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Thai LanguageThursday, January 12, 12

Overview✦ National Language of Thailand

✦ Uninflected, primarily monosyllabic, tonal language

✦ Tai-Kadai family

✦ Originated on Vietnam and China border

✦ Eastern Myanmar, Norther Vietnam, Yunnan, Laos

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Written Thai Language

✦ Introduced by the 3rd king of Sukhothai period

✦ King Ramkhamhaeng

✦ Based on Pali, Sanskrit, and Indian concepts

✦ Hill Tribes words


Regional Variation✦ 4 major dialects ‘Central Thai’,

‘Southern’, ‘Northern’, and Northeastern (close to Lao language)’

✦ Central Thai or Bangkok Thai-being taught in school, television broadcasts, widely understood

✦ English is taught in all public schools


Four Thai Languages

✦ Used differently in each social circumstances

✦ Thai royalty, monks, polite people, crude communication

✦ Example: to eat= Saweuy, Chan, Tarn, Kin


Alphabet and Tone✦ First Thai alphabet in 1283

✦ 44 consonants

✦ 15 basic vowel characters

✦ Horizontally placed, left to right

✦ Vowels are written above, below, before, after

✦ Example: แก กา ก้า กู เก้า


Tonal Language

✦ Thai alphabet is phonemic

✦ Possible to pronounce a word without knowing its meaning

✦ Tonal language

✦ Each word has a certain pitch characteristic

✦ Five tones: mid, low, high, rising, falling


Practice your Tone


Practice your Tone

✦ Mid Low High Rising Falling


Practice your Tone


✦ Ma


Practice your Tone


✦ Ma

✦ Come - - Horse Dog


Practice your Tone


✦ Ma


✦ Na


Practice your Tone


✦ Ma


✦ Na

✦ Rice Field - Face/ Page Aunt Thick


Thai Consonants•Practice Thai Consonantshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwWY3aLG2D8&feature=related

•Thai ABC•http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuGfLRSAZXU&feature=related


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuGfLRSAZXU&feature=related




Vowels


Let’s write your names

✦ Janel Anderson

✦ Consonants: จ น ล อ น ด ร ส น

✦ Vowels: า เ แ เ อ ์ ั

✦ จาเนล แอนเดอร์สัน


Thai Names✦ ซอว์เยอร์ กอเธล

✦ บาร์บารา คุก

✦ ไทเลอร์ ฮิกกินส์

✦ คริสทีนา คาร์ลซ

✦ แทรา แลง

✦ แมคคัลลี แมคโดนัลด์

✦ ไบรอาร์ เอเลอร์

✦ บริททานี พีเทอร์ซัน

✦ เอริค ไรเดเซล

✦ แซรา ชิมแชค

✦ บรีอานา สมิธ

✦ แดเนียล สแทนดิฟอร์ด

✦ ซาแวนนา ซันดท์

✦ รีเบคคา เทาท์


Thai Numbers1 = ๑ = Nueng

2 = ๒ = Song

3 = ๓ = Sarm

4 = ๔ = Sii

5 = ๕ = Ha

6 = ๖ = Hok

7 = ๗ = Jet

8 = ๘ = Pbad

9 = ๙ = Gao

10 = ๑๐ = Sib


Writing Thai Numbers

✦ In your study guide


Exercise: Thai Number


Exercise: Thai Number✦ Mr. Chaht has ๓ daughters and Wipa has ๒ sons.



✦ There are ๒๓ staff working in the English Program; ๑๒ Thais and ๑๑ foreigners.




✦ Sa-nugan Ying School address is ๑๓๔ Prachatippatai Road, Suphanburi, Thailand, ๗๒๐๐๐





✦ Mr. Chaht’s phone number is +๖๖๘๑- ๘๕๘๗๖๗๘





✦ Mr. Chaht’s phone number is +๖๖๘๑- ๘๕๘๗๖๗๘

✦ Kru Tuke’s phone number is +๖๖๘๙-๘๓๖๔๔๐๓


Self Introduction


Self Introduction✦ Sa wad dee Ka/ Krub



✦ สวัสดี ค่ะ/ ครับ



✦ สวัสดี ค่ะ/ ครับ✦ Di Chan/ Phom Chue.............................. Ka/ Krub




✦ ดิฉัน/ ผม ชื่อ.............................................. ค่ะ/ครับ





✦ Ar Yu ............... pbee





✦ Ar Yu ............... pbee

✦ อายุ ................... ปี





✦ Ar Yu ............... pbee

✦ อายุ ................... ปี✦ Rien Grade ......... Tii Rong Rien Lodi High School Ka/ Krub





✦ Ar Yu ............... pbee

✦ อายุ ................... ปี✦ Rien Grade ......... Tii Rong Rien Lodi High School Ka/ Krub

✦ เรียนเกรด ........ ที่โรงเรียนโลดาย ไฮสคูล ค่ะ/ ครับThursday, January 12, 12

Self Introduction✦ Wanni Di Chan/ Phom Kor Nam Sa-nuer Ngan Kon Kwa

✦ วันนี ้ดิฉัน/ ผม ขอนําเสนองานค้นคว้า

✦ Rueng Garn Dern Tang Tong Tiew Nai Pbra Thet

✦ เรื่องการเดินทางท่องเที่ยวในประเทศ

✦ Asia Ta Wan Ork Chiang Tai Ka/ Krub

✦ เอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ ค่ะ/ครับThursday, January 12, 12

Useful Thai: Greeting✦ Good Morning

✦ Sa Wad Di Torn Chao Ka/ Krub

✦ Good Afternoon

✦ Sa Wad Di Torn Bai Ka/ Krub

✦ Good Bye

✦ La Gorn Ka/ Krub


Everyday Conversation

✦ How are you?

✦ Sa Bai Di Mai Ka/ Krub?

✦ I’m fine/ good.

✦ Sa Bai Di Ka/ Krub

✦ Have you eaten yet?

✦ Tarn Khao Rue Young Ka/ Krub?

✦ Yes, I have.

✦ Tarn Laew Ka/ Krub

✦ No, I haven’t

✦ Young Mai Dai Tarn Ka/ Krub


Everyday Conversation✦ Where did you just go?

✦ Pbai Nai Ma?

✦ Where are you going?

✦ Gum Lung Ja Pai Ti Nai?

✦ Yes = Chai Ka/ Krub

✦ No = Mai Ka/ Krub

✦ I’m sorry.

✦ Di Chan/ Phom Kor Tode Ka/ Krub

✦ That’s alright./ Never mind

✦ Mai Pben Rai Ka/ Krub


Let’s speak ThaiA: Sa Wad Di Ka/ Krub

B: Sa Wad Di Ka/ Krub

A: Sa Bai Di Mai Ka/ Krub?

B: Sa Bai Di Ka

A: Khun Tarn Khao Rue Young Ka/ Krub?

B: Tarn Laew Ka/ Krub


Food✦ Pork = Moo

✦ Chicken = Gai

✦ Beef = Nuer

✦ Fish = Pbla

✦ Prawn = Goong

✦ Duck = Pbed

✦ Tofu = Tao Hu

✦ Vegetable = Phak

✦ Banana = Gluoy

✦ Orange = Som

✦ Apple = Apple

✦ Papaya = Ma La Gor

✦ Pineapple = Sab Pba Rod

✦ Coconut = Ma Praw

✦ Pumpkin = Fuck Thong

✦ Chili = Prik

✦ Supaporn


Food

✦ Thai Omelet = Kai Jiew

✦ Fried Rice = Kao Pad

✦ Papaya Spicy Salad = Som Tum

✦ Spicy Seafood Soup = Tom Yum Ta-le


Food Conversation

✦ I don’t eat spicy food.

✦ Di Chan Mai Gin Phet

✦ I like omelet.

✦ Di Chan/ Phom Chorb Gin Kai Jiew


Traveling ✦ How can I get to....?

✦ Di Chan/ Phom Ja Pbai ...........Yang Rai?

✦ Go Straight = Trong Pbai

✦ Turn Left = Liew Sai

✦ Turn Right = Liew Kwa


References✦ http://jazripper.blogspot.com/2010/05/thai-keyboard-layout.html

✦ http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9638399/overview.htm

✦ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmMjbUA2Vkk

✦ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Taikadai-en.svg

✦ http://iluvthailand.wordpress.com/2008/03/10/history-of-the-thai-language-and-thai-alphabet/

✦ http://www.cnx-translation.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=95


http://jazripper.blogspot.com/2010/05/thai-keyboard-layout.html

http://jazripper.blogspot.com/2010/05/thai-keyboard-layout.html

http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9638399/overview.htm

http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9638399/overview.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmMjbUA2Vkk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmMjbUA2Vkk

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Taikadai-en.svg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Taikadai-en.svg

http://iluvthailand.wordpress.com/2008/03/10/history-of-the-thai-language-and-thai-alphabet/




http://www.cnx-translation.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=95

http://www.cnx-translation.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=95

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