Learn how to introduce yourself
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Thai Season 1, Lesson 1 - Self Introduction. In this lesson, you'll learn how to introduce yourself in Thai. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the way to say "Hello. My name is Rawinporn." in Thai as a female speaker. |
| Jay: [Normal] สวัสดีค่ะดิฉันชื่อรวินพรค่ะ(sà-wàt-dii khâ. dì-chǎn chûue rá-win-phaawn khâ.) |
| Eric: In Thai, when a phrase ends with the particle |
| Jay: khâ |
| Eric: .. that means it's for female speakers. For male speakers, you'll hear the particle.. |
| Jay: khráp. |
| Eric: Listen to the entire phrase once more. |
| Jay: [Normal] สวัสดีค่ะดิฉันชื่อรวินพรค่ะ(sà-wàt-dii khâ. dì-chǎn chûue rá-win-phaawn khâ.) |
| Eric: First is the phrase meaning “hello” for female speakers. |
| Jay: [Normal] สวัสดีค่ะ [Slow] สวัสดีค่ะ (sà-wàt-dii khâ) |
| Eric: Next is the pronoun meaning "I". Only female speakers use this word. |
| Jay: [Normal] ดิฉัน [Slow] ดิฉัน(dì-chǎn) |
| Eric: Next is the noun meaning "name" |
| Jay: [Normal] ชื่อ [Slow] ชื่อ(chûue) |
| Eric: Next is "Rawinporn", which is a common female Thai name. |
| Jay: [Normal] รวินพร [Slow] รวินพร(rá-win-phaawn) |
| Eric: Last is the polite sentence ending for women. |
| Jay: [Normal] ค่ะ [Slow] ค่ะ(khâ) |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning "Hello. My name is Rawinporn." |
| Jay: [Slow] สวัสดีค่ะดิฉันชื่อรวินพรค่ะ [Normal] สวัสดีค่ะดิฉันชื่อรวินพรค่ะ |
| Eric: Now let's take a look at the way to say "Hello, my name is Supachai" for male speakers. |
| Jay: [Normal] สวัสดีครับ ผมชื่อ ศุภชัยครับ(sà-wàt-dii khráp. phǒm chûue sù-phá-chai khráp.) |
| Eric: First is a phrase meaning "Hello". Only male speakers use this phrase. |
| Jay: [Normal] สวัสดีครับ [Slow] สวัสดีครับ (sà-wàt-dii khráp) |
| Eric: Next is the pronoun meaning "I." This is also a word that is only used by men. |
| Jay: [Normal] ผม [Slow] ผม(phǒm) |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning "name" |
| Jay: [Normal] ชื่อ [Slow] ชื่อ(chûue) |
| Eric: Next is Supachai. This is a common name among Thai men. |
| Jay: [Normal] ศุภชัย [Slow] ศุภชัย(sù-phá-chai) |
| Eric: Last is the polite sentence ending for men. |
| Jay: [Normal] ครับ [Slow] ครับ(khráp) |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning "Hello, my name is Supachai." |
| Jay: [Slow] สวัสดีครับ ผมชื่อ ศุภชัยครับ [Normal] สวัสดีครับ ผมชื่อ ศุภชัยครับ |
| Eric: Next up is the way to say "Pleased to meet you." as a female speaker. |
| Jay: [Normal] ยินดีที่ได้รู้จักค่ะ(yin-dii thîi dâai rúu-jàk khâ) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning "welcome,” “pleasure" |
| Jay: [Normal] ยินดี [Slow] ยินดี(yin-dii) |
| Eric: Next is the pronoun meaning “that” |
| Jay: [Normal] ที่ [Slow] ที่(thîi) |
| Eric: Following that is the verb meaning “to get" |
| Jay: [Normal] ได้ [Slow] ได้(dai) |
| Eric:Then, the verb meaning “to know someone" |
| Jay: [Normal] รู้จัก [Slow] รู้จัก(rúu-jàk) |
| Eric: And last is the polite sentence ending for women. |
| Jay: [Normal] ค่ะ [Slow] ค่ะ(khâ) |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning "Pleased to meet you." for female speakers. |
| Jay: [Slow] ยินดีที่ได้รู้จักค่ะ [Normal] ยินดีที่ได้รู้จักค่ะ |
| Eric: Finally, let’s go over the same phrase for men. "Pleased to meet you" for male speakers is |
| Jay: [Normal] ยินดีที่ได้รู้จักครับ(yin-dii thîi dâai rúu-jàk khráp) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning "welcome, pleasure" |
| Jay: [Normal] ยินดี [Slow] ยินดี(yin-dii) |
| Eric: Next is the pronoun meaning 'that" |
| Jay: [Normal] ที่ [Slow] ที่(thîi) |
| Eric: Followed by the verb meaning 'to get" |
| Jay: [Normal] ได้ [Slow] ได้(dai) |
| Eric: Then we have the verb meaning “to know someone" |
| Jay: [Normal] รู้จัก [Slow] รู้จัก(rúu-jàk) |
| Eric: And last, the polite sentence ending for men. |
| Jay: [Normal] ครับ [Slow] ครับ(khráp) |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning "Pleased to meet you." for male speakers. |
| Jay: [Slow] ยินดีที่ได้รู้จักครับ [Normal] ยินดีที่ได้รู้จักครับ |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Jay: When you introduce yourself casually, you can omit the subject phǒm or dì-chǎn. For example, you can say sà-wàt-dii khà. rá-win-phaawn khà without saying phǒm or dì-chǎn. But when you meet someone for the very first time, always be sure to use formal Thai. |
Outro |
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| Eric: And that's all for this lesson. Don't forget to check out the lesson notes, and we'll see you in the next lesson! |
| Jay: สวัสดี ค่ะ |
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