Learn how to ask "How are you?"
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| สวัสดีค่ะ (sà-wàt-dii khà) Is mastering basic Thai greeting really this easy!!?? YES, you’ll learn a few tips to master the basic Thai greeting FAST with this introduction lesson. |
| In this lesson, you are going learn more about the Thai Greeting: How are you? and how to answer this question. It’s SUPER easy and it only takes THREE minutes. |
| Please take a look at this short dialogue… |
| Here is a typical dialogue you would here everyday in Thailand. |
| A: สวัสดีครับ(sà-wàt-dii khráp) “Hello” |
| สบายดีไหมครับ(sà-baai-dii mái khráp) “How are you?” |
| B: สบายดีค่ะ(sà-baai-dii khà) “I’m fine” |
| Let’s break down the dialogue together… |
| Someone said to me สวัสดี(sà-wàt-dii) means “Hello” It can be used at any time of the day. สวัสดี(sà-wàt-dii) |
| สบายดีไหม(sà-baai-dii mái) “How are you?” สบายดีไหม(sà-baai-dii mái) |
| สบายดี(sà-baai-dii) means “fine” |
| ไหม(mái) is a word that makes a sentence becoming a question. |
| Then, the easy part! How to answer. |
| I answered with สบายดี(sà-baai-dii) which means “fine”. Basically, you just drop ไหม(mái) at the end so this sentence becomes affirmative sentence. สบายดี(sà-baai-dii) |
| Time for Rawinporn’s hint… ta da… |
| In case you want to answer something else besides “I’m fine”… Here you are! |
| เรื่อยๆ(rûueai-rûueai) means “So so” or “nothing much” |
| ไม่สบาย(mâi sà-baai) means “Not so good” “I’m sick” |
| Remember… สบาย(sà-baai) means “fine”. When you add the prefix ไม่(mâi) which means “no” or “not”, this sentence becomes negative. |
| These are informal phrases. Remember… if the speakers are male, just add ครับ(khráp) and if you are female, add khà at the end, these phrases would become formal! |
| Now before you go, let’s practice together one more time. I am going ask you a question, please respond. |
| สวัสดีค่ะ สบายดีไหมคะ(sà-wàt-dii khà. sà-baai-dii mái khá?) |
| Good job. Now it’s your turn. Please ask me ”How are you?”. |
| เรื่อยๆค่ะ(rûueai-rûueai khà) |
| ไม่สบายค่ะ(mâi sà-baai khà) |
| สบายดีค่ะ(sà-baai-dii khà) |
| See you next time! |
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