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Lesson 4: Can You Speak Thai Language? | |
Description: |
One of the most common questions a Thai person will ask you is, "Can you speak Thai Language?" Whatever the answer is, this lesson will teach you how to say it correctly. Similar questions include "reading", "writing" and "understanding".
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Grammar Notes:
Often, you can turn a sentence into a question by simply adding the question word mái (meaning "or not") at the end of the sentence. Most questions in Thai Language are similarly structured with the question word at the end of the sentence.In this lesson, we are asking: "Can you speak Thai Language?" and so the "can or not?" question words dâi mái go at the end of the sentence, like this:
(Also, don't forget that adjectives come after nouns, so it's "language thai" not "thai language".)
can you speak Thai language ?
kun pôot pah-sǎh tai dâi mái
lit: you speak language Thai can or not?
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MYou can answer the question as "can" or "can not", as follows:
I can speak Thai language
dì-chǎn / pǒm pôot pah-sǎh tai dâi
lit: I speak language Thai can
F
MReading, writing, and understanding Thai Language is said the same way.
I cannot speak Thai language
dì-chǎn / pǒm pôot pah-sǎh tai mâi dâi
lit: I speak language Thai not can
F
M
can you write Thai language ?
kun kěe.an pah-sǎh tai dâi mái
lit: you write language Thai can or not?
F
M
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Sample Sentences:
| These sentences are based on the patterns described in the Grammar section. Click here to see slightly different versions. |
dì-chǎn pôot pah-sǎh ang-grìt dâi
ดิฉัน พูด ภาษา อังกฤษ ได้
I (f.) can speak English languageteu àhn pah-sǎh tai dâi mái
เธอ อ่าน ภาษา ไทย ได้ไหม
can she read Thai language ?dì-chǎn kěe.an pah-sǎh tai mâi dâi
ดิฉัน เขียน ภาษา ไทย ไม่ได้
I (f.) can not write Thai language