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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

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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