Learn to ask, "How are you?"
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Thai Season 1, Lesson 4 - Asking How Someone Is. In this lesson, you'll learn how to ask and answer the question How are you? in Thai. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the way to ask "How are you?" in Thai. |
| Jay: [Normal] คุณสบายดีไหมครับ (khun sà-baai-dii mǎi khráp) |
| Eric: Note that this is for male speakers because it has the particle. |
| Jay: khráp |
| Eric: at the end. If you’re a female speaker, use the particle. |
| Jay: khâ |
| Eric: ...instead. Listen to the entire question once more. “How are you?” in Thai is |
| Jay: [Normal] คุณสบายดีไหมครับ (khun sà-baai-dii mǎi khráp) |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning "you” politely. |
| Jay: [Normal] คุณ [Slow] คุณ (khun) |
| Eric: Next comes the word meaning “fine" |
| Jay: [Normal] สบายดี [Slow] สบายดี(sà-baai-dii) |
| Eric: Followed by a particle that indicates a yes or no question. |
| Jay: [Normal] ไหม [Slow] ไหม(mǎi) |
| Eric: And lastly, the polite sentence ending for men. |
| Jay: [Normal] ครับ [Slow] ครับ(khráp) |
| Eric: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning "How are you?" |
| Jay: [Slow] คุณสบายดีไหมครับ [Normal] คุณสบายดีไหมครับ |
| Eric: Now, imagine you were asked the question “How are you?” Here's the formal way to respond, "I’m fine" if you are a female speaker. |
| Jay: [Normal] ดิฉันสบายดีค่ะ(dì-chǎn sà-baai dii khâ) |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning "I" for women. |
| Jay: [Normal] ดิฉัน [Slow] ดิฉัน (dì-chǎn) |
| Eric: Then comes the word meaning "fine" |
| Jay: [Normal] สบายดี [Slow] สบายดี(sà-baai-dii) |
| Eric: And last is the polite sentence ending for women. |
| Jay: [Normal] ค่ะ [Slow] ค่ะ(Khâ) |
| Eric: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal response "I’m fine" as a female speaker. |
| Jay: [Slow] ดิฉันสบายดีค่ะ [Normal] ดิฉันสบายดีค่ะ |
| Eric: Now let’s cover the way to respond "I’m fine" for male speakers. |
| Jay: [Normal] ผมสบายดีครับ(phǒm sà-baai-dii khráp) |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning "I" for men. |
| Jay: [Normal] ผม [Slow] ผม(phǒm) |
| Eric: Next comes the word meaning "fine" |
| Jay: [Normal] สบายดี [Slow] สบายดี(sà-baai-dii) |
| Eric: And last is the polite sentence ending for men. |
| Jay: [Normal] ครับ [Slow] ครับ(khráp) |
| Eric: Listen again to the response meaning "I’m fine" for male speakers. |
| Jay: [Slow] ผมสบายดีครับ [Normal] ผมสบายดีครับ |
| Eric: Here's the way to respond, "I’m sick." if you are a male speaker. |
| Jay: [Normal] ผมไม่สบายครับ(phǒm mâi sà-baai khráp) |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning "I" for men. |
| Jay: [Normal] ผม [Slow] ผม(phǒm) |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning "not" |
| Jay: [Normal] ไม่ [Slow] ไม่(mâi) |
| Eric: Then comes the word meaning "fine" |
| Jay: [Normal] สบาย [Slow] สบาย(sà-baai) |
| Eric: And last is the polite sentence ending for men. |
| Jay: [Normal] ครับ [Slow] ครับ(khráp) |
| Eric: Listen again to the response meaning "I’m sick." for male speakers. |
| Jay: [Slow] ผมไม่สบายครับ [Normal] ผมไม่สบายครับ |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Jay: In Thai, you can use the same verb to say both "I am fine" and “I am sick.” The verb Sà-baai means “fine,” and you can change its meaning from “fine” to “sick” by simply adding the prefix mâi, meaning “no” or “not”. You say sà-baai to mean “fine” and mâi sà-baai to mean “sick”. Literally, it means “not fine.” It’s easy to remember, right? |
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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