¹µÃÕ musician núk don-dtree ¹Ñ¡´¹µÃÕ Muslim (adj) ì-sa-lahm ÍÔÊÅÒÁ mussels hsy mairng pôo ËÍÂáÁ§ÀÙû must*: I must psm (chún) dtôrng ¼Á(©Ñ¹)µüͧ I mustn’t drink alcohol psm

(chún) dtôrng mâi gin lâo ¼Á(©Ñ¹)µüͧäÁû¡Ô¹àËÅüÒ mustard núm jîm mut-sadtàht ¹üÓ¨ÔüÁÁÑʵҴ my* ksrng psm (chún) ¢Í§¼Á(©Ñ¹) myself: I’ll do it myself psm (chún) ja tum ayng ¼Á(©Ñ¹)¨Ð·Óàͧ by myself dôo-ay dton ayng ´éǵ¹àͧ

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not much mâi mâhk

äÁûÁÒ¡

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what is the name of this street? nêe ta-nsn a-rai?

¹Õû¶¹¹ÍÐäÃ

napkin pâh chét bpàhk

¼üÒàªç´»Ò¡

nappy pâh ôrm

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¼üÒÍüÍÁ narrow (street) kâirp ᤺ nasty nâh too-râyt ¹ûÒ·ØàÃÈ national hàirng châht áËû§ªÒµÔ nationality stn-châht ÊÑญªÒµÔ natural tum-ma-châht ¸ÃÃÁªÒµÔ nausea ah-gahn klêun hěe-un ÍÒ¡ÒäÅ×û¹àËÕ¹ navy (blue) sěe fáh gàir ÊÕ¿üÒá¡û near glâi ã¡Åü is it near the city centre? yòo glâi meu-ung mái? ÍÂÙûã¡ÅüàÁ×ͧäËÁ do you go near the museum?

koon pàhn bpai glâi glâi pí-pít-ta-pun mái? ¤Ø³¼ûÒ¹ä»ã¡Åüæ ¾Ô¾Ô¸Àѳ±ìäËÁ where is the nearest ...?

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... glâi têe sòot yòo têe npi? ... ã¡Åü·ÕûÊØ´ÍÂÙû·Õûä˹ nearby yòo glâi ÍÂÙûã¡Åü nearly gèu-up à¡×ͺ necessary jum-bpen ¨Óà»ç¹ neck kor ¤Í necklace sôy kor ÊÃüÍÂ¤Í necktie nék-tai à¹ç¤ä· need: I need ... psm (chún) dtôrng-gahn ... ¼Á(©Ñ¹)µüͧ¡Òà ... do I need to pay? dtôrng jài rěu bplào? µüͧ¨ûÒÂËÃ×Íà»ÅûÒ needle kěm à¢çÁ negative (film) feem nay-gah-dteef ¿ÔÅìÁ๡ҵտ nephew lphn chai ËÅÒ¹ªÒ net (in sport) dtah-kài µÒ¢ûÒ never mâi ker-ee äÁûà¤Â

New Zealander: I’m a New Zealander psm (chún) bpen

have you ever been to Hua Hin? koon ker-ee bpai

hso-a hrn mái? no, never, I’ve never been there mâi ker-ee, psm (chún) mâi ker-ee bpai new mài

ãËÁû

news (radio, TV etc) kào

¢ûÒÇ

newsagent’s ráhn kpi núng-

the next turning on the left

lée-o sái têe tahng yâirk kâhng nâh àÅÕüÂÇ«üÒ·Õû·Ò§á¡¢üҧ˹üÒ at the next stop bpâi nâh »üÒÂ˹üÒ next week ah-tít nâh ÍÒ·ÔµÂì˹üÒ next to dtìt gùp µÔ´¡Ñº nice (food) a-ròy ÍÃûÍ (looks, view etc) sso-ay ÊÇ (person) dee ´Õ niece lphn spo ËÅÒ¹ÊÒÇ night glahng keun ¡ÅÒ§¤×¹ at night dtorn glahng keun µÍ¹¡ÅÒ§¤×¹ good night sa-wùt dee ÊÇÑÊ´Õ

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sěu pim ÃüÒ¹¢ÒÂ˹ѧÊ×;ÔÁ¾ì newspaper núng-sěu pim ˹ѧÊ×;ÔÁ¾ì newspaper kiosk dtôo núngsěu pim µÙü˹ѧÊ×;ÔÁ¾ì New Year bpee mài »ÕãËÁû Happy New Year! sa-wùt dee bpee mài! ÊÇÑÊ´Õ»ÕãËÁû New Year’s Eve wun sîn bpee ÇѹÊÔü¹»Õ New Zealand bpra-tâyt new see-láirn »ÃÐà·È¹ÔÇ«ÕᏴì

kon new see-láirn ¼Á(©Ñ¹)à»ç¹¤¹¹ÔÇ«ÕᏴì next nâh ˹üÒ

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dialogue do you have a single room for one night? mee hôrng stm-rùp keun dee-o mái? yes, madam mee krúp

krai yòo äÁûÁÕã¤ÃÍÂÙû noise sěe-ung àÊÕ§ noisy: it’s too noisy nòo-uk

keun la tâo-rài?

hso ˹ǡËÙ

it’s 1,000 baht for one night

non-alcoholic mâi mee un-

keun la pun bàht

gor-horl äÁûÁÕÍÑÅ¡ÍÎÍÅ nonsmoking hâhm sòop boorèe ËüÒÁÊÙººØËÃÕû noodles gso-ay dtěe-o ¡þÇÂàµÕþÂÇ noodle shop ráhn gso-ay dtěe-o ÃüÒ¹¡þÇÂàµÕþÂÇ noon têe-ung wun à·Õû§Çѹ at noon têe-ung wun à·Õû§Çѹ no-one mâi mee krai äÁûÁÕã¤Ã nor: nor do I psm (chún) gôr mâi měu-un gun ¼Á(©Ñ¹)¡çäÁûàËÁ×͹¡Ñ¹ normal tum-ma-dah ¸ÃÃÁ´Ò north něu-a à˹×Í

how much is it per night?

thank you, I’ll take it kòrp-

koon ao hôrng née nightclub náit klúp

ä¹·¤ÅѺ

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there’s nobody there mâi mee

nightdress chóot norn

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no* mâi

äÁû

I’ve no change mâi mee sàyt

sa-dtahng äÁûÁÕàÈÉʵҧ¤ì there’s no ... left mâi mee ...

lěu-a yòo äÁûÁÕ ... àËÅ×ÍÍÂÙû no way! mâi mee tahng! äÁûÁÕ·Ò§ oh no! (upset) dtai jing! µÒ¨ÃÔ§ nobody mâi mee krai äÁûÁÕã¤Ã

it’s not necessary mâi jum-

to the north tahng něu-a

bpen äÁû¨Óà»ç¹

ã¹ÀÒ¤à˹×Í

I didn’t know that psm (chún)

mâi sâhp rêu-ung nún ¼Á(©Ñ¹)äÁû·ÃÒºàÃ×ûͧ¹Ñü¹ not that one – this one mâi châi un nún – un nêe äÁûãªûÍѹ¹Ñü¹Íѹ¹Õû note (banknote) bai báirng ãºáºý§¤ì notebook sa-mòot ÊÁØ´ notepaper (for letters) gra-dàht kěe-un jòt-mpi ¡ÃдÒÉà¢Õ¹¨´ËÁÒ nothing mâi mee a-rai äÁûÁÕÍÐäà nothing for me, thanks mâi ao a-rai krúp (kâ) kòrp-koon äÁûàÍÒÍÐääÃѺ(¤ûÐ)¢Íº¤Ø³ nothing else mâi mee a-rai èek äÁûÁÕÍÐäÃÍÕ¡ novel na-wa-ni-yai ¹Ç¹ÔÂÒ November préut-sa-ji-gah-yon ¾ÄȨԡÒ¹ now děe-o née à´ÕþÂǹÕü number mpi-lâyk ËÁÒÂàÅ¢

a ksrng groong-tâyp ·Ò§à˹×ͧ͢¡ÃØ§à·¾Ï northeast dta-wun òrk chěeung něu-a µÐÇѹÍÍ¡à©Õ§à˹×Í Northern Ireland ai-lairn něu-a äÍÃìᏴìà˹×Í northwest dta-wun dtòk chěeung něu-a µÐÇѹµ¡à©Õ§à˹×Í Norway bpra-tâyt nor-way »ÃÐà·È¹ÍÃàÇ nose ja-mòok ¨ÁÙ¡ nosebleed lêu-ut gum-dao srk àÅ×Í´¡Óà´ÒÍÍ¡ not* mâi äÁû no thanks, I’m not hungry mâi krúp (kâ) psm (chún) mâi hěw äÁû¤ÃѺ (¤ûÐ) ¼Á(©Ñ¹)äÁûËÔÇ I don’t want any, thank you

psm (chún) mâi ao kòrpkoon ¼Á(©Ñ¹)äÁûàÍҢͺ¤Ø³

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·Ò§à˹×Í

north of Bangkok tahng něu-

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in the north nai pâhk něu-a

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I’ve got the wrong number

toh pìt ber â·Ã¼Ô´àºÍÃì what is your phone number?

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ber toh-ra-sùp ksrng koon lâyk a-rai? àºÍÃìâ·ÃÈѾ·ì¢Í§¤Ø³àÅ¢ÍÐäà number plate bpâi ta-bee-un rót »üÒ·ÐàºÕ¹ö nurse (woman) nahng pa-yahbahn ¹Ò§¾ÂÒºÒÅ nut (for bolt) glee-o à¡ÅÕÂÇ nuts tòo-a ¶ÑûÇ

O occupied (line etc) mâi

wâhng äÁûÇûÒ§ o’clock* mohng

âÁ§

October dtoo-lah-kom µØÅÒ¤Á odd (strange) bplàirk á»Å¡ of* ksrng ¢Í§

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off (lights) bpìt

»Ô´ it’s just off Sukhumwit Road yòo tpir-o ta-nsn sooksOm-wít ÍÂÙûá¶Ç¶¹¹ÊØ¢ØÁÇÔ· we’re off tomorrow (leaving) rao bpai prôong née àÃÒ仾ÃØû§¹Õü offensive nâh rung-gèe-ut ¹ûÒÃѧà¡Õ¨ office (place of work) stm-núk ngahn Êӹѡ§Ò¹ officer (said to policeman) nai dtum-ròo-ut ¹ÒµÓÃǨ often bòy bòy ºûÍ æ not often mâi bòy äÁûºûÍ how often are the buses? rót mah bòy kâir npi? öÁÒºûÍÂá¤ûä˹ oil núm mun ¹üÓÁѹ (motor) núm mun krêu-ung ¹üÓÁѹà¤Ã×ûͧ ointment yah tah ÂÒ·Ò OK oh-kay âÍà¤

how old are you? koon

ah-yóo tâo-rài? I’m 25 psm (chún) ah-yóo

yêe-sìp hâh bpee and you? láir-o koon lâ?

old town (old part of town) meu-

ung gào àÁ×ͧà¡ûÒ olive oil núm mun ma-gòrk ¹üÓÁѹÁС͡ olives ma-gòrk ÁС͡ omelette kài jee-o ä¢èà¨ÕÂÇ on* bon º¹ on the beach têe chai hàht ·ÕûªÒÂËÒ´ on the street bon ta-nsn º¹¶¹¹ is it on this road? yòo ta-nsn née rěu bplào? ÍÂÙû¶¹¹¹ÕüËÃ×Íà»ÅûÒ on the plane bon krêu-ung bin º¹à¤Ã×ûͧºÔ¹ on Saturday wun sâo ÇѹàÊÒÃì on television nai tee wee ã¹·ÕÇÕ I haven’t got it on me psm (chún) mâi dâi ao mah dôo-ay ¼Á(©Ñ¹)äÁûä´üàÍÒÁÒ´üÇ this one’s on me (drink) psm

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old-fashioned láh sa-mpi

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are you OK? koon oh-kay mái? ¤Ø³âÍà¤äËÁ is that OK with you? koon oh-kay mái? ¤Ø³âÍà¤äËÁ is it OK to ...? ... dâi mái? ... ä´üäËÁ that’s OK thanks (it doesn’t matter) mâi bpen rai äÁûà»ç¹äà I’m OK (nothing for me, I’ve got enough) psm (chún) por láir-o ¼Á(©Ñ¹)¾ÍáÅüÇ (I feel OK) psm (chún) oh kay ¼Á(©Ñ¹)âÍठis this train OK for ...? rót fai née bpai ... châi mái? Ã¶ä¿¹Õœä» ... ãªûäËÁ old (person) gàir á¡û (thing) gào à¡ûÒ

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(chún) lée-ung ¼Á(©Ñ¹)àÅÕü§ the light wasn’t on fai mâi bpèrt yòo ä¿äÁûà»Ô´ÍÂÙû what’s on tonight? keun née mee a-rai? ¤×¹¹ÕüÁÕÍÐäà once (one time) krúng nèung ¤ÃÑü§Ë¹Öû§ at once (immediately) tun-tee ·Ñ¹·Õ one* nèung ˹Öû§ the white one un sěe kpo ÍѹÊÕ¢ÒÇ one-way ticket dtso-a bpai µÑþÇä» onion hso-a hsrm ËÑÇËÍÁ only tâo-nún à·ûÒ¹Ñü¹ only one un dee-o tâo-nún Íѹà´ÕÂÇà·ûÒ¹Ñü¹ it’s only 6 o’clock pee-ung hòk mohng tâo-nún à¾Õ§ˡâÁ§à·ûÒ¹Ñü¹ I’ve only just got here psm (chún) pêung mah děe-o née ayng ¼Á(©Ñ¹)à¾Ôû§ÁÒà´ÕþÂǹÕüàͧ

on/off switch sa-wít bpèrt/bpìt ÊÇÔªà»Ô´/»Ô´ open (adj, verb) bpèrt à»Ô´ when do you open? bpèrt gèe mohng? à»Ô´¡ÕûâÁ§ I can’t get it open bpèrt mâi dâi à»Ô´äÁûä´ü in the open air glahng jâirng ¡ÅÒ§á¨ü§ opening times way-lah bpìtbpèrt àÇÅÒ»Ô´à»Ô´ open ticket dtso-a mâi jumgùt way-lah µÑþÇäÁû¨Ó¡Ñ´àÇÅÒ operation (medical) gahn pàh dtùt ¡ÒüûҵѴ operator (telephone) pa-núk ngahn toh-ra-sùp ¾¹Ñ¡§Ò¹â·ÃÈѾ·ì opposite: the opposite direction tahng dtrong kâhm ·Ò§µÃ§¢üÒÁ the bar opposite bah dtrong kâhm ºÒÃìµÃ§¢üÒÁ opposite my hotel dtrong

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nèung ÍÕ¡¤¹Ë¹Öû§ (thing) èek un nèung ÍÕ¡Íѹ˹Öû§ the other day (recently) mêu-a mâi gèe wun àÁ×ûÍäÁû¡ÕûÇѹ I’m waiting for the others (other people) psm (chún) ror kon èun ¼Á(©Ñ¹)Ãͤ¹Í×û¹ do you have any others? mee yàhng èun mái? ÁÕÍÂûÒ§Í×û¹äËÁ otherwise mí-cha-nún ÁԩйÑü¹ our* ksrng rao ¢Í§àÃÒ ours* ksrng rao ¢Í§àÃÒ out: he’s out (not at home) káo mâi yòo à¢ÒäÁûÍÂÙû three kilometres out of town nôrk meu-ung bpai sphm giloh ¹Í¡àÁ×ͧä»ÊÒÁ¡ÔâÅ outdoors glahng jâirng ¡ÅÒ§á¨ü§ outside kâhng nôrk ¢üÒ§¹Í¡ can we sit outside? nûng

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kâhm rohng rairm µÃ§¢üÒÁâçáÃÁ optician jùk-sòo pâirt ¨Ñ¡ÉØá¾·Âì or rěu ËÃ×Í orange (fruit) sôm ÊüÁ (colour) sěe sôm ÊÕÊüÁ orange juice núm sôm ¹üÓÊüÁ orchestra wong don-dtree ǧ´¹µÃÕ order: can we order now? (in restaurant) ksr sùng děe-o née dâi mái? ¢ÍÊÑû§à´ÕþÂǹÕüä´üäËÁ I’ve already ordered, thanks psm (chún) sùng láir-o ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ÊÑû§áÅüÇ I didn’t order this psm (chún) mâi dâi sùng ¼Á(©Ñ¹)äÁûä´üÊÑû§ out of order sěe-a àÊÕ ordinary tum-ma-dah ¸ÃÃÁ´Ò other èun Í×û¹ the other one (person) èek kon

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kâhng nôrk dâi mái? ¹Ñû§¢üÒ§¹Í¡ä´üäËÁ oven dtao àµÒ over: over here têe nêe ·Õû¹Õû over there têe nôhn ·Õûâ¹û¹ over 500 hâh róy gwàh ËüÒÃüÍ¡ÇûÒ it’s over (finished) jòp láir-o ¨ºáÅüÇ

mah kon dee-o rěu bplào? ¤Ø³ÁÒ¤¹à´ÕÂÇËÃ×Íà»ÅûÒ I’m on my own psm (chún) mah kon dee-o ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ÁÒ¤¹à´ÕÂÇ owner jâo-ksrng à¨üҢͧ oyster hsy nahng rom Ë͹ҧÃÁ

overcharge: you’ve

pack (verb) jùt gra-bppo

overcharged me koon kít

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ngern mâhk bpai ¤Ø³¤Ô´à§Ô¹ÁÒ¡ä» overcoat sêu-a nôrk àÊ×ü͹͡ overnight (travel) dern tahng glahng keun à´Ô¹·Ò§¡ÅÒ§¤×¹ overtake sairng ᫧ owe: how much do I owe you?

psm (chún) bpen nêe koon tâo-rài? ¼Á(©Ñ¹)à»ç¹Ë¹Õü¤Ø³à·ûÒäà own: my own ... kxrng psm (chún) ayng ... ¢Í§¼Á(©Ñ¹)àͧ ... are you on your own? koon

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P ¨Ñ´¡ÃÐà»þÒ a pack of ... hòr ... ËûÍ ... package (parcel) hòr ËûÍ packed lunch ah-hphn glahng wun glòrng ÍÒËÒáÅÒ§Çѹ¡Åûͧ packet: a packet of cigarettes sorng

boo-rèe «Í§ºØËÃÕû paddy field nah

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page (of book) nâh

˹üÒ could you page Mr ...? chôoay hph ber toh-ra-sùp koon

panties gahng gayng nai sa-

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dtree ¡Ò§à¡§ã¹ÊµÃÕ pants (underwear: men’s) gahng gayng nai ¡Ò§à¡§ã¹ (women’s) gahng gayng nai sadtree ¡Ò§à¡§ã¹ÊµÃÕ (US: trousers) gahng-gayng ¡Ò§à¡§ pantyhose tsOng yai boo-a ¶Ø§ãºÑÇ paper gra-dàht ¡ÃдÒÉ (newspaper) núng-sěu-pim ˹ѧÊ×;ÔÁ¾ì a piece of paper gra-dàht pàirn nèung ¡ÃдÒÉá¼û¹Ë¹Öû§ paper handkerchiefs gra-dàht chét nâh ¡ÃдÒÉàªç´Ë¹üÒ parcel hòr ËûÍ pardon (me)? (didn’t understand, hear) a-rai ná krúp (ká)? ÍÐäùФÃѺ(¤Ð) parents pôr mâir ¾ûÍáÁû parents-in-law (wife’s parents)

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... hâi dôo-ay ªûÇÂËÒàºÍÃìâ·ÃÈѾ·ì¤Ø³ ... ãËü´üÇ pagoda jay-dee ਴ÕÂì pain kwahm jèp bpòo-ut ¤ÇÒÁà¨çº»Ç´ I have a pain here jèp dtrong née à¨çºµÃ§¹Õü painful jèp bpòo-ut à¨çº»Ç´ painkillers yah ra-ngúp bpòo-ut ÂÒÃЧѺ»Ç´ paint (noun) sěe ÊÕ painting (picture) pâhp kěe-un ÀÒ¾à¢Õ¹ pair: a pair of ... ... kôo nèung ... ¤Ùû˹Öû§ Pakistani (adj) kon bpah-geesa-tphn ¤¹»Ò¡Õʶҹ palace wung Çѧ pale sěe òrn ÊÕÍû͹ pale blue sěe fáh òrn ÊÕ¿üÒÍû͹ pan (frying pan) gra-tá ¡ÃзÐ

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pôr dtah mâir yai ¾û͵ÒáÁûÂÒ (husband’s parents) pôr pso-a mâir pso-a ¾ûͼÑÇáÁû¼ÑÇ park (noun) sso-un sph-tahra-ná ÊǹÊÒ¸ÒóР(verb) jòrt ¨Í´ can I park here? jòrt têe nêe dâi mái? ¨Í´·Õû¹Õûä´üäËÁ parking lot têe jòrt rót ·Õû¨Í´Ã¶ part (noun) sòo-un ʋǹ partner (boyfriend, girlfriend etc) fairn Ό party (group) glòom kon ¡ÅØûÁ¤¹ (celebration) ngahn lée-ung §Ò¹àÅÕü§ pass (in mountains) chôrng kpo ªûͧà¢Ò passenger pôo doy-ee sphn ¼Ùüâ´ÂÊÒà passport núng-sěu dern tahng ˹ѧÊ×Íà´Ô¹·Ò§ past*: in the past mêu-a gòrn àÁ×ûÍ¡û͹

just past the post office ler-ee bprai-sa-nee bpai èek nít nèung àÅÂä»ÃɳÕÂìä»ÍÕ¡¹Ô´Ë¹Öû§ path tahng ·Ò§ pattern bàirp Ẻ pavement bàht wít-těe ºÒ·ÇÔ¶Õ on the pavement bon bàht wít-těe º¹ºÒ·ÇÔ¶Õ pay (verb) jài ¨ûÒ can I pay, please? ksr bin nòy ¢ÍºÔÅ˹ûÍ it’s already paid for jài láir-o ¨ûÒÂáÅüÇ

dialogue who’s paying? krai bpen kon jài ngern? I’ll pay psm (chún) ayng no, you paid last time, I’ll pay koon jài dtorn krúng gòrn láir-o ná psm (chún) jài ayng

people kon

¤¹ the other people in the hotel kon èun nai rohng rairm ¤¹Í×û¹ã¹âçáÃÁ too many people kon mâhk bpai ¤¹ÁÒ¡ä» pepper (spice) prík tai ¾ÃÔ¡ä·Â (vegetable) prík yòo-uk ¾ÃÔ¡ËÂÇ¡ per: per night keun la ... ¤×¹ÅÐ ... how much per day? wun la tâo-rài? ÇѹÅÐà·ûÒäà per cent bper-sen à»ÍÃìà«ç¹µì perfect yôrt yêe-um ÂÍ´àÂÕûÂÁ perfume núm hsrm ¹üÓËÍÁ perhaps bahng tee ºÒ§·Õ perhaps not bahng tee mâi ºÒ§·ÕäÁû period (of time) chôo-a rá-yá ªÑûÇÃÐÂÐ (menstruation) bpra-jum deu-un »ÃШÓà´×͹

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ra-ná â·ÃÈѾ·ìÊÒ¸ÒóРpeaceful (quiet) ngêe-up à§Õº peach lôok pêech ÅÙ¡¾Õª peanuts tòo-a ¶ÑûÇ pear lôok pair ÅÙ¡á¾Ãì peculiar (taste, custom) bplàirk á»Å¡ pedestrian crossing tahng máh-lai ·Ò§ÁüÒÅÒ pedestrian precinct têe hâhm rót kâo ·ÕûËüÒÁöà¢üÒ peg (for washing) mái nèep pâh äÁü˹պ¼üÒ pen bpàhk-gah »Ò¡¡Ò pencil din-ssr ´Ô¹ÊÍ penfriend pêu-un tahng jòt-mpi à¾×û͹·Ò§¨´ËÁÒ penicillin yah pen-ni-seen-lin ÂÒྐྵ¹Ô«ÕÅÅÔ¹ penknife mêet púp ÁÕ´¾Ñº

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pay phone toh-ra-sùp sph-tah-

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perm dùt psm

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permit (noun) bai un-nóo-yâht

ãºÍ¹ØญÒµ

person kon

¤¹

personal stereo work-mairn

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ÇÍÅì¡áÁ¹ petrol núm mun ¹üÓÁѹ petrol can gra-bpsrng núm mun ¡Ãлþͧ¹üÓÁѹ petrol station bpúm núm mun »ÑýÁ¹üÓÁѹ pharmacy hâhng kpi yah ËüÒ§¢ÒÂÂÒ phone toh-ra-sùp â·ÃÈѾ·ì phone book sa-mòot mpi-lâyk toh-ra-sùp ÊÁØ´ËÁÒÂàÅ¢â·ÃÈѾ·ì phone box dtôo toh-ra-sùp µüÙâ·ÃÈѾ·ì phonecard bùt toh-ra-sùp ºÑµÃâ·ÃÈѾ·ì phone number ber toh-ra-sùp àºÍÃìâ·ÃÈѾ·ì photo rôop tài ÃÙ»¶ûÒ excuse me, could you take a photo of us? ksr-tôht krúp

(kâ), chôo-ay tài rôop rao hâi nòy dâi mái? ¢Íâ·É ¤ÃѺ(¤ûÐ)ªûǶûÒÂÃÙ» àÃÒãËü˹ûÍÂä´üäËÁ phrasebook kôo meu ssn-tanah ¤ÙûÁ×Íʹ·¹Ò Phuket poo-gèt ÀÙà¡çµ piano bpee-a-noh à»ÕÂâ¹ pickpocket ka-moy-ee lóoung gra-bppo ¢âÁÂÅéǧ¡ÃÐà»þÒ pick up: will you be there to pick me up? ja bpai rúp psm (chún) mái? ¨Ðä»ÃѺ¼Á(©Ñ¹)äËÁ picnic (noun) bpìk-ník »Ô¤¹Ô¤ picture (painting, photo) rôop ÃÙ» pie pai ä¾ piece chín ªÔü¹ a piece of ... ... chín nèung ... ªÔü¹Ë¹Öû§ pill (contraceptive pill) yah koom gum-nèrt ÂÒ¤ØÁ¡Óà¹Ô´ I’m on the pill chún chái yah

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at his place têe bâhn káo ·ÕûºüÒ¹à¢Ò plain (not patterned) mâi mee lôo-ut lai äÁûÁÕÅÇ´ÅÒ plane krêu-ung bin à¤Ã×ûͧºÔ¹ by plane doy-ee krêu-ung bin â´Âà¤Ã×ûͧºÔ¹ plant dtôn mái µü¹äÁü plaster cast fèu-uk à½×Í¡ plasters plah-sa-dter ¾ÅÒÊàµÍÃì plastic bplah-sa-dtìk »ÅÒʵԤ (credit cards) bùt kray-dìt ºÑµÃà¤Ã´Ôµ plastic bag tsOng bplah-sadtìk ¶Ø§»ÅÒʵԤ plate jahn ¨Ò¹ platform chahn chah-lah ªÒ¹ªÒÅÒ which platform is it for Chiangmai? bpai chee-ungmài chahn chah-lah a-rai? ä»àªÕ§ãËÁûªÒ¹ªÒÅÒÍÐäà play (verb) lên àÅû¹

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koom gum-nèrt ©Ñ¹ãªüÂÒ¤ØÁ¡Óà¹Ô´ pillow msrn ËÁ͹ pillow case bplòrk msrn »ÅÍ¡ËÁ͹ pin (noun) kěm mòot à¢çÁËÁØ´ pineapple sùp-bpa-rót ÊѺ»Ðô pineapple juice núm sùpbpa-rót ¹üÓÊѺ»Ðô pink sěe chom-poo ÊÕªÁ¾Ù pipe (for smoking) glôrng yah sên ¡ÅüͧÂÒàÊü¹ (for water) tôr ·ûÍ pipe cleaners mái tum kwahm sà-aht glôrng yah sên äÁü·Ó¤ÇÒÁÊÐÍÒ´¡ÅüͧÂÒàÊü¹ pity: it’s a pity nâh ssng-sphn ¹ûÒʧÊÒà pizza pee-sâh ¾Õ««ûÒ place (noun) sa-tphn-têe ʶҹ·Õû at your place têe bâhn koon ·ÕûºüÒ¹¤Ø³

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(noun: in theatre) la-korn ÅФà playground (for children) sa-nphm dèk lên ʹÒÁà´ç¡àÅû¹ pleasant sa-nòok ʹء please (requesting something) ksr ... ¢Í ... (offering) chern krúp (kâ)

o kòrp-koon ¾ÍáÅüǢͺ¤Ø³ pliers keem bpàhk kêep ¤ÕÁ»Ò¡¤Õº plug (electrical) bplúk »ÅÑý¡ (for car) hso-a tee-un ËÑÇà·Õ¹ (in sink) jòok òot ¨Ø¡ÍØ´ plumber châhng bpra-bpah ªûÒ§»ÃлÒ

yes please ao krúp (kâ)

p.m.*

àªÔญ¤ÃѺ(¤ûÐ)

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àÍÒ¤ÃѺ(¤ûÐ) could you please ...? chôo-ay ... nòy dâi mái? ªûÇÂ˹ûÍ ... ä´üäËÁ please don’t yàh ler-ee krúp (kâ) ÍÂûÒàŤÃѺ(¤ûÐ) pleased: pleased to meet you

yin dee têe dâi róo-jùk gun ÂÔ¹´Õ·Õûä´üÃÙü¨Ñ¡¡Ñ¹ pleasure: my pleasure (response to thanks) mâi bpen rai äÁûà»ç¹äà plenty: plenty of ... ... mâhk ... ÁÒ¡ there’s plenty of time mee way-lah mâhk ÁÕàÇÅÒÁÒ¡ that’s plenty, thanks por láir-

pocket gra-bppo

¡ÃÐà»þÒ

point: two point five ssrng

jòot hâh Êͧ¨Ø´ËüÒ there’s no point mâi mee bpra-yòht äÁûÁÕ»ÃÐ⪹ì points (in car) torng kpo ·Í§¢ÒÇ poisonous bpen pít à»ç¹¾ÔÉ police dtum-ròo-ut µÓÃǨ call the police! rêe-uk dtumròo-ut mah! àÃÕ¡µÓÃǨÁÒ policeman dtum-ròo-ut µÓÃǨ

dtoo ¤¹à½üÒ»Ãе٠portrait pâhp kěe-un dtoo-a jing ÀÒ¾à¢Õ¹µÑǨÃÔ§ posh (restaurant, people) rso-rph ËÃÙËÃÒ possible bpen bpai dâi à»ç¹ä»ä´ü is it possible to ...? ... bpen bpai dâi mái? ... à»ç¹ä»ä´üäËÁ as ... as possible yàhng ... têe sòot têe ja ... dâi ÍÂûÒ§ ... ·ÕûÊØ´·Õû¨Ð ... ä´ü post (noun: mail) jòt-mpi ¨´ËÁÒ (verb) sòng jòt-mpi Êû§¨´ËÁÒ could you post this for me? chôo-ay sòng jòtmpi née hâi nòy dâi mái? ªûÇÂÊû§¨´ËÁÒ¹ÕüãËü˹ûÍ ä´üäËÁ postbox dtôo bprai-sa-nee µÙüä»ÃɳÕÂì postcard bpóht-gáht â»Ê¡ÒÃì´ postcode ra-hùt bprai-sa-nee ÃËÑÊä»ÃɳÕÂì

policewoman dtum-ròo-ut

yrng µÓÃǨËญÔ§ polish (noun) yah kùt ÂҢѴ polite soo-pâhp ÊØÀÒ¾ polluted bpen pít à»ç¹¾ÔÉ pony máh glàirp ÁüÒá¡Åº pool (for swimming) sà wâi náhm ÊÃÐÇûÒ¹üÓ poor (not rich) jon ¨¹ (quality) mâi ao npi äÁûàÍÒä˹ pop music don-dtree pórp ´¹µÃÕ¾ý; pop singer núk rórng ¹Ñ¡Ãüͧ popular bpen têe nee-yom à»ç¹·Õû¹ÔÂÁ population bpra-chah-gorn »ÃЪҡà pork néu-a mso à¹×üÍËÁÙ port (for boats) tâh reu-a ·ûÒàÃ×Í

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porter (in hotel) kon fâo bpra-

dtum-ròo-ut ʶҹյÓÃǨ

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police station sa-tph-nee

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poster bpoh-sa-dter

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poste restante ‘poste restante’

prescription (for medicine) bai

post office bprai-sa-nee

sùng yah ãºÊÑû§ÂÒ present (gift) ksrng kwtn ¢Í§¢ÇÑญ president (of country) bpra-tahnah-tí-bor-dee »ÃиҹҸԺ´Õ pretty sso-ay ÊÇ it’s pretty expensive pairng mvu-un gun ná ᾧàËÁ×͹¡Ñ¹¹Ð price rah-kah ÃÒ¤Ò priest prá ¾ÃÐ prime minister nah-yók rút-tamon-dtree ¹Ò¡ÃÑ°Á¹µÃÕ printed matter sìng dtee pim ÊÔû§µÕ¾ÔÁ¾ì priority (in driving) sìt pàhn bpai gòrn ÊÔ·¸¼ûҹ仡û͹ prison kóok ¤Ø¡ private sòo-un dtoo-a ÊûǹµÑÇ

ä»ÃɳÕÂì potato mun fa-rùng Áѹ½ÃÑû§ potato chips (US) mun fa-rùng tôrt Áѹ½ÃÑû§·Í´ pots and pans môr kâo môr gairng ËÁüÍ¢üÒÇËÁüÍᡧ pottery krêu-ung bpûn din ppo à¤Ã×ûͧ»Ñü¹´Ô¹à¼Ò pound* (money) bporn »Í¹´ì power cut dtùt fai µÑ´ä¿ power point bplúk fai »ÅÑý¡ä¿ practise: I want to practise my Thai psrm (chún) yàhk ja

fèuk pôot pah-sph tai ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ÍÂÒ¡¨Ð½Ö¡¾Ù´ ÀÒÉÒä·Â prawns gôong ¡Øü§ prefer: I prefer ... psrm (chún) chôrp ... mâhk gwàh ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ªÍº ... ÁÒ¡¡ÇûÒ

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pregnant mee tórng

â»ÊàµÍÃì

pronounce: how is this

pronounced? nêe òrk sěe-ung

yung-ngai? ¹ÕûÍÍ¡àÊÕ§ÍÂûÒ§äà properly (repaired, locked etc) tòok dtôrng ¶Ù¡µüͧ Protestant krít ¤ÃÔʵì public convenience sôo-um sph-tah-ra-ná ÊüÇÁÊÒ¸ÒóРpublic holiday wun yòot râhtcha-gahn ÇѹËÂØ´ÃÒª¡Òà pudding (dessert) ksrng

wphn ¢Í§ËÇÒ¹ pull deung ´Ö§ pullover sêu-a sa-wét-dtêr àÊ×üÍÊàǵàµÍÃì puncture (noun) yahng dtàirk Âҧᵡ purple sěe môo-ung ÊÕÁûǧ purse (for money) gra-bppo sa-dtahng ¡ÃÐà»þÒʵҧ¤ì (US) gra-bppo těu ¡ÃÐà»þÒ¶×Í push plùk ¼Å¡ pushchair rót kěn öà¢ç¹ put sài ãÊû where can I put ...? ... sài dâi têe npi? ... ãÊûä´ü·Õûä˹ could you put us up for the night? ksr káhng keun têe nêe nòy dâi mái? ¢Í¤üÒ§¤×¹·Õû¹Õû˹ûÍÂä´üäËÁ pyjamas sêu-a gahng-gayng norn àÊ×ü͡ҧࡧ¹Í¹

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sòo-un dtoo-a Ëüͧ¹üÓÊûǹµÑÇ probably kong-ja ¤§¨Ð problem bpun-hph »ÑญËÒ no problem! mâi mee bpunhph! äÁûÁÕ»ญ Ñ ËÒ program(me) (noun) bprohgrairm â»Ãá¡ÃÁ promise: I promise psm (chún) stn-yah ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ÊÑญญÒ

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private bathroom hôrng náhm

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Q

quickly ray-o

àÃçÇ

quiet (place, hotel) ngêe-up

quality koon-na-pâhp

¤Ø³ÀÒ¾

quarantine (place) dâhn gùk

rôhk ´èÒ¹¡Ñ¡âä (period) ra-yá way-lah têe gùk rôhk wái ÃÐÂÐàÇÅÒ·Õû¡Ñ¡âääÇü quarter nèung nai sèe ˹Öû§ã¹ÊÕû quayside: on the quayside têe tâh reu-a ·Õû·ûÒàÃ×Í question kum tphm ¤Ó¶ÒÁ queue (noun) kew ¤ÔÇ quick ray-o àÃçÇ that was quick ray-o jing àÃçǨÃÔ§ what’s the quickest way there? bpai tahng npi ray-o têe sòot? ä»·Ò§ä˹àÃçÇ·ÕûÊØ´ fancy a quick drink? yàhk bpai dèum a-rai mái? ÍÂÒ¡ä»´×ûÁÍÐäÃäËÁ

à§Õº quiet! ngêe-up ngêe-up nòy! à§Õº æ ˹ûÍ quite (fairly) por ssm-koo-un ¾ÍÊÁ¤Çà (very) tee dee-o ·Õà´ÕÂÇ that’s quite right tòok láir-o ¶Ù¡áÅüÇ quite a lot mâhk por ssmkoo-un ÁÒ¡¾ÍÊÁ¤ÇÃ

R rabbit (meat) gra-dtài

¡ÃеèÒÂ

race (for runners, cars) gahn

kàirng ktn ¡ÒÃá¢û§¢Ñ¹ racket (tennis, squash) mái dtee äÁüµÕ radiator môr náhm ËÁü͹üÓ radio wít-ta-yóo ÇÔ·ÂØ on the radio tahng wít-ta-

rail: by rail doy-ee rót fai

gohn Áմ⡹ razor blades bai mêet gohn

ãºÁմ⡹

read àhn

ÍûÒ¹

ready prórm, sèt

¾ÃüÍÁ, àÊÃç¨ are you ready? sèt láir-o rěu yung? àÊÃç¨áÅüÇËÃ×ÍÂѧ I’m not ready yet psm (chún) yung mâi sèt ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ÂѧäÁûàÊÃç¨

dialogue when will it be ready? sèt

mêu-a rài? it should be ready in a couple of days èek ssrng

sphm wun koo-un ja sèt

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â´ÂÃ¶ä¿ railway tahng rót fai ·Ò§Ã¶ä¿ rain (noun) fsn ½¹ in the rain dtàhk fsn µÒ¡½¹ it’s raining fsn dtòk ½¹µ¡ raincoat sêu-a fsn àÊ×üͽ¹ rape (noun) kòm kěun ¢ûÁ¢×¹ rare (uncommon) hph yâhk ËÒÂÒ¡ (steak) sòok sòok dìp dìp ÊØ¡ æ ´Ôº æ rash (on skin) pèun ¼×û¹ rat nso ˹٠rate (for changing money) ùt-dtrah ÍѵÃÒ rather: it’s rather good kôrn kâhng dee ¤û͹¢üÒ§´Õ I’d rather ... psm (chún) yàhk ja ... dee gwàh ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ÍÂÒ¡¨Ð ... ´Õ¡ÇûÒ

razor (dry, electric) mêet

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yóo ·Ò§ÇÔ·ÂØ

real jing ¨ÃÔ§ really jing jing ¨ÃÔ§ æ I’m really sorry psm (chún) sěe-a jai jing jing ¼Á(©Ñ¹)àÊÕÂ㨨ÃÔ§ æ that’s really great dee jung

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ler-ee ´Õ¨Ñ§àÅ really? (doubt) jing lěr? ¨ÃÔ§ËÃ×Í (polite interest) lěr? ËÃ×Í rear lights fai ltng rót ä¿ËÅѧö rearview mirror gra-jòk ltng ¡ÃШ¡ËÅѧ reasonable (price) rah-kah yao ÃÒ¤ÒàÂÒ receipt bai sèt rúp ngern ãºàÊÃç¨ÃѺà§Ô¹ recently mêu-a ray-o ray-o née àÁ×ûÍàÃçÇ æ ¹Õü reception (in hotel) pa-nàirk dtôrn rúp á¼¹¡µü͹ÃѺ (for guests) ngahn lée-ung dtôrn rúp §Ò¹àÅÕü§µü͹ÃѺ at reception têe pa-nàirk dtôrn rúp ·Õûá¼¹¡µü͹ÃѺ reception desk pa-nàirk dtôrn rúp á¼¹¡µü͹ÃѺ receptionist pa-núk ngahn dtôrn rúp ¾¹Ñ¡§Ò¹µü͹ÃѺ

recognize jum dâi

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recommend: could you recommend ...? koon náir-

num ... dâi mái? ¤Ø³á¹Ð¹Ó ... ä´üäËÁ record (music) pàirn sěe-ung á¼û¹àÊÕ§ red sěe dairng ÊÕá´§ red wine lâo wai dairng àËÅüÒäǹìá´§ refund (noun) keun ngern ¤×¹à§Ô¹ can I have a refund? keun ngern hâi dâi mái? ¤×¹à§Ô¹ãËüä´üäËÁ region pâhk ÀÒ¤ registered: by registered mail jòt-mpi long

ta-bee-un ¨´ËÁÒÂŧ·ÐàºÕ¹ registration number ta-bee-

un rót ·ÐàºÕ¹ö relative (noun) yâht ญÒµÔ religion sàh-sa-nph ÈÒÊ¹Ò remember: I don’t remember psm (chún) jum

dialogue I have a reservation psm (chún) dâi jorng wái láir-o yes sir, what name please?

krúp koon chêu a-rai?

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reserve (verb) jorng

¨Í§

dialogue can I reserve a table for tonight? chún ksr jorng dtór stm-rùp keun née dâi mái? yes madam, for how many people? dâi krúp mee gèe

kon? for two ssrng kon and for what time? láir-o

gèe mohng? for eight o’clock ssrng

tôom

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mâi dâi ¼Á(©Ñ¹)¨ÓäÁûä´ü I remember psm (chún) jum dâi ¼Á(©Ñ¹)¨Óä´ü do you remember? jum dâi mái? ¨Óä´üäËÁ rent (noun: for apartment etc) kâh châo ¤ûÒàªûÒ (verb: car etc) châo àªûÒ rented car rót châo öàªûÒ repair (verb) sôrm «ûÍÁ can you repair it? sôrm dâi mái? «ûÍÁä´üäËÁ repeat pôot èek tee ¾Ù´ÍÕ¡·Õ could you repeat that? pôot èek tee dâi mái? ¾Ù´ÍÕ¡·Õä´üäËÁ reservation jorng ¨Í§ I’d like to make a reservation ksr jorng ¢Í¨Í§

and could I have your name, please? láir-o koon

chêu a-rai krúp? rest: I need a rest psm (chún)

dtôrng púk pòrn ¼Á(©Ñ¹)µüͧ¾Ñ¡¼û͹ the rest of the group pôo-uk

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kon èun ¾Ç¡¤¹Í×û¹ restaurant ráhn ah-hphn ÃüÒ¹ÍÒËÒà restaurant car rót sa-bee-ung öàʺÕ§ rest room hôrng náhm Ëüͧ¹üÓ retired: I’m retired psm (chún) ga-see-un ¼Á(©Ñ¹)à¡ÉÕ¹ return: a return to ... dtso-a bpai glùp ... µÑþÇ仡ÅѺ ... return ticket dtso-a bpai glùp µÑþÇ仡ÅѺ reverse charge call toh-ra-sùp gèp ngern bplai tahng â·ÃÈѾ·ìà¡çºà§Ô¹»ÅÒ·ҧ reverse gear gee-a tsy ltng à¡ÕÂÃì¶ÍÂËÅѧ revolting nâh rung-gèe-ut ¹ûÒÃѧà¡Õ¨ rib sêe krohng «Õûâ¤Ã§ rice kâo ¢üÒÇ rich (person) roo-ay ÃÇ (food) mun Áѹ

ridiculous nâh hso-a rór ¹ûÒËÑÇàÃÒÐ right (correct) tòok ¶Ù¡ (not left) kwph ¢ÇÒ you were right koon tòok láir-o ¤Ø³¶Ù¡áÅüÇ that’s right tòok láir-o ¶Ù¡áÅüÇ this can’t be right mâi tòok nâir nâir äÁû¶Ù¡á¹ûæ right! ao lá! àÍÒÅÐ is this the right road for ...? bpai ... tahng ta-nsn née tòok mái? ä» ... ·Ò§¶¹¹¹Õü¶Ù¡äËÁ on the right tahng kwuh ·Ò§¢ÇÒ turn right lée-o kwuh àÅÕüÂÇ¢ÇÒ right-hand drive poo-ung malai kwph ¾Ç§ÁÒÅÑ¢ÇÒ ring (on finger) wpirn áËǹ I’ll ring you psm (chún) ja toh bpai těung ¼Á(©Ñ¹)¨Ðâ·Ã件֧

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rock hrn ËÔ¹ (music) rórk Ãýͤ on the rocks (with ice) sài núm kpirng ãÊû¹üÓá¢ç§ roll (bread) ka-nsm-bpung ¢¹Á»Ñ§ roof ltng-kah ËÅѧ¤Ò roof rack gròrp dtìt ltng-kah rót ¡ÃͺµÔ´ËÅѧ¤Òö room hôrng Ëüͧ in my room nai hôrng psm (chún) ã¹Ëüͧ¼Á(©Ñ¹) room service bor-ri-gahn rúp chái nai hôrng púk ºÃÔ¡ÒÃÃѺãªüã¹Ëüͧ¾Ñ¡ rope chêu-uk àª×Í¡ roughly (approximately) bpramahn »ÃÐÁÒ³ round: it’s my round bpen tee ksrng psm à»ç¹·Õ¢Í§¼Á roundabout (for traffic) wong

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ring back toh glùp mah â·Ã¡ÅѺÁÒ ripe (fruit) sòok ÊØ¡ rip-off: it’s a rip-off lòrk dtôm ËÅÍ¡µüÁ rip-off prices rah-kah lòrk dtôm ÃÒ¤ÒËÅÍ¡µüÁ risky sèe-ung àÊÕû§ river mâir náhm áÁû¹üÓ road (in town, country) ta-nsn ¶¹¹ is this the road for ...? nêe tansn bpai ... châi mái? ¹Õû¶¹¹ä» ... ãªûäËÁ down the road yòo glâi glâi kâir née ÍÂÙûã¡Åüæá¤û¹Õü road accident rót chon gun öª¹¡Ñ¹ road map ppirn-têe ta-nsn á¼¹·Õû¶¹¹ roadsign krêu-ung mpi ja-rah jorn à¤Ã×ûͧËÁÒ¨ÃҨà rob: I’ve been robbed psm (chún) tòok ka-moy-ee ¼Á(©Ñ¹)¶Ù¡¢âÁÂ

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wee-un ǧàÇÕ¹ round trip ticket dtso-a bpai

glùp µÑþÇ仡ÅѺ route tahng ·Ò§ what’s the best route? bpai tahng npi dee têe sòot? ä»·Ò§ä˹´Õ·ÕûÊØ´ rubber (material) yahng ÂÒ§ (eraser) yahng lóp Âҧź rubber band yahng rút ÂÒ§ÃÑ´ rubbish (waste) ka-yà ¢ÂÐ (poor quality goods) mâi ao npi äÁûàÍÒä˹ rubbish! (nonsense) mâi bpen rêu-ung! äÁûà»ç¹àÃ×ûͧ rucksack bpây ltng à»üËÅѧ rude mâi soo-pâhp äÁûÊØÀÒ¾ ruins sâhk sa-lùk hùk pung «Ò¡ÊÅÑ¡ËÑ¡¾Ñ§ rum lâo rum àËÅüÒÃÑÁ rum and Coke® rum airn

kóhk ÃÑÁá͹´ìâ¤ü¡ run (verb: person) wîng ÇÔû§ how often do the buses run? rót may wîng tèe mái? öàÁÅìÇÔû§¶ÕûäËÁ I’ve run out of money psm (chún) mót ngern ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ËÁ´à§Ô¹

S sad sâo àÈÃüÒ saddle (for bike) ahn jùk-grayahn ÍÒ¹¨Ñ¡ÃÂÒ¹ (for horse) ahn máh ÍÒ¹ÁüÒ safe (not in danger) bplòrt-pai »ÅÍ´ÀÑ (not dangerous) mâi un-dta-rai äÁûÍѹµÃÒ safety pin kěm glùt à¢çÁ¡ÅÑ´ sail (noun) bai reu-a ãºàÃ×Í sailboard (noun) gra-dahn dtôh lom ¡ÃдҹâµüÅÁ

sanitary napkins, sanitary towels pâh un-nah-mai ¼üÒ͹ÒÁÑÂ

Saturday wun spo ÇѹàÊÒÃì sauce núm jîm ¹üÓ¨ÔüÁ saucepan môr ËÁüÍ saucer jahn rorng tôo-ay ¨Ò¹Ãͧ¶üÇ sauna sao-nah à«Ò¹Ò sausage sâi gròrk äÊü¡ÃÍ¡ say (verb) bòrk, pôot ºÍ¡, ¾Ù´ how do you say ... in Thai? pah-sph tai ... pôot wâh yung-ngai? ÀÒÉÒä·Â ... ¾Ù´ÇûÒÍÂûÒ§äà what did he say? káo pôot wâh yung-ngai? à¢Ò¾Ù´ÇûÒÍÂûÒ§äà she said ... káo bòrk wâh ... à¢ÒºÍ¡ÇûÒ ... could you say that again? pôot èek tee dâi mái? ¾Ù´ÍÕ¡·Õä´üäËÁ scarf (for neck) pâh pun kor ¼üҾѹ¤Í (for head) pâh pôhk sěe-sà ¼üÒ⾡ÈÕÃÉÐ scenery poo-mi-bpra-tâyt ÀÙÁÔ»ÃÐà·È

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dahn dtôh lom ¡ÒÃàÅû¹¡ÃдҹâµüÅÁ salad sa-lùt ÊÅÑ´ salad dressing náhm sa-lùt ¹üÓÊÅÑ´ sale: for sale kpi ¢Ò salt gleu-a à¡Å×Í same: the same měu-un gun àËÁ×͹¡Ñ¹ the same as this měu-un yàhng née àËÁ×͹ÍÂûÒ§¹Õü the same again, please ksr yàhng derm ¢ÍÍÂûÒ§à´ÔÁ it’s all the same to me a-rai gôr dâi ÍÐäáçä´ü sand sai ·ÃÒ sandals rorng táo dtàir Ãͧà·üÒáµÐ sandwich sairn-wít ᫹´ìÇÔª

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sailboarding gahn lên gra-

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schedule (US) dtah-rahng

way-lah µÒÃÒ§àÇÅÒ scheduled flight dtah-rahng

têe-o bin school rohng ree-un

âçàÃÕ¹

scissors: a pair of scissors

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dta-grai µÐä¡Ã scooter rót sa-góot-dter öʡÙýàµÍÃì scotch lâo wít-sa-gêe àËÅüÒÇÔÊ¡Õü Scotch tape® sa-górt táyp Ê¡ý͵෻ Scotland sa-górt-lairn ʡ͵Ᏼì Scottish kon sa-górt ¤¹Ê¡Íµ I’m Scottish psm (chún) bpen kon sa-górt ¼Á(©Ñ¹)à»ç¹¤¹Ê¡Íµ scrambled eggs kài kon ä¢û¢¹ scratch (noun) roy kòo-un ÃÍ¢ûǹ screw (noun) dta-bpoo kooung µÐ»Ù¤Ç§ screwdriver kpi koo-ung 䢤ǧ

sea ta-lay ·ÐàÅ by the sea chai ta-lay ªÒ·ÐàÅ seafood ah-hphn ta-lay ÍÒËÒ÷ÐàÅ seafood restaurant

pút-ta-kahn ah-hphn ta-lay ÀѵµÒ¤ÒÃÍÒËÒ÷ÐàÅ seafront chai ta-lay ªÒ·ÐàÅ seagull nók nahng noo-un ¹¡¹Ò§¹ÇÅ search (verb) hph ËÒ seashell bplèu-uk hsy à»Å×Í¡ËÍ seasick: I feel seasick psm (chún) róo-sèuk mao klêun ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ÃÙüÊÖ¡àÁÒ¤Å×û¹ I get seasick psm (chún) mao klêun ngâi ¼Á(©Ñ¹)àÁÒ¤Å×û¹§ûÒ seaside: by the seaside chai ta-lay ªÒ·ÐàÅ seat têe nûng ·Õû¹Ñû§ is this seat taken? têe nêe wâhng mái? ·Õû¹ÕûÇûÒ§äËÁ

see you! jer gun mài ná! à¨Í¡Ñ¹ãËÁû¹Ð I see (I understand) kâo jai láir-o à¢üÒã¨áÅüÇ self-service bor-ri-gahn chôoay dtoo-a ayng ºÃÔ¡ÒêûǵÑÇàͧ sell kpi ¢Ò do you sell ...? mee ... kpi mái? ÁÕ ... ¢ÒÂäËÁ Sellotape® sa-górt táyp Ê¡ý͵෻ send sòng Êû§ I want to send this to England psm (chún) yàhk ja sòng nêe bpai ung-grìt ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ÍÂÒ¡¨ÐÊû§¹Õûä»Íѧ¡ÄÉ senior citizen kon cha-rah ¤¹ªÃÒ separate dtàhng hàhk µûÒ§ËÒ¡ separated: I’m separated (man) psm yâirk gun gùp punra-yah ¼Áᡡѹ¡ÑºÀÃÃÂÒ (woman) chún yâirk gun gùp sph-mee ©Ñ¹á¡¡Ñ¹¡ÑºÊÒÁÕ separately (pay, travel) yâirk

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à¢çÁ¢Ñ´¹ÔÃÀÑ sea urchin bpling ta-lay »ÅÔ§·ÐàÅ seaweed sph-rài-ta-lay ÊÒËÃûÒ·ÐàÅ secluded dòht dèe-o â´´à´ÕûÂÇ second (adj) têe ssrng ·ÕûÊͧ (of time) wí-nah-tee ÇÔ¹Ò·Õ just a second! děe-o gòrn! à´ÕþÂÇ¡û͹ second class (travel etc) chún ssrng ªÑü¹Êͧ second floor (UK) chún nèung ªÑü¹Ë¹Öû§ (US) chún ssrng ªÑü¹Êͧ see hěn àËç¹ can I see? ksr doo nòy, dâi mái? ¢Í´Ù˹ûÍÂä´üäËÁ have you seen ...? hěn ... rěu bplào? àËç¹ ... ËÃ×Íà»ÅûÒ I saw him this morning hěn mêu-a cháo née àËç¹àÁ×ûÍàªüÒ¹Õü

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seat belt kěm kùt ni-ra-pai

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gun ᡡѹ

sexy sek-sêe à«ç¡«Õû

September gun-yah-yon

shade: in the shade nai rôm

¡Ñ¹ÂÒ¹ septic mee chéu-a ÁÕàª×üÍ serious (person) ao jing ao jung àÍÒ¨ÃÔ§àÍҨѧ (situation) dtreung krêe-ut µÃÖ§à¤ÃÕ´ (problem, illness) nùk ˹ѡ service charge (in restaurant) kâh bor-ri-gahn ¤ûÒºÃÔ¡Òà service station bpúm núm mun »ÑýÁ¹üÓÁѹ serviette pâh chét bpàhk ¼üÒàªç´»Ò¡ set menu ah-hphn chóot ÍÒËÒêش several lpi ËÅÒ sew yép àÂçº could you sew this back on? chôo-ay yép hâi nòy dâi mái? ªûÇÂàÂçºãËü˹ûÍÂä´üäËÁ sex gahn rôo-um bpra-waynee ¡ÒÃÃûÇÁ»ÃÐàdzÕ

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shake: let’s shake hands jùp

meu gun ¨ÑºÁ×͡ѹ shallow (water) dtêun µ×ü¹ shame: what a shame! nâh

sěe-a dai! ¹ûÒàÊÕ´Ò shampoo (noun) chairm-poo áªÁÀÙ shampoo and set sà sét ÊÃÐà«ç· share (verb: room, table etc) bàirng áºû§ sharp (knife) kom ¤Á (taste) bprêe-o à»ÃÕüÂÇ (pain) sěe-o àÊÕÂÇ shattered (very tired) nèu-ay mâhk à˹×ûÍÂÁÒ¡ shaver krêu-ung gohn nòo-ut à¤Ã×ûͧ⡹˹Ǵ shaving foam kreem gohn

shopping: I’m going shopping

psm (chún) bpai séu ksrng ¼Á(©Ñ¹)仫×üͧ͢ shopping centre sson gahn káh ÈÙ¹Âì¡ÒäüÒ shop window nâh gra-jòk ráhn ˹üÒ¡ÃШ¡ÃüÒ¹ shore chai fùng ªÒ½Ñû§ short (person) dtêe-a àµÕü (time) sûn ÊÑü¹

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shocking lěu-a gern jing jing àËÅ×Íà¡Ô¹¨ÃÔ§æ shoe rorng táo Ãͧà·üÒ a pair of shoes rorng táo kôo nèung Ãͧà·üÒ¤Ùû˹Öû§ shoelaces chêu-uk pòok rorng táo àª×Í¡¼Ù¡Ãͧà·üÒ shoe polish yah kùt rorng táo ÂҢѴÃͧà·üÒ shoe repairer kon sôrm rorng táo ¤¹«ûÍÁÃͧà·üÒ shop ráhn ÃüÒ¹

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nòo-ut ¤ÃÕÁ⡹˹Ǵ shaving point bplúk krêu-ung gohn nòo-ut »ÅÑý¡à¤Ã×ûͧ⡹˹Ǵ she* káo à¢Ò is she here? káo yòo têe nêe mái? à¢ÒÍÂÙû·Õû¹ÕûäËÁ sheet (for bed) pâh bpoo têe norn ¼üÒ»Ù·Õû¹Í¹ shelf hîng ËÔü§ shellfish hsy ËÍ ship reu-a àÃ×Í by ship tahng reu-a ·Ò§àÃ×Í shirt sêu-a chért àÊ×üÍàªÔüµ shit! âi hàh! äÍüËûÒ shock: I got an electric shock from the ... psm (chún) tòok fai chórk têe ... ¼Á(©Ñ¹)¶Ù¡ä¿ªýͤ·Õû ... shock-absorber chórk ªýͤ shocked dtòk jai µ¡ã¨

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shortcut tahng lút

·Ò§ÅÑ´ shorts gahng-gayng kph sûn ¡Ò§à¡§¢ÒÊÑü¹ (US: underwear) gahng gayng nai ¡Ò§à¡§ã¹ should: what should I do?

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psm (chún) koo-un ja tum yung-ngai? ¼Á(©Ñ¹)¤ÇèзÓÍÂûÒ§äà you should ... koon koo-un ja ... ¤Ø³¤ÇèР... you shouldn’t ... koon mâi koo-un ja ... ¤Ø³äÁû¤ÇèР... he should be back soon děeo káo kong glùp mah à´ÕþÂÇà¢Ò¤§¡ÅѺÁÒ shoulder lài äËÅû shout (verb) dta-gohn µÐ⡹ show (in theatre) gahn sa-dairng ¡ÒÃáÊ´§ could you show me? ksr doo nòy ¢Í´Ù˹ûÍ shower (rain) fsn bproy bproy ½¹»ÃÍÂæ

(in bathroom) fùk boo-a ½Ñ¡ºÑÇ with shower mee fùk boo-a ÁսѡºÑÇ shower gel kreem àhp náhm ¤ÃÕÁÍÒº¹üÓ shut (verb) bpìt »Ô´ when do you shut? koon bpìt gèe mohng? ¤Ø³»Ô´¡ÕûâÁ§ when does it shut? bpìt gèe mohng? »Ô´¡ÕûâÁ§ they’re shut káo bpìt láir-o à¢Ò»Ô´áÅüÇ I’ve shut myself out leum ao goon-jair òrk mah Å×ÁàÍÒ¡Øญá¨ÍÍ¡ÁÒ shut up! yòot pôot ná! ËÂØ´¾Ù´¹Ð shutter (on camera) chút-dter ªÑµàµÍÃì (on window) bahn glèt nâhdtàhng ºÒ¹à¡Åç´Ë¹üÒµûÒ§ shy ai ÍÒ sick (ill) mâi sa-bai äÁûʺÒ I’m going to be sick (vomit)

sightseeing: we’re going

since: since last week dtûng

àÃÒ¨Ðä»à·ÕûÂÇ

sightseeing tour rai gahn num

têe-o ÃÒ¡ÒùÓà·ÕûÂÇ sign (roadsign etc) bpâi stn-yahn ja-rah-jorn »üÒÂÊÑญญÒ³¨ÃҨà signal: he didn’t give a signal

(driver, cyclist) káo mâi dâi hâi stn-yahn à¢ÒäÁûä´üãËüÊญ Ñ ญÒ³

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signpost dtìt bpâi ja-rah-jorn

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silence kwahm ngêe-up

dtàir ah-tít gòrn µÑü§áµûÍÒ·ÔµÂì¡û͹ since I got here dtûng dtàir psm (chún) mah těung µÑü§áµû¼Á(©Ñ¹)ÁÒ¶Ö§ sing rórng playng Ãüͧà¾Å§ singer núk rórng ¹Ñ¡Ãüͧ single: a single to ... dtso-a bpai ... µÑþÇä» ...

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¤ÇÒÁà§Õº silk mpi äËÁ silly ngôh â§û silver (noun) ngern à§Ô¹ silver foil gra-dàht dta-gòo-a ¡ÃдÒɵСÑûÇ similar měu-un àËÁ×͹ simple (easy) ngâi §ûÒÂ

sightseeing rao ja bpai têe-o

signature lai sen

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róo-sèuk wâh klêun sâi ÃÙüÊÖ¡ÇûÒ¤Å×û¹äÊü side kâhng ¢üÒ§ the other side of the street èek fâhk nèung ksrng ta-nsn ÍÕ¡¿Ò¡Ë¹Öû§¢Í§¶¹¹ sidelights fai kâhng ä¿¢üÒ§ side salad sa-lùt ÊÅÑ´ side street soy «Í sidewalk bàht wít-těe ºÒ·ÇÔ¶Õ sight: the sights of ... sa-tphntêe nâh têe-o nai ... ʶҹ·Õû¹ûÒà·ÕûÂÇã¹ ...

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I’m single psm (chún) bpen sòht ¼Á(©Ñ¹)à»ç¹âÊ´ single bed dtee-ung dèe-o àµÕ§à´ÕûÂÇ single room hôrng dèe-o Ëüͧà´ÕûÂÇ single ticket dtso-a bpai µÑþÇä» sink (in kitchen) àhng ÍûÒ§ sister (older) pêe spo ¾ÕûÊÒÇ (younger) nórng spo ¹üͧÊÒÇ sister-in-law (older) pêe sa-pái ksrng ¾ÕûÊÐãÀü¢Í§ (younger) nórng sa-pái ksrng ¹üͧÊÐãÀü¢Í§ sit: can I sit here? ksr nûng têe nêe, dâi mái? ¢Í¹Ñû§·Õû¹Õûä´üäËÁ is anyone sitting here? mee kon nûng têe nêe rěu bplào? ÁÕ¤¹¹Ñû§·Õû¹ÕûËÃ×Íà»ÅûÒ sit down nûng ¹Ñû§ do sit down chern nûng see àªÔญ¹Ñû§«Ô size ka-nàht ¢¹Ò´

skin pěw

¼ÔÇ

skin-diving gahn dum náhm

léuk ¡ÒôӹüÓÅÖ¡ skinny psrm ¼ÍÁ skirt gra-bprohng ¡ÃÐâ»Ã§ sky fáh ¿üÒ sleep (verb) norn lùp ¹Í¹ËÅѺ did you sleep well? lùp dee mái? ËÅѺ´ÕäËÁ sleeper (on train) rót norn ö¹Í¹ sleeping bag tsOng norn ¶Ø§¹Í¹ sleeping car rót norn ö¹Í¹ sleeping pill yah norn lùp Âҹ͹ËÅѺ sleepy: I’m feeling sleepy psm (chún) ngôo-ung norn ¼Á(©Ñ¹)§ûǧ¹Í¹ sleeve kpirn sêu-a ᢹàÊ×üÍ slide (photographic) sa-lai ÊäÅ´ì slip (garment) gra-bprohng

snake ngoo

§Ù

sneeze (verb) jahm

¨ÒÁ

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snorkel tôr hpi jai ·ûÍËÒÂ㨠snow (noun) hí-má ËÔÁÐ so: it’s so good dee jung ler-ee ´Õ¨Ñ§àÅ it’s so expensive pairng jung ler-ee ᾧ¨Ñ§àÅ not so much mâi kôy mâhk äÁû¤ûÍÂÁÒ¡ not so bad mâi kôy lay-o äÁû¤ûÍÂàÅÇ so am I psm (chún) gôr měuun gun ¼Á(©Ñ¹)¡çàËÁ×͹¡Ñ¹ so do I psm (chún) gôr měuun gun ¼Á(©Ñ¹)¡çàËÁ×͹¡Ñ¹ so-so rêu-ay rêu-ay àÃ×ûÍ æ soap sa-bòo ʺûÙ soap powder psng súk fôrk ¼§«Ñ¡¿Í¡ sober mâi mao äÁûàÁÒ

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chún nai ¡ÃÐâ»Ã§ªÑü¹ã¹ slippery lêun Å×û¹ slow cháh ªüÒ slow down! (driving) kùp cháh cháh nòy! ¢ÑºªüÒ æ ˹ûÍ (speaking) pôot cháh cháh nòy! ¾Ù´ªüÒ æ ˹ûÍ slowly cháh ªüÒ very slowly cháh mâhk ªüÒÁÒ¡ small lék àÅç¡ smell: it smells (smells bad) měn àËÁç¹ smile (verb) yím ÂÔüÁ smoke (noun) kwun ¤Çѹ do you mind if I smoke? ksr sòop boo-rèe dâi mái? ¢ÍÊÙººØËÃÕûä´üäËÁ I don’t smoke psm (chún) mâi sòop boo-rèe ¼Á(©Ñ¹)äÁûÊÙººØËÃÕû do you smoke? koon sòop boo-rèe mái? ¤Ø³ÊÙººØËÃÕûäËÁ

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sock tsOng táo

¶Ø§à·üÒ

socket (electrical) bplúk fai

»ÅÑý¡ä¿

soda (water) núm soh-dah

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¹üÓâ«´Ò sofa têe nûng rúp kàirk ·Õû¹Ñû§ÃѺᢡ soft (material etc) nîm ¹ÔûÁ soft drink náhm kòo-ut ¹üӢǴ sole (of shoe, of foot) péun rorng táo ¾×ü¹Ãͧà·üÒ could you put new soles on these? sài péun rórng táo mài hâi nòy, dâi mái? ãÊû¾×ü¹Ãͧà·üÒãËÁûãËü˹ûÍ ä´üäËÁ some bahng ºÒ§ some people bahng kon ºÒ§¤¹ can I have some? ksr nòy, dâi mái? ¢Í˹ûÍÂä´üäËÁ somebody, someone

krai ã¤Ã something a-rai

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something to eat ksrng gin ¢Í§¡Ô¹ sometimes bahng tee ºÒ§·Õ somewhere têe npi ·Õûä˹ son lôok chai ÅÙ¡ªÒ song playng à¾Å§ son-in-law lôok kěr-ee ÅÙ¡à¢Â soon děe-o à´ÕþÂÇ I’ll be back soon děe-o glùp ná à´ÕþÂÇ¡ÅѺ¹Ð as soon as possible yàhng ray-o têe sòot têe ja ray-o dâi ÍÂûÒ§àÃçÇ·ÕûÊØ´·Õû¨ÐàÃçÇä´ü sore: it’s sore jèp à¨çº sore throat jèp kor à¨çº¤Í sorry: (I’m) sorry psm (chún) sěe-a jai ¼Á(©Ñ¹)àÊÕÂ㨠sorry? (didn’t understand) a-rai na? ÍÐäùРsort: what sort of ...? ... bàirp

spare tyre yahng a-lài

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spark plug hso-a tee-un

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speak: do you speak English?

koon pôot pah-sph ung-grìt bpen mái? ¤Ø³¾Ù´ÀÒÉÒÍѧ¡ÄÉà»ç¹äËÁ I don’t speak ... psm (chún) pôot ... mâi bpen ¼Á(©Ñ¹)¾Ù´ ... äÁûà»ç¹ can I speak to ...? ksr pôot gùp ... nòy, dâi mái? ¢Í¾Ù´¡Ñº ... ˹ûÍÂä´üäËÁ

can I speak to Tongchai?

ksr pôot gùp koon Tongchai nòy, dâi mái ká? who’s calling? krai pôot krúp? it’s Patricia chún Patricia pôot kâ

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dialogue

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npi? ... Ẻä˹ soup sóop «Øº sour (taste) bprêe-o à»ÃÕüÂÇ south dtâi ãµü in the south nai pâhk dtâi ã¹ÀÒ¤ãµü South Africa ah-fri-gah dtâi ÍÒ¿ÃÔ¡Òãµü South China Sea ta-lay jeen dtâi ·ÐàŨչãµü southeast dta-wun òrk chěe-ung dtâi µÐÇѹÍÍ¡à©Õ§ãµü southwest dta-wun dtòk chěe-ung dtâi µÐÇѹµ¡à©Õ§ãµü souvenir ksrng têe ra-léuk ¢Í§·ÕûÃÐÅÖ¡ soy sauce núm see éw ¹üÓ«ÕÍÔýÇ Spain bpra-tâyt sa-bpayn »ÃÐà·ÈÊ໹ spanner goon-jair bpàhk dtai ¡ØญᨻҡµÒ spare part a-lài ÍÐäËÅû

I’m sorry, he’s not in, can I take a message? káo mâi yòo krúp mee a-rai ja fàhk bòrk mái? no thanks, I’ll call back later mâi mee kâ ja toh glùp mah dtorn ltng please tell him I called

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chôo-ay bòrk káo wâh chún toh mah spectacles wâirn dtah áÇû¹µÒ speed (noun) kwahm ray-o ¤ÇÒÁàÃçÇ speed limit ùt-dtrah kwahm ray-o ÍѵÃÒ¤ÇÒÁàÃçÇ speedometer krêu-ung wút kwahm ray-o à¤Ã×ûͧÇÑ´¤ÇÒÁàÃçÇ spell: how do you spell it?

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sa-gòt yung-ngai? ÊС´ÍÂûÒ§äà spend chái ngern ãªüà§Ô¹ spider mairng moom áÁ§ÁØÁ spin-dryer krêu-ung bpùn pâh hâi hâirng à¤Ã×ûͧ»Ñû¹¼üÒãËüáËü§ splinter sa-gèt mái ÊÐà¡ç´äÁü spoke (in wheel) sêe lór rót «ÕûÅüÍö spoon chórn ªü͹ sport gee-lah ¡ÕÌÒ

sprain: I’ve sprained my ...

psm (chún) tum ... klét ¼Á(©Ñ¹)·Óà¤Åç´ ... spring (season) réu-doo bai mái plì Ä´ÙãºäÁü¼ÅÔ in the spring dtorn réu-doo bai mái plì µÍ¹Ä´ÙãºäÁü¼ÅÔ squid bplah-mèuk »ÅÒËÁÖ¡ stairs bun-dai ºÑ¹ä´ stale mâi sòt äÁûÊ´ stall: the engine keeps stalling krêu-ung dùp bòy à¤Ã×ûͧ´ÑººûÍ stamp (noun) sa-dtairm áʵÁ»ì

dialogue a stamp for England, please ksr sa-dtairm sòng bpai ung-grìt what are you sending?

koon ja sòng a-rai bpai? this postcard bpóht-káht nêe

star dao

stay: where are you staying? koon púk yòo têe npi? ¤Ø³¾Ñ¡ÍÂÙû·Õûä˹ I’m staying at ... psm (chún)

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´ÒÇ (in film) dah-rah ntng ´ÒÃÒ˹ѧ start (verb) rêrm àÃÔûÁ when does it start? rêrm mêu-rai? àÃÔûÁàÁ×ûÍäà the car won’t start rót sadtàht mâi dtìt öʵÒÃì·äÁûµÔ´ starter (of car) bpòom sa-dtàht »ØûÁʵÒÃì· starving: I’m starving psm (chún) hěw jung ler-ee ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ËÔǨѧàÅ state (country) rút ÃÑ° the States (USA) sa-hph-rút ÊËÒÃÑ° station sa-tph-nee rót fai ʶҹÕÃ¶ä¿ statue rôop bpûn ÃÙ»»Ñü¹

púk yòo têe ... ¼Á(©Ñ¹)¾Ñ¡ÍÂÙû·Õû ... I’d like to stay another two nights psm (chún) yàhk ja púk yòo èek ssrng keun ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ÍÂÒ¡¨Ð¾Ñ¡ÍÂÙ û ÍÕ¡Êͧ¤×¹ steak néu-a sa-dték à¹×üÍàʵý¡ steal ka-moy-ee ¢âÁ my bag has been stolen grabppo tòok ka-moy-ee ¡ÃÐà»þÒ¶Ù¡¢âÁ steep (hill) chun ªÑ¹ steering msOn poo-ung mah-lai ËÁع¾Ç§ÁÒÅÑ step: on the steps têe kûn bun-dai ·Õû¢Ñü¹ºÑ¹ä´ stereo sa-dtay-ri-oh ÊàµÃÔâÍ sterling ngern bporn à§Ô¹»Í¹´ì steward (on plane) pa-núk ngahn krêu-ung bin ¾¹Ñ¡§Ò¹à¤Ã×ûͧºÔ¹ stewardess pa-núk ngahn dtôrn rúp bon krêu-ung bin ¾¹Ñ¡§Ò¹µü͹ÃѺº¹à¤Ã×ûͧºÔ¹

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standby ‘standby’

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sticking plaster plah-sa-dter ¾ÅÒÊàµÍÃì sticky rice kâo něe-o ¢üÒÇà˹ÕÂÇ still: I’m still here psm (chún) yung yòo têe nêe ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ÂѧÍÂÙû·Õû¹Õû is he still there? káo yung yòo têe nûn mái? à¢ÒÂѧÍÂÙû·Õû¹Ñû¹äËÁ keep still! yòo nîng nîng! ÍÂÙû¹Ôû§ æ sting: I’ve been stung psm (chún) tòok ma-lairng dtòy ¼Á(©Ñ¹)¶Ù¡áÁŧµûÍ stockings tsOng nôrng ¶Ø§¹ûͧ stomach tórng ·üͧ stomach ache bpòo-ut tórng »Ç´·üͧ stone (rock) hrn ËÔ¹ stop (verb) yòot ËÂØ´ please stop here (to taxi driver etc) yòot dtrong née krúp (kâ) ËÂØ´µÃ§¹Õü¤ÃѺ(¤ûÐ) do you stop near ...? koon yòot glâi glâi ... mái? ¤Ø³ËÂØ´ã¡Åü æ ... äËÁ

stop it! yòot na! ËÂØ´¹Ð stopover wáir áÇÐ storm pah-yóo ¾ÒÂØ straight: it’s straight ahead

yòo dtrong nâh ÍÂÙûµÃ§Ë¹üÒ a straight whisky wít-sa-gêe pee-o ÇÔÊ¡Õüà¾ÕÂÇ straightaway tun-tee ·Ñ¹·Õ strange (odd) bplàirk á»Å¡ stranger kon bplàirk nâh ¤¹á»Å¡Ë¹üÒ I’m a stranger here psm (chún) mâi châi kon têe nêe ¼Á(©Ñ¹)äÁûãªû¤¹·Õû¹Õû strap spi ÊÒ strawberry sa-dtor-ber-rêe ʵÃÍàºÍÃìÃÕû stream lum-tahn ÅÓ¸Òà street ta-nsn ¶¹¹ on the street bon ta-nsn º¹¶¹¹

suitcase gra-bppo dern tahng

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summer nâh rórn

˹üÒÃü͹ in the summer dtorn nâh rórn µÍ¹Ë¹üÒÃü͹ sun prá-ah-tít ¾ÃÐÍÒ·ÔµÂì in the sun dtàhk dàirt µÒ¡á´´ out of the sun nai rôm ã¹ÃûÁ sunbathe àhp dàirt ÍҺᴴ sunblock (cream) yah tah gun dàirt Âҷҡѹᴴ sunburn tòok dàirt ¶Ù¡á´´ sunburnt tòok dàirt mâi ¶Ù¡á´´äËÁü Sunday wun ah-tít ÇѹÍÒ·ÔµÂì sunglasses wâirn gun dàirt áÇû¹¡Ñ¹á´´ sun lounger máh nûng àhp dàirt ÁüÒ¹Ñû§ÍҺᴴ sunny: it’s sunny dàirt òrk á´´ÍÍ¡ sunroof (in car) ltng-kah

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ta-nsn á¼¹·Õû¶¹¹ string chêu-uk àª×Í¡ strong kpirng rairng á¢ç§áç stuck dtìt µÔ´ it’s stuck mun dtìt ÁѹµÔ´ student núk-sèuk-sph ¹Ñ¡ÈÖ¡ÉÒ stupid ngôh â§û suburb bor-ri-wayn chahn meu-ung ºÃÔàdzªÒ¹àÁ×ͧ suddenly tun-tee ·Ñ¹·Õ suede ntng glùp ˹ѧ¡ÅѺ sugar núm dtahn ¹üÓµÒÅ suit (noun) chóot ªØ´ it doesn’t suit me (jacket etc) mâi mòr gùp psm (chún) äÁûàËÁÒСѺ¼Á(©Ñ¹) it suits you mòr gùp koon dâi dee àËÁÒСѺ¤Ø³ä´ü´Õ

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streetmap ppirn-têe

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gra-jòk ËÅѧ¤Ò¡ÃШ¡ sunset ah-tít dtòk ÍÒ·ÔµÂ쵡 sunshade ngao dàirt à§Òá´´ sunshine dàirt òrk á´´ÍÍ¡ sunstroke rôhk páir dàirt âäá¾üá´´ suntan pěw klúm dàirt ¼ÔǤÅüÓá´´ suntan lotion kreem tah àhp dàirt ¤ÃÕÁ·ÒÍҺᴴ suntanned mee pěw klúm dàirt ÁÕ¼ÔǤÅüÓá´´ suntan oil núm mun tah àhp dàirt ¹üÓÁѹ·ÒÍҺᴴ super yôrt yêe-um ÂÍ´àÂÕûÂÁ supermarket soo-bper-mahget «Øà»ÍÃìÁÒÃìà¡çµ supper ah-hphn yen ÍÒËÒÃàÂç¹ supplement (extra charge) kâh bor-ri-gahn pi-sàyt ¤ûÒºÃÔ¡ÒþÔàÈÉ sure: are you sure? koon nâir-

jai rěu? ¤Ø³á¹ûã¨ËÃ×Í sure! nâir-norn! á¹û¹Í¹ surname nahm sa-goon ¹ÒÁÊ¡ØÅ swearword kum sa-bòt ¤Óʺ¶ sweater sêu-a sa-wet-dter ÊàǵàµÍÃì Sweden bpra-tâyt sa-wee-den »ÃÐà·ÈÊÇÕà´¹ sweet (taste) wphn ËÇÒ¹ (noun: dessert) ksrng wphn ¢Í§ËÇÒ¹ sweets tórp-fêe ·ýÍ¿¿Õû swelling boo-um ºÇÁ swim (verb) wâi náhm ÇûÒ¹üÓ I’m going for a swim psm (chún) bpai wâi náhm ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ä»ÇûÒ¹üÓ let’s go for a swim bpai wâi náhm mái? ä»ÇûÒ¹üÓäËÁ swimming costume chóot àhp náhm ªØ´ÍÒº¹üÓ

swimming trunks gahng-gayng

wâi náhm ¡Ò§à¡§ÇûÒ¹üÓ switch (noun) sa-wít ÊÇÔª switch off bpìt »Ô´ switch on bpèrt ໄ´ Switzerland bpra-tâyt sa-wìt »ÃÐà·ÈÊÇÔÊ swollen boo-um ºÇÁ

table dtó

âµýÐ

a table for two dtó stm-rùp

ssrng kon âµýÐÊÓËÃѺÊͧ¤¹ tablecloth pâh bpoo dtó ¼üÒ»ÙâµýÐ table tennis bping bporng »Ô§»Í§ tailback (of traffic) rót dtìt öµÔ´ tailor châhng dtùt sêu-a pâh ªûÒ§µÑ´àÊ×üͼüÒ

ao ... bpai àÍÒ ... ä» (someone somewhere) pah ... bpai ¾Ò ... ä» take (accept) rúp ÃѺ can you take me to the ...?

pah bpai ... dâi mái? ¾Òä» ... ä´üäËÁ do you take credit cards? rúp

bùt kray-dìt rěu bplào? ÃѺºÑµÃà¤Ã´ÔµËÃ×Íà»ÅûÒ fine, I’ll take it oh kay, psm (chún) ao âÍठ¼Á(©Ñ¹)àÍÒ can I take this? (leaflet etc) ksr un née dâi mái? ¢ÍÍѹ¹Õüä´üäËÁ how long does it take? chái way-lah nahn tâo-rài? ãªüàÇÅÒ¹Ò¹à·ûÒäà it takes three hours chái way-lah sphm chôo-a mohng ãªüàÇÅÒÊÒÁªÑûÇâÁ§ is this seat taken? têe nêe wâhng mái? ·Õû¹ÕûÇûÒ§äËÁ

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take (lead: something somewhere)

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swimming pool sà wâi náhm

ÊÃÐÇûÒ¹üÓ

can you take a little off here?

(to hairdresser) dtùt dtrong née

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òrk nít-nòy dâi mái? µÑ´µÃ§¹ÕüÍÍ¡¹Ô´Ë¹ûÍÂä´üäËÁ talcum powder bpâirng á»ü§ talk (verb) pôot ¾Ù´ tall ssong ÊÙ§ tampons tairm-porn á·Á¾Í¹ tan (noun) klúm ¤ÅüÓ to get a tan hâi pěw klúm ãËü¼ÔǤÅüÓ tank (of car) ttng núm mun ¶Ñ§¹üÓÁѹ tap górk náhm ¡ýÍ¡¹üÓ tape (for cassette) táyp à·» tape measure spi wút ÊÒÂÇÑ´ tape recorder krêu-ung buntéuk sěe-ung à¤Ã×ûͧºÑ¹·Ö¡àÊÕ§ taste (noun) rót ÃÊ can I taste it? ksr lorng chim nòy, dâi mái? ¢ÍÅͧªÔÁ˹ûÍÂä´üäËÁ taxi táirk-sêe á·ý¡«Õû

will you get me a taxi? chôo-

ay rêe-uk táirk-sêe hâi nòy, dâi mái? ªûÇÂàÃÕ¡á·ý¡«ÕûãËü˹ûÍ ä´üäËÁ

dialogue to the airport/to the Regent Hotel, please bpai sa-nphm

bin/rohng rairm ree-yen how much will it be? tâo-

rài? 300 baht sphm róy bàht that’s fine right here, thanks jòrt dtrong née na taxi-driver kon kùp táirk-sêe ¤¹¢Ñºá·ý¡«Õû taxi rank têe jòrt rót táirk-sêe ·Õû¨Í´Ã¶á·ý¡«Õû tea (drink) núm chah ¹üÓªÒ tea for one/two, please ksr núm chah têe nèung/ssrng têe ¢Í¹üÓªÒ·Õû˹Öû§/Êͧ·Õû teabags chah tsOng ªÒ¶Ø§ teach: could you teach me?

ssrn hâi dâi mái? Ê͹ãËüä´üäËÁ

team teem

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teaspoon chórn chah

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tea towel pâh chét jahn

¼üÒàªç´¨Ò¹

teenager dèk wai rôon

à´ç¡ÇÑÂÃûع

telephone toh-ra-sùp

â·ÃÈѾ·ì

television toh-ra-tút

â·Ã·Ñȹì

tell: could you tell him ...?

ten-nít äÁüµÕà·¹¹ÔÊ tent dten àµç¹·ì term term à·ÍÃìÁ terminus (rail) sa-tph-nee Ê¶Ò¹Õ terrible yâir áÂû terrific yôrt yêe-um ÂÍ´àÂÕûÂÁ text (message) ték à⋎礫 Thai (adj) tai ä·Â (language) pah-sph tai ÀÒÉÒä·Â a Thai, the Thais kon tai ¤¹ä·Â Thailand (formal) bpra-tâyt tai »ÃÐà·Èä·Â (informal) meu-ung tai àÁ×ͧä·Â than* gwàh ¡ÇûÒ smaller than lék gwàh àÅç¡¡ÇûÒ thanks, thank you kòrp-koon ¢Íº¤Ø³ thank you very much kòrp-

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chôo-ay bòrk káo wâh ... nòy, dâi mái? ªûǺ͡à¢ÒÇûÒ ... ˹ûÍÂä´üäËÁ temperature (weather) oon-naha-poom ÍسËÀÙÁÔ (fever) kâi ä¢ü temple wút ÇÑ´ tennis tay-nit à·¹¹ÔÊ tennis ball lôok ten-nít ÅÙ¡à·¹¹ÔÊ tennis court sa-nphm ten-nít ʹÒÁà·¹¹ÔÊ

tennis racket mái dtee

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teacher kroo

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koon mâhk ¢Íº¤Ø³ÁÒ¡ thanks for the lift korp-koon

tee mah song ¢Íº¤Ø³·Õ›ÁÒÊ›§ no thanks mâi ao kòrp-koon äÁûàÍҢͺ¤Ø³

dialogue thanks kòrp-koon that’s OK, don’t mention it

mâi bpen rai that: that boy pôo-chai kon

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nún ¼ÙüªÒ¤¹¹Ñü¹ that girl pôo-yrng kon nún ¼ÙüËญÔ§¤¹¹Ñü¹ that one un nún Íѹ¹Ñü¹ I hope that ... psm (chún) wtng wâh ... ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ËÇѧÇûÒ ... that’s nice sso-ay ÊÇ is that ...? ... châi mái? ... ãªûäËÁ that’s it (that’s right) châi láir-o ãªûáÅüÇ the*

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theatre rohng la-korn âçÅФà their ksrng káo ¢Í§à¢Ò theirs ksrng káo ¢Í§à¢Ò them káo à¢Ò for them stm-rùp káo ÊÓËÃѺà¢Ò with them gùp káo ¡Ñºà¢Ò to them gàir káo á¡ûà¢Ò who? – them krai? – pôo-uk káo ã¤Ã – ¾Ç¡à¢Ò then (at that time) dtorn nún µÍ¹¹Ñü¹ (after that) ltng jàhk nún ËÅѧ¨Ò¡¹Ñü¹ there têe nûn ·Õû¹Ñû¹ over there têe-nôhn ·Õûâ¹û¹ up there kâhng bon nún ¢üÒ§º¹¹Ñü¹ is/are there ...? mee ... mái? ÁÕ ... äËÁ there is/are ... mee ... ÁÕ ... there you are (giving something)

think kít

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I think so psm (chún) kít wâh

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yung-ngún ¼Á(©Ñ¹)¤Ô´ÇûÒÍÂûÒ§¹Ñü¹ I don’t think so psm (chún) kít wâh kong mâi ¼Á(©Ñ¹)¤Ô´ÇûÒ¤§äÁû I’ll think about it psm (chún) ja lorng kít doo gòrn ¼Á(©Ñ¹)¨ÐÅͧ¤Ô´´Ù¡û͹ thirsty: I’m thirsty psm (chún) hěw náhm ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ËÔǹüÓ this: this boy pôo-chai kon née ¼ÙüªÒ¤¹¹Õü this girl pôo-yrng kon née ¼ÙüËญÔ§¤¹¹Õü this one un née Íѹ¹Õü this is my wife nêe pun-rayah ksrng psm ¹ÕûÀÃÃÂҢͧ¼Á is this ...? ... châi mái? ... ãªûäËÁ those: those men pôo chai pôo-uk lào nún ¼ÙüªÒ¾ǡàËÅûÒ¹Ñü¹ those women pôo yrng pôouk lào nún ¼ÙüËญÔ§¾Ç¡àËÅûÒ¹Ñü¹

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nêe krúp (kâ) ¹Õû¤ÃѺ(¤ûÐ) thermometer bpròrt »ÃÍ· Thermos flask® gra-dtìk náhm ¡Ãеԡ¹üÓ these*: these men pôo-chai pôo-uk lào née ¼ÙüªÒ¾ǡàËÅûÒ¹Õü these women pôo-yrng pôouk lào née ¼ÙüËญÔ§¾Ç¡àËÅûÒ¹Õü I’d like these ao pôo-uk lào née àÍҾǡàËÅûÒ¹Õü they káo à¢Ò thick nph Ë¹Ò (stupid) ngôh â§û thief ka-moy-ee ¢âÁ thigh nôrng ¹ûͧ thin psrm ¼ÍÁ thing ksrng ¢Í§ my things ksrng psm (chún) ¢Í§¼Á(©Ñ¹)

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which ones? – those un nâi?

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– un nún Íѹä˹ – Íѹ¹Ñü¹ thread (noun) sên dâi àÊü¹´üÒ throat kor hsy ¤ÍËÍ throat pastilles yah om gâir kor jèp ÂÒÍÁá¡ü¤Íà¨çº through pàhn ¼ûÒ¹ does it go through ...? (train, bus) pàhn ... rěu bplào? ¼ûÒ¹ ... ËÃ×Íà»ÅûÒ throw (verb) kwâhng ¢ÇüÒ§ throw away (verb) tíng ·Ôü§ thumb néw hso-a mâir meu ¹ÔüÇËÑÇáÁûÁ×Í thunderstorm pah-yóo fsn ¾ÒÂؽ¹ Thursday wun pá-réu-hùt Çѹ¾ÄËÑÊ ticket dtso-a µÑþÇ

coming back when? glùp

dialogue a return to Chiangmai

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mêu-rai? today/next Tuesday wun née/wun ung-kahn nâh that will be 200 baht ssrng róy bàht ticket office (bus, rail) têe jum-

nài dtso-a ·Õû¨Ó˹ûÒµÑþÇ tie (necktie) nék-tai à¹ç¤ä· tight (clothes etc) kúp ¤Ñº it’s too tight kúp gern bpai ¤Ñºà¡Ô¹ä» tights tsOng yai boo-a ¶Ø§ãºÑÇ till (cash desk) têe gèp ngern ·Õûà¡çºà§Ô¹ time* way-lah àÇÅÒ what’s the time? gèe mohng láir-o? ¡ÕûâÁ§áÅüÇ this time krúng née ¤ÃÑü§¹Õü last time krúng têe láir-o ¤ÃÑü§·ÕûáÅüÇ

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three times sphm krúng

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timetable dtah-rahng way-lah

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tin (can) gra-bpsrng

¡Ãлþͧ

tinfoil gra-dàht a-loo-mi-nee-

bpîng ¢¹Á»Ñ§»Ôü§ today wun née Çѹ¹Õü toe néw táo ¹ÔüÇà·üÒ together dôo-ay gun ´üÇ¡ѹ we’re together (in shop etc) rao mah dôo-ay gun àÃÒÁÒ´üÇ¡ѹ toilet hôrng náhm Ëüͧ¹üÓ where is the toilet? hôrng náhm yòo têe npi? Ëüͧ¹üÓÍÂÙû·Õûä˹ I have to go to the toilet psm (chún) dtôrng bpai hôrng náhm ¼Á(©Ñ¹)µüͧä»Ëüͧ¹üÓ toilet paper gra-dàht chum-rá ¡ÃдÒɪÓÃÐ tomato ma-kěu-a tâyt ÁÐà¢×Íà·È tomato juice núm ma-kěu-a tâyt ¹üÓÁÐà¢×Íà·È tomato ketchup sórt ma-kěua tâyt «ÍÊÁÐà¢×Íà·È

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um ¡ÃдÒÉÍÅÙÁÔà¹ÕÂÁ tin-opener têe bpèrt gra-bpsrng ·Õûà»Ô´¡Ãлþͧ tiny lék àÅç¡ tip (to waiter etc) ngern típ à§Ô¹·Ô» tired nèu-ay à˹×ûÍ I’m tired psm (chún) nèu-ay ¼Á(©Ñ¹)à˹×ûÍ tissues pâh chét meu ¼üÒàªç´Á×Í to: to Bangkok bpai groongtâyp 仡ÃØ§à·¾Ï to Thailand bpai meu-ung tai ä»àÁ×ͧä·Â to the post office bpai bpraisa-nee ä»ä»ÃɳÕÂì

toast (bread) ka-nsm bpung

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next time krúng nâh

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tomorrow prôong née

toothache bpòo-ut fun

tomorrow morning cháo

toothbrush bprairng sěe fun

prôong née àªüÒ¾ÃØû§¹Õü

toothpaste yah sěe fun

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the day after tomorrow wun

ma-reun née ÇѹÁÐÃ×¹¹Õü toner (cosmetic) toner tongue lín ÅÔü¹ tonic (water) núm toh-ník ¹üÓâ·¹Ô¤ tonight keun née ¤×¹¹Õü tonsillitis dtòrm torn-sin ùksàyp µûÍÁ·Í¹«ÔÅÍÑ¡àÊ» too (excessively) ... gern bpai ... à¡Ô¹ä» (also) dôo-ay ´üÇ too hot rórn gern bpai Ãü͹à¡Ô¹ä» too much mâhk gern bpai ÁÒ¡à¡Ô¹ä» me too psm (chún) gôr měuun gun ¼Á(©Ñ¹)¡çàËÁ×͹¡Ñ¹ tooth fun ¿Ñ¹

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á»Ã§Êտѹ

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top: on top of ... yòo bon ...

ÍÂÙûº¹ ...

at the top yòo kâhng bon

ÍÂÙû¢üÒ§º¹

top floor chún bon

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topless bpleu-ay òk

à»Å×ÍÂÍ¡ torch fai chpi ä¿©Ò total (noun) roo-um yôrt ÃÇÁÂÍ´ tour (noun) rai-gahn num têe-o ÃÒ¡ÒùÓà·ÕûÂÇ is there a tour of ...? mee rai-gahn num têe-o bpai ... mái? ÁÕÃÒ¡ÒùÓà·ÕûÂÇä» ... äËÁ tour guide múk-koo-tâyt ÁѤ¤Øà·È¡ì tourist núk tôrng têe-o ¹Ñ¡·ûͧà·ÕûÂÇ tourist information office stmnúk kào sphn núk tôrng têe-o Êӹѡ§Ò¹¢ûÒÇÊÒùѡ·ûͧà·ÕûÂÇ

which track is it for Chiangmai? bpai chee-ungmài chahn chah-lah a-rai? ä»àªÕ§ãËÁûªÒ¹ªÒÅÒÍÐäà tracksuit chóot gee-lah ªØ´¡ÕÌÒ traditional bpen ka-nòp-tum nee-um à»ç¹¢¹º¸ÃÃÁà¹ÕÂÁ

traffic ja-rah-jorn

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traffic jam rót dtìt

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traffic lights fai stn-yahn ja-

rah-jorn ä¿ÊÑญญÒ³¨ÃҨà trailer (for carrying tent etc) rót pôo-ung ö¾ûǧ train rót fai Ã¶ä¿ by train doy-ee rót fai â´Âöä¿

dialogue is this the train for Korat?

rót fai née bpai koh-râht mái? sure nâir-norn no, you want that platform there mâi bpai koon dtôrng bpai chahn chahlah un nún

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gahn num têe-o ¼Ùü¨Ñ´¡ÒúÃÔ¡ÒùÓà·ÕûÂÇ towards sòo ÊÙû towel pâh chét dtoo-a ¼üÒàªç´µÑÇ town meu-ung àÁ×ͧ in town nai meu-ung ã¹àÁ×ͧ just out of town nork meuung bpai noy ¹Í¡àÁ×ͧä»Ë¹›Í town centre jai glahng meuung 㨡ÅÒ§àÁ×ͧ town hall tâyt-sa-bahn à·ÈºÒÅ toy ksrng lên ¢Í§àÅû¹ track chahn chah-lah ªÒ¹ªÒÅÒ

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tour operator pôo-jùt bor-ri-

trainers (shoes) rorng táo

gee-lah Ãͧà·üÒ¡ÕÌÒ train station sa-tphn-nee rót fai ʶҹÕöä¿

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translate bplair

á»Å

could you translate that?

chôo-ay bplair hâi nòy, dâi mái? ªûÇÂá»ÅãËü˹ûÍÂä´üäËÁ translation gahn bplair ¡ÒÃá»Å translator pôo bplair ¼Ùüá»Å trash can ttng ka-yà ¶Ñ§¢ÂÐ travel gahn dern tahng ¡ÒÃà´Ô¹·Ò§ we’re travelling around rao dern tahng bpai rêu-ay rêu-ay àÃÒà´Ô¹·Ò§ä»àÃ×ûÍ æ travel agent’s trah-wern ayyen ·ÃÒàÇÔÅàÍ๵ì traveller’s cheque chék dern tahng àªç¤à´Ô¹·Ò§ tray tàht ¶Ò´ tree dtôn mái µü¹äÁü tremendous wí-sàyt ÇÔàÈÉ trendy tun sa-mpi ·Ñ¹ÊÁÑ trim: just a trim, please (to

hairdresser) chôo-ay dtùt òrk

nít-nòy tâo-nún krúp (ká) ªûǵѴÍÍ¡¹Ô´Ë¹ûÍ à·ûÒ¹Ñü¹¤ÃѺ(¤Ð) trip (excursion) têe-o à·ÕûÂÇ I’d like to go on a trip to ...

psm (chún) yàhk ja bpai têe-o ... ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ÍÂÒ¡¨Ðä»à·ÕûÂÇ ... trolley rót kěn öà¢ç¹ trouble (noun) bpun-hph »ÑญËÒ I’m having trouble with ...

psm (chún) mee bpun-hph gùp ... ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ÁÕ»ÑญËҡѺ ... trousers gahng-gayng ¡Ò§à¡§ true jing ¨ÃÔ§ that’s not true mâi jing äÁû¨ÃÔ§ trunk (US: car) gra-bprohng tái rót ¡ÃÐâ»Ã§·üÒÂö trunks (swimming) gahng-gayng wâi náhm ¡Ò§à¡§ÇûÒ¹üÓ try (verb) pa-yah-yahm ¾ÂÒÂÒÁ

turn off: where do I turn off? ja

lée-o têe npi? ¨ÐàÅÕüÂÇ·Õûä˹ can you turn the airconditioning off? chôo-ay

bpìt krêu-ung bprùp ah-gàht nòy, dâi mái? ªûÇ»Դà¤Ã×ûͧ»ÃѺÍÒ¡ÒÈ Ë¹ûÍÂä´üäËÁ turn on: can you turn the air-

gàht nòy, dâi mái? ªûÇÂà»Ô´à¤Ã×ûͧ»ÃѺÍÒ¡ÒÈ Ë¹ûÍÂä´üäËÁ turning (in road) tahng lée-o ·Ò§àÅÕüÂÇ TV tee-wee ·ÕÇÕ tweezers bpàhk kêep »Ò¡¤Õº twice ssrng krúng Êͧ¤ÃÑü§ twice as much mâhk ssrng tâo ÁÒ¡Êͧà·ûÒ twin beds dtee-ung kôo àµÕ§¤Ùû twin room hôrng kôo Ëüͧ¤Ùû twist: I’ve twisted my ankle

kôr táo psm (chún) plík ¢üÍà·üÒ¼Á(©Ñ¹)¾ÅÔ¡ type (noun) bàirp Ẻ another type of ... ... èek bàirp nèung ... ÍաẺ˹Öû§ typical bàirp cha-bùp Ẻ©ºÑº tyre yahng rót Âҧö

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dâi mái? ¢ÍÅͧ˹ûÍÂä´üäËÁ try on lorng sài doo ÅͧãÊû´Ù can I try it on? ksr lorng sài doo nòy, dâi mái? ¢ÍÅͧãÊû´Ù˹ûÍÂä´üäËÁ T-shirt sêu-a yêut àÊ×üÍÂ×´ Tuesday wun ung-kahn ÇѹÍѧ¤Òà tuna bplah too-nah »ÅÒ·Ù¹Ò tunnel oo-mohng ÍØâÁ§¤ì turn: turn left/right lée-o sái/ kwph àÅÕüÂÇ«üÒÂ/¢ÇÒ

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can I try it? ksr lorng nòy,

conditioning on? chôo-ay bpèrt krêu-ung bprùp ah-

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I don’t understand psm

ugly nâh glèe-ut ¹ûÒà¡ÅÕ´ UK bpra-tâyt ung-grìt »ÃÐà·ÈÍѧ¡ÄÉ ulcer plpir gra-pór á¼Å¡ÃÐà¾ÒÐ umbrella rôm ÃûÁ uncle (older brother of mother/ father) loong Åا (younger brother of father) ah ÍÒ (younger brother of mother) náh ¹üÒ unconscious mòt sa-dtì ËÁ´ÊµÔ under (in position) dtâi ãµü (less than) dtùm gwàh µûÓ¡ÇûÒ underdone (meat) sòok-sòok dìp-dìp ÊØ¡ æ ´Ôº æ underpants gahng-gayng nai ¡Ò§à¡§ã¹ understand: I understand psm (chún) kâo jai ¼Á(©Ñ¹)à¢üÒã¨

do you understand? kâo jai

(chún) mâi kâo jai ¼Á(©Ñ¹)äÁûà¢üÒ㨠mái? à¢üÒã¨äËÁ United States sa-hà-rút a-

may-ri-gah ÊËÃÑ°ÍàÁÃÔ¡Ò university ma-hph-wít-tayah-lai ÁËÒÇÔ·ÂÒÅÑ unleaded petrol núm mun rái sphn dta-gòo-a ¹üÓÁѹäÃüÊÒõСÑûÇ unlimited mileage mâi jumgùt ra-ya tahng äÁû¨Ó¡Ñ´ÃÐÂзҧ unlock kpi goon-jair 䢡Øญᨠunpack gâir hòr á¡üËûÍ until jon ¨¹ unusual pìt tum-ma-dah ¼Ô´¸ÃÃÁ´Ò up kêun ¢Öü¹ up there yòo bon nún ÍÂÙûº¹¹Ñü¹ he’s not up yet (not out of bed)

V vacancy: do you have any vacancies? (hotel) mee hôrng

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wâhng mái? ÁÕËüͧÇûÒ§äËÁ vacation wun yòot ÇѹËÂØ´ on vacation yòot púk pòrn ËÂØ´¾Ñ¡¼û͹ vaccination chèet wúk-seen ©Õ´ÇѤ«Õ¹ vacuum cleaner krêu-ung dòot fòon à¤Ã×ûͧ´Ù´½Øû¹ valid (ticket etc) chái dâi ãªüä´ü how long is it valid for? chái dâi těung mêu-a rài? ãªüä´ü¶Ö§àÁ×ûÍäà valley hòop kpo Ëغà¢Ò valuable (adj) mee kâh ÁÕ¤ûÒ

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káo yung mâi dtèun à¢ÒÂѧäÁûµ×û¹ what’s up? (what’s wrong?) bpen a-rai? à»ç¹ÍÐäà upmarket rso-rph ËÃÙËÃÒ upset stomach tórng sěe-a ·üͧàÊÕ upside down kwûm ¤ÇûÓ upstairs kâhng bon ¢üÒ§º¹ urgent dòo-un ´ûǹ us* rao àÃÒ with us gùp rao ¡ÑºàÃÒ for us stm-rùp rao ÊÓËÃѺàÃÒ USA sa-hà-rút a-may-ri-gah ÊËÃÑ°ÍàÁÃÔ¡Ò use (verb) chái ãªü may I use ...? ksr chái ... dâi mái? ¢Íãªü ... ä´üäËÁ useful mee bpra-yòht ÁÕ»ÃÐ⪹ì usual tum-ma-dah ¸ÃÃÁ´Ò

can I leave my valuables here? ao kâo ksrng tíng wái

têe nêe, dâi mái? àÍÒ¢üÒǢͧ·Ôü§äÇü·Õû¹Õûä´üäËÁ value (noun) kâh ¤ûÒ

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van rót dtôo öµÙü vanilla wá-ní-lah ÇÒ¹ÔÅÒ a vanilla ice cream ait kreem

wá-née-lah vary: it varies láir-o dtàir

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áÅüÇáµû vase jair-gun ᨡѹ vegetables pùk ¼Ñ¡ vegetarian (noun) kon mâi gin néu-a ¤¹äÁû¡Ô¹à¹×üÍ vending machine dtôo µÙü very mâhk ÁÒ¡ very little for me ksr nít dee-o tâo-nún ¢Í¹Ô´à´ÕÂÇà·ûÒ¹Ñü¹ I like it very much psm (chún) chôrp mâhk ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ªÍºÁÒ¡ vest (under shirt) sêu-a glâhm àÊ×üÍ¡ÅüÒÁ via pàhn ¼ûÒ¹ video (noun: film) wee-dee-o ÇÕ´ÕâÍ (recorder) krêu-ung

wee-dee-oh à¤Ã×ûͧÇÕ´ÕâÍ Vietnam bpra-tâyt wêe-ut-nahm »ÃÐà·ÈàÇÕ´¹ÒÁ Vietnamese (adj) wêe-ut-nahm àÇÕ´¹ÒÁ view wew ÇÔÇ village mòo bâhn ËÁÙûºüÒ¹ vinegar núm sôm ¹üÓÊüÁ visa wee-sâh ÇÕ«ûÒ visit (verb: place) têe-o à·ÕûÂÇ (person) yêe-um àÂÕûÂÁ I’d like to visit ... psm (chún) yàhk ja bpai têe-o/yêeum ... ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ÍÂÒ¡¨Ðä»à·ÕûÂÇ/ àÂÕûÂÁ ... vital: it’s vital that ... sym-kun mâhk têe ja dtôrng ... ÊÓ¤ÑญÁÒ¡·Õû¨Ðµüͧ ... vodka word-kâh ÇÍÃì´¡üÒ voice sěe-ung àÊÕ§

áç俿üÒ vomit ah-jee-un ÍÒà¨Õ¹

W waist ay-o

àÍÇ

waistcoat sêu-a gúk

àÊ×üÍ¡Ñý¡

wait ror

ÃÍ

wait for me ror psm (chún)

can I wait until my wife/ partner gets here? ror jon pun-ra-yah/fairn mah dâi mái? Ãͨ¹ÀÃÃÂÒ/ΌÁÒä´üäËÁ can you do it while I wait?

psm (chún) ror ao dâi mái? ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ÃÍàÍÒä´üäËÁ could you wait here for me?

ror psm (chún) têe nêe dâi mái? ÃͼÁ(©Ñ¹)·Õû¹Õûä´üäËÁ

wake: can you wake me up at 5.30? chôo-ay bplòok psm (chún) way-lah dtee hâh krêung dâi mái? ªûÇ»ÅØ¡¼Á(©Ñ¹)àÇÅÒµÕËüÒ¤ÃÖû§ ä´üäËÁ Wales Wales àÇÅÊì walk: is it a long walk? dern glai mái? à´Ô¹ä¡ÅäËÁ it’s only a short walk dern mâi glai à´Ô¹äÁûä¡Å I’ll walk psm (chún) dern bpai ¼Á(©Ñ¹)à´Ô¹ä» I’m going for a walk psm (chún) bpai dern lên ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ä»à´Ô¹àÅû¹ Walkman® walkman® ÇÍÅì¡áÁ¹ wall (inside) fph ½Ò

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nòy ná ÃͼÁ(©Ñ¹)˹û͹Рdon’t wait for me mâi dtôrng ror psm (chún) ná äÁûµüͧÃͼÁ(©Ñ¹)¹Ð

waiter kon sérp ¤¹àÊÃÔ¿ waiter! koon krúp (kâ)! ¤Ø³¤ÃѺ(¤ûÐ) waitress kon sérp ¤¹àÊÃÔ¿ waitress! koon krúp (kâ)! ¤Ø³¤ÃѺ(¤ûÐ)

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voltage rairng fai fáh

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(outside) gum-pairng ¡Óᾧ wallet gra-bppo sa-dtahng ¡ÃÐà»þÒʵҧ¤ì wander: I like just wandering around psm (chún) chôrp

dern lên rêu-ay bpèu-ay bpai ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ªÍºà´Ô¹àÅû¹àÃ×ûÍÂà»×ûÍÂ ä» want: I want a ... psm (chún) ao ... ¼Á(©Ñ¹)àÍÒ ... I don’t want any ... psm (chún) mâi yàhk dâi ... ¼Á(©Ñ¹)äÁûÍÂÒ¡ä´ü ... I want to go home psm (chún) yàhk ja glùp bâhn ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ÍÂÒ¡¨Ð¡ÅѺºüÒ¹ I don’t want to ... psm (chún) mâi yàhk ... ¼Á(©Ñ¹)äÁûÍÂÒ¡ ... he wants to ... káo yàhk ja ... à¢ÒÍÂÒ¡¨Ð ... what do you want? koon dtôrng-gahn a-rai? ¤Ø³µüͧ¡ÒÃÍÐäà ward (in hospital) hsr pôo bpòo-ay ËͼÙü»ûÇ warm rórn Ãü͹

I’m so warm psm (chún) rórn

jung ¼Á(©Ñ¹)Ãü͹¨Ñ§ was*: he was káo bpen à¢Òà»ç¹ she was káo bpen à¢Òà»ç¹ it was (mun) bpen Áѹà»ç¹ wash (verb) súk «Ñ¡ (oneself) láhng ÅüÒ§ can you wash these?

súk un née hâi nòy dâi mái? «Ñ¡Íѹ¹ÕüãËü˹ûÍÂä´üäËÁ washer (for bolt etc) wongwpirn ǧáËǹ washhand basin àhng láhng nâh ÍûÒ§Åüҧ˹üÒ washing machine krêu-ung súk pâh à¤Ã×ûͧ«Ñ¡¼üÒ washing powder psng súk fôrk ¼§«Ñ¡¿Í¡ washing-up liquid núm yah láhng ¹üÓÂÒÅüÒ§

áµ¹

no way! mâi mee tahng!

äÁûÁÕ·Ò§

watch (wristwatch)

nah-li-gah ¹ÒÌÔ¡Ò

dialogue

will you watch my things for

could you tell me the way

me? chôo-ay fâo ksrng hâi

to ...? chôo-ay bòrk tahng bpai ... hâi nòy, dâi mái? go straight on until you reach the traffic lights dern dtrong bpai jon těung fai stn-yahn turn left lée-o sái take the first on the right

lée-o kwph têe tahng yâirk un râirk see where we* rao

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weak (person, drink) òrn-air Íû͹áÍ weather ah-gàht ÍÒ¡ÒÈ wedding pi-tee dtàirng ngahn ¾Ô¸Õáµû§§Ò¹ wedding ring wpirn dtàirng ngahn áËǹáµû§§Ò¹ Wednesday wun póot Çѹ¾Ø¸

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nòy dâi mái? ªûÇÂà½üҢͧãËü˹ûÍÂä´üäËÁ watch out! ra-wung! ÃÐÇѧ watch strap spi nah-li-gah ÊÒ¹ÒÌÔ¡Ò water náhm ¹üÓ may I have some water? ksr náhm nòy dâi mái? ¢Í¹üÓ˹ûÍÂä´üäËÁ waterproof (adj) gun náhm ¡Ñ¹¹üÓ waterskiing sa-gee náhm Ê¡Õ¹üÓ wave (in sea) klêun ¤Å×û¹ way: it’s this way bpai tahng née ä»·Ò§¹Õü it’s that way bpai tahng nóhn ä»·Ò§â¹ü¹ is it a long way to ...? bpai ... glai mái? ä» ... ä¡ÅäËÁ

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wasp dtairn

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week ah-tít ÍÒ·ÔµÂì a week (from) today èek ah-tít

nèung jàhk wun née bpai ÍÕ¡ÍÒ·ÔµÂì˹Öû§¨Ò¡Çѹ¹Õüä» a week (from) tomorrow èek ah-tít nèung jàhk prôong née bpai ÍÕ¡ÍÒ·ÔµÂì˹Öû§¨Ò¡¾ÃØû§¹Õüä» weekend wun spo wun ah-tít ÇѹàÊÒÃìÇѹÍÒ·ÔµÂì at the weekend wun spo ahtít ÇѹàÊÒÃìÍÒ·ÔµÂì weight núm-nùk ¹üÓ˹ѡ weird bplàirk á»Å¡ weirdo kon bplàirk ¤¹á»Å¡ welcome: welcome to ... ksr dtôrn rúp ... ¢Íµü͹ÃѺ ... you’re welcome (don’t mention it) mâi bpen rai äÁûà»ç¹äà well: I don’t feel well psm (chún) róo-sèuk mâi kôy sa-bai ¼Á(©Ñ¹)ÃÙüÊÖ¡äÁû¤ûÍÂʺÒ she’s not well káo mâi sa-bai à¢ÒäÁûʺÒÂ

you speak English very well

koon pôot pah-sph ung-grìt dâi dee mâhk ¤Ø³¾Ù´ÀÒÉÒÍѧ¡ÄÉä´ü´ÕÁÒ¡ well done! dee mâhk! ´ÕÁÒ¡ this one as well un née dôo-ay Íѹ¹Õü´üÇ well well! (surprise) mpir! áËÁ

dialogue how are you? bpen yung-

ngai bâhng? very well, thanks, and you?

sa-bai dee kòrp-koon, láiro koon lâ? well-done (meat) sòok sòok

ÊØ¡ æ

Welsh: I’m Welsh psm (chún)

bpen kon Wales ¼Á(©Ñ¹)à»ç¹¤¹àÇÅÊì were*: we were rao bpen àÃÒà»ç¹ you were koon bpen ¤Ø³à»ç¹ they were káo bpen à¢Òà»ç¹ west dta-wun dtòk µÐÇѹµ¡

µÐÇѹµ¡

West Indian (adj) mah jahk

when we get back

mêu-a rao glùp mah/ bpai àÁ×ûÍàÃÒ¡ÅѺÁÒ/ä»

fai/reu-a òrk gèe mohng? öä¿/àÃ×ÍÍÍ¡¡ÕûâÁ§ where? têe-npi? ·Õûä˹ I don’t know where it is psm (chún) mâi sâhp wâh yòo têenpi ¼Á(©Ñ¹)äÁû·ÃÒºÇûÒÍÂÙû·Õûä˹

dialogue where is the temple? wút

yòo têe npi? it’s over there yòo têe-

nôhn could you show me where it is on the map? chôo-ay chée hâi hěn wâh yòo têe npi nai ppirn-têe it’s just here yòo dtrong née see way

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mòo gòr in-dee-a dta-wun dtòk ÁÒ¨Ò¡ËÁÙûà¡ÒÐÍÔ¹à´ÕµÐÇѹµ¡ wet bpèe-uk à»Õ¡ what? a-rai? ÍÐäà what’s that? nûn a-rai? ¹Ñû¹ÍÐäà what should I do? ja tum yung-ngai dee? ¨Ð·ÓÍÂûÒ§äÃ´Õ what a view! wew sso-ay jung ler-ee! ÇÔÇÊǨѧàÅ what bus do I take? kêun rót may spi npi? ¢Öü¹Ã¶àÁÅìÊÒÂä˹ wheel lór ÅüÍ wheelchair rót kěn stm-rùp kon bpòo-ay öà¢ç¹ÊÓËÃѺ¤¹»ûÇ when? mêu-rai? àÁ×ûÍäÃ

when’s the train/ferry? rót

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in the west dta-wun dtòk

which: which bus? rót may

spi npi? öàÁÅìÊÒÂä˹

dialogue which one? un npi? that one un nún

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no, that one mâi châi un

ksrng psm ÀÃÃÂҢͧ¼Á

nún

will*: will you do it for me?

this one? un née, châi mái?

while: while I’m here ka-nà têe

psm (chún) yòo têe nêe ¢¹Ð·Õû¼Á(©Ñ¹)ÍÂÙû·Õû¹Õû whisky lâo wít-sa-gêe àËÅüÒÇÔÊ¡Õü white sěe kpo ÊÕ¢ÒÇ white wine lâo wai kpo àËÅüÒäǹì¢ÒÇ who? krai? ã¤Ã who is it? nûn krai lâ? ¹Ñû¹ã¤ÃÅûÐ the man who ... kon têe ... ¤¹·Õû ... whole: the whole week dtalòrt ah-tít µÅÍ´ÍÒ·ÔµÂì the whole lot túng mòt ·Ñü§ËÁ´ whose: whose is this? nêe ksrng krai? ¹Õû¢Í§ã¤Ã why? tum-mai? ·ÓäÁ wide gwâhng ¡ÇüÒ§ wife: my wife pun-ra-yah

chôo-ay tum hâi nòy dâi mái? ªûÇ·ÓãËü˹ûÍÂä´üäËÁ wind (noun) lom ÅÁ window nâh-dtàhng ˹üÒµûÒ§ near the window glâi nâhdtàhng ã¡Åü˹üÒµûÒ§ in the window (of shop) têe nâh-dtàhng ·Õû˹üÒµûÒ§ window seat têe nûng dtìt nâh-dtàhng ·Õû¹Ñû§µÔ´Ë¹üÒµûÒ§ windscreen gra-jòk nâh rót yon ¡ÃШ¡Ë¹üÒö¹µì windscreen wiper têe bpùt núm fsn ·Õû»Ñ´¹üÓ½¹ windsurfing gahn lên gra-dahn dtôh lom ¡ÒÃàÅû¹¡ÃдҹâµüÅÁ windy: it’s so windy lom rairng jung ÅÁáç¨Ñ§ wine wai äǹÿ

wine? ksr wai èek dâi mái?

will you be a witness for me?

chôo-ay bpen pa-yahn hâi psm (chún) dâi mái? ªûÇÂà»ç¹¾ÂÒ¹ãËü¼Á(©Ñ¹) ä´üäËÁ woman pôo-yrng ¼ÙüËญÔ§

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won’t*: it won’t start mâi yorm

dtìt äÁûÂÍÁµÔ´ wood (material) mái äÁü woods (forest) bpàh »ûÒ wool ksn sùt ¢¹ÊѵÇì word kum ¤Ó work (noun) ngahn §Ò¹ it’s not working mun sěe-a ÁѹàÊÕ I work in ... psm (chún) tum ngahn têe ... ¼Á(©Ñ¹)·Ó§Ò¹·Õû ... world lôhk âÅ¡ worry: I’m worried psm (chún) bpen hòo-ung ¼Á(©Ñ¹)à»ç¹Ëûǧ worse: it’s worse yâir gwàh áÂû¡ÇûÒ worst yâir têe sòot áÂû·ÕûÊØ´ worth: is it worth a visit? nâh têe-o mái? ¹ûÒà·ÕûÂÇäËÁ

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¢ÍäǹìÍÕ¡ä´üäËÁ wine list rai-gahn wai ÃÒ¡ÒÃäǹì winter nâh npo ˹üÒ˹ÒÇ in the winter nai nâh npo ã¹Ë¹üÒ˹ÒÇ wire lôo-ut ÅÇ´ (electric) spi fai fáh ÊÒÂä¿¿üÒ wish: best wishes dôo-ay kwahm bprah-ta-nph dee ´üǤÇÒÁ»ÃÒö¹Ò´Õ with gùp ¡Ñº I’m staying with ... psm (chún) púk yòo gùp ... ¼Á(©Ñ¹)¾Ñ¡ÍÂÙû¡Ñº ... without doy-ee mâi â´ÂäÁû witness pa-yahn ¾ÂÒ¹

wonderful yôrt yêe-um

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can we have some more

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would: would you give this to ...? chôo-ay ao nêe bpai hâi ...

dâi mái? ªûÇÂàÍÒ¹Õûä»ãËü ... ä´üäËÁ wrap: could you wrap it up?

chôo-ay hòr hâi nòy, dâi mái? ªûÇÂËûÍãËü˹ûÍÂä´üäËÁ wrapping paper gra-dàht hòr ksrng kwtn ¡ÃдÒÉËûͧ͢¢ÇÑญ wrist kôr meu ¢üÍÁ×Í write kěe-un à¢Õ¹

sorry, wrong number ksr-tôht

dtòr ber pìt ¢Íâ·É µûÍàºÍÃì¼Ô´ sorry, wrong room ksr-tôht,

pìt hôrng ¢Íâ·É ¼Ô´Ëüͧ there’s something wrong with ... ... mee a-rai pìt ... ÁÕÍÐäüԴ what’s wrong? bpen a-rai? à»ç¹ÍÐäÃ

X

could you write it down?

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chôo-ay kěe-un long hâi nòy, dâi mái? ªûÇÂà¢Õ¹ŧãËü˹ûÍÂä´üäËÁ how do you write it? kěe-un yung-ngai? à¢Õ¹ÍÂûÒ§äà writing paper gra-dàht kěe-un jòt-mpi ¡ÃдÒÉà¢Õ¹¨´ËÁÒÂ

X-ray 'X-ray'

wrong: it’s the wrong key

year bpee

goon-jair pìt ¡ØญᨼԴ

yellow sěe lěu-ung

Y yacht reu-a yórt

àÃ×ÍÂÍ«·ì

yard*

»Õ

this is the wrong train rót fai

ÊÕàËÅ×ͧ

pìt ka-boo-un ö俼Դ¢ºÇ¹

yes* krúp (kâ); châi

the bill’s wrong kít bin pìt

yesterday mêu-a wahn née

¤Ô´ºÔżԴ

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àÍç¡«ìàÃÂì

¤ÃѺ(¤ûÐ); ãªû

àÁ×ûÍÇÒ¹¹Õü

wahn née àªüÒÇÒ¹¹Õü the day before yesterday wun seun

née Çѹ«×¹¹Õü yet yung Âѧ

dialogues

young (child) dèk lék à´ç¡àÅç¡ your* ksrng koon ¢Í§¤Ø³ your camera glôrng tài rôop ksrng koon ¡Åüͧ¶ûÒÂÃÙ»¢Í§¤Ø³ yours ksrng koon ¢Í§¤Ø³

English ➜ Thai

yesterday morning cháo

Z

is it here yet? mah láir-o

rěu yung?

zero sson

ÈÙ¹Âì

you’ll have to wait a little

zip sìp

longer yet koon dtôrng

«Ôº

koy èek sùk nòy

could you put a new zip on?

yoghurt yoh-gut

â¡Ѵ

you* koon

¤Ø³

this is for you nêe stm-rùp

chôo-ay sài sìp mài dâi mái? ªûÇÂãÊû«ÔºãËÁûä´üäËÁ zip code ra-hùt bprai-sa-nee ÃËÑÊä»ÃɳÕÂì zoo sso-un sùt ÊǹÊѵÇì

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no, not yet yung

koon ¹ÕûÊÓËÃѺ¤Ø³ with you gùp koon ¡Ñº¤Ø³ young (man) nòom ˹ØûÁ (woman) spo ÊÒÇ

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Colloquialisms You might well hear the following expressions but you shouldn’t be tempted to use any of the stronger ones – local people will not be amused or impressed by your efforts. âi hàh! shit! bpai (hâi pón)! go away! bpai nfi! hi! chìp-hfi! damn! dtai hàh! oh hell! dtai jing! oh no! mâi chêu-a! come on!, I don’t believe you! mâi mee tahng! no chance!, no way! mfir! goodness! òrk bpai hâi pón! get out! tôh! good heavens! yòot pôot ná! shut up! yôrt! great!

A ah uncle (younger brother of father); aunt (younger sister of father) ah-fri-gah Africa; African ah-gahn klêun hge-un

nausea

ah-gahn ùk-sàyp infection ah-gàht air; weather ah-hfhn meal; food; cuisine;

cooking

poisoning

ah-hfhn cháo breakfast ah-hfhn glahng wun lunch ah-hfhn kao savoury ah-hfhn mâi yôy indigestion ah-hfhn pí-sàyt speciality ah-hfhn yen evening meal;

supper; dinner

ah-jahn teacher ah-kahn building àhn read àhng sink, basin àhng àhp náhm bath àhng láhng nâh washbasin àhp dàirt sunbathe ah-tít week ah-tít dtòk sunset ah-tít kêun sunrise ah-yóo age

old are you?

ai cough; shy âi hàh! shit! ai-lairn Ireland ai-lairn ngu-a Northern

Ireland

air hóht-tet air stewardess ai-rít Irish airm amp airt-pai-rin aspirin a-lài spare part(s) a-may-ri-gah America; American (person) a-may-ri-gun American (adj) a-nah-kót future a-nóo-sfh-wa-ree

monument; statue

ao like; want ào bay ao ... bpai take; remove ao jing ao jung serious ao krúp (kâ) yes please ao lá! right!, OK! ao ... mah fetch; bring ao ... mái? do you want ...? ào tai Gulf of Siam a-páht-mén flat, apartment a-rai something a-rai? what? a-rai èek something else a-rai èek? what else? a-rai gôr dâi anything a-rai ná? pardon (me)?, sorry?;

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ah-hfhn bpen pít food

koon ah-yóo tâo-rài? how

Thai ➜ English

Entries are listed alphabetically according to the first complete word, for example, entries beginning with bâhn precede those beginning with bahng.

excuse me?

a-ròy nice, delicious àyk-ga-sfhn document; leaflet ay-o waist ay-see-a Asia

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ay-see-a ah-ka-nay South

East Asia

B bâh mad, crazy bâhn house; home têe bâhn at home bâhn tùt bpai nextdoor bahng thin; some bâhng a few; some bahng krúng bahng krao

occasionally

bahng tee sometimes; maybe;

perhaps

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bàht baht (unit of currency) bàht jèp injured bàht plfir wound bàht wít-tge pavement,

sidewalk

bài afternoon bài ... mohng ... p.m. (in the afternoon) bài née this afternoon bài prôong née tomorrow

afternoon

bài wahn née yesterday

afternoon

bai bai ná cheerio, bye bai báirng banknote, (US) bill bai bplew leaflet bai bpra-gàht kôht-sa-nah

certificate

bai sèt rúp ngern receipt bai sùng yah prescription bai ùn-nóo-yâht licence,

permit

bair-dta-rêe battery bàirk carry bairn flat (adj) bàirng share; divide bàirp sort, kind, type; pattern bàirp cha-bùp typical bàirp fa-rùng European-style bàirp form form bàirp ree-un pah-sfh language

course

bàirp yàhng pattern bao light (not heavy) ber toh-ra-sùp phone number bèu-a bored bin bill, (US) check; fly (verb) bòhk rót hitchhike, hitch boh-rahn ancient boh-rahn wút-thóo antique bon on; on top of bon péun din on the ground bòn complain bóop-fay buffet boo-rèe cigarette(s) boo-rèe gôn grorng tipped

cigarettes

poster

boo-ròot gents’ toilet, men’s

international driving licence

bòo-uk plus boo-um swollen bòrk say; tell bòrk wâh say

bai kùp kèe driving licence bai kùp kèe sfh-gon

bai mái leaf bai mêet gohn razor blade(s)

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bai reu-a sail bai rúp bpra-gun guarantee bai rúp-rorng guarantee;

room

cashpoint, ATM

bor-ri-gahn num têe-o

excursion

bor-ri-gahn rót châo car rental bor-ri-gahn rúp chái nai hôrng púk room service bor-ri-gahn sòrp tfhm ber tohra-sùp directory enquiries bor-ri-sòot innocent bor-ri-sùt company, firm bor-ri-wayn bâhn backyard bor-ri-wayn chahn meu-ung

suburb

bpâi ta-bee-un rót licence

plates

bpâirng powder; face powder;

talcum powder

bpàirt eight bpa-rin-yah degree bpây ljng rucksack bpee year bpee têe láir-o last year; a

year ago

bpee mài New Year bpèek wing bpèe-uk wet bpen be; is; in; can; be capable

of

bòt ree-un lesson bòy bòy often bpà-dti-tin calendar bpâh aunt (elder sister of mother/ father) bpàh jungle; forest bpàh cháh cemetery bpàh dong dìp forest, jungle bpàh mái sùk teak forest bpah-gee-sa-tfhn Pakistan bpàhk mouth bpàhk-gah pen bpàhk-gah lôok lêun ballpoint

bpen ... it is ...; it was ... bpen a-rai? what’s up?,

bpai to; go; go away bpai (hâi pón)! go away! bpai tèr let’s go bpâi label bpai glùp wun dee-o day trip bpai gùp pim (chún) come

bpen mun greasy bpen nêe boon-koon grateful bpen nern hilly bpen pèun heat rash bpen pêu-un friendly bpen pít poisonous; polluted bpen sai sandy bpen sòht single, unmarried bpen tahng gahn formal bpen têe nâh por jai

with me

bpai nfi! hi! bpâi rót may bus stop bpai séu kirng go shopping

what’s wrong?

bpen bâi dumb (can’t speak) bpen bpai dâi possible bpen bpai mâi dâi impossible bpen bpra-yòht beneficial bpen gun ayng informal bpen hòo-ung worry bpen ìt-sa-rá independent bpen ka-nòp-tum nee-um

traditional

bpen lom faint (verb); stroke;

attack

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pen

Thai ➜ English

bor-ri-gahn service bor-ri-gahn ngern dòo-un

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satisfactory

bpen têe nee-yom popular bpen yung-ngai bâhng? how

are you?

bper-sen per cent bpèrt open (adj); on bpèt duck bpeun gun bpeun pók pistol bpeun yao rifle bpìt close, shut; closed bplah fish bplah cha-lfhm shark bplah-sa-dter Elastoplast®,

Bandaid®

bplah-sa-dtìk plastic bplair interpret; translate bplàirk strange, odd, funny,

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weird

bplàirk bpra-làht strange bplay cot bplèe-un change bplèe-un rót fai change trains bpleu-ay naked bplòrk condom bplòrk mirn pillow case bplòrt-pai safe bplúk plug; adaptor bplúk fai power point bplúk krêu-ung gohn nòo-ut

shaving point

bpoh-sa-dter poster bpóht-gáht postcard bpoo crab bpòo grandfather (paternal) bpòom dtìt krêu-ung ignition bpòom sa-dtàht starter (of car) bpòo-ut it aches bpòo-ut fun toothache

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bpòo-ut hio-a headache;

hangover

bpòo-ut ljng backache bpòo-ut tórng stomach ache bpòrt lungs; nervous bpra-chah-chon public;

population

bpra-choom meeting bpra-chót sarcastic bpra-dtoo door; gate; goal bpra-gun insurance bprah-sàht castle bprairng brush bprairng pim hairbrush bprairng sge fun toothbrush bprairng tah kreem gohn nòout shaving brush bprairng tio lép nailbrush bprai-sa-nee post office; mail bprai-sa-nee dòo-un express

mail

bprai-sa-nee glahng central

post office

bpra-jum deu-un period (menstruation) bpra-làht jai suprised bpra-mahn roughly, about,

approximately

bpra-pay-nee custom bpra-tahn director, president (of company) bpra-tah-nah-tí-bor-dee president (of country) bpra-tâyt country bpra-tâyt bayl-yee-um

Belgium

bpra-tâyt fa-rùng-sàyt France bpra-tâyt fi-líp-bpin

Philippines

Cambodia

bpra-tâyt hor-lairn Holland bpra-tâyt ì-dtah-lee Italy bpra-tâyt in-dee-a India bpra-tâyt in-don-nee-see-a

Indonesia

bpra-tâyt jeen China bpra-tâyt kairn-nah-dah

Canada

bpra-tâyt lao Laos bpra-tâyt mah-lay-see-a

Malaysia

bpra-tâyt new see-láirn New

Zealand

bpra-tâyt pa-mâh Burma bpra-tâyt sa-bpayn Spain bpra-tâyt sa-górt-lairn

Britain

bpra-tâyt wêe-ut-nahm

Vietnam

bpra-tâyt yêe-bpòon Japan bpra-tâyt yer-ra-mun

Germany

bpra-wùt-sàht history bprêe-o sour; sharp (taste) bprèe-up têe-up compare bpròht favourite bpròrt thermometer bpúm núm mun petrol station,

gas station

bpun-hfh problem; trouble bpùt-joo-bun-née nowadays brayk meu handbrake bum-nahn pension

escape

bung-ern quite by chance bun-yai describe bùt bpra-jum dtoo-a identity

card

bùt chern invitation bùt kray-dìt credit card bùt têe-nûng boarding pass

C cháh late; slow; slowly cháh cháh slowly chahm dish, bowl chahn chah-lah platform, (US)

track

chahn meu-ung outskirts cháhng elephant châhng bpra-bpah plumber châhng dtùt pim hairdresser;

barber

châhng dtùt sêu-a pâh tailor châhng fai fáh electrician châhng ngern silversmith châhng tài rôop photographer châhng torng goldsmith chai man; male chái use chái dâi valid chai dairn border chai hàht beach châi láir-o that’s it, that’s right châi láir-o! exactly! châi mái? isn’t it? chái ngern spend

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Scotland

bpra-tâyt tai Thailand (formal) bpra-tâyt ung-grìt England;

bun-dai ladder; stairs bun-dai lêu-un escalator bun-dai sjm-rùp nge fai fire

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bpra-tâyt gao-lge Korea bpra-tâyt gum-poo-chah

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chái ... rôo-um gun share chai ta-lay seaside; coast châir kfirng deep-freeze;

frozen

cha-làht clever, intelligent cha-ná win châo rent, hire cháo morning cháo née this morning cháo prôong née tomorrow

luck!

chôhk rái unfortunately; hard

luck!

morning

chon glòom nói ethnic

morning

chon-na-bòt countryside choo chêep lifebelt chôo-a krao temporary chôo-a mohng hour chôo-a rá-yá period (of time) chôo-ay help chôo-ay ...? please ...?, would

cháo wahn née yesterday chao bâhn villager chao dtàhng bpra-tâyt

foreigner

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chao kfo hill tribe chao nah rice farmer chao yóo-rôhp European chèet yah injection chee-wít life chék cheque, (US) check chék dern tahng traveller’s

cheque

chék doo check (verb) chên for example chern choo-un invite chern gòrn after you chern kâo mah! come in! chern krúp (kâ) ... please ... cherng kfo hillside chêu first name koon chêu a-rai? what’s your

name?

chêu lên nickname chêu-a believe chéu-a châht race (ethnic) chéun humid; damp chêu-uk rope; string

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chêu-uk rorng táo shoelaces chim taste chín piece chín yài a big bit chìp-hfi! damn! chôhk luck chôhk dee fortunately; good

minority

you please ...?

chôo-ay dôo-ay! help! chòok chgrn emergency chòok-la-hòok hectic chóot suit chóot ah-hfhn course (of meal) chóot àhp náhm swimming

costume

chóot bpa-thim pa-yah-bahn

first-aid kit

chóot fun tee-um false teeth chóot norn nightdress chórk shock-absorber chórn spoon chórn sôrm cutlery chôrng lane (on motorway) chôrng kâo gate chôrng kfo mountain pass chôrp like chôrp ... mâhk gwàh prefer

D dâhm handle dâi get, obtain; may; might;

be able

nicely!

dee mâhk! well done!;

magnificent!

dee têe sòot (the) best dee-chún I; me (said by a woman) dee-o just, only dge-o soon dge-o, dge-o just a minute dge-o gòrn! just a second! dge-o née now; at present dèk child; children

business trip

dèuk late dèum drink (verb) deung pull deu-un in; month din earth; land din-sir pencil dìp raw dòht dèe-o secluded don-dtree music don-dtree péun meu-ung folk

music

don-dtree pórp pop music don-dtree tai derm Thai

classical music

doo look (at); watch doo lair take care of doo mgu-un look, seem; look

like

dôo-ay too, also dôo-ay gun together dôo-ay kwahm bprah-ta-nah dee with best wishes dòo-un urgent dòrk goo-làhp rose dòrk-mái flower doy-ee by doy-ee rót yon by car doy-ee cha-pòr especially doy-ee jay-dta-nah

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dâi glìn smell ... dâi mái? can I/you ... ? dâi yin hear dàirt òrk sunny; sunshine dao star dee good; fine; nice dee! good! dee gwàh better dee jai happy; pleased dee kêun mâhk much better dee láir-o! good!; that’ll do

dèk chai boy dèk òrn baby; young child dèk wai rôon teenager dèk yhng girl dern walk dern bpai on foot dern tahng travel dern tahng bpai tóo-rá gìt

Thai ➜ English

chun steep chún I; me; myself (said by a woman); floor, storey chún nèung first class; ground floor, (US) first floor chún sfhm third class; second floor, (US) third floor chún sirng second class; first floor, (US) second floor

deliberately

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doy-ee mâi without dta-bai (fin) lép nailfile dta-gèe-up chopsticks dta-gla greedy dta-gohn shout dta-grâh basket dta-grâh ka-yà wastepaper

basket

dta-grai scissors dtah eye; grandfather (maternal) dtah bòrt blind dtahm follow dtahm tum-ma-dah as usual dtàhng different dtàhng bpra-tâyt abroad;

foreign

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dtàhng dtàhng various dtàhng hàhk separate dtàhng jung-wùt up-country (outside Bangkok) dtah-rahng têe-o bin

scheduled flight

dtah-rahng way-lah timetable, (US) schedule dtai die; dead; kidneys (in body) dtâi south; under, below dtai hàh! oh hell! dtai jing! oh no! dtàir but dtàir la kon each of them (people) dtàir la krúng each time dtàir la un each of them (things) dtàirk break dtàirk láir-o broken dtàirk ngâi fragile dtâirm score dtàirng ngahn láir-o married dta-làht market

dta-làht náhm floating

market

dta-làht yen night market dta-lòk funny, amusing; joke dta-lòrt throughout; whole dtao cooker dtào turtle; tortoise dtao òp oven dtao rêet iron dta-wun dtòk west dta-wun dtòk chge-ung dtâi

southwest

dta-wun dtòk chge-ung ngu-a

northwest

dta-wun òrk east dta-wun òrk chge-ung dtâi

southeast

dta-wun òrk chge-ung ngu-a

northeast

dtee hit dtêe-a short dteen bottom (of hill) dtee-ung bed dtee-ung dèe-o single bed dtee-ung kôo twin beds dtem, dtem láir-o full dten tent dtên rum dance dterm fill dtèuk block of flats, apartment

block

dtêun shallow dtèun awake; wake up; get up dtèun-dtên excited; nervous dtìt stuck dtìt dtòr contact dtìt gùp next to dtó table dtó jài ngern cash desk, cashier

compartment; kiosk

dtôo bprai-sa-nee letterbox,

mailbox

dtôo châir kfirng freezer dtôo gèp gra-bpfo locker dtôo jòt-mfi letterbox,

mailbox

dtôo norn sleeper, sleeping

car

dtôo núng-sgu pim

newsstand

dtôo toh-ra-sùp phone box,

phone booth

way ticket

dtio-a bpai glùp return ticket,

round trip ticket

dtoo-a yàhng example dtóok-ga-dtah doll dtoo-lah-kom October dtôom hio earring(s) dtòr connection dtòr rah-kah bargain (verb) dtòr wâh complain dtorn bài afternoon dtorn cháo morning dtorn glahng keun evening;

night

dtorn yen late afternoon dtôrng must; have to dtôrng-gahn need dtòy sting (verb)

here

dtrong way-lah on time dtròot jeen Chinese New Year dtròo-ut examine dtròo-ut chûng núm-nùk

check-in

dtròrk lane (off a soi) dtúk-dtúk tuk-tuk (motorized three-wheeled taxi) dtùm low dtùm gwàh under, less

than

dtum-ròo-ut police; policeman dtun blocked dtûng-dtàir since (time) dtùp liver dtùp ùk-sàyp hepatitis dtùt cut dtùt fai power cut dtùt pim haircut dum dark (adj) dum náhm dive dung loud

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dtôo yen fridge; refrigerator dtio-a ticket dtio-a bpai single ticket, one-

dtrah brand dtreung krêe-ut serious dtrong direct dtrong dtrong straight dtrong kâhm opposite dtrong nâh straight ahead dtrong née right here, just

Thai ➜ English

dtòk miss (bus etc) dtòk jai shock dtôn bpahm palm tree dtôn mái plant; tree dtôo cupboard, closet;

E èek more; again èek bpra-dge-o in a minute èek kon nèung the other one (person) èek mâhk a lot more

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èek ... nèung another ... ; the

other ...

èek un nèung the other one (thing) èun other; others; another

F fáh sky ffh wall; lid fáh lâirp lightning fáh rórng thunder fai fire; light fâi cotton fai chfi torch, flashlight fai cháirk cigarette lighter fai fáh electric; electricity fai kâhng sidelights fai krêu-ung yon ignition fai lée-o indicator fai ljng rót rear lights fai mâi fire (blaze) fai mâi! fire!, it’s on fire! fai mòrk fog lights fai nâh rót headlights fairn boyfriend; girlfriend;

partner fàirt twins fa-rùng European; Caucasian; Westerner; foreigner fa-rùng-sàyt France; French feem film (for camera); negative feem sge colour film fláirt flat, apartment; flash fók-chúm bruise fin rain fin dtòk it’s raining fiong kon crowd

fóot-born football fùk boo-a shower fun tooth fung listen (to) fung si! listen! fùng shore; bank ... fùng dtrong kâhm across

the ...

G gah núm chah teapot gahn bpa-tim pa-yah-bahn

first aid

gahn bplair translation gahn bpra-gun pai insurance gahn chók dtòy fight gahn dern tahng journey;

travel

gahn dtai death gahn dtôrn rúp kùp sôo

hospitality

gahn dum náhm léuk skin-

diving

gahn fórn rum péun meu-ung

folk dancing

gahn jùp bplah fishing gahn kàirng kjn match; race gahn lót rah-kah reduction gahn meu-ung politics gahn pàh dtùt operation gahn rôo-um bpra-way-nee

sex

gahn sa-dairng don-dtree

concert

gahn sòrp exam gahn sùng ngót cancellation gahn ta-hfhn military

pants

gahng-gayng kfh sûn shorts gahng-gayng nai underpants,

underwear

gahng-gayng nai sa-dtree

pants, panties

gahng-gayng wâi náhm

swimming trunks

is it?

gee-a tiy ljng reverse gear gee-lah sport gee-lah náhm water sports gèng well ... gern bpai too ... gèrt kêun happen gèrt a-rai kêun? what’s

happening? gèu-up nearly, almost

nearest ...

glèe-ut hate gler pal, mate glom round gloo-a afraid; fear glòom group glôom jai depressed glòom kon party, group glòrng carton glòrng gee-a gearbox glôrng tài njng movie camera glôrng tài pâhp-pa-yon

camcorder

glôrng tài rôop camera glôrng yah sên, glôrng yah sòop pipe (for smoking) glùp get back glùp bâhn go home glùp bpai go back glùp mah come back glùp mah nêe! come back! goh-hòk lie (tell untruth) gohn shave goh-roh-goh-sih junk,

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gahng-gayng yeen jeans gàir strong; dark; old gâir hòr unpack gâirm cheek (on face) gâir-o glass gáirt gas gao glue; scratch gào old gâo nine gâo êe chair gâo êe pâh bai deckchair gâo êe rúp kàirk sofa gâo êe siong highchair ga-rúk-ga-dah-kom July ga-see-un retired gfy gfi smart gáyt háot guesthouse gèe? how many? gèe mohng láir-o? what time

gin dâi edible gin (kâo) eat gin yòo prórm full board glâh hfhn brave glahng medium; middle glahng jâirng outdoors glahng keun night; overnight glahng meu-ung central glai far (away) glai gwàh farther (than) glâi near; near here ... têe glâi têe sòot the

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gahn wâi náhm swimming gahng-gayng trousers, (US)

rubbish

gôn bottom (of body) gôn grorng filter-tipped

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goom-pah-pun February goon-jair key; lock gôr then gòr island gòr ai-lairn Ireland gôr mgu-un gun too, also gôr yàhng nún làir so-so górk náhm tap, faucet gòrn ago; before sfhm wun gòrn three days

ago

gorng dtum-ròo-ut dùp plerng

fire brigade

górp golf gòt-mfi law gra-bpfo bag; briefcase;

luggage, baggage; pocket

gra-bpfo dern tahng suitcase;

ABCDEFGHIJKLGo

baggage

gra-bpfo kwâi ljng backpack gra-bpfo sa-dtahng purse;

wallet, billfold

gra-bpfo tgu handbag, (US)

purse; hand luggage, hand baggage gra-bpirng can, tin gra-bprohng skirt gra-bprohng rót bonnet (of car), (US) hood gra-bprohng tái (rót) boot (of car), (US) trunk gra-dàht paper gra-dàht chét meu, gra-dàht chét nâh paper handkerchiefs,

Kleenex®

gra-dàht chum-rá toilet paper gra-dàht hòr kirng kwjn

wrapping paper

gra-dàht kge-un jòt-mfi

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writing paper

gra-dìng bell gra-dòok bone gra-dòok hùk fracture gra-doom button gra-dtìk náhm vacuum flask gra-jòk nâh rót yon

windscreen

gra-jòk ngao mirror gra-ter-ee gay, homosexual grìng bell gròht angry grom dtròo-ut kon kâo meu-ung Immigration

Department

groong-tâyp Bangkok grum gramme gum-lai meu bracelet ... gum-lung pôot speaking gum-pairng wall gun chon bumper, (US) fender gun-chah marijuana gun-grai scissors gun-yah-yon September gùp with gùp kâo dish; meal gùt insect bite gwàh than; more; over, more

than

gwâhng wide

H hâh five hfh look for hfh yâhk rare hâhm prohibited, forbidden;

prohibit

hir sa-mòot library hôrng room hôrng ah-hfhn dining room hôrng air air-conditioned

room

hôrng bprùp ah-gàht air-

conditioned room

hôrng dèe-o single room hôrng kôo twin-bedded room hôrng kórk-tayn cocktail bar hôrng kroo-a kitchen hôrng náhm bathroom; toilet,

rest room

hôrng náhm pôo-chai gents’

toilet, men’s room

hôrng náhm pôo-yhng ladies’

toilet, ladies’ room

hôrng náhm sòo-un dtoo-a

private bathroom

hôrng norn bedroom hôrng pôo doy-ee sfhn kfh òrk departure lounge hôrng púk waiting room hôrng rúp kàirk living room hôrng rúp-bpra-tahn ah-hfhn

dining room

hôrng sa-mòot library hôrng tihng lounge hiy shell hùk break; deduct hjn bpai tahng ... facing

ABCDEFGHIJKLIs

smoking hâhng department store hàhng glai remote hâhng kfi yah pharmacy hàht beach hâi give; for hfi lose hfi bpai disappear hâi châo for hire, to rent hfir fishing net hâirng dry hàirng châht national hfi-ya-ná disaster hàyt cause hèep box hgn see hgn dôo-ay agree hgw hungry hêw carry hgw kâo hungry hgw náhm thirsty hi-má snow hhn stone, rock hîng shelf hòk six hio ear hio nòo-uk deaf hio-a head; corner hio-a jai heart hio-a jai wai heart attack hio-a kào knee hio-a láhn bald hio-a moom corner hio-a nom lòrk dummy hio-a rór laugh hio-a tee-un spark plug hòop kfo valley hòr package, parcel

Thai ➜ English

hâhm sòop boo-rèe non-

the ...

hun-loh hello

I ì-sa-rá free

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J

ABCDEFGHIJKLJa

jàhk from jàhk .... bpai ... from ... to ... jàhk bpai leave, go away jàhk meu-ung ‘Wales’ Welsh jahn dish; plate jahn rorng tôo-ay saucer jahn sge-ung record jài pay jai dee kind, generous jai glahng meu-ung city centre jair-gun vase jàirm sfi pleasant ja-mòok nose jâo-bào bridegroom jâo-fáh chai prince jâo-fáh yhng princess jâo-kirng owner jâo kirng bâhn landlord jâo nai boss jâo-sfo bride ja-rah-jorn traffic jay-dee pagoda jeen China; Chinese jèp sore; hurt jèp bpòo-ut painful jer find jèt seven jing true; real jing jai sincere jing jing lgr? honestly? jîng-jòk lizard jìt-dta-gum ffh pa-njng

murals

jon until; poor jòop kiss jòot-mfi bplai tahng

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destination

jòp finish, end jor-jair busy jorng reservation; reserve jor-ra-kây crocodile jòrt park (verb) jòt-mfi letter; mail jòt-mfi ah-gàht aerogramme jòt-mfi long ta-bee-un

registered letter

jùk-gra-yahn bicycle jùk-sòo pâirt optician jum dâi remember; recognize jum-bpen necessary jung ler-ee so jung-wùt changwat, province jùp catch; arrest jùp bplah fishing jùt arrange; bright; strong jùt gahn organize

K kfh leg kâh kill; value kfh kâo arrival kâh bor-ri-gahn service charge kâh bor-ri-gahn pi-sàyt supplement (extra charge) kâh châo rent kâh doy-ee sfhn fare kâh mút-jum deposit kfh òrk departure kâh pàhn tahng toll kfh-gun-grai jaw kâhm ta-lay crossing kahng chin kâhng beside; side

upstairs

kâhng lâhng downstairs kâhng ljng back; behind; rear kâhng nâh in front (of ); at

the front

kâhng nai indoors; inside kâhng nôrk outside kahng toom mumps kài egg kâi temperature, fever;

feverish

Canadian

kfirng solid; hard kfirng rairng strong kâirp narrow ka-mfyn Cambodian ka-moy-ee steal; thief; burglar ka-nà têe while ka-nàht size; measurements ka-nàht glahng medium-sized ka-nòp-tum-nee-um tradition káo he; him; she; her; they;

them

kâo rice kfo hill; mountain kào message; news kâo bpai go in kâo jai understand kâo jai láir-o I understand

embarrassing

keun night; give back keun la ... ... per night kêun up kêun bpai go up keun née tonight; this evening keun ngern refund kêun rót may catch a bus kew queue, line kít think klohn mud klorng canal kohm fai (fáh) lamp koh-ték tampon kihn classical masked drama kòht hhn rocky kom sharp kim bitter kòm-kgun rape kon person; people kin hair (on the body) kon bâh idiot kon bpah-gee-sa-tfhn a

ABCDEFGHIJKLKo

kfi sell kfi goon-jair unlock kâi jùp sùn malaria kài móok pearl kâi wùt flu kàirk Indian; guest kfirn arm kfirn sêu-a sleeve kair-nah-dah Canada;

kào-sfhn information ka-yà rubbish, litter, trash kàyt district kêe fòon dirt kêe gèe-ut lazy kèet siong sòot maximum kge-un write kem salty kgm needle kgm glùt sêu-a brooch kgm kùt belt kgm kùt ni-ra-pai seatbelt kgm mòot pin kgm-tít compass ker-ee ever kgrn embarrassed;

Thai ➜ English

kâhng bon above, over;

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Pakistani; Pakistanis

kon bplàirk nâh stranger kon châo tenant kon cha-rah senior citizen kon dee-o just, only; alone,

by oneself

kon dern táo pedestrian kon fâo bpra-dtoo doorman;

porter

kon fâo dèk baby-sitter kon fa-rùng-sàyt a French

person; the French

kon hio-a siong snob kon jai yen calm kon jeen a Chinese person; the

Chinese

kon jùp bplah fisherman kon ka-mfyn a Cambodian;

ABCDEFGHIJKLKo

the Cambodians

kon kùp (rót) driver kon kùp táirk-sêe taxi-driver kon lao a Lao; the Laos kon lée-ung doo dèk child

minder

kon mâi gin néu-a vegetarian kon nâirn crowded kon new see-láirn a New

Zealander; New Zealanders

kon ngôh fool kon nún chap kon pa-mâh a Burmese

person; the Burmese

kon sa-górt a Scot; the Scots kon sérp waiter; waitress kon sèrp yhng waitress kon sôrm rorng táo shoe

repairer

kin sùt wool kon tai a Thai person; the

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kon tèep jùk-ra-yahn cyclist kon tum ka-nim-bpung baker kon ung-grìt an English

person; the English; a Briton; the British kon yêe-bpòon a Japanese person; the Japanese kon yer-ra-mun a German; the Germans kong (ja) probably kôo pair kôo meu num têe-o

guidebook

kôo meu sin-ta-nah

phrasebook

kôo mûn fiancé; fiancée koo-ee chat kóok prison koon you koon krúp (kâ) excuse me koon-na-pâhp quality koo-un ja should kòo-ut bottle kor neck; collar kir please pim (chún) kir I would like kor bpòk sêu-a collar kôr glào hfh complaint kir hâi dern tahng doyee bplòrt-pai! have a safe

journey!

kor hiy throat kôr meu wrist kir ... nòy can I have ...? kir rórng request kir sa-dairng kwahm yin dee!

congratulations!

kôr sòrk elbow

theirs

kirng koon your; yours kirng kwjn present, gift kirng lên toy kirng pim (chún) my; mine ... kirng pim (chún) ayng my

own ...

thank you

kòrp-koon mâhk thank you

very much

kir-tôht excuse me; sorry; I

beg your pardon?

krai somebody krai? who? krai gôr dâi anybody krao beard kreem bum-roong pgw

shadow

krêung half krêung chôo-a mohng half

an hour

krêung lih half a dozen krêu-ung air air-conditioning krêu-ung bàirp uniform krêu-ung bin plane, airplane krêu-ung bpào pim hairdryer krêu-ung bplairng fai fáh adaptor (for voltage) krêu-ung bpra-dùp ornament krêu-ung bprùp ah-gàht air-

conditioning

krêu-ung bpûn din pfo

pottery, earthenware

krêu-ung bun-téuk sge-ung

tape recorder

krêu-ung chái siy equipment krêu-ung chôo-ay fung

hearing aid

krêu-ung dèum drink krêu-ung dòot fòon vacuum

cleaner

krêu-ung dùp plerng fire

extinguisher

moisturizer

krêu-ung gohn nòo-ut shaver krêu-ung kít lâyk calculator krêu-ung koom gum-nèrt

foam

krêu-ung lên pàirn sge-ung

kreem gohn nòo-ut shaving kreem nôo-ut pim conditioner kreem rorng péun foundation

cream

kreem sa-mfhn pgw cold

cream

kreem tah àhp dàirt suntan

ABCDEFGHIJKLKr

kirng rao our; ours kirng têe ra-léuk souvenir kôrn-kâhng ja ... rather ... kòrp-koon thank; thanks,

lotion

kreem tah njng dtah eye

Thai ➜ English

kôr táo ankle kôr tét jing fact kórn hammer kórng gong kirng thing; of kirng bplorm fake kirng bpròht favourite kirng fôom feu-ay luxury kirng káo his; her; hers; their;

contraceptive record player

krêu-ung lên tâyp kah-set

cassette player

krêu-ung reu-un furniture krêu-ung súk pâh washing

machine

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krêu-ung sjm-ahng make-up krêu-ung wee-dee-oh

videorecorder

ABCDEFGHIJKLKr

krêu-ung wút oon-na-hapoom thermometer krêu-ung yon motor; engine krít Protestant krít-dtung Roman Catholic krít-sa-maht Christmas kroo teacher krôrp-kroo-a family krúng time krúng nèung once krúp (kâ) yes kum word kûm dark kum chern invitation kum dtòrp answer kum tfhm question kun itch kûn bun-dai step kun gee-a gear lever kun rêng accelerator kun yôhk lever kúp tight kùp drive kwfh right (not left) kwahm bpra-préut behaviour kwahm bun-terng

entertainment

kwahm chéun humidity kwahm chôo-ay lgu-a help kwahm dtai death kwahm dtàirk dtàhng

difference

kwahm fjn dream kwahm jèp bpòo-ay illness kwahm jèp bpòo-ut pain kwahm jing truth

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kwahm kâo jai pìt

misunderstanding

kwahm kít idea kwahm lúp secret kwahm ngêe-up silence kwahm pìt fault; mistake kwahm ray-o speed kwahm rórn heat kwahm rúk love kwahm siong height kwâhng throw kwai water buffalo kwûm upside down kwun smoke

L lah gòrn bye láh sa-mfi old-fashioned lâhm interpreter lfhn chai grandson; nephew lfhn sfo niece; granddaughter láhng wash; develop (film) lfi several lâi shoulder lai sen signature láir and lâirk bplèe-un exchange (verb: money) ... láir-o already láir-o dtàir it depends (on); it’s

up to you

la-korn play lâo alcohol lay-kfh-nóo-gahn secretary layn glôrng lens (of camera) lée-o kwfh turn right lée-o sái turn left

lôo-ung nâh in advance lóp minus lòr good-looking lór wheel lorng try; try out, test lòrt fai fáh lightbulb lum-tahn stream ljng after; back (of body) ljng jàhk nún then, after

Thai ➜ English

that

ljng-kah roof

M mah come mfh dog máh horse mah gèp ... collect máh glàirp pony mah nêe come here mah tgung arrive ma-hfh-wít-ta-yah-lai

university

mah-dtra-tfhn standard mâhk a lot, lots; many; much;

very; very much

... mâhk plenty of ... mâhk (gern) bpai too much;

ABCDEFGHIJKLMa

lèe-um siong cheeky lék small, little, tiny lèk iron lék nóy only a few lên play lép meu fingernail ler-ee bpai further; beyond ler-ee bpai èek further on lgu-a gern jing jing shocking léuk deep leum forget lêun slippery lêu-ut blood líf lift, elevator likay popular folk theatre lín tongue lít litre lih dozen loh-hà metal loh-hà sjm-rít bronze lôhk world; earth lom wind lom òrn òrn breeze long get off long bpai go down long bpai! get down! long mah! get down! long ta-bee-un register lôok child; children (one’s own) lôok born ball lôok bpùt beads lôok chai son lôok gwàht sweets, candies lôok kgr-ee son-in-law lôok ra-bèrt bomb lôok sfo daughter lôok sa-pâi daughter-in-law loong uncle (older brother of father or mother)

excessive

màhk fa-rùng chewing gum mâhk lgu-a gern extremely mâhk por sim-koo-un quite

a lot

màhk róok chess mâhn curtain mai mile mfi silk mái wood

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Thai ➜ English

mài new mâi no; not mâi ao ... no ... mâi (ao) ... èek no more ... mâi ao nfi poor (quality);

disgusting

mâi bòy seldom mâi bpen rai don’t mention it;

it doesn’t matter; never mind; that’s all right mâi bpen rêu-ung nonsense mâi chêu-a! come on!, I don’t believe you! mâi dàirt sunburn mâi dee bad mái dtee racket (tennis) mâi dtôrng sge-a pah-sge

duty-free goods

ABCDEFGHIJKLMa

mâi gin néu-a vegetarian mái gwàht brush mâi jing false mâi jum-gùt ra-ya tahng

unlimited mileage

mái kèet match mâi ker-ee never mâi kôy hardly mâi lay-o it’s not bad mâi ler-ee not in the least mâi mâhk not a lot, not much mâi mâhk gwàh ... no more

than ...

mâi mâhk tâo-rài not so much mâi mao sober mâi mee ... there isn’t/

aren’t ...; no ...

mâi mee a-rai nothing mâi mee bpra-sìt-ti-pâhp

inefficient

mâi mee krai nobody, no-one

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mâi mee lôo-ut lai plain mâi mee mah-ra-yâht rude mâi mee tahng! no chance!,

no way!

mâi nâh chêu-a amazing mái nèep (pâh) clothes peg mái pài bamboo mâi pèt mild mâi rêe-up bumpy mâi ròrk! certainly not! mâi sài without mái sùk teak mâi tgung ... less than ... mâi wâhng engaged, occupied mfi-lâyk number, figure mfir! well well! máir dtàir ... even the ... mâir (kirng) mother mâir mái widow mâir náhm river máir wâh although máir wâh ... even if ... mâir-náhm kihng Mekhong

River

mairng ga-proon jellyfish mair-o cat ma-lairng insect ma-lairng gùt insect bite ma-lairng sàhp cockroach ma-lairng wun fly mao drunk ma-reun-née the day after

tomorrow

mâyk kréum cloudy may-sfh-yon April máyt metre mee have mee ... there is/are ... mee ... mái? have you

healthy

formerly

boxing

mòo-bâhn village mòo-bâhn bon poo-kfo

mountain village

mòo bâhn bpra-mong fishing

village

mòo gòr in-dee-a dta-wun dtòk West Indies môo-lêe blinds móong mosquito net mòo-uk hat; cap móo-un tâyp kah-set cassette mir doctor mòr ideal môr saucepan mir fun dentist mòr sim suitable,

appropriate

mêu-a wahn née yesterday mgu-un similar, like mgu-un gun same meu-ung city; town; country meu-ung boh-rahn Ancient

mòrk mist mòrk long foggy mirn pillow; cushion mor-ra-soom monsoon mor-sor scruffy mòt láir-o empty mòt sa-dtì unconscious múk-koo-tâyt guide, courier mun it; it is; they; fat (on meat);

meu-ung gào old town meu-ung lio-ung capital city meu-ung tai Thailand (informal) mí-cha-nún otherwise

mun bpen it’s mûn engaged (to be married) mun fa-rùng tôrt chips, French fries; crisps, (US) chips mùt flea

mêu-a keun née last night mêu-a rài? when? mêu-a ray-o ray-o née lately,

recently

City

ABCDEFGHIJKLMu

mee tórng pregnant mêet knife mêet gohn razor mêet púp penknife mgn smell, stink meu hand mêu-a gòrn née once,

mí-too-nah-yon June mók-ga-rah-kom January mio pig moo-ay (sfh-gon) boxing (international) moo-ay tai Thai-style

Thai ➜ English

got ...?; is/are there ...?

mee bpra-sìt-ti-pâhp efficient mee bpra-yòht useful mee chee-wít chee-wah lively mee chee-wít yòo alive mee chêu sge-ung famous mee fùk boo-a with shower mee hàyt-pin sensible mee kâh valuable mee kwahm pìt guilty mee lom òrn òrn breezy mee-nah-kom March mee pgw klúm dàirt suntanned mee sa-này charming mee sòok-ka-pâhp dee

rich

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N nfh thick nah paddy field náh uncle (younger brother of mother); aunt (younger sister of mother) nâh face; front (part); page;

season; next

nâh bèu-a boring nâh dtèun dtên exciting nâh fin rainy season nâh glèe-ut ugly; horrible;

disgusting

ABCDEFGHIJKLNa

nâh nfo winter nâh nèu-ay nài tiring nâh òk chest; bust nâh rórn summer nâh rung-gèe-ut unpleasant;

revolting

nâh sge-a dai! what a shame! nâh sêet pale nâh sin jai interesting nâh sing-sfhn! what a pity! nâh têung impressive nâh too-râyt nasty nâh-dtàhng window nah-li-gah clock; watch nah-li-gah bplòok alarm clock nah-li-gah kôr meu watch náhm water nahm bùt business card náhm dèum drinking water nahm sa-goon surname, last

name

nahm sa-goon derm maiden

name

nahn a long time

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nahng Mrs nahng pa-yah-bahn nurse nahng-sfo Miss nah-tee minute nah-yók director, president nah-yók rút-ta-mon-dtree

prime minister

nai on; in; into; Mr nfi? which? nai a-nah-kót in future nai bpra-tâyt rao at home nai lio-ung king nai ra-wàhng during; among nai têe sòot eventually, at last nâir jai certain, sure nâir norn of course, certainly,

definitely

nâirn crowded, busy nfo cold; feel cold née this; these nêe ... this is ... nêe a-rai? what’s this? nêe kirng krai? whose is this? nêe krúp (kâ) there you are nêe ngai here you are nge-o sticky; sultry nék-tai tie, necktie ngu-a north nèu-ay tired nèung one nèung nai sèe quarter néw inch néw hio-a mâir meu thumb néw meu finger néw táo toe ngah cháhng tusk ngahm sa-ngàh elegant ngahn job; work; carnival;

festival

fair

ngahn sòp funeral ngâi easy; simple ngao shadow ngfo lonely ngao dàirt sunshade ngêe-up quiet; silent ngêe-up ngêe-up nòy! be

quiet!

ngern money; silver ngern bporn sterling ngern deu-un salary ngern dorn-lâh dollar ngern dtàhng bpra-tâyt

foreign exchange

insurance policy

ngôh stupid, silly, dumb ngoo snake ngoo hào cobra ngôo-ung norn sleepy ngót cancel nîm soft nít dee-o tâo-nún just a little ní-tahn story ní-tá-sa-gahn exhibition nít-nòy a little bit nít-ta-ya-sfhn magazine nók bird nom milk nio mouse; rat nòom young; young man nòom nòom sfo sfo young

in-law

nòy some nóy few nóy gwàh ... less than ... nóy têe sòot minimum nùk heavy; serious núk don-dtree musician núk moo-ay boxer núk rórng singer núk sa-dairng chai actor núk sa-dairng yhng actress núk sèuk-sfh student núk tôrng têe-o tourist núm dtòk waterfall núm hirm toilet water;

perfume

ABCDEFGHIJKLNu

ngern rge-un coin ngern sòt cash ngern típ tip ngèu-uk gum ngêu-un kfi bpra-gun

people

nòo-uk hio noisy nôo-ut massage nòo-ut moustache nôrk jàhk apart from norn lie down norn lùp sleep norn lùp yòo asleep nôrng thigh nirng swamp nórng chai younger brother nórng sfo younger sister nórng sa-pái younger sister-

Thai ➜ English

ngahn lée-ung party ngahn sa-dairng shn-káh trade

núm kfirng ice núm mun oil; petrol, (US) gas núm mun gáht petrol, (US)

gas

núm mun krêu-ung oil (motor oil) núm mun rót dee-sen diesel (fuel) núm mun tah àhp dàirt suntan

oil

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núm nùk weight núm nùk gern excess baggage núm póo fountain núm tôo-um flood núm yah àhp náhm bubble

òrn weak (drink) òrn-air weak (person)

núm yah láhng chahm

pâh material, cloth pah bpai take pâh bpòo têe norn sheet; bed

bath

washing-up liquid nún that nûn a-rai? what’s that? nûng sit njng leather; film, movie njng glùp suede nûng si sit down! núng-sgu book núng-sgu dern tahng passport núng-sgu num têe-o

guidebook

ABCDEFGHIJKLNu 206

núng-sgu pim newspaper nút appointment

O oh-gàht chance, opportunity ong-sfh degree òo sôrm rót garage oo-bùt-dti-hàyt accident ôo-ee! ouch! ôom carry oo-mohng tunnel oon-na-ha-poom temperature òop-bpa-gorn equipment òot fun filling òot-sfh-ha-gum industry ôo-un fat òrk bpai go out òrk bpai hâi pón! get out! òrk sge-ung pronounce

P

linen

pâh chét bpàhk napkin pâh chét dtoo-a towel pâh chét jahn tea towel pâh chét meu napkin,

serviette; tissues, Kleenex® pâh chét nâh handkerchief; flannel pâh hòm blanket pâh kêe réw cloth, rag pâh ôrm nappy, diaper pâh pôhk sge-sà headscarf pâh pun kor scarf (for neck) pâh pun plfir bandage; dressing pâh un-nah-mai sanitary towel, sanitary napkin pâhk region pâhk bung-kúp compulsory pâhk dtâi southern region of Thailand pâhk ee-sfhn north-eastern region of Thailand pâhk glahng central region of Thailand pàhn through; via pàhn bpai go through pâhp kge-un painting; picture pah-sfh language

tax

pah-yóo storm pah-yóo fin thunderstorm pâi cards páir goat; allergic to páir dàirt heat stroke pàirn slice pàirn sge-ung record pairng expensive pfirn-têe map pfirn-têe ta-nin road map,

pa-núk ngahn dtôrn rúp

receptionist

pa-núk ngahn krêu-ung bin

steward

pa-núk ngahn toh-ra-sùp

operator

pa-nun gamble pa-yah-yahm try; persevere pay-dahn ceiling pêe older brother/sister pêe chai older brother pêe sfo older sister pêe sa-pái older sister-in-law pêrm increase pèt hot, spicy pét diamond pét ploy jewellery péun floor

penfriend

pgw skin pgw klúm dàirt suntan pgw njng skin pí-gahn disabled pí-pít-ta-pun museum pí-pít-ta-pun hàirng châht

National Museum

pi-sàyt special; de luxe pìt wrong; faulty pìt gòt-mfi illegal pìt tum-ma-dah unusual pìt wjng disappointed pi-tee dtàirng ngahn wedding plfir bàht jèp injury plfir gra-pór ulcer plfir mâi burn plfir porng blister plfir wèr nasty plfirng eccentric playng song playng póp pop song plùk push pim I; me; myself (said by a man); hair ping súk fôrk soap powder pin-la-mái fruit pôo bplair translator pôo doy-ee sfhn passenger pôo-chai boy; man

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streetmap pa-mâh Burma; Burmese pa-nàirk dtôrn rúp reception; reception desk

yòo bon péun on the floor pèun rash (on skin) péun din ground péun rorng táo sole (of shoe) pêu-un friend pêu-un bâhn neighbour pêu-un rôo-um ngahn partner (in business) pêu-un tahng jòt-mfi

Thai ➜ English

pah-sfh tai Thai (language) pah-sfh tìn dialect pah-sfh ung-grìt English (language) pah-sge duty; tax pah-sge sa-nfhm bin airport

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poo-gèt Phuket pôo-jùt-gahn manager poo-kfo mountain poo-mi-bpra-tâyt scenery;

landscape

pôot speak; talk pôot èek tee repeat pôot lên joke pôo-uk group pôo-uk née these pôo-uk nún those pôo-uk pôo-yhng women poo-ung mah-lai sái left-hand

drive

poo-ung ma-lai kwfh right-

hand drive

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pôo-yài adult pôo-yài bâhn village headman pôo-yhng woman; lady; girl pôo-yhng bah hostess (in bar) pôo-yhng ung-grìt English

girl/woman

por enough pôr father pôr dtah father-in-law (of a man) pôr dtah mâir yai parents-inlaw (wife’s parents) por jai satisfied por láir-o no more; that’s

enough

pôr mái widower pôr mâir parents pôr pio-a father-in-law (of a woman) pôr pio-a mâir pio-a parentsin-law (husband’s parents) por sim-koo-un quite, fairly pirm thin, skinny

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pòt prickly heat pót-ja-nah-nóo-grom

dictionary

prá monk; priest prá-ah-tít sun prá-jâo God prá-jun moon prá-póot-ta-jâo Buddha prá-póot-ta-rôop Buddha

image

prá-rah-chi-nee queen prá-râht-cha-wung palace prá-tóo-dong mendicant

monk

pree-o slim préut-sa-jìk-gah-yon

November

préut-sa-pah-kom May prom carpet; rug prôong née tomorrow prór because prórm ready púk stay pùk vegetables púk krêung interval púk pòrn rest pun-ra-yah wife pút fan (handheld) pùt stir-fry pút lom fan (mechanical)

R ra-bee-ung patio; terrace;

balcony

rah-kah cost; price rah-kah tòok downmarket ráhn shop, store

restaurant

ráhn gio-ay dtge-o café;

noodle shop

ráhn kfi dòrk-mái florist ráhn kfi kirng chum food

store

ráhn kfi kirng gào antique

shop

ráhn kfi krêu-ung lèk

hardware store

ráhn kfi krêu-ung pét ploy

jeweller’s

ráhn kfi lâo liquor store,

shop selling wines and spirits

ráhn kfi núng-sgu bookshop,

bookstore gallery

ráhn kfi pùk greengrocer’s ráhn kfi yah chemist’s,

pharmacy

ráhn kfi yah sòop

tobacconist’s, tobacco store

ráhn néu-a butcher’s ráhn sgrm sio-ay beauty salon ráhn súk hâirng dry-cleaner’s ráhn súk (sêu-a) pâh

laundry

ráhn tum ka-nim-bpung

bakery

râhng-gai body rahng-wun prize ra-hùt toh-ra-sùp dialling code rai-gahn schedule rai-gahn num têe-o tour râirk first rairng fai fáh voltage

quickly

ray-o ray-o kâo! hurry up! ray-o ray-o nòy! come on! rêep rêep nòy! hurry up! rêe-uk call; be called ree-un learn rêe-up smooth rêe-up róy neat rêrm begin, start rgu or ... rgu ... either ... or ... reu-a ship; boat reu-a bpra-mong fishing boat reu-a choo chêep lifeboat reu-a hfhng yao long-tailed

boat

reu-a kâhm fâhk ferry reu-a pai rowing boat reu-a ray-o speedboat reu-a sjm-bpûn sampan reu-a sjm-pao junk reu-a yon motorboat reu-a yórt yacht rêu-ay rêu-ay so-so reu-doo season reu-doo bai mái plì spring réu-doo bai-mái rôo-ung autumn, (US) fall rêu-ung story rêu-ung a-rai gun? what’s

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ráhn kfi pâhp kge-un art

ra-kung bell rao we; us ra-wàhng between ra-wung! be careful!; look out! ra-wung ná! look out! ra-yá tahng distance ray-o early; quick, fast;

Thai ➜ English

ráhn ah-hfhn restaurant ráhn ah-hfhn jeen Chinese

going on?

rim fge bpàhk lip

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rôhk disease rôhk áyd Aids rôhk bìt dysentery rôhk bpòo-ut nai kôr

rheumatism

rôhk gloo-a náhm rabies rôhk hèut hay fever; asthma rôhk hùt measles rôhk hùt yer-ra-mun German

measles

rôhk páir dàirt sunstroke rôhk sâi dtìng appendicitis rohng la-korn theatre rohng ngahn factory rohng njng cinema, movie

theater

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rohng pa-yah-bahn hospital rohng rairm hotel rohng ree-un school rohng rót garage rohng rúp jum-num pawnshop rohng yim gym rôm umbrella; parasol nai rôm in the shade rôm gun dàirt beach umbrella roo hole róo know róo-a fence rôo-a leak roo-ay rich róo-jùk know rôong dawn rôong cháo at dawn rôop picture rôop gàir sa-lùk carving rôop lòr handsome rôop-song figure rôop tài photograph rio-rfh posh; luxurious;

upmarket

róo-sèuk feel róo-sèuk ja ah-jee-un feel sick róo-sèuk kòrp-koon feel

grateful

róo-sèuk mâi sa-bai feel

unwell

roo-um include roo-um yòo dôo-ay included roo-um yôrt total róp-goo-un disturb ror wait rórn hot; warm rórng hâi cry rórng playng sing rorng táo shoe(s); boot(s) rorng táo dtàir sandal(s) rorng táo gee-lah trainer(s) rorng táo ma-nóot gòp

flipper(s)

rót car; taste; flavour rót air air-conditioned bus rót bprùp ah-gàht air-

conditioned bus

rót bun-tóok lorry, truck rót châo rented car rót dtôo van rót fai train rót fai dòo-un express train rót kgn pushchair rót kgn sjm-rùp kon bpòo-ay

wheelchair

rót may bus rót may bprùp ah-gàht air-

conditioned bus

rót mor-dter-sai motorbike;

moped

rót norn sleeping car rót num têe-o coach trip

S

soap

sa-bpay chèet pim hairspray sa-dòo-uk convenient;

comfortable

sa-dtahng satang (unit of currency) sa-dtairm stamp sa-dtree ladies’ toilet, ladies’

room

sa-gee náhm waterskiing sa-górt táyp Sellotape®,

States

sfh-gon international sâhk sa-lùk hùk pung remains,

ruins

sfh-lah pavilion sfhm three sfhm lèe-um torng kum

Golden Triangle

sfh-mee husband sâhp know sàh-sa-nfh religion sàh-sa-nfh póot Buddhism;

Buddhist

sfh-tah-ra-ná public sai sand sài put sái left sfi late; telephone line; strap sfi fai fáh wire; lead sài goon-jair lock sfi pahn fanbelt sfi rút fastener sfi yahng yêut elastic sairng overtake sa-lai slide sa-lgung salung (unit of currency) sa-lùk nâh-dtàhng shutter sa-mgr always sa-moh-sirn club, clubhouse sa-moon prai herbs (medicinal) sa-mòot notebook sa-mòot bun-téuk bpra-jum wun diary sa-móot mfi lâyk toh-ra-sùp

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sà pond; wash sà pim wash one’s hair sà wâi náhm swimming pool sa-àht clean sa-bai well, in good health sa-bai dee OK, all right sa-bòo soap sa-bòo gohn nòo-ut shaving

Scotch tape®

sa-hà-rút a-may-ri-gah United

Thai ➜ English

rót pa-yah-bahn ambulance rót sa-bee-ung dining car rót sa-góot-dter scooter rót sfhm lór trishaw rót sa-nfhm bin airport bus rót too-a tour bus rót yon car rúk love rûm roo-ay wealthy rum tai Thai classical dancing rum-kahn annoying; annoy rum-wong ramwong dance (popular Thai folk dance) rúp accept; receive rút state rút-ta-bahn government

phone book

sa-mòot yay-loh páyt yellow

pages

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sa-nfhm playing field; pitch sa-nfhm bin airport sa-nfhm gee-lah hàirng châht

National Stadium

sa-nfhm górp golf course sa-nfhm ten-nít tennis court sa-nfhm yâh lawn sa-ngòp calm sa-nòok pleasant sa-nòok dee enjoyable, fun sâo sad sfo young (girl) sa-pahn bridge sa-tfhn bor-ri-gahn rót châo

car rental company

sa-tfhn gong-soon consulate sa-tfhn lée-ung dèk lék

nursery

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sa-tfhn sùk-gah-rá shrine sa-tfhn tôot embassy sa-tfhn-na-gahn situation sa-tfh-nee terminus; station sa-tfh-nee dtum-ròo-ut police

station

sa-tfh-nee rót fai railway

station

sa-tfh-nee rót may bus station sa-tfhn-têe place sa-wàhng bright sa-wít switch sa-wít fai switch sa-wùt dee hello sa-wùt dee bpee mài! happy

New Year!

sa-wùt dee kâ hello sa-wùt dee krúp hello sàyt sa-dtahng small change sèe four sge colour; paint

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sge chom-poo pink sge dairng red sge dum black sge kfo white sge kge-o green sêe krohng rib sge lgu-ung yellow sge lêu-ut mio scarlet sge môo-ung purple sge néu-a beige sge núm dtahn brown sge núm ngern blue sge òrn pale sge sôm orange sge tao grey sge tao gairm lgu-ung fawn sèe yâirk crossroads,

intersection

sge-a broken, faulty, out of

order; polluted

sge-a jai sorry sge-a láir-o damage; damaged sge-o sharp sèe-ung risky sge-ung sound, noise; voice sên line sên dâi thread, cotton sên lôo-ut wire sèt ready; over, finished séu buy sêu dtrong honest sêu-a chért shirt sêu-a choo chêep lifejacket sêu-a chóot dress sêu-a fin raincoat sêu-a gahng-gayng norn

pyjamas

sêu-a glâhm vest (under shirt) sêu-a gúk waistcoat

sòok-ka-pâhp health sòok-ka-pâhp mâi dee

sêu-a nôrk jacket sêu-a pâh clothes sêu-a pâh chún nai underwear sêu-a pôo-yhng blouse sêu-a sa-wet-dter sweater;

sòok-ka-pâhp sim-boon fit,

dressing gown

sweatshirt

sêu-a yêut T-shirt sêu-a yók song bra si-gah cigar sîn sòot end shng-hfh-kom August shn-la-bpà art shn-la-bpà sa-mfi mài modern

art

an hour

sih-pay-nee prostitute sòht single (unmarried) sòk-ga-bpròk dirty sôn rorng táo heel (of shoe) sôn táo heel (of foot) sòng send sòng dtòr forward sòng jòt-mfi post, mail sòng jòt-mfi dtahm bâhn

delivery

sòng tahng ah-gàht by airmail sing-grahn Thai New Year sing-krahm war sòo towards sio-ay beautiful sòok ripe sòok sòok well-done (steak) sòok sòok dìp dìp rare (steak)

healthy

sôom sâhm clumsy sion zero sion glahng centre siong tall; high soon-la-gah-gorn Customs soo-pâhp polite soo-pâhp boo-ròot gentleman soo-pâhp sa-dtree lady sòop boo-rèe smoke sòot bottom (of road) sòot tái last sôo-um sfh-tah-ra-ná public

convenience

sòo-un part sio-un garden sòo-un dtoo-a private sòo-un mâhk most (of ) sòo-un pa-sim mixture sio-un sfh-tah-ra-ná park sio-un sùt zoo sòo-ut mon pray sôrm repair, mend; fork sirn teach sôrn hide sorng pack, packet sirng two sirng ah-tít fortnight sorng jòt-mfi envelope sirng krúng twice sirng tâir-o van with two

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shn-la-bpin artist sìp ten; zip sìp-hâh nah-tee quarter of

unhealthy

Thai ➜ English

sêu-a kloom coat, overcoat sêu-a kloom chóot norn

benches used as a bus

sòt fresh sòt chêun refreshing soy side street; lane; soi

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sôy kor necklace, chain súk wash ... sùk nít nèung a little ... súk pâh wash clothes; laundry sjm-kun important; main sjm-lee cotton wool,

absorbent cotton

sjm-núk kào sfhn núk tôrng têe-o tourist information

office

sjm-núk ngahn office sjm-núk ngahn kào sfhn

information office

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sjm-rùp for sjm-rùp koon for you sûn short sjn-châht nationality sùng order sjn-yah promise sjn-yahn fay mâi fire alarm sùp-sin complicated sùt animal

highway, freeway

tahng kâo entrance tahng kóhng bend tahng kwfh on the right tahng lée-o turning tahng lio-ung highway tahng máh-lai pedestrian

crossing

tahng òrk exit tahng ôrm detour tahng rót fai railway tahng rót fai pàhn level

crossing

tfhm ask tahn (kâo) eat tahng direction; path; route;

tahng sái on the left tahng yâirk junction; fork tàht tray tai Thai (adj) tái tights, pantyhose tài rôop photograph táir genuine; original tairm-porn tampon tairn instead tairn têe ja ... instead of ... tfir-o queue, line ta-lay sea ta-lay sàhp lake ta-nah-kahn bank ta-nai kwahm lawyer ta-nin street; road ta-nin yài main road ta-nùt meu sái left-handed táo foot tâo-nún just; only tâo-rài? how much? tâyp nge-o Sellotape®, Scotch

tahng ah-gàht by air tahng dern corridor

tee time têe at

T ta-bee-un rót car registration

number

tâh if tâh reu-a docks; harbour,

port; jetty; quay(side)

tâh yàhng nún then, in that

case

way

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tahng dòo-un motorway,

tape®

opener

têe bpèrt kòo-ut bottle-

opener; corkscrew

têe bpùt núm fin windscreen

wipers

têe èun somewhere else têe fàhk gra-bpfo left luggage,

baggage check

têe fàhk kirng cloakroom têe hâhm rót kâo pedestrian

precinct

têe jâirng kirng hfi lost

desk

têe tum ngahn office têe yòo address têe-o visit; trip têe-o bin flight têe-o bin mfo charter flight têe-o hâi sa-nòok! enjoy

yourself!

têe-o sa-nòok ná! have fun!;

have a good journey!

tee-um imitation tee-un candle têe-ung keun at midnight têe-ung wun midday tee-wee TV tén tent ter you tgu carry tgung reach tíng throw away tíng wái leave behind tôh! good heavens! toh tahng glai long-distance

call

window seat

toh-ra-lâyk telegram toh-ra-sùp phone toh-ra-sùp gèp ngern bplai tahng reverse-charge call,

seat

toh-ra-sùp sfh-tah-ra-ná

têe nûng dtìt nâh-dtàhng têe nûng kâhng ljng back têe nûng rúp kàirk couch têe pìt error têe púk accommodation(s)

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property office têe jòrt rót car park, parking lot têe jòrt rót táirk-sêe taxi rank têe jum-nài dtio-a ticket office têe kèe-a boo-rèe ashtray têe láir-o last, previous tee la nóy gradually têe lgu-a rest tee ljng afterwards; later, later on têe nfi somewhere têe nfi? where? têe nêe here; over here têe nôhn there; over there têe norn mattress; berth têe nûn there têe nûng seat

têe râhp lôom plain tee râirk at first têe rúk darling têe rút kgm kùt seatbelt têe sirng second (adj) têe sòrp tfhm information

Thai ➜ English

têe bâhn at home têe bpèrt gra-bpirng can-

collect call

payphone

toh-ra-tút television tong flag

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too-a bus tour tòo-a peanuts; peas; beans tôo-a bpai everywhere tôo-ay cup tôo-ay chahm crockery tóok every tòok right, correct; cheap,

inexpensive

tòok dàirt mâi sunburnt tòok gòt-mfi legal tòok ka-moy-ee robbed;

stolen

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tóok kon everyone tòok láir-o that’s right tóok yàhng everything tòok-dtôrng accurate ... tôom ... p.m. (in the evening) tok ong bag tok ong bplah-sa-dtìk plastic

bag

tok ong gra-dàht paper bag tok ong meu gloves tok ong norn sleeping bag tok ong nôrng stocking(s) tok ong táo sock(s) tok ong yahng condom tok ong yai boo-a tights,

pantyhose

tóo-rá business tóo-ra-gìt deal tôr pipe torng gold tórng stomach tórng pòok constipated tórng sge-a diarrhoea; upset

stomach tórp-fêe sweet(s), candy, candies tôrt deep-fry

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trah-wern ay-yen travel

agency

tum make; do tûm cave tum dôo-ay meu handmade tum hâi cause tum hâi ôo-un fattening tum kwahm sa-àht clean tum lép manicure tum ngahn work tum têe bâhn home-made tum-ma-châht nature;

natural

tum-ma-dah normal; usually,

normally; ordinary; plain

tum-mai? why? tûn you tun sa-mfi fashionable;

modern

tjng bucket tjng dtàirk broke tjng ka-yà dustbin, trashcan túng mòt all; altogether;

completely

tjng núm mun petrol tank,

gas tank

túng sirng both of them tun-tee at once, immediately;

suddenly

tun-wah-kom December

U um-per amphoe (sub-division of province) un thing un nfi? which one? un née this one

dangerous

ung-grìt English (adj);

British

un-nóo-yâht allowed ùt-dta-noh-mút automatic ùt-dtrah rate ùt-dtrah lâirk bplèe-un

exchange rate

ùt-ta-noh-mút automatic ùt-ti-bai explain

W

yesterday

wahng put wâhng empty; deserted wâhng bplào empty, vacant wâhng ngahn unemployed wâi náhm swim wáir stopover wfirn ring wâirn dtah glasses, (US)

after ...

wun ma-reun née the day after

tomorrow

ring

wun née today wun pa-réu-hùt Thursday wun póot Wednesday wun prá Buddhist holy day wun sfo Saturday wun sfo ah-tít weekend wun seun née the day before

the time

wun sîn bpee New Year’s Eve wun sòok Friday wun têe date wun ung-kahn Tuesday wun yòot holiday, vacation wun yòot râht-cha-gahn

eyeglasses

wfirn dtàirng ngahn wedding wâirn gun dàirt sunglasses wfirn mûn engagement ring wai-yah-gorn grammar wâo kite way-lah time way-lah sòo-un mâhk most of way-lah-nún then, at that time

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wâh say wfhn sweet wahn seun née the day before

wge comb wee-sah visa wèet rórng scream wew view wí-nah-tee second (in time) wîng run wí-sàyt incredible, tremendous wí-sàyt jung ler-ee fantastic wít-ta-yah-lai college wít-ta-yah-sàht science wít-ta-yóo radio wít-tee method wong don-dtree orchestra wong glom circle woo-a cow wun day wun ah-tít Sunday wun gèrt birthday wun gòrn ... the day before ... wun jun Monday wun ljng jàhk têe ... the day

Thai ➜ English

un nún that one un-dta-rai harm; danger;

yesterday

public holiday

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wung palace wjng hope wút temple; monastery wùt cold (illness) wút-ta-na-tum culture

Y yah medicine yâh grandmother (paternal);

grass

yàh! don’t! yah dùp glìn dtoo-a deodorant yah glôrng pipe tobacco yàh gun láir-o divorced yah gun ma-lairng insect

repellent

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yah kâh chéu-a antiseptic yah kâh chéu-a rôhk

disinfectant

yah koom gum-nèrt

contraceptive pill

yah kùt polish yah kùt rorng táo shoe polish yah kwin-neen quinine yah láhng make-up remover yah mét tablet yah pít poison yah ra-ngúp bpòo-ut

painkiller

yah sà pim shampoo yah sàyp-dtìt drug, narcotic yah sge fun toothpaste yah sòop tobacco yah tah lotion; ointment yah tah gun dàirt sunblock yah tah ljng àhp dàirt aftersun

cream

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yah tah ljng gohn nòo-ut

aftershave

yah tài laxative yâhk hard, difficult yàhk dâi want yàhk (ja) I’d like to yahng rubber yahng a-lài spare tyre yahng dtàirk puncture yahng lóp rubber, eraser yahng nai inner tube yàhng née this way, like this yàhng nóy at least yahng rót tyre yahng rút rubber band yâht relatives yai grandmother (maternal) yài big, large yài bêr-rêr enormous yai sjng-krór synthetic yâir terrible, dreadful yâir jung! too bad! yâir long worse yâir mâhk awful, terrible yâir têe sòot worst yâirk gun separate; separately yao long yêe hôr brand yêe-bpòon Japan; Japanese yeen jeans yêe-um excellent, brilliant;

visit

yêe-um ler-ee lovely, excellent yêe-um yôrt fantastic yen cold; cool yen née this afternoon yen prôong née tomorrow

evening

yép sew

chambermaid

yók wáyn except yòo live; still; in, at home káo mâi yòo he/she’s not in ... yòo têe nfi? where is ...? yòo bon ... on top of ...; at the

Thai ➜ English

yer-ra-mun Germany; German yeun stand yèu-uk jug yím smile yin dee glad yhng rúp chái maid,

top of ...

yòo dtrong glahng in the

middle

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yòo dtrong nâh straight ahead yòo glâi nearby yòo kâhng bon at the top yoong mosquito yoo-rohp Europe; European yòot stop yòot pôot ná! shut up! yóot-dti-tum fair, just yôrt smashing, fabulous yôrt! great! yôrt yêe-um splendid, super yung still; not yet yung mâi sèt finish yung-ngai? how?

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Signs and Notices

».Í. bprùp ah-gàht airconditioned

Í. um-per Amphoe, district ¡.·.Á. groong-tâyp-ma-hfhna-korn Bangkok

¾.È. póot-ta-sùk-ga-ràht Buddhist Era (BE) (543 years ahead of AD)

¤.È. krít-dta-sùk-ga-ràht Christian Era (AD)

ª.Á. chôo-a mohng hours ¹. nah-li-gah hours ¡.Á. gi-loh-mét kilometre ª. chai men ¨. jung-wùt province ¶. ta-nin road µ. dtum-bon Tambon, subdistrict

ญ. yhng women General signs ÃÐÇѧ ra-wung caution ÍѹµÃÒ un-dta-rai danger ËüÒÁ ... hâhm ... ... forbidden ÍÂûÒ yàh ... do not ... Êͺ¶ÒÁ sòrp tfhm enquiries âç¾ÂÒºÒÅËüÒÁãªüàÊÕ§

rohng pa-yah-bahn: hâhm chái sge-ung hospital: no

noise

ËüÒÁ¼ûÒ¹ hâhm pàhn no admission

ËüÒÁà¢üÒ hâhm kâo no entry ËüÒÁ·Ôü§¢ÂÐ hâhm tíng ka-yà no litter

ËüÒÁ¨Í´ hâhm jòrt no parking ËüÒÁ¶ûÒÂÃÙ» hâhm tài rôop no photographs

ËüÒÁÊÙººØËÃÕû hâhm sòop boorèe no smoking

¡ÃسÒÍÂûÒÊû§àÊÕ§´Ñ§ ga-roo-

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Abbreviations

nah yàh sòng sge-ung dung

please don’t make a noise

â»Ã´¶Í´Ãͧà·üÒ bpròht tòrt rorng táo please remove shoes

µÓÃǨ dtum-ròo-ut police â»Ã´à§Õº bpròht ngêe-up silence, please

Airport, planes ·Õû·Ó¡ÒúÃÔÉÑ·¡ÒúԹ têe tum gahn bor-ri-sùt gahn bin

airline company offices

·ûÒÍÒ¡ÒÈÂÒ¹ tâh ah-gàht-sayahn airport

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·ûÒÍÒ¡ÒÈÂÒ¹¡ÃØ§à·¾Ï bpra-chah sjm-pun tâh-ahgàht-sa-yfhn groong-tâyp

passengers and crew only

µÃǨ˹ѧÊ×Íà´Ô¹·Ò§ dtròo-ut núng-sgu dern tahng passport

control

public relations, Bangkok Airport

ÀѵµÒ¤Òà pút-dtah-khan

Customs

µÃǨÊͺºÑµÃ¼Ùüâ´ÂÊÒÃáÅÐ ¡ÃÐà»þÒ dtròo-ut sòrp bùt

ÈØÅ¡Ò¡Ã soon-la-gah-gorn ÊØ¢ÒªÒÂ sòo-kfh chai gents’ toilets, men’s room

ªÒ chai gents µÃǨ¤¹à¢üÒàÁ×ͧ dtròo-ut kon kâo meu-ung immigration

»ÃЪÒÊÑÁ¾Ñ¹¸ì bpra-chah sjm-pun information

ÊØ¢ÒËญÔ§ sòo-kfh yhng ladies’ toilets, ladies’ room ËญÔ§ yhng ladies ÍÍ¡ òrk leaves

½Ò¡¡ÃÐà»þÒ fàhk gra-bpfo left luggage, baggage checkroom ÅÔ¿·ì lif lift, elevator

¨Ø´¹Ñ´¾º jòot nút póp

restaurant

pôo-doy-ee-sfhn láir grabpfo ticket and baggage check

·Õû¨Ó˹ûÒµÑþÇ têe jum-nài dtio-a ticket office

àÇÅÒ way-lah time ¼üÙÁÒÊû§¼Ùüâ´ÂÊÒà pôo mah sòng pôo-doy-ee-sfhn

visitors

·Õû¾Ñ¡¼ÙüÁÒÊû§¼Ùüâ´ÂÊÒà têe púk pôo mah sòng pôo-doy-eesahn visitors’ waiting area

·Ò§à¢üÒ tahng kâo way in, entrance

·Ò§ÍÍ¡ tahng òrk way out

meeting point

ËüÒÁÊÙººØËÃÕû hâhm sòop boo-rèe no smoking

¨Ø´µÃǨ¤ü¹¼Ùüâ´ÂÊÒà jòot dtròo-ut kón pôo doy-ee sfhn passenger check-point

੾ÒмÙüâ´ÂÊÒÃáÅÐÅÙ¡àÃ×Íà ·ûÒ¹Ñü¹ cha-pòr pôo-doy-ee

sfhn láir lôok reu-a tâo-nún

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Banks, money ºÒ· bàht baht ¸¹Ò¤Òà ta-nah-kahn bank ½Ò¡»ÃÐ¨Ó fàhk bpra-jum deposit account, savings account ½Ò¡à§Ô¹ fàhk ngern deposits

dtrah lâirk bplèe-un ngern

exchange rate

ÍѵÃÒáÅ¡à»ÅÕ û ¹à§Ô¹µÃÒµûÒ§» ÃÐà·È ùt-dtrah lâirk bplèe-un ngern dtrah dtàhng bpra-tâyt

foreign exchange rate Êͺ¶ÒÁ sòrp tfhm enquiries

áÅ¡à»ÅÕû¹à§Ô¹µÃÒµûÒ§»ÃÐà· È lâirk bplèe-un ngern dtrah dtàhng bpra-tâyt bureau de

ÃѺ½Ò¡¢Í§ rúp fàhk kirng left luggage, baggage checkroom

ËüÒÁÊÙººØËÃÕû hâhm sòop boorèe no smoking

Ëüͧ¾Ñ¡¼Ùüâ´ÂÊÒà hôrng púk pôo doy-ee sfhn passengers’

waiting room

·Ò§à¢üÒ੾ÒмÙü¶×͵ÑþÇâ´ÂÊÒà tahng kâo cha-pòr pôo tgu dtio-a doy-ee sfhn

passengers with tickets only

change

·Õû¨Ó˹ûÒµÑþÇ têe jum-nài

mài new accounts

¡Ó˹´àÇÅÒà´Ô¹Ã¶ gum-nòt

à»Ô´»ÑญªÕãËÁû bpèrt bun-chee ¶Í¹à§Ô¹ tirn ngern withdrawals

Bus travel ö»ÃѺÍÒ¡ÒÈ rót bprùp ah-

dtio-a ticket office

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ÍѵÃÒáÅ¡à»ÅÕû¹à§Ô¹ ùt-

way-lah dern rót timetable,

(US) schedule

ö·ÑÇÃì rót too-a tour bus

Countries, nationalities

gàht air-conditioned bus

¶Ö§ tgung arrives ÍÍ¡ òrk departs ÊØ¢ÒªÒÂ sòo-kfh chai gents’ toilets, men’s room

»ÃЪÒÊÑÁ¾Ñ¹¸ì bpra-chah sjm-pun information

Êͺ¶ÒÁ sòrp tfhm

information, enquiries

ÊØ¢ÒËญÔ§ sòo-kfh yhng ladies’ toilets, ladies’ room

ÍÒ¿ÃÔ¡Ò ah-fri-gah Africa; African

ÍÕ¡üÍ ee-gôr Akha (hill tribe) ÍàÁÃÔ¡Ò a-may-ri-gah America; American

àÍà«Õ ay-see-a Asia ÍÍÊàµÃàÅÕ òrt-sa-dtray-lee-a Australia; Australian

¾ÁûÒ pa-mâh Burma,

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Myanmar; Burmese

¡ÑÁ¾ÙªÒ gum-poo-chah Cambodia

á¤¹Ò´Ò kair-nah-dah Canada; Canadian

¨Õ¹ jeen China; Chinese »ÃÐà·È bpra-tâyt country Íѧ¡ÄÉ ung-grìt England; Britain; UK; English; British

ÂØâû yoo-rôhp Europe; European

½ÃÑû§àÈÉ a-rùng-sàyt France; French

»ÃÐà·ÈàÂÍÃÁѹ bpra-tâyt yerra-mun Germany; German

ªÒÇà¢Ò chao kfo hill-tribe person; hill-tribe people

áÁüÇ máy-o Hmong, Meo (hill tribe)

ÎÍÅᏴì horn-lairn Holland; Dutch

ÍÔ¹à´Õ in-dee-a India; Indian ᢡ kàirk Indian; Malaysian ÍԹⴹÕà«Õ in-doh-nee-see-a Indonesia; Indonesian äÍÃìᏴì ai-lairn Ireland

»ÃÐà·ÈÍÔµÒÅÕ bpra-tâyt ìdtah-lee Italy

ญÕû»Øû¹ yêe-bpòon Japan; Japanese

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(hill tribe)

à¢Áà ka-mfyn Khmer; Cambodian

à¡ÒËÅÕ gao-lge Korea; Korean ÅÒÇ lao Laos; Lao ÁÒàÅà«Õ mah-lay-see-a Malaysia; Malaysian

¹ÔÇ«ÕᏴì new see-lairn New Zealand

äÍÃìᏴìà˹×Í ai-lairn ngu-a Northern Ireland

»Ò¡Ôʶҹ bpah-gi-sa-tfhn Pakistan

¿ÔÅÔ»»Ô¹Êì fin-lip-bpin Phillipines; Fillipino

ʡ͵Ᏼì sa-gort-lairn Scotland

ÊÔ§¤â»Ãì shng-ka-bpoh Singapore

»ÃÐà·ÈÊ໹ bpra-tâyt sabpayn Spain

ä·Â tai Thai àÁ×ͧä·Â meu-ung tai Thailand (informal)

»ÃÐà·Èä·Â bpra-tâyt tai Thailand (formal)

ÊËÃÑ°ÍàÁÃÔ¡Ò sa-hà-rút amay-ri-gah United States of

America

àÇÕ´¹ÒÁ wêe-ut-nahm Vietnam; Vietnamese

Customs

ÇѹÈØ¡Ãì wun sòok Friday ÇѹàÊÒÃì wun sfo Saturday ÇѹÍÒ·ÔµÂì wun ah-tít Sunday

ÈØÅ¡Ò¡Ã sok on-la-gah-gorn

Entertainment

Customs

ÁբͧµüͧÊÓá´§ mee kirng dtôrng sjm-dairng goods to

declare

µÃǨ¤¹à¢üÒàÁ×ͧ dtròo-ut kon kâo meu-ung immigration

äÁûÁբͧµüͧÊÓá´§ mâi mee kirng dtôrng sjm-dairng

nothing to declare

੾ÒÐ˹ѧÊ×Íà´Ô¹·Ò§ä·Â cha-pòr núng-sgu dern-tahng tai Thai passport holders only

... ºÒ· ... bàht ... baht ¶Ø§ÅÐ ... ºÒ· toong la ... bàht ... baht per bag

¶üÇÂÅÐ ... ºÒ· tôo-ay la ... bàht ... baht per cup

ªÔü¹ÅÐ ... ºÒ· chín la ... bàht ... baht per piece

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àÂüÒ yáo Yao (hill tribe)

ºÃÔ¡Òà òô ª.Á. bor-ri-gahn yge-sìp sèe chio-a mohng

24-hour service

Ãͺ ñ÷.ðð ¹. rôrp 17.00 n(ah-li-gah) 5 p.m. show

Days Çѹ wun day ÍÒ·ÔµÂì ah-tít week ÇѹàÊÒÃìÍÒ·ÔµÂì wun sfo ah-tít

ºÒÃì bah bar âºÇìÅÔ§ bohn-lîng bowling ·Õû¨Ó˹ûÒµÑþÇ têe jum-nài dtio-a box office

âçÀҾ¹µÃì rohng pâhp-payon cinema, movie theater

weekend

àÃçÇæ¹Õü ray-o ray-o née coming

Tuesday

´ÔÊâ¡ü dít-sa-gôh disco ·Ò§à¢üÒ tahng kâo

Thursday

·Ò§ÍÍ¡ tahng òrk exit àµçÁ dtem full

Çѹ¨Ñ¹·Ãì wun jun Monday ÇѹÍѧ¤Òà wun ung-kahn Çѹ¾Ø¸ wun póot Wednesday Çѹ¾ÄËÑÊ wun pa-réu-hùt

soon

entrance

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ÍҺͺ¹Ç´ àhp òp nôo-ut massage

ÃÒ¡ÒÃ˹üÒ rai-gahn nâh next programme

ÍÒ·ÔµÂì˹üÒ ah-tít nâh next week

ä¹·¤ÅѺ náit klúp nightclub ©ÒÂÇѹ¹Õü chfi wun née now showing

ÃÒ¤Ò rah-kah price Ãͺ rôrp showing

Forms ·ÕûÍÂÙû têe yòo address ÍÒÂØ ah-yóo age ¾.È. por sir (year) ... BE (543 years later than AD)

ÊÕµÒ sge dtah colour of eyes ÊÕ¼Á sge pim colour of hair à¡Ô´Çѹ·Õû gèrt wun-têe date of birth

ª×ûÍ chêu first name µÑü§áµû ... ¶Ö§ ... dtûng-dtàir ... tgung ... from ... until ...

¤ÇÒÁÊÙ§ kwahm siong height ºüÒ¹àÅ¢·Õû bâhn lâyk têe house number

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à´×͹ deu-un month ÊÑญªÒµÔ sjn-châht nationality ËÁÒÂà赯 mfi-hàyt note, n.b. ÍÒªÕ¾ ah-chêep occupation ˹ѧÊ×Íà´Ô¹·Ò§ËÁÒÂàÅ¢ núng-sgu dern tahng mfilâyk passport number

¨Ñ§ËÇÑ´ jung-wùt province àª×üÍªÒµÔ chéu-a châht race ÍÂÙû·Õû yòo têe residing at ¶¹¹ ta-nin road à¾È pâyt sex ÅÒÂà«ç¹ lai sen signature ŧª×ûÍ long chêu signed ¾Ñ¡·Õû púk têe staying at ¹ÒÁÊ¡ØÅ nahm sa-goon surname

µÓºÅ dtum-bon Tambon, sub-district

ËÁÙûºüÒ¹ mòo-bâhn village ¹üÓ˹ѡ núm nùk weight ¾ÂÒ¹ pa-yahn witness

Garages ºÃÔ¡Òà òô ª.Á. bor-ri-gahn yêe-sìp sèe chôo-a mohng

24-hour service

ºÃÔ¡ÒëûÍÁö bor-ri-gahn sôrm rót car repairs

ºÃÔ¡ÒÃÅüҧö bor-ri-gahn

môr grorng filters changed

ÍÙû òo garage ËüÒÁÊÙººØËÃÕû hâhm sòop boo-

·ÕûÃÒºÅØûÁ têe râhp lôom plain áÁû¹üÓ mâir-náhm river ·ÐàÅ ta-lay sea ªÒ·ÐàÅ chai ta-lay seaside àÁ×ͧ meu-ung town; city; country

rèe no smoking

ËÁÙûºüÒ¹ mòo-bâhn village

un núm mun krêu-ung oil

Hairdresser’s, beauty salons

à»ÅÕû¹¹üÓÁѹà¤Ã×ûͧ bplèechanged

ºÃÔ¡ÒÃÍÑ´©Õ´ bor-ri-gahn ùt chèet pressurized air

»ÐÂÒ§ bpà yahng punctures repaired

à¤Ã×ûͧÍÐäËÅû krêu-ung a-lài spare parts

Geographical terms ¤Åͧ klorng canal àÁ×ͧËÅǧ meu-ung lio-ung capital city

ª¹º· chon-na-bòt countryside

»ûÒ´§´Ôº bpàh dong dìp forest, jungle

à¢Ò kfo hill à¡ÒÐ gòr island »ûÒ bpàh jungle, forest

àÊÃÔÁÊÇ sgrm sio-ay beauty

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láhng rót car wash

´Õà«Å dee-sen diesel à»ÅÕû¹ËÁüÍ¡Ãͧ bplèe-un

care

à¤Ã×ûͧÊÓÍÒ§ krêu-ung sjmahng cosmetics

¹Ç´Ë¹üÒ nôo-ut nâh facial massage

µÑ´¼Á dtùt pim hair cut à»ûÒ¼Á bpào pôm hair drying ä´¼Á dai pim hair drying ÊÃмÁ sà pim wash µÑ´àÅçº dtùt lép manicure ´Ñ´¼Á dùt pim perm à«·¼Á sét pim set ⡹˹Ǵ gohn nòo-ut shave

Health ö¾ÂÒºÒÅ rót pa-yah-bahn ambulance

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¤ØÁ¡Óà¹Ô´ koom gum-nèrt birth control

¤ÅÕ¹Ô¤ klee-ník clinic Ëüͧ¤ÅÍ´ hôrng klôrt delivery room

·Ñ¹µá¾·Âì tun-dta-pâirt dentist

·Ó¿Ñ¹ tum fun dentist’s ¨Ó˹ûÒÂÂÒ jum-nài yah dispensary

á¾·ÂìËญÔ§ pâirt yhng doctor (female)

¾.ญ. pâirt yhng doctor (female) ¹.¾. nai pâirt doctor (male) ¹ÒÂá¾·Âì nai pâirt doctor

Hiring, renting ªÑûÇâÁ§ÅÐ ... ºÒ· chôo-a mohng la ... bàht ... baht per

hour

à´×͹ÅÐ ... ºÒ· deu-un la ... bàht ... baht per month

ÇѹÅÐ ... ºÒ· wun la ... bàht ... baht per month

;ÒÃìµàÁü¹·ìãËüàªûÒ ah-pahtmén hâi châo apartment for

rent

ºÒ· bàht baht (unit of currency) öãËüàªûÒ rót hâi châo car for hire, car to rent

(male)

à§Ô¹ÁÑ´¨Ó ngern mút-jum

eye test

á¿Å·ãËüàªûÒ flàirt hâi châo

dtròo-ut sfi-dtah eye-testing

ãËüàªûÒ hâi châo for hire, to let,

bahn hospital

ºüÒ¹ãËüàªûÒ bâhn hâi châo

bahn nurse

öÁÍàµÍÃì㫤ì/ ö¨Ñ¡ÃÂÒ¹ãËüàªûÒ rót mor-

µÃǨÊÒÂµÒ dtròo-ut sfi dtah µÃǨÊÒÂµÒ dtròo-ut sfi dtah âç¾ÂÒºÒÅ rohng pa-yah-

©Õ´ÂÒ chèet yah injections ¹Ò§¾ÂÒºÒÅ nahng pa-yahËüÒ§¢ÒÂÂÒ hâhng kfi yah pharmacy, drugstore

µÃǨ»ÑÊÊÒÇÐ dtròo-ut bpùtsfh-wá urine test

àÍý¡«àÃÂì X-ray X-ray

deposit

apartment for rent to rent

house to let, house for rent

dter-sai/rót jùk-ra-yahn hâi châo motorcycle/bicycle for

hire

¨ûÒÂÅûǧ˹üÒ jài lôo-ung nâh pay in advance

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room for rent

Hotels ¤Í¿¿Õûªýͺ kòrp-fêe chórp café serving coffees, alcoholic drinks, snacks and meals Ëüͧ¤Ùû hôrng kôo double room

Ëüͧ¤Ùû»ÃѺÍÒ¡ÒÈ hôrng kôo

bprùp ah-gàht double room

ËüͧÍÒËÒà hôrng ah-hfhn restaurant

Ëüͧ hôrng room ËüͧãËüàªûÒ hôrng hâi châo rooms to let

ºÃÔ¡ÒùÓà·ÕûÂÇ bor-ri-gahn num têe-o sight-seeing tours

Ëüͧà´ÕûÂÇ hôrng dèe-o single room

Ëüͧà´ÕûÂÇ»ÃѺÍÒ¡ÒÈ hôrng dèe-o bprùp ah-gàht single room with air-conditioning

with air-conditioning

ÊÃÐÇûÒ¹üÓ sà wâi náhm

guesthouse

ÊØ¢Ò sòo-kfh toilet Ëüͧ¹üÓ hôrng náhm toilets ËüͧÇûÒ§ hôrng wâhng

·Ò§ÍÍ¡ tahng òrk exit ªÑü¹ chún floor à¡Ê·ìàÎÒÊì gàyt háot Êͺ¶ÒÁ sòrp tfhm enquiries Ëüͧ¹üÓʵÃÕ hôrng náhm sadtree ladies’ toilet, ladies’

room

ËญÔ§ yhng ladies ÅÔ¿·ì líf lift, elevator ºÃÔ¡ÒÃöÃѺÊû§ bor-ri-gahn rót rúp sòng limousine service

Ëüͧ¹üÓºØÃØÉ hôrng náhm booròot men’s toilet, men’s room

ªÒ chai men ËüÒÁÊÙººØËÃÕû hâhm sòop boo-

swimming pool

vacancies

ÂÔ¹´Õµü͹ÃѺ yin dee dtôrn rúp welcome

Lifts, elevators ŧ long down ªÑü¹ chún floor ÅÔ¿·ì lif lift, elevator äÁûà¡Ô¹ ... ¤¹ mâi gern ... kon maximum load ... people

rèe no smoking

ËüÒÁÊÙººØËÃÕû hâhm sòop boo-

rúp reception

¢Öü¹ kêun up

á¼¹¡µü͹ÃѺ pa-nàirk dtôrn

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ËüͧãËüàªûÒ hôrng hâi châo

rèe no smoking

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Medicines

Á¡ÃÒ¤Á mók-ga-rah-kom

ËÅѧÍÒËÒà ljng ah-hfhn after

¡ØÁÀҾѹ¸ì goom-pah-pun

meals

February

going to bed

ÁÕ¹Ò¤Á mee-nah-kom March àÁÉÒ¹ may-sfh-yon April ¾ÄÉÀÒ¤Á préut-sa-pah-kom

before meals

ÁԶعÒ¹ mí-too-nah-yon

dangerous medicine

¡Ã¡®Ò¤Á ga-rúk-ga-dah-

for use

ÊÔ§ËÒ¤Á shng-hfh-kom

·Ò tah apply (ointments) ¡û͹¹Í¹ gòrn norn before ¡û͹ÍÒËÒà gòrn ah-hfhn ÂÒÍѹµÃÒ yah un-dta-rai ÇÔ¸Õãªü wí-tee chái instructions ¡Ô¹à¡Ô¹¢¹Ò´à»ç¹ÍѹµÃÒ gin gern ka-nàht bpen un-dta-rai

it is dangerous to exceeed the stated dose ÂÒ yah medicine àÁç´ mét tablet, pill

ÃѺ»Ãзҹ rúp-bpra-tahn take (orally)

ªü͹ªÒ chórn chah teaspoon ÇѹÅÐ ... ¤ÃÑü§ wun la ... krúng times ... times per day

ÇѹÅÐ ... àÁç´ wun la ... mét tablets ... tablets per day

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January

May June

kom July

August

¡Ñ¹ÂÒ¹ gun-yah-yon September

µØÅÒ¤Á dtoo-lah-kom October

¾ÄȨԡÒ¹ préut-sa-jìk-gahyon November

¸Ñ¹ÇÒ¤Á tun-wah-kom December

Notices on doors ੾ÒÐà¨üÒ˹üÒ·Õû cha-pór jâonâh-têe authorized personnel

only

¡ÃÔû§ grìng bell

the dog »Ô´ bpìt closed

·Ò§à¢üÒ tahng kâo entry ·Ò§ÍÍ¡ tahng òrk exit ËüÒÁ¨Í´Ã¶¢ÇÒ§»Ãе٠hâhm jòrt rót kwfhng bpra-dtoo no

parking in front of the gate

à¢üÒ kâo in ËüÒÁà¢üÒ hâhm kâo no entry äÁûÁÕ¡Ô¨ËüÒÁà¢üÒ mâi mee

gìt hâhm kâo no entry to unauthorized persons ËüÒÁ¨Í´ hâhm jòrt no parking ËüÒÁ¡ÅѺö hâhm glùp rót no turning à»Ô´ bpèrt open ÍÍ¡ òrk out

¡ÃسҶʹÃͧà·üÒ ga-roo-nah tòrt rorng táo please remove

your shoes

¡Ãسҡ´¡ÃÔû§ ga-roo-nah gòt grìng please ring

¡´ gòt press ¶¹¹ÊûǹºØ¤¤Å ta-nin sòo-un bòok-kon private road

´ÖÖ§ deung pull ¼ÅÑ¡ plùk push ÃÐÇѧÊعѢ´Ø ra-wung soo-núk dòo beware of the dog

Numbers ÈÙ¹Âì sion zero ˹Öû§ nèung one Êͧ sirng two ÊÒÁ sfhm three ÊÕû sèe four ËüÒ hâh five Ë¡ hòk six à¨ç´ jèt seven á»´ bpàirt eight à¡üÒ gâo nine ÊÔº sìp ten ÊÔºàÍç´ sìp-èt eleven ÊÔºÊͧ sìp-sirng twelve ÊÔºÊÒÁ sìp-sfhm thirteen ÊÔºÊÕû sìp-sèe fourteen ÊÔºËüÒ sìp-hâh fifteen ÊԺˡ sìp-hòk sixteen ÊÔºà¨ç´ sìp-jèt seventeen ÊԺỴ sìp-bpàirt eighteen ÊÔºà¡üÒ sìp-gâo nineteen ÂÕûÊÔº yêe-sìp twenty ÂÕûÊÔºàÍç´ yêe-sìp-èt twenty-

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ËÁÒ´Ø mfh dòo beware of

one

ÊÒÁÊÔº sfhm-sìp thirty ÊÒÁÊÔºàÍç´ sfhm-sìp-èt thirty-one

ÊÕûÊÔº sèe-sìp forty ËüÒÊÔº hâh-sìp fifty Ë¡ÊÔº hòk-sìp sixty 233

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à¨ç´ÊÔº jèt-sìp seventy á»´ÊÔº bpàirt-sìp eighty à¡üÒÊÔº gâo-sìp ninety ˹Öû§ÃüÍ nèung róy one hundred

˹Öû§¾Ñ¹ nèung pun one thousand

Êͧ¾Ñ¹ sirng pun two thousand

˹Öû§ËÁ×û¹ nèung mèun ten thousand

ÊͧËÁ×û¹ sirng mèun twenty thousand

˹Öû§áʹ nèung sfirn one hundred thousand

Êͧáʹ sirng sfirn two hundred thousand

˹Öû§ÅüÒ¹ nèung láhn one million

˹Öû§ÃüÍÂÅüÒ¹ nèung róy láhn one hundred million

ð sion 0 ñ nèung 1 ò sirng 2 ó sfhm 3 ô sèe 4 õ hâh 5 ö hòk 6 ÷ jèt 7 ø bpàirt 8 ù gâo 9 234

ñð sìp 10 ññ sìp-èt 11 ñò sìp-sirng 12 ñó sìp-sfhm 13 ñô sìp-sèe 14 ñõ sìp-hâh 15 ñö sìp-hòk 16 ñ÷ sìp-jèt 17 ñø sìp-bpàirt 18 ñù sìp-gâo 19 òð yêe-sìp 20 òñ yêe-sìp-èt 21 óð sfhm-sìp 30 óñ sfhm-sìp-èt 31 ôð sèe-sìp 40 õð hâh-sìp 50 öð hòk-sìp 60 ÷ð jèt-sìp 70 øð bpàirt-sìp 80 ùð gâo-sìp 90 ñðð nèung róy 100 ñððð nèung pun 1,000 òððð sirng pun 2,000 ñðððð nèung mèun 10,000 òðððð sirng mèun 20,000 ñððððð nèung sfirn 100,000 òððððð sirng sfirn 200,000 ñðððððð nèung láhn 1,000,000

ñðððððððð nèung róy láhn 100,000,000

ºÒ§ÅÓÀÙ bahng-lum-poo

ºÒ· bàht baht (unit of currency) ÃËÑÊ ra-hùt code àËÃÕÂญ rge-un coin µûÍ dtòr extension â·ÃÈѾ·ì·Ò§ä¡Å toh-ra-sùp

àªÕ§ãËÁû chêe-ung-mài

Banglamphu

tahng glai long distance

telephone

àÊÕ sge-a out of order µÓÃǨ dtum-ròo-ut police µÙüâ·ÃÈѾ·ìÊÒ¸ÒóРdtôo tohra-sùp sfh-tah-ra-ná

public

telephone box â·Ã. toh tel.

â·ÃÈѾ·ì toh-ra-sùp telephone ÊÁØ´àºÍÃìâ·ÃÈѾ·ì sa-mòot ber toh-ra-sùp telephone

Chiangmai

͹ØÊÒÇÃÕÂì»ÃЪҸԻäµÂ anóo-sfh-wa-ree bpra-chahtíp-bpa-dtai Democracy

Monument

ËÒ´ãËญû hàht yài Hat Yai ËÑÇËÔ¹ hio-a hin Hua Hin ËÑÇÅÓ⾧ hio-a lum-pohng Hua Lampong

¡Òญ¨¹ºØÃÕ gahn-ja-na-booree Kanjanaburi

¢Í¹á¡û¹ kirn-gàirn Khonkaen

à¡ÒÐÊÁØÂ gòr sa-mio-ee Koh Samui

directory

ÊǹÅØÁ¾Ô¹Õ sio-un loom-pi-

telephone number

¹¤Ã»°Á na-korn bpa-tim

àºÍÃìâ·ÃÈѾ·ì ber toh-ra-sùp

Place names ÍÂظÂÒ a-yóot-ta-yah

nee Lumpini Park

Nakhorn Pathom

¾Ñ·ÂÒ pút-ta-yah Pattaya ÀÙà¡çµ poo-gèt Phuket »ÃеٹüÓ bpra-dtoo náhm Pratu Nam

Ayutthaya

áÁû¹üÓá¤Ç mâir-náhm kwair

Pa-In

ʹÒÁËÅǧ sa-nfhm lio-ung

Bangkok

ÊÂÒÁáʤÇÃì sa-yfhm

ºÒ§»ÐÍÔ¹ bahng-bpà-in Bang ¡ÃØ§à·¾Ï groong-tâyp

Thai ➜ English: Signs and Notices

Phones

River Kwai

Sanam Luang

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sa-kwair Siam Square

ʧ¢ÅÒ sing-klfh Songkhla ÊâØ¢·Ñ sòo-kih-tai Sukhothai

¸¹ºØÃÕ ton-boo-ree Thonburi ÍغÅÃÒª¸Ò¹Õ oo-bon râhtcha-tah-nee

Ubonratchathani

͹ØÊÒÇÃÕÂìªÑÂÊÁÃÀÙÁÔ a-nóosfh-wa-ree chai sa-mir-rapoom Victory

Monument

àÂÒÇÃÒª yao-wa-râht Yaowarat (China Town area of Bangkok)

Post office ¼ÙœÃѺ pôo rúp addressee ·Ò§ÍÒ¡ÒÈ tahng ah-gàht

airmail

¡ÃØ§à·¾Ï groong-tâyp Bangkok

µÙü¨´ËÁÒ dtôo jòt-mfi letter box, mail box

·ÕûÍ×û¹ têe èun other places ¾ÑÊ´Ø pút-sa-dòo parcels

ÃËÑÊä»Ãɳ…Âì ra-hùt bprai-sanee postcode

·Õû·Ó¡ÒÃä»ÃɳÕÂì têe tum gahn bprai-sa-nee post office

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ŧ·ÐàºÕ¹ long ta-bee-un registered mail

¼ÙœÊ›§ pôo sòng sender

ä»ÃɳÕÂÒ¡Ã

bprai-sa-nee-yah-gorn

stamps

·Ò§àÃ‡Í tahng reu-a surface

mail

â·ÃàÅ¢ toh-ra-lâyk telegrams

â·ÃÈѾ·ì toh-ra-sùp telephone

Public buildings ʹÒÁºÔ¹ sa-nfhm bin airport ¸¹Ò¤Òà ta-nah-kahn bank ʹÒÁÁÇ sa-nfhm moo-ay boxing stadium

ʶҹÕöàÁÅì sa-tfhn-nee rót may bus station

âçÀҾ¹µÃì rohng pâhp-payon cinema, movie theater

¤ÅÕ¹Ô¤ klee-ník clinic ÇÔ·ÂÒÅÑ wít-ta-yah-lai college ¡ÃÁÈØÅ¡Ò¡Ã grom soonla-gah-gorn Customs Department ¡ÃÁ grom department (government)

·ÕûÇûÒ¡ÒÃÍÓàÀÍ têe wâh gahn

shopping centre

ËüÒ§ hâhng store, shop ͧ¤ì¡ÒÃÊû§àÊÃÔÁ¡Ò÷ûͧà·Õû ÂÇáËû§»ÃÐà·Èä·Â ong-

bahn hospital

gahn sòng sgrm gahn tôrng

dtròo-ut kon kâo meu-ung

têe-o hàirng bpra-tâyt TAT – Tourist Organisation of Thailand

âçáÃÁ rohng rairm hotel ¡Í§µÃǨ¤¹à¢üÒàÁ×ͧ gorng Immigration Department

¡ÃÁÊÃþҡà grom sjn-pah-

ngahn Labour Department

ÇÑ´ wút temple âçÅФà rohng la-korn theatre ʶҹÕÃ¶ä¿ sa-tfhn-nee rót fai

¡ÃÁáç§Ò¹ grom rairng ÈÒÅ sfhn law court ËüͧÊÁØ´ hôrng sa-mòot library

µÅÒ´ dta-làht market ¡ÃзÃǧ gra-soo-ung

gorn Tax Department

train station

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um-per district office

¡Í§ gorng division (government) ʶҹ·Ùµ sa-tfhn tôot embassy âç¾ÂÒºÒÅ rohng pa-yah-

ÁËÒÇÔ·ÂÒÅÑÂ ma-hfh-wít-tayah-lai university

ministry

¾Ô¾Ô¸Àѳ±ì pí-pít-ta-pun museum

ʹÒÁ¡ÕÌÒáËû§ªÒµÔ sa-nfhm gee-lah hàirng châht National

Stadium

ÃüÒ¹¢ÒÂÂÒ ráhn kfi yah pharmacy

ʶҹյÓÃǨ sa-tfhn-nee dtum-ròo-ut police station

ä»ÃɳÕÂì bprai-sa-nee post office

âçàÃÕ¹ rohng ree-un school ÃüÒ¹ ráhn shop, store ÈÙ¹Âì¡ÒäüÒ sion gahn káh

Public holidays Çѹ¾ÃÐ wun prá Buddhist holy day

ÇѹËÂØ´ÃÒª¡Òà wun yòot râht-cha-gahn official public

holiday

Çѹ¢Öü¹»ÕãËÁû wun kêun bpee mài New Year’s Day

Çѹʧ¡ÃÒ¹µì wun sing-grahn Songkran Day (Thai New Year)

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Rail travel ¨Í§µÑþÇÅûǧ˹üÒ jorng dtioa lôo-ung nâh advance

bookings ¶Ö§ tgung arrives ÍÍ¡ òrk departs

á¼¹¡Êͺ¶ÒÁ pa-nàirk sòrp tfhm enquiries

ÊØ¢ÒªÒÂ sòo-kfh chai gents’ toilets, men’s room

ªÒÂá´¹ chai dairn border ࢵ kàyt boundary; area ÀÒ¤¡ÅÒ§ pâhk glahng central region

áÁû¹üÓà¨üÒ¾ÃÐÂÒ mâir-náhm jâo pra-yah Chao Phraya

River

ÊØ¢ÒËญÔ§ sòo-kfh yhng ladies’

»ÃÐà·È bpra-tâyt country ÍÓàÀÍ um-per Amphoe,

ÃѺ½Ò¡¢Í§ rúp fàhk kirng left

áÁû⢧ mâir-kihng Mekhong

toilets, ladies’ room

luggage, baggage checkroom

ªÒ¹ªÒÅÒ chahn-chah-lah platform, (US) track

»ÃЪÒÊÑÁ¾Ñ¹¸ì bpra-chah sjm-pun public relations

ʶҹÕÃ¶ä¿ sa-tfh-nee rót fai

district

River

ÀÒ¤ÍÕÊÒ¹ pâhk ee-sfhn north-eastern region

ÀÒ¤à˹×Í pâhk ngu-a northern region

railway station, train station

¨Ñ§ËÇÑ´ jung-wùt province ÀÒ¤ãµü pâhk dtâi southern

dtio-a ticket office

µÓºÅ dtum-bon Tambon,

way-lah dern ròt timetable,

ºüÒ¹¹Í¡ bâhn-nôrk up-

·Õû¨Ó˹ûÒµÑþÇ têe jum-nài

¡Ó˹´àÇÅÒà´Ô¹Ã¶ gum-nòt (US) schedule

Ã¶ä¿ rót fai train Ëüͧ¾Ñ¡¼Ùüâ´ÂÊÒà hôrng púk pôo doy-ee sfhn waiting

room

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Regions, provinces etc

region

sub-district country

µûÒ§¨Ñ§ËÇÑ´ dtàhng jung-wùt up-country

ÊǹÍÒËÒà sio-un ah-hfhn

ºÃÔ¡Òà òô ªÑ›ÇâÁ§ bor-ri-gahn

¨Ò¹ÅÐ ... jahn la ... ... per

24 chôo-a mohng

24-hour service

ËüͧáÍÃì hôrng-air airconditioned room

ÃüÒ¹ÍÒËÒÃâµüÃØû§ ráhn ahhfhn dtôh rôong all-night

restaurant

ºÒÃì bah bar ªÒÁ chahm bowl, dish ÍÒËÒÃàªüÒ ah-hfhn cháo breakfast

¤Í¿¿Õûªçͺ kórp-fêe chórp café serving coffees, alcoholic drinks, snacks and meals

ÍÒËÒèչ ah-hfhn jeen

open-air restaurant

ªÒÁÅÐ ... chahm la ... ... per bowl/dish

plate/dish

¨Ò¹ jahn plate, dish ÃÒ¤Ò rah-kah price ÀѵµÒ¤Òà pút-dtah-kahn restaurant

ÃüÒ¹ÍÒËÒà ráhn ah-hfhn restaurant

ËüͧÍÒËÒà hôrng ah-hfhn restaurant

ÍÒËÒ÷ÐàÅ ah-hfhn ta-lay seafood

àªÅÅìªÇ¹ªÔÁ chen choo-un chim Shell® recommended, seal of approval, equivalent to Good Food Guide

Chinese food

ÍÒËÒûѡÉìãµü ah-hfhn bpùk

evening meal

ÍÒËÒÃä·Â ah-hfhn tai Thai

ÍÒËÒÃàÂç¹ ah-hfhn yen ÍÒËÒà ah-hfhn food ÍÒËÒÃญÕû»Øû¹ ah-hfhn yêebpòon Japanese food

ÍÒËÒáÅÒ§Çѹ ah-hfhn glahng wun lunch

ÍÒËÒÃÁØÊÅÔÁ ah-hfhn móo-sa-lim Muslim food

ÍÒËÒÃÍÕÊÒ¹ ah-hfhn ee-sfhn North-Eastern food

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Restaurants, bars

dtâi Southern food

food

ÍÒËÒýÃÑû§ ah-hfhn fa-rùng Western food

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àÍ¡ ra-wung tahng kâhng nâh bpen tahng àyk caution:

major road ahead ÃÐÇѧ ra-wung caution ÍѹµÃÒ un-dta-rai danger

·Ò§àºÕû§ tahng bèe-ung diversion

¢ÑºªüÒæ kùp cháh cháh drive

vehicles

·Ò§Ã¶ä¿ tahng rót fai railway

âçàÃÕ¹ rohng ree-un school

ËÂØ´ yòot stop ó Á. sahm mét 3 metres

slowly

ôð ¡.Á. sèe sìp gi-loh-mét 40 kilometres

ô µÑ¹ sìi dtun 4 tons ËÂØ´ µÃǨ yòot - dtròo-ut halt - checkpoint

âç¾ÂÒºÒÅËüÒÁãªüàÊÕ§ rohng pa-yah-bahn hâhm chái sge-ung

hospital: no sounding horns ªÔ´«üÒ chít sái keep left ËüÒÁà¢üÒ hâhm kâo no entry ËüÒÁ᫧ hâhm sairng no overtaking, no passing

ËüÒÁ¨Í´Ã¶ hâhm jòrt rót no

Shopping ºÒ· bàht baht (unit of currency) ÅÙ¡ÅÐ ... ºÒ· lôok la ... bàht ... baht each (e.g. for large fruit)

ãºÅÐ ... ºÒ· bai la ... bàht

... baht each (e.g. for eggs, fruit)

µÑÇÅÐ ... ºÒ· dtoo-a la ...

bàht ... baht each (e.g. items of clothing)

âÅÅÐ ... ºÒ· loh la ... bàht ... baht per kilo

¤ÙûÅÐ ... ºÒ· kôo la ... baht ... baht per pair (e.g. shoes)

ªÔü¹ÅÐ ... ºÒ· chín la ... bàht ... baht per piece/portion

parking

ÊØ¢Àѳ±ì sòok-ka-pun

turning

·Õû¨ûÒÂà§Ô¹ têe jài ngern cash

U-turns

¾¹Ñ¡§Ò¹à¡çºà§Ô¹ pa-núk

ËüÒÁàÅÕüÂÇ hâhm lée-o no ËüÒÁ¡ÅѺö hâhm glùp rót no ËüÒÁö·Ø¡ª¹Ô´ hâhm rót 240

tóok cha-nít no

bathroom accessories

desk, cashier

ngahn gèp ngern cashier

children’s department

á¼¹¡ä¿¿üÒ pa-nàirk fai fáh electrical goods

à¤Ã×ûͧàÃ×͹ krêu-ung reu-un furniture

ÃÒ¤Ò rah-kah price ÇÔ·ÂØ·ÕÇÕ wít-ta-yóo - tee-wee radio - TV

Å´ÃÒ¤Ò lót rah-kah sale; reduced

Ãͧà·üÒ rorng-táo shoes Å´¾ÔàÈÉ lót pi-sàyt special reductions

ÍØ»¡Ã³ì¡ÕÌÒ òo-bpa-gorn gee-lah sports equipment

¢Í§àÅû¹ kirng lên toys ¹ÒÌÔ¡Ò nah-li-gah watches

Sport ¡ÃÕ±Ò gree-tah athletics ÁÇ moo-ay boxing ¿ØµºÍÅ fóot-born football »Ãе٠bpra-dtoo goal ¡ÍÅì¿ górp golf ʹÒÁ¡ÍÅì¿ sa-nfhm górp golf course

ʹÒÁÁüÒ sa-nfhm máh race course

¡ÕÌÒ gee-lah sport

ʹÒÁ¡ÕÌÒ sa-nfhm gee-lah stadium

ÇûÒ¹üÓ wâi náhm swimming ·ÕÁ teem team à·¹¹ÔÊ ten-nít tennis ʹÒÁà·¹¹ÔÊ sa-nfhm ten-nít tennis court

ÁÇÂä·Â moo-ay tai Thai boxing

Streets and roads

Thai ➜ English: Signs and Notices

á¼¹¡à´ç¡ pa-nàirk dèk

µÃÍ¡ dtròrk lane (off a soi) «Í soy lane, soi ¶¹¹ ta-nin road

Thai culture àÁ×ͧâºÃÒ³ meu-ung bohrahn Ancient City

¡ÃÁÈÔŻҡà grom shn-la-bpakorn Department of Fine Arts

µÅÒ´¹üÓ dta-làht náhm Floating Market

¾Ô¾Ô¸Àѹ±ì pi-pít-ta-pun museum

¾Ô¾Ô¸Àѹ±ìʶҹáËû§ªÒµÔ pi-pít-ta-pun sa-tfhn hàirng châht National Museum

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âçÅФÃáËû§ªÒµÔ rohng lakorn hàirng châht National

Theatre

¾Ãл°Á਴ÕÂì prá-bpa-tim jay-dee Pra Pathom Jedi

(Buddhist monument)

¾ÃкÃÁÁËÒÃÒªÇѧ prá-ba-

weekend

àÁ×ûÍÇÒ¹¹Õü mêu-a wahn née yesterday

rom-ma-hfh-râtch-a-wung

Royal Palace

ÇѧÊǹ¼Ñ¡¡Ò´ wung sio-un pùk-gàht Suan Pakkard Palace

ÇÑ´ wút temple ÇÑ´¾ÃÐá¡üÇ wút pra-kâir-o

Temple of the Emerald Buddha ÁÇÂä·Â moo-ay tai Thai boxing ÃÓä·Â rum tai Thai dancing ÇѴ⾸Ôì wút poh Wat Po

Timetables ¶Ö§ tgung arrives Çѹ·Õû wun-têe date Çѹ wun day ÍÍ¡ òrk departs ÇѹËÂØ´ wun yòot holiday ¹ÒÌÔ¡Ò nah-li-gah hours àÇÅÒ way-lah time ¡Ó˹´àÇÅÒà´Ô¹Ã¶ gum-nòt way-lah dern rót timetable,

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(US) schedule

Çѹ¹Õü wun née today ¾ÃØû§¹Õü prôong née tomorrow ÇѹàÊÒÃìÍÒ·ÔµÂì wun sfo ah-tít

Toilets äÁûÇûÒ§ mâi wâhng engaged ºØÃØÉ boo-ròot gentlemen ªÒ chai gents ËญÔ§ yhng ladies ʵÃÕ sa-dtree ladies ¼ÙüªÒ pôo-chai men ª. chor men Ëüͧ¹üÓ hôrng náhm toilet, rest room

ÊØ¢Ò sòo-kfh toilet, rest room ÇûÒ§ wâhng vacant ญ. yor women ¼ÙüËญÔ§ pôo-yhng women

Menu Reader: Food

Essential Terms Basic Foods Basic Main Meals Beef and Beef Dishes Bread Cakes and Biscuits, Sweet Pastries Condiments and Seasonings, Herbs and Spices Cooking Methods and Typical Combinations Curries Desserts Eggs and Egg Dishes Fish and Seafood Fish and Seafood Dishes Fruit Meat Menu Terms Miscellaneous Dishes Pork and Pork Dishes Poultry and Poultry Dishes Rice and Noodles Salads Snacks and Sweets Soups Vegetables and Vegetable dishes

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Essential terms bowl chahm ªÒÁ

chopsticks dta-gèe-up µÐà¡Õº cup tôo-ay ¶üÇÂ

dessert ksrng wphn ¢Í§ËÇÒ¹ fish bplah »ÅÒ fork sôrm ÊüÍÁ

glass gâir-o á¡üÇ knife mêet ÁÕ´

meat néu-a à¹×üÍ

menu may-noo àÁ¹Ù

noodles gso-ay dtqe-o ¡þÇÂàµÕþÂÇ pepper prrk tai ¾ÃÔ¡ä·Â plate jahn ¨Ò¹ rice kâo ¢üÒÇ

salt gleu-a à¡Å×Í

set menu ah-hphn chóot ÍÒËÒêش soup sóop «Øº

spoon chórn ªü͹ table dtó âµýÐ

another ... èek ... nèung ÍÕ¡

... ˹Öû§

excuse me! (to call waiter/waitress) koon krúp (kâ)! ¤Ø³¤ÃѺ(¤ûÐ) could I have the bill, please? chék bin àªç¤ºÔÅ

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ºÐËÁÕûáËü§ ba-mèe hâirng

à¹ÂÊ´ ner-ee sòt butter à¹Âá¢ç§ ner-ee kfirng cheese ¹üÓ¾ÃÔ¡ núm prík chilli paste ¡Ð·Ô ga-tí coconut milk ¹üÓ»ÅÒ núm bplah fish sauce á»ü§ÊÒÅÕ bpâirng sfh-lee flour ¹üÒ¼Öü§ núm pêung honey áÂÁ yairm jam; marmalade ¹üÒÁѹ¾×ª núm mun pêut oil ¹üÓÁѹÁС͡ núm mun ma-

¡þÇÂàµÕþÂÇáËü§ gio-ay dtge-o

gòrk olive oil

¹üÓÁѹËÍ núm mun hiy oyster sauce

¹üÓ¨ÔüÁ núm jîm sauce ¹üÓ«ÕÍÔýÇ núm see éw soy sauce ¹üÓµÒÅ núm dtahn sugar ¹üÓÊüÁ núm sôm vinegar â¡Ѵ yoh-gut yoghurt

Basic main meals ¢üÒǼѴä¡û kâo pùt gài chicken fried rice

¢üÒÇÁѹä¡û kâo mun gài

‘dry’ egg noodles, served without soup

hâirng ‘dry’ noodles, served

without soup

¢üÒÇ˹üÒà»ç´ kâo nâh bpèt duck rice

ºÐËÁÕû¹üÓ ba-mèe náhm egg noodle soup

¡þÇÂàµÕþÂǼѴ«ÕÍÔýÇ gio-ay dtgeo pùt see éw noodles fried in

soy sauce

¡þÇÂàµÕþÂǼѴÃҴ˹üÒ gio-ay dtge-o pùt râht nâh noodles with fried meat, vegetables and thick gravy

¡þÇÂàµÕþÂǹüÓ gio-ay dtge-o náhm noodle soup

¢üÒǼѴËÁÙ kâo pùt mio pork fried rice

¢üÒÇËÁÙá´§ kâo mio dairng ‘red’ pork rice (pork soaked in a red marinade)

¢üÒǤÅØ¡¡Ð»Ô kâo klóok ga-bpì rice and shrimp paste fried together and served with pork and shredded omelette

chicken rice

¢üÒǼѴ¡üا kâo pùt gôong

fried rice

¼Ñ´ä·Â pùt tai Thai-style fried

¢üÒǼѴ»Ù kâo pùt bpoo crab

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noodles

¢¹Á¨Õ¹á¡§ä¡û ka-nim jeen gairng gài Thai vermicelli

with chicken curry

Beef and beef dishes à¹×üͼѴ¹üÓÁѹËÍ néu-a pùt núm mun hiy beef

fried in

oyster sauce

à¹×üͼѴ¾ÃÔ¡ néu-a pùt prík beef fried with chillies

à¹×üͼѴ¡ÃÐà·ÕÂÁ¾ÃÔ¡ä·Â néu-

bpîng toast

Cakes and biscuits, sweet pastries ¤Ø¡¡Õü kóok-gêe biscuit, cookie ¢¹Áà¤ý¡ ka-nim káyk cake á»ü§¢¹Á bpâirng ka-nim pastry (dough)

¢¹Á ka-nim pastry, small cake

a pùt gra-tee-um prík tai beef fried with garlic and pepper à¹×üͼѴ¢Ô§ néu-a pùt khng beef fried with ginger

Condiments and seasonings, herbs and spices

sùp pùt prík gra-prao minced

㺡ÃÐà¾ÃÒ bai gra-prao basil ¾ÃÔ¡ prík chilli ¼Ñ¡ªÕ pùk chee coriander ¢ûÒ kàh galangal (similar to ginger) ¢Ô§ khng ginger à¤Ã×ûͧà·È krêu-ung tâyt herbs µÐä¤Ãü dta-krái lemon grass ¾ÃÔ¡ä·Â prík tai pepper à¡Å×Í gleu-a salt

à¹×üÍÊѺ¼Ñ´¾ÃÔ¡¡ÃÐà¾ÃÒ néu-a beef fried with chillies and basil

à¹×üÍàʵý¡ néu-a sa-dték steak

Bread ¢¹Á»Ñ§ ka-nim-bpung bread; roll

»Í¹´ì bporn loaf 248

¢¹Á»Ñ§»Ôü§ ka-nim bpung

... µüÁ ... dtôm boiled ... ... ÂûÒ§ ... yâhng charcoalgrilled ...

... ·Í´ ... tôrt deep-fried ... ... ¼Ñ´Ë¹ûÍäÁü ... pùt nòr-mái ... fried with bamboo shoots

... ¼Ñ´ãº¡ÃÐà¾ÃÒ ... pùt bai gra-prao ... fried with basil

leaves

... ¼Ñ´¾ÃÔ¡ ... pùt prík ... fried with chillies

... ·Í´¡ÃÐà·ÕÂÁ¾ÃÔ¡ä·Â ... tôrt gra-tee-um prík tai ... fried with garlic and pepper ... ¼Ñ´¢Ô§ ... pùt khng ... fried with ginger ... ͺ ... òp oven-cooked ... ... ¼Ñ´ ... pùt stir-fried ...

... à»ÃÕüÂÇËÇÒ¹ ... bprêe-o wfhn sweet and sour ...

»Ôü§ bpîng toasted

Curries ᡧà¹×üÍ gairng néu-a beef curry

ᡧà¢ÕÂÇËÇÒ¹ gairng kge-o wfhn beef curry made using green curry paste, made from green chilli peppers ¢üÒÇᡧ kâo gairng curry and rice ᡧä¡û gairng gài chicken curry ¾Ðṧ pa-nairng ‘dry’ curry (in thick curry sauce)

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¾Ðṧà¹×üÍ pa-nairng néu-a

‘dry’ beef curry (in thick curry sauce) ¾Ðṧä¡û pa-nairng gài ‘dry’ chicken curry (in thick curry sauce) ¾ÐṧËÁÙ pa-nairng mio ‘dry’ pork curry (in thick curry sauce)

ᡧ¡ÒËÃÕû gairng ga-rèe

Indian-style curry made with beef and potatoes cooked in coconut milk with yellow curry paste

ᡧÁÑÊËÁÑû¹ gairng mút-

sa-mùn ‘Muslim’ curry containing beef, potatoes and peanuts

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ᡧà¼ç´ gairng pèt spicy curry ᡧ¨×´ gairng jèut vegetable soup or stock (an accompaniment to curries) ᡧ gairng ‘wet’ curry – meat cooked in coconut milk and served in a bowl full of liquid

Desserts ¡ÅüǺǪªÕ glôo-ay bòout chee banana in sweet

coconut-milk sauce

¢Í§ËÇÒ¹ kirng wfhn dessert äÍȤÃÕÁ ai-sa- kreem ice cream

¢üÒÇà˹ÕÂÇÁÐÁûǧ kfo nge-o ma-môo-ung sweet sticky rice, mango and coconut cream µÐâ¡ü dta-gôh Thai-style jelly with coconut cream

Eggs and egg dishes ä¢ûµüÁ kài dtôm boiled egg ä¢û kài egg ä¢û¾ÐâÅü kài pa-lóh egg stewed in soy sauce and spices

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ä¢ûÂÑ´äÊü kài yút sâi filled omelette

ä¢û´ÒÇ kài dao fried egg ä¢ûà¨ÕÂÇ kài jee-o omelette ä¢ûÅÙ¡à¢Â kài lôok kgr-ee ‘sonin-law’ eggs – hard-boiled eggs with various condiments ä¢ûÅÇ¡ kài lôo-uk very soft boiled egg (eaten, or rather ‘drunk’ almost raw)

Fish and seafood »Ù bpoo crab »ÅÒ bplah fish ¡Øü§ãËญû gôong yài lobster ËÍÂáÁ§ÀÙû hiy mairng pôo mussels

»ÅÒËÁÖ¡ÂÑ¡Éì bplah-mèuk yúk octopus

Ë͹ҧÃÁ hiy nahng rom oyster

ÍÒËÒ÷ÐàÅ ah-hfhn ta-lay seafood

ËÍ hiy shellfish ¡Øü§ gôong shrimp, prawn »ÅÒËÁÖ¡ bplah-mèuk squid

¡Øü§à¼Ò gôong pfo barbecued prawns

¡Øü§·Í´¡ÃÐà·ÕÂÁ¾ÃÔ¡ä·Â gôong tôrt gra-tee-um prík tai prawns fried with garlic

and pepper

¡Øü§¼Ñ´ãº¡ÃÐà¾ÃÒ gôong pùt bai gra-prao shrimps fried

with basil leaves

¡Øü§¼Ñ´¾ÃÔ¡ gôong pùt prík shrimps fried with chillies

·Í´Áѹ¡Øü§ tôrt mun gôong shrimp ‘tort mun’, finely minced shrimps, fried in batter with spices

»ÅÒËÁÖ¡¼Ñ´¾ÃÔ¡ bplah-mèuk pùt prík squid fried with

chillies

»ÅÒËÁÖ¡·Í´¡ÃÐà·ÕÂÁ ¾ÃÔ¡ä·Â bplah-mèuk tôrt gra-tee-um prík tai squid fried

Fruit áÍ»à»ÔÅ air-bpêrn apple ¡ÅüÇ glôo-ay banana ÁоÃüÒÇ ma-práo coconut ¹üÍÂ˹ûÒ nóy-nàh custard apple – green heart-shaped fruit with white flesh ÍÔ¹·¼ÒÅÑÁ in-ta-pfh-lum dates ·ØàÃÕ¹ too-ree-un durian – large green fruit with spiny skin, yellow flesh and a pungent smell ¼ÅäÁü pin-la-mái fruit ͧûع a-ngòon grapes ¼ÃÑû§ fa-rùng guava – greenskinned fruit with white flesh ¢¹Ø¹ ka-noon jackfruit – large melon-shaped fruit with thick, green skin and yellow flesh ÁйÒÇ ma-nao lemon; lime ÅÓã lum-yai longan – like a lychee ÅÔü¹¨Õû lín-jèe lychee

with garlic and pepper

ÁÐÁûǧ ma-môo-ung

o wfhn sweet and sour

Áѧ¤Ø´ mung-kóot mangosteen

»ÅÒà»ÃÕüÂÇËÇÒ¹ bplah bprêefish

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mango

– round fruit with a thick, purplish-brown skin and white flesh

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ᵧä·Â dtairng tai melon ÊüÁ sôm orange ÁÐÅÐ¡Í ma-la-gor papaya – green or yellow-skinned oblong-shaped fruit with reddish-orange flesh ÅÙ¡¾Õª lôok pêech peach ÅÙ¡á¾Ãì lôok pair pear ÊѺ»Ðô sùp-bpa-rót pineapple ÅÙ¡¾ÅÑÁ lôok plum plum ÊüÁâÍ sôm oh pomelo – similar to grapefruit à§ÒÐ ngór rambutan – small fruit with reddish prickly skin and white flesh ªÁ¾ûÙ chom-pôo rose apple – red, pink or white strawberrry-shaped fruit ÅÐÁØ´ la-móot sapodilla – small brown-skinned fruit, similar in taste and texture to a pear

ʵÃÍàºÍÃÕû sa-dtror-ber-rêe strawberry

ᵧâÁ dtairng moh water melon

Meat à¹×üÍ néu-a beef; meat ä¡û gài chicken à»ç´ bpèt duck à¤Ã×ûͧ㹠krêu-ung nai kidneys

äµ tai kidneys à¹×üÍá¡Ð néu-a gàir lamb µÑº dtùp liver ËÁÙ mio pork à¹×üÍËÁÙ néu-a mio pork

Menu terms ÍÒËÒèչ ah-hfhn jeen Chinese food

ÍÒËÒÃ ah-hfhn cuisine, cooking; meal; food

¡Ñº¢üÒÇ gùp kâo dish, meal àÁ¹Ù may-noo menu ÃÒ¡ÒÃÍÒËÒà rai gahn ahhfhn menu

ÃÒ¤Ò rah-kah price

Miscellaneous dishes ·Í´Áѹ tôrt mun deep-fried fish-cakes

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sum’ – steamed balls of minced pork in dough

»Íà»ÕüÂзʹ bpor bpêe-a tôrt Thai spring roll

Pork and pork dishes ËÁÙÊѺ¼Ñ´¾ÃÔ¡¡ÃÐà¾ÃÒ mio sùp pùt prík gra-prao minced

pork fried with chillies and basil ËÁÙ mio pork à¹×üÍËÁÙ néu-a mio pork

ËÁټѴ㺡ÃÐà¾ÃÒ mio pùt

bai gra-prao pork fried with

basil leaves

ËÁټѴ¾ÃÔ¡ mio pùt prík pork fried with chillies

ËÁÙ·Í´¡ÃÐà·ÕÂÁ¾ÃÔ¡ä·Â mio tôrt gra-tee-um prík tai

pork fried with garlic and pepper ËÁټѴ¢Ô§ mio pùt khng pork fried with ginger ËÁÙ¾ÐâÅü môo pa-lóh pork stewed in soy sauce «Õûâ¤Ã§ sêe krohng mio spare ribs

ËÁÙà»ÃÕüÂÇËÇÒ¹ mio bprêe-o

wfhn sweet and sour pork

ËÁÙÊÐàµýÐ mio sa-dtáy thin strips of charcoal-grilled pork

Poultry and poultry dishes

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¢¹Á¨Õº ka-nim jèep ‘dim-

ä¡ûÂûÒ§ gài yâhng barbecued or roast chicken

ä¡û gài chicken ä¡ûµüÁ¢ûÒ gài dtôm kàh chicken boiled in spicy stock

ä¡û¼Ñ´Ë¹ûÍäÁü gài pùt nòr-mái chicken fried with bamboo shoots

ä¡û¼Ñ´ãº¡ÃÐà¾ÃÒ gài pùt bai gra-prao chicken fried with

basil leaves

ä¡û¼Ñ´àÁç´ÁÐÁûǧËÔÁ¾Ò¹µì gài pùt mét ma-môo-ung hhmma-pahn chicken fried with

cashew nuts

ä¡û¼Ñ´¾ÃÔ¡ gài pùt prík chicken fried with chillies

ä¡û·Í´¡ÃÐà·ÕÂÁ¾ÃÔ¡ä·Â gài tôrt gra-tee-um prík tai

chicken fried with garlic and pepper ä¡û¼Ñ´¢Ô§ gài pùt khng chicken fried with ginger

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ä¡û¼Ñ´Ë¹ûÍäÁü½ÃÑû§ gài pùt nòrmái fa-rùng chicken with

asparagus

à»ç´ bpèt duck à»ç´ÂûÒ§ bpèt yâhng roast

rice

¢¹Á¨Õ¹ ka-nim jeen Thai vermicelli

duck

ÇØü¹àÊü¹ wóon-sên transparent

brêe-o wfhn sweet and sour

àÊü¹ËÁÕû sên mèe very small

ä¡û¼Ñ´à»ÃÕüÂÇËÇÒ¹ gài pùt chicken

Rice and noodles ¢üÒÇÊÇ kâo sio-ay boiled rice

ËÁÕû¡Ãͺ mèe gròrp crispy noodles

ºÐËÁÕû ba-mèe egg noodles ¢üÒǼѴ kâo pùt fried rice àÊü¹ãËญû sên yài large (width of noodles)

¼Ñ´ÃҴ˹üÒ pùt râht nâh noodles with fried vegetables and meat, served with a thick gravy ¡þÇÂàµÕþÂÇ gio-ay dtge-o riceflour noodles ¢üÒÇ kâo rice ¢üÒǵüÁ kâo dtôm rice porridge àÊü¹àÅç¡ sên lék small (width of

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noodles)

¢üÒÇà˹ÕÂÇ kâo nge-o sticky

noodles

(width of noodles)

Salads ÊüÁµÓ sôm dtum papaya salad made with unripe green papaya, chillies, lime juice, fish sauce and dried shrimps ÊÅÑ´ sa-lùt salad ÂÓ yum Thai salad

Snacks and sweets ªçÍ¡â¡àŵ chórk-goh-let chocolate

Áѹ½ÃÑû§·Í´ mun fa-rùng tôrt crisps, (US) potato chips

äÍȤÃÕÁ ai-sa-kreem ice cream

äÍȤÃÕÁá·û§ ai-sa-kreem tâirng ice lolly

peanuts

·ýÍ¿¿Õû tórp-fêe sweets, candies ÅÙ¡¡ÇÒ´ lôok gwàht sweets, candies

Vegetables and vegetable dishes ˹ûÍäÁü½ÃÑû§ nòr-mái fa-rùng asparagus

ÁÐà¢×Í ma-kgu-a aubergine, eggplant

Soups

˹ûÍäÁü nòr mái bamboo

µüÁÂÓä¡û dtôm yum gài

¶Ñûǧ͡ tòo-a ngôrk bean

chicken ‘tom yam’ spicy soup ºÐËÁÕû¹üÓ ba-mèe náhm egg noodle soup

µüÁÂÓ»ÅÒ dtôm yum bplah

shoots

sprouts

¡ÐËÅûÓ»ÅÕ ga-lùm-bplee cabbage

ËÑǼѡ¡Ò´á´§ hio-a pùk-gàht dairng carrot

fish ‘tom yam’ spicy soup

´Í¡¡ÐËÅûÓ»ÅÕ dòrk ga-lùm-

dtàirk mixed seafood ‘tom

yam’ spicy soup

¾ÃÔ¡ prík chilli Áѹ½ÃÑû§·Í´ mun fa-rùng tôrt

náhm noodle soup

ᵧ¡ÇÒ dtairng-gwah

µüÁÂÓâ»ýÐᵡ dtôm yum bpó ¡þÇÂàµÕþÂǹüÓ gio-ay dtge-o µüÁÂÓ¡Øü§ dtôm yum gôong shrimp ‘tom yam’ spicy soup ᡧÊüÁ gairng sôm spicy vegetable soup

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ÍÁÂÔüÁ om-yím lollipop ¶ÑûÇ tòo-a nuts; peanuts ¶ÑûÇÅÔʧ tòo-a li-sing

bplee cauliflower

chips, French fries

cucumber

¼Ñ´¼Ñ¡ºØü§ä¿á´§ pùt pùk bôong fai dairng fried morning-glory (type of greens) ¡ÃÐà·ÕÂÁ gra-tee-um garlic ¢Ô§ khng ginger ¾ÃÔ¡ËÂÇ¡ prík yòo-uk green pepper ¼Ñ¡¡Ò´ pùk-gàht lettuce

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¶ÑûÇÅѹàµÒ tòo-a lun-dtao mange-tout

¼Ñ¡ºØü§ pùk bôong morningglory (type of greens)

àËç´ hèt mushrooms ËÑÇËÍÁ hio-a hirm onion ¶ÑûÇ tòo-a peas; beans; lentils Áѹ½ÃÑû§ mun fa-rùng potato ¾ÃÔ¡ËÂÇ¡á´§ prík yôo-uk dairng red pepper

¼Ñ¡¤Ð¹üÒ pùk ka-náh spring greens

µü¹ËÍÁ dtôn hirm spring onions

¢üÒÇâ¾´ kâo pôht sweet corn, maize

ÁÐà¢×Íà·È ma-kgu-a tâyt tomato

¼Ñ¡ pùk vegetables

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Essential Terms Beer, Spirits, Wine etc Coffee, Tea etc Soft Drinks

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Essential terms beer bee-a àºÕÂÃì

bottle kòo-ut ¢Ç´

another bottle of ..., please ksr ... èek kòo-ut nèung ¢Í

ÍÕ¡¢Ç´Ë¹Öû§

coconut juice núm ma-práo ¹üÓÁоÃüÒÇ coffee gah-fair ¡Òá¿ cup tôo-ay ¶üÇÂ

a cup of ..., please ksr ... tôo-ay nèung ¢Í fruit juice núm psn-la-mái ¹üÓ¼ÅäÁü gin lâo yin àËÅüÒÂÔ¹

... ¶üÇÂ˹Öû§

a gin and tonic, please ksr yin toh-nik ¢ÍÂԹⷹԤ glass gâir-o á¡üÇ milk nom ¹Á

mineral water núm râir ¹üÓáÃû

soda (water) núm soh-dah ¹üÓâ«´Ò soft drink náhm kòo-ut ¹üӢǴ sugar núm dtahn ¹üÓµÒÅ tea núm chah ¹üÓªÒ

tonic (water) núm toh-nrk ¹üÓâ·¹Ô¤ water náhm ¹üÓ

whisky lâo wrt-sa-gêe àËÅüÒÇÔÊ¡Õü wine lâo wai àËÅüÒäǹÿ

wine list rai-gahn lâo wai ÃÒ¡ÒÃàËÅüÒäǹì another ... èek ... nèung ÍÕ¡

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... ˹Öû§

...

àËÅüÒ lâo alcohol, liquor àºÕÂÃì bee-a beer ¢Ç´ kòo-ut bottle àËÅüÒºÃÑû¹´Õ lâo brùn-dee brandy

¤ýÍ¡à·Å kórk-tayn cocktail á¡üÇ gâir-o glass àËÅüÒÂÔ¹ lâo yin gin ÂԹⷹԤ yin toh-nik gin and tonic

¹üÓá¢ç§ núm kfirng ice áÁû⢧ mâir-kihng

coffee

¡Òá¿àÂç¹ gah-fair yen iced coffee

ªÒãÊûÁйÒÇ chah sài ma-nao lemon tea

¡Òῼ§ gah-fair ping instant coffee

¹üÓªÒ núm chah tea äÁûãÊû¹Á mái sài nom without milk

äÁûãÊû¹üÓµÒÅ mái sài núm dtahn without sugar

Soft drinks

Mekhong® whisky

¹üÓÁоÃüÒÇ núm ma-práo

beer

â¤ü¡ kóhk Coke® à¤Ã×ûͧ´×ûÁ krêu-ung dèum

whisky, scotch

«ûÒ sâh fizzy, carbonated ¹üÓÊüÁ¤Ñü¹ núm sôm kún fresh

àºÕÂÃìÊÔ§Ëì bee-a shng Singha® ÇÍ´¡üÒ word-gâh vodka àËÅüÒÇÔÊ¡Õü lâo wít-sa-gêe àËÅüÒäǹì lâo wai wine

Coffee, tea etc ¤Ò¿Õ¹ kah-feen caffeine àÂç¹ yen chilled â¡â¡ü goh-gôh cocoa ¡Òá¿ gah-fair coffee âÍàÅÕü§ oh-lée-ung iced black

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Beer, spirits, wine etc

coconut juice

drinks

orange juice

¹üÒá¢ç§ núm kfirng ice ¹üÓ¼ÅäÁü náhm pin-la-mái juice

¹Á nom milk ¹üÓÁйÒÇ núm ma-nao lemonade

¹üÓáÃû núm râir mineral water

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¹üÓÊüÁ núm sôm orange juice (bottled)

¹üÓÊѺ»Ðô núm sùp-bpa-rót pineapple juice

¹üÓâ«´Ò núm soh-dah soda water

¹üӢǴ náhm kòo-ut soft drink

¹Á¡Ãлþͧ nom gra-bpirng tinned milk

¹üÓÁÐà¢×Íà·È núm ma-kgu-a tâyt tomato juice

¹üÓ náhm water

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How the Language Works

T

hroughout this book Thai words have been written in a romanized system (see the Thai alphabet page 269) so that they can be read as though they were English, bearing in mind the notes on pronunciation below. There are, however, some sounds that are unlike anything in English. In this pronunciation guide, words containing these sounds are given in Thai script as well; ask a Thai to pronounce them for you.

Vowels

ah ai air ao ay

as the a in rather as in Thai as in fair as in Lao as in hay

ee er er-ee

as in see as in number as in the Thai word ner-ee à¹Â (butter); the r is not pronounced as in the Thai word meu Á×Í (hand); like the English exclamation ugh!



eu



ew oh oo oo

oy

Pronunciation

as in alive as in ten as in sin as in on as in fun

n

a e i o u

HOW THE LANGUAGE WORKS

Pronunciation

as in few as the o in no as in boot as in look as in boy

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HOW THE LANGUAGE WORKS

Consonants bp dt g ng

sharp p sound (don’t pronounce the b). It occurs in the word bpai ä» (go) sharp t (don’t pronounce the d). It occurs in the word dtàir áµû (but) as in gate as in ring

When k, p and t are at the end of a word, it may sound almost as if these consonants are not being pronounced. Ask a Thai to say: lâhk ÅÒ¡ lâhp ÅÒº lâht ÅÒ´ When a final r is nounced:

n

ner-ee

à¹Â

drag (verb) minced meat cover; spread (verb)

followed by a vowel, the r is not probutter

Pronunciation

Bangkok Thai

Among some Bangkok speakers, when there are two consonants at the beginning of a word, the second consonant sound is often omitted: bplah (fish) becomes bpah gra-tee-um (garlic) becomes ga-tee-um

Sometimes, words beginning with a kw sound are pronounced as if they began with an f instead: kwfh (right) becomes ffh kwahm sòok (happiness) becomes fahm sòok

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Thai is a tonal language which means that the pitch at which a word is pronounced determines its meaning. The same combination of letters pronounced with a different tone will produce different words. In Thai there are five different tones: mid tone (no mark), high tone (´), low tone (`), falling tone (ˆ) and rising tone (↜ˇâ†œ). For example: mai mái mâi

äÁÅì (mid-tone) mile äÁü (high tone) wood äÁû (falling tone) not

mài mfi

ãËÁû (low tone) new äËÁ (rising tone) silk

In Thai, the tone is as important a part of the word as the consonant and vowel sounds.

To n e s

Mid-tone: e.g. bpai (go). This can be thought of as normal voice pitch. The following are words pronounced with midtone: mah ÁÒ come mee ÁÕ have bpen à»ç¹ is tum ·Ó do nai ã¹ in

n

To help you get a clearer idea of how the tones sound, Thai script equivalents are given for the words in this section. Ask a Thai speaker to read the words for you so that you can hear the tonal differences.

HOW THE LANGUAGE WORKS

Tones

High tone: e.g. rórn (hot). The voice has to be pitched slightly higher than normal. Tones are relative, though, and a Thai with a deep voice will have no problem producing a high tone, even though it will not be as ‘high’ in absolute terms as a child’s high tone. The following are words pronounced with high tones: sái «üÒ cháo àªüÒ náhm ¹üÓ

left morning water

rót lék

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Low tone: e.g. nèung (one). The voice should be pitched below the normal level: yài bpìt tòok

ãËญû big »Ô´ closed ¶Ù¡ cheap

jàhk gài

¨Ò¡ from ä¡û chicken

Falling tone: e.g. dâi (can). The best way to convey a falling tone is to speak very emphatically, but this doesn’t mean that Thai words with falling tones have to be shouted. English speakers tend to find this the most difficult tone and do not let the voice fall sufficiently. The secret is to start at a fairly high pitch in order to achieve a distinct fall:

n To n e s

têe ·Õû hâh ËüÒ chôrp ªÍº

at five like

mâi äÁû not mâhk ÁÒ¡ much

pim ¼Á kwfh ¢ÇÒ mir ËÁÍ

I (said by a man) kir ... ¢Í ... may I ... right lfi ËÅÒ several doctor

Rising tone: e.g. sirng (two). The rising tone is like the intonation used when asking a question in English:

The relative positions of the five Thai tones can be represented graphically like this:

High Tone

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Falling Tone

Mid Tone

Low Tone

Rising Tone

Vowels -or -a -u-oo-a -ah -um -i -ee -eu -eu -oo -oo -ay -e -er-ee

¡ ¢ ¤ ¦ § ¨ © ª « ¬

ญ ® ¯ °

g k k k ng j ch ch s ch y d dt t

-er -e -ao -or -er -ee-a -ee-a -eu-a -air -air -air -oh -o -ai -ai

± ² ³ ´ µ ¶ · ¸ ¹ º » ¼ ½ ¾

t t n d dt t t t n b bp p f p

The Thai Alphabet

Consonants

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¿ À Á Â Ã Ä ÄÒ Å Æ

f p m y r reu reu l leu

ÆÒ Ç È É Ê Ë Ì Í Î

leu w s s s h l consonant that is not sounded h

Note

When appropriate, in the How the Language Works and English-Thai sections of this book, the phrases include two forms, the second of which is in brackets. Where you have pim (chún) (‘I’ or ‘me’) in a phrase, pim should be used by a male speaker and chún by a female speaker. There are also different polite particle forms for male and female speakers (see the How the Language Works section, page 282). Where you have krúp (kâ) or krúp (ká), the form in brackets should be used by a female speaker.

There are no definite or indefinite articles in Thai. So, for example, rót (car) can mean either ‘a car’ or ‘the car’ depending on the context.

Nouns Gender and Number

Classifiers Every noun in Thai has a specific classifier which is used when counting or quantifying that noun. Some classifiers can be readily translated into English while others cannot. The classifier for all human beings, for example, is kon which means ‘person’ and the classifier for cars is kun which means ‘vehicle’; dtoo-a literally means ‘body’ but is the classifier for animals.

Articles / Nouns / Classifiers

You can be more specific in Thai by using a number with a noun. However, if you use a number or word denoting quantity, you also have to use a special ‘counting’ word known as a ‘classifier’.

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There is no gender in Thai and nouns have a single fixed form for both singular and plural. So, for example, bâhn means either ‘house’ or ‘houses’, depending on the context. In most cases, this is enough to make it clear whether it is a single item or more than one item that is being referred to. Even so, the Westerner has to learn to live with apparently ambiguous statements like bpai gùp pêu-un which can mean: ‘I’m going with a friend’ or ‘I’m going with friends’.

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The most common classifiers are:

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bai

fruit, eggs, cups, bowls, small bits of paper such as tickets cha-bùp letters, newspapers, papers, documents chín pieces of cake, meat or cloth dtoo-a animals, chairs, tables, clothing hàirng places, buildings hôrng rooms kon people (excluding monks and royalty) kòo-ut bottles kun vehicles lôok round objects such as fruit or balls lêm books, knives ljng houses

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Uncountable nouns such as coffee, tea, beer etc are counted by the container in which they are sold. So food can be counted by the ‘plate’, coffee by the ‘cup’, beer by the ‘bottle’ etc.

Classifiers

When referring to more than one item the word order is as follows: noun

number classifier

dtio-a hâh bai five tickets dtôm yum gài sfhm chahm three bowls of chicken

cháhng gairng néu-a pôo-yhng bee-a rót

sirng sirng sfhm sèe sèe

dtoo-a jahn kon kòo-ut kun

‘tom yam’ two elephants two plates of beef curry three girls four bottles of beer four cars

When only one item is being counted the order of number and classifier is reversed:

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classifier number

dtio-a mfh pôo-chai bee-a gah-fair

bai dtoo-a kon koo-ùt tôo-ay

nèung nèung nèung nèung nèung

one/a ticket one/a dog one/a man one/a bottle of beer one/a cup of coffee

For some nouns, the classifier is the same as the noun itself. For example, hôrng means ‘room’, and is also the classifier for rooms. However, the word hôrng is not repeated and only the classifier is used with the number:

sèe hôrng

hôrng nèung



four rooms

a room

Similarly, kon means ‘person’ and is also the classifier for people: mee sfhm kon

kon nèung

a person, one person

Units of time and measurement are used in the same way as hôrng above; that is, the unit of time or measurement is the same as the classifer and is not repeated:

hâh wun

sirng ah-tít

deu-un nèung



five days

two weeks

one month

Classifiers

there were three people

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noun

bpra-mahn yêe-sìp gi-loh-met

it’s about 20 kilometres

Words such as ‘all’, ‘every’, ‘many’, ‘several’ and ‘some’ are also used with classifiers: pêu-un

tóok

kon

friend

every/all

classifier

all my friends

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lfi

kon

English person

many

classifier

many English people rohng rairm

bahng

hàirng

hotel

some

classifier

some hotels

If you can’t think of the right classifier for something, use the general classifier un: pim (chún) mâi dâi kir ao un née

I didn’t ask for this (thing) un la tâo-rài?

how much are they each? èek un nèung

another one, the other one, the other thing

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kon ung-grìt

Adjectives and adverbs Adjectives are always placed after the noun to which they refer:

pôo-yhng sio-ay

rót yài

ngern deu-un dee

a beautiful girl a large car a good salary Thai adjectives also function as verbs: sio-ay thus means both ‘beautiful’ and ‘to be beautiful’ and yài means both ‘big’ and ‘to be big’. The above examples might therefore just as readily have been translated as ‘the girl is beautiful’, ‘the car is big’, and ‘the salary is good’.

Note, however, that the Thai verb bpen (to be) cannot be used with adjectives and you cannot say: pôo-yhng bpen sio-ay* or rót bpen yài*

*incorrect sentences

To form the comparative (more ..., ...-er), add gwàh after the adjective: yài large yài gwàh larger

sio-ay beautiful sio-ay gwàh more beautiful

dee good, nice dee gwàh better, nicer

To say ‘more ... than ...’ or ‘...-er than ...’, the word order is as follows: adjective + gwàh ... groong-tâyp yài gwàh chee-ung mài

Bangkok is bigger than Chiangmai dee gwàh un née rgu bplào?

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is it better than this one?

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Comparatives

going by train is cheaper than going by plane Superlatives

To form the superlative, add têe sòot after the adjective: yài large yài têe sòot (the) largest

dee good dee têe sòot (the) best

wút sjm-kun têe sòot

tahng ray-o têe sòot

the most important temple

the quickest route

Adverbs

Adjectives and Adverbs

bpai rót fai tòok gwàh bpai krêu-ung bin

Adverbs are placed after the verb as in English. The adverb is the same as the adjective in Thai: rót ray-o

káo wîng ray-o

a fast car

he runs quickly

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pêu-un dee

kfi dee

a good friend

(it) sells well

Demonstrative Adjectives

The English demonstrative adjective ‘this’ is translated by née. ‘That’ is translated either by nún or nóhn. nún refers to something near the speaker and nóhn refers to something further away. Classifiers are also used with Thai demonstrative adjectives (see the section on Classifiers page 271): noun

classifier demonstrative

dtó dtoo-a née gah-fair tôo-ay nún dtum-ròo-ut kon nóhn

this table that cup of coffee that policeman over there

Pronouns Personal pronouns

There are many more personal pronouns in Thai than there are in English. The most useful pronouns are listed below. There is no distinction between subject and object pronouns in Thai: pim (said by a man) chún (said by a woman) dee-chún (said by a woman) koon káo ráo mun*

I, me I, me I, me (more formal) you he, him; she, her; they, them we, us it

*Thais tend to avoid this as it is regarded as impolite in formal spoken Thai. When appropriate, in the How the Language Works and English-Thai sections of this book, the phrases show both the

doo njng láir-o

glùp

bâhn

see film already return home could mean, ‘after seeing a film, I/we/he/she/they went home’.

If you know a person’s name, the polite way to address them or to speak about them is to use their first name and to place the word koon in front of it: koon Chârt-chai mah jàhk nfi? koon Sim-chai séu a-rai?

where are you from? where is Chartchai from?

what did you buy? what did Somchai buy?

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male and female forms. Where you have pim (chún) (‘I’ or ‘me’) in a phrase, pim should be used by a male speaker and chún by a female speaker. Frequently, pronouns are omitted altogether and it is only from the context that you will know who or what is being referred to. This sentence, for example,

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The equivalent of possessive pronouns and adjectives in Thai is as follows: noun + kirng + pronoun The word kirng (of ), however, is optional and frequently omitted: pêu-un kirng káo or pêu-un káo



his/her/their friend

bâhn kirng pim or bâhn pim



my house

nûn kirng káo

that’s his/hers/theirs kirng chún

it’s mine

Relative pronouns

There is only one relative pronoun in Thai – têe – which translates as either ‘who’, ‘which’, ‘that’ or ‘where’. Here are some examples of how it is used:

Adjectives and Adverbs / Possessives

Possessives

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kroo têe sirn pah-sfh tai

pin-la-mái têe rao séu

the teacher, who teaches Thai the fruit which we bought órp-fìt têe káo tum ngahn

the office where he works

Verbs Verbs in Thai have a single fixed form. That is, unlike European languages, the form of the verb does not change according to the person or the tense. So, for example, káo bpai can mean ‘he goes’, ‘he will go’, ‘he went’ or ‘he has gone’. Usually, the context in which you hear the verb will make it clear whether the speaker is referring to the past, present or future. But when it is important to be more specific, the context can be made clearer by placing a ‘time-marker’ word in front of or after the verb.

n P o s s e s s i v e s / Ve r b s

The most common and useful of these time-marker words are as follows: ja ja

is placed immediately in front of the verb to indicate the future tense. For example: chún ja bpai prôong née

rao ja séu rót mài

I shall go tomorrow

we shall buy a new car

ker-ee ker-ee is placed in front of

the verb to indicate the fact of having done something at least once in the past. It can also mean ‘used to (do something)’: rao ker-ee bpai têe-o Chee-ung-mài

we have been to (visit) Chiangmai káo ker-ee ree-un pah-sfh tai

he used to study Thai

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I have never eaten it láir-o láir-o

is placed at the end of a clause or sentence to indicate a completed action in the past: káo gin kâo láir-o

chún doo láir-o

he has eaten

I’ve seen (it)

gum-lung gum-lung is placed in front of

ous present or past:

the verb to indicate the continu-

káo gum-lung doo tee wee

he is watching TV or he was watching TV

These time-marker words are often omitted when the time context is specified or is otherwise obvious: we are going next year

Negatives

To form a negative sentence, place the word mâi in front of the main verb: ah-hfhn a-ròy

Ve r b s

rao bpai bpee nâh

I bought (it) last year

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pim séu bpee gòrn

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pim mâi ker-ee gin

pim (chún) mee way-lah wâhng

the food is tasty

I have some free time

ah-hfhn mâi a-ròy

pim (chún) mâi mee way-lah wâhng

the food is not tasty I don’t have any free time Imperative

To make the imperative or command form, add si (pronounced sí, see or sée) after the verb: doo sí

look!

ra-wung sí

look out!

bpìt bpra-dtoo sí

close the door!

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To answer ‘yes’ to this type of question, you simply repeat the verb:

Questions, answers, yes and no

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For negative commands (don’t ...), the word yàh is placed in front of the verb:

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yàh tum yàh bpai yàh gin

don’t do it don’t go don’t eat

Questions, answers, yes and no ... mái? questions A statement can be made into a question by adding the question particle mái at the end of the sentence: jèp

jèp mái?

(it) hurts

does it hurt?

bâhn yài

bâhn yài mái?

the house is big

is the house big?

jèp mái?

jèp

does it hurt?

yes

bâhn yài mái?

yài

is the house big?

yes

If you want to say ‘no’, place the negative word mâi in front of the verb: jèp mái?

mâi jèp

does it hurt?

no

bâhn yài mái?

mâi yài

is the house big?

no

... châi mái? questions To form tag-questions in Thai, equivalent to the English ‘isn’t it?’ or ‘aren’t they?’ etc, add châi mái? to the end of a sentence:

soy sfhm sìp sfhm, châi mái?

he’s not coming, is he?

soi 33, isn’t it?

The châi mái question form is extremely useful for checking that you have understood what is going on. A ‘yes’ answer to a châi mái? question is châi. A ‘no’ answer is mâi châi: bpai láir-o, châi mái?

châi/mâi châi

he’s gone, hasn’t he?

yes/no

... rgu bplào? questions Another common question form tags rgu blpào? on to the end of a statement. Literally it means ‘... or not?’, but it is not nearly as abrupt as such a translation suggests; it simply demands a straight answer: koon bpai doo rgu bplào?

mee rgu bplào?

are you going to see (it) or not?

are there (any) or not?

krai

who?

koon bpai gùp krai?

who are you going with?



krai mâi bpai?



who isn’t going?

a-rai

nêe arai?

what?

what’s this?



koon pôot arai?



what did you say?

Questions, answers, yes and no

Other question words: who? what? where? why? how? how much? how many? Here are the remaining question words with examples; note that in almost every example the question word occurs at the end of the sentence.

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káo mâi mah, châi mái?

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têe nfi where?

káo púk yòo têe nfi?

where is he staying?



hôrng náhm yòo têe nfi?



where’s the toilet?

why?

why is he going?

tum-mai? yung-ngai?

how?

tâo-rài? how much? gèe how many?

káo bpai tum-mai? koon ja tum yung-ngai?

how will you do (it)? nêe tâo-rài?

how much is this? bpai gèe krúng?

how many times did (you) go?

Polite particles: krúp, kâ, ká

n Polite particles

An important way of making your speech sound polite in Thai is to use polite particles, which are untranslatable words placed at the end of a sentence. A male speaker should add the particle krúp to the end of both statements and questions to make them sound more polite, while a female speaker should add the particle kâ to the end of a statement and ká to the end of a question: pim bpai prôong née krúp

I am going tomorrow (said by a man) chún mâi bpai kâ

I am not going (said by a woman) káo bpai nfi krúp?

where is he going? (said by a man) koon tum a-rai ká?

what are you doing? (said by a woman) It is important to get into the habit of using the appropriate polite particle at the end of every sentence and question. In the English-Thai section, most of the phrases have been

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Dates Dates are expressed using the pattern: wun



(day)

+ ordinal number + month

Ordinal numbers are formed by placing têe in front of the cardinal number. A list of numbers is given on pages 286-287. the first of July

wun têe nèung ga-rúk-ga-dah-kom

Çѹ·Õû˹Öû§¡Ã¡®Ò¤Á

the twenty first of June

wun têe yêe sìp èt mí-too-nah-yon

Çѹ·ÕûÂÕûÊÔºàÍç´ÁԶعÒ¹

Thais use both the Western Gregorian calendar and a Buddhist calendar – Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment in the year 543BC, so Thai dates start from that point: thus 1996 AD becomes 2539 BE (Buddhist Era).

Days Monday wun jun Çѹ¨Ñ¹·Ãì Tuesday wun ung-kahn ÇѹÍѧ¤Òà Wednesday wun póot Çѹ¾Ø¸ Thursday wun pá-réu-hùt Çѹ¾ÄËÑÊ Friday wun sùk ÇѹÈØ¡Ãì Saturday wun spo ÇѹàÊÒÃì Sunday wun ah-tít ÇѹÍÒ·ÔµÂì

Polite particles / Dates / Days

wun têe yêe sìp mee-nah-kom

Çѹ·ÕûÂÕûÊÔºÁÕ¹Ò¤Á

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the twentieth of March

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given without these particles and the appropriate one should be added. Sometimes, depending on the situation and person addressed, it is acceptable to omit the polite particles, but, until you are more familiar with the Thai language, it is better to use them all the time.

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Months January mók-ga-rah-kom Á¡ÃÒ¤Á February goom-pah-pun ¡ØÁÀҾѹ¸ì March mee-nah-kom ÁÕ¹Ò¤Á April may-sph-yon àÁÉÒ¹ May préut-sa-pah-kom ¾ÄÉÀÒ¤Á June mí-too-nah-yon ÁԶعÒ¹ July ga-rúk-ga-dah-kom ¡Ã¡®Ò¤Á August srng-hph-kom ÊÔ§ËÒ¤Á September gun-yah-yon ¡Ñ¹ÂÒ¹ October dtoo-lah-kom µØÅÒ¤Á November préut-sa-ji-gah-yon ¾ÄȨԡÒ¹ December tun-wah-kom ¸Ñ¹ÇÒ¤Á

Time

n Months / Time

The Thai system of telling the time seems rather complicated at first because it uses different words for ‘o’clock’ depending on what time of day it is: from from from from from

a.m. to 5 a.m. dtee a.m. to midday mohng p.m. to 4 p.m. bài p.m. to 6 p.m yen p.m. to midnight tôom

cháo

Here, then, is how the hours are expressed in Thai: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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1 6 1 5 7

a.m. dtee nèung µÕ˹Öû§ a.m. dtee ssrng µÕÊͧ a.m. dtee sphm µÕÊÒÁ a.m. dtee sèe µÕÊÕû a.m. dtee hâh µÕËüÒ a.m. hòk mohng cháo Ë¡âÁ§àªüÒ a.m. jèt mohng cháo à¨ç´âÁ§àªüÒ or mohng cháo âÁ§àªüÒ

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8 a.m. bpàirt mohng cháo á»´âÁ§àªüÒ or ssrng mohng cháo ÊͧâÁ§àªüÒ 9 a.m. gâo mohng cháo à¡üÒâÁ§àªüÒ or sphm mohng cháo ÊÒÁâÁ§àªüÒ 10 a.m. sìp mohng cháo ÊÔºâÁ§àªüÒ or sèe mohng cháo ÊÕûâÁ§àªüÒ 11 a.m. sìp èt mohng cháo ÊÔºàÍç´âÁ§àªüÒ or hâh mohng cháo ËüÒâÁ§àªüÒ midday têe-ung wun à·Õû§Çѹ 1 p.m. bài mohng ºûÒÂâÁ§ 2 p.m. bài ssrng mohng ºûÒÂÊͧâÁ§ 3 p.m. bài sphm mohng ºûÒÂÊÒÁâÁ§ 4 p.m. bài sèe mohng ºûÒÂÊÕûâÁ§ 5 p.m. hâh mohng yen ËüÒâÁ§àÂç¹ 6 p.m. hòk mohng yen Ë¡âÁ§àÂç¹ 7 p.m. tôom nèung ·ûØÁ˹Öû§ 8 p.m. ssrng tôom Êͧ·ûØÁ 9 p.m. sphm tôom ÊÒÁ·ûØÁ 10 p.m. sèe tôom ÊÕû·ûØÁ 11 p.m. hâh tôom ËüÒ·ûØÁ midnight têe-ung keun à·Õû§¤×¹

Note: There is no equivalent of ‘it is ...’ in Thai when stating the time; sfhm tôom means both ‘9 p.m.’ and ‘it is 9 p.m.’. To say ‘half-past’, use the word krêung (half ). There is no special word for ‘quarter past’ or ‘quarter to’ the hour; these are translated by ‘fifteen minutes (past)’ and ‘fifteen minutes (to)’ the hour: 11.30 a.m sìp-èt mohng krèung ÊÔºàÍç´âÁ§¤ÃÖû§ 3.30 p.m bài sphm mohng krèung ºûÒÂÊÒÁâÁ§¤ÃÖû§ 11.30 p.m hâh tôom krèung ËüÒ·ØûÁ¤ÃÖû§ 1.15 p.m bài mohng síp hâh nah-tee ºûÒÂâÁ§ÊÔºËüÒ¹Ò·Õ 1.45 p.m èek sìp hâh nah-tee bài ssrng mohng

ÍÕ¡ÊÔºËüÒ¹Ò·ÕºûÒÂÊͧâÁ§

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Note that when expressing minutes past the hour, the word order is: hour time 2.10 p.m 8.25 p.m

number of minutes

nah-tee (minutes)

bài ssrng mohng sìp nah-tee ºûÒÂÊͧâÁ§ÊÔº¹Ò·Õ ssrng tôom yêe sìp hâh nah-tee Êͧ·ØûÁÂÕûÊÔºËüÒ¹Ò·Õ

To express minutes to the hour, the word order is as follows: èek (further, more)

number of minutes

hour time

4.50 p.m èek sìp nah-tee hâh mohng yen ÍÕ¡ÊÔº¹Ò·ÕËüÒâÁ§àÂç¹ 10.55 p.m èek hâh nah-tee hâh tôom ÍÕ¡ËüÒ¹Ò·ÕËüÒ·ØûÁ what time is it? gèe mohng láir-o? ¡ÕûâÁ§áÅüÇ hour chôo-a-mohng ªÑûÇâÁ§ minute nah-tee ¹Ò·Õ two minutes ssrng nah-tee Êͧ¹Ò·Õ second wí-nah-tee ÇÔ¹Ò·Õ a quarter of an hour sìp hâh nah-tee ÊÔºËüÒ¹Ò·Õ half an hour krêung chôo-a-mohng ¤ÃÖû§ªÑûÇâÁ§ three quarters of an hour sèe sìp hâh nah-tee ÊÕûÊÔºËüÒ¹Ò·Õ

Numbers 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

sson ð ÈÙ¹Âì nèung ñ ˹Öû§ ssrng ò Êͧ sphm ó ÊÒÁ sèe ô ÊÕû hâh õ ËüÒ hòk ö Ë¡ jèt ÷ à¨ç´ bpàirt ø á»´ gâo ù à¡üÒ sìp ñð ÊÔº sìp-èt ññ ÊÔºàÍç´ sìp-ssrng ñò ÊÔºÊͧ

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 30 31 40

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ssrng róy nèung ssrng róy ssrng

nèung róy láhn

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Ordinals 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th

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Numbers



100,000,000

n

ËüÒÊÔº

HOW THE LANGUAGE WORKS

50



ssrng róy sìp

nèung pun ssrng pun

nèung mèun nèung spirn nèung láhn

287

1 centimetre = 0.39 inches

1 inch = 2.54 cm

1 metre = 39.37 inches = 1.09 yards

1 foot = 30.48 cm

1 kilometre = 0.62 miles = 5/8 mile

1 yard = 0.91 m



1 mile = 1.61 km

km

1

2

3

4

5

10

20

30

40

50 100

miles 0.6 1.2 1.9 2.5 3.1 6.2 12.4 18.6 24.8 31.0 62.1 miles km

1

2

3

4

5

10

20

30

40

50 100

1.6 3.2 4.8 6.4 8.0 16.1 32.2 48.3 64.4 80.5 161

1 gram = 0.035 ounces

1 kilo = 1000 g = 2.2 pounds

g

1 oz = 28.35 g

100 250 500

oz

3.5 8.75 17.5

kg

0.5

n

lb

1.1 2.2 4.4 6.6 8.8 11.0 13.2 15.4 17.6 19.8 22.0

C o n v e r s i o n Ta b l e s

HOW THE LANGUAGE WORKS

Conversion Tables

kg

20

30

40

lb

44

66

88 110 132 154 176 198 220

lb

0.5

1

2

kg

0.2 0.5 0.9 1.4 1.8 2.3 2.7 3.2 3.6 4.1 4.5 9.0

1

2

1 lb = 0.45 kg 3

50

3

60

4

5

70

5

6

80

6

7

8

9

10

90 100

7

8

9

10

20

1 litre = 1.75 UK pints / 2.13 US pints 1 UK pint = 0.57 l 1 US pint = 0.47 l

1 UK gallon = 4.55 l 1 US gallon = 3.79 l

centigrade / Celsius

°C = (°F - 32) x 5/9

°C

-5

0

5

10

15

18

20

25

30 36.8 38

°F

23

32

41

50

59

64

68

77

86 98.4 100.4

Fahrenheit

288

4

°F = (°C x 9/5) + 32

°F

23

32

40

50

60

65

70

80

85 98.4 101

°C

-5

0

4

10

16

18

21

27

29 36.8 38.3

 





 
  



 

  

 


 


 


 
 
 
 

  

 
 

 

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