Thai Greeting: WaiThai Greeting: Wai

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Piyathida SereebenjapolPiyathida Sereebenjapol

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Introducing…greeting expertIntroducing…greeting expert

A native Thai speakerA native Thai speaker

Thai Teaching Assistant Thai Teaching Assistant at Northern Illinois at Northern Illinois UniversityUniversity

ObjectivesObjectives

To be able to describe four different To be able to describe four different versions of Thai greetingversions of Thai greeting

To be able to distinguish four different To be able to distinguish four different versions of Thai greetingversions of Thai greeting

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Wai: version 1

Wai: version 2 Wai: version 3

Wai: version 4

IntroductionIntroduction

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Wai: Version 1Wai: Version 1

Version 3Version 1 Version 2 Version 4

•To a Buddha image To a Buddha image or a monkor a monk

•Thumbs are Thumbs are between eyebrows.between eyebrows.

Wai: Version 1Wai: Version 1

Version 3Version 1 Version 2 Version 4

Side View Front View

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Wai: Version 1Wai: Version 1

Version 3Version 1 Version 2 Version 4

Face Focus Legs Focus

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Do you know?Do you know?

Instruction: Click the best answer.Instruction: Click the best answer. To whom do you perform the Wai To whom do you perform the Wai

version 1?version 1?

a)a) parentsparents

b)b) monksmonks

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Wai: Version 2Wai: Version 2

Version 3Version 1 Version 2 Version 4

•To the elders, To the elders, teachers and teachers and parentsparents

•Thumbs are at Thumbs are at the nose tip.the nose tip.

Wai: Version 2Wai: Version 2

Version 3Version 1 Version 2 Version 4

Sided View Front View

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Wai: Version 2Wai: Version 2

Version 3Version 1 Version 2 Version 4

Face Focus Legs Focus

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Do you know?Do you know?

Instruction: Click the best answer.Instruction: Click the best answer. To perform the Wai version 2, where To perform the Wai version 2, where

should you place your thumbs?should you place your thumbs?

a)a) At the nose tipAt the nose tip

b)b) Between the eyebrowsBetween the eyebrowsclickclick

clickclick

Wai: Version 3Wai: Version 3

Version 3Version 1 Version 2 Version 4

•To friends or To friends or ordinary peopleordinary people

•Thumbs are at Thumbs are at the chin.the chin.

Wai: Version 3Wai: Version 3

Version 3Version 1 Version 2 Version 4

Side View Front View

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Wai: Version 3Wai: Version 3

Version 3Version 1 Version 2 Version 4

Face Focus: Side View Face Focus: Front View

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Do you know?Do you know?

Instruction: Click the best answer.Instruction: Click the best answer. To perform the Wai version 3, where To perform the Wai version 3, where

should you place the index fingers?should you place the index fingers?

a)a) At the chinAt the chin

b)b) At the nose tipAt the nose tip

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Wai: Version 4Wai: Version 4

Version 3Version 1 Version 2 Version 4

•To return the wai To return the wai backback

•Palms are at the Palms are at the chest.chest.

Wai: Version 4Wai: Version 4

Version 3Version 1 Version 2 Version 4

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Wai: Version 4Wai: Version 4

Version 3Version 1 Version 2 Version 4

Face Focus: Side View Face Focus: Front View

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Do you know?Do you know?

Instruction: Click the best answer.Instruction: Click the best answer. Why do we perform the Wai version 4?Why do we perform the Wai version 4?

a)a) To return the greetingTo return the greeting

b)b) To greet peopleTo greet peopleclickclick

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Do the interactive exercises.Do the interactive exercises.

Question 1Question 1

Instruction: Click the best answer.Instruction: Click the best answer. To perform the Wai version 2, where To perform the Wai version 2, where

should you place your thumbs?should you place your thumbs?

a)a) At the nose tipAt the nose tip

b)b) Between the eyebrowsBetween the eyebrowsclickclick

clickclick

Question 2Question 2

Instruction: Click the best answer.Instruction: Click the best answer. To perform the Wai version 3, where To perform the Wai version 3, where

should you place the index fingers?should you place the index fingers?

a)a) At the chinAt the chin

b)b) At the nose tipAt the nose tip

clickclick

clickclick

Question 3Question 3

Instruction: Click the best answer.Instruction: Click the best answer. Why do we perform the Wai version 4?Why do we perform the Wai version 4?

a)a) To return the greetingTo return the greeting

b)b) To greet peopleTo greet peopleclickclick

clickclick

Question 4Question 4

Instruction: Click the best answer.Instruction: Click the best answer. To whom do you perform the Wai To whom do you perform the Wai

version 1?version 1?

a)a) parentsparents

b)b) monksmonks

clickclick

clickclick

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SummarySummary

Wai: version 1

Wai: version 2 Wai: version 3

Wai: version 4

Introduction Useful Links