Learn how to apologize
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Thai Season 1, Lesson 5 - Making Apologies. In this lesson, you'll learn how to apologize for yourself and say that you didn't do it on purpose, or that you are sorry in Thai. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the informal feminine way to say "Excuse me, I'm sorry" in Thai. |
| Jay: [Normal] ขอโทษนะคะ(khǎaw-thôot ná khá.) |
| Eric: First is a phrase meaning "Excuse me" |
| Jay: [Normal] ขอโทษ [Slow] ขอโทษ (khǎaw-thôot) |
| Eric: Next is a particle used to soften speech. |
| Jay: [Normal] นะ [Slow] นะ(ná) |
| Eric: And last is the polite ending particle for women. |
| Jay: [Normal] คะ [Slow] คะ(khá) |
| Eric: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning "Excuse me, I'm sorry" for female speakers. |
| Jay: [Slow] ขอโทษนะคะ [Normal] ขอโทษนะคะ |
| Eric: Now let's take a look at the formal way to say "Excuse me, I'm sorry" if you are a male speaker. |
| Jay: [Normal] ขอโทษนะครับ(khǎaw-thôot ná khráp.) |
| Eric: First is a phrase meaning "Excuse me" |
| Jay: [Normal] ขอโทษ [Slow] ขอโทษ (khǎaw-thôot) |
| Eric: Next comes the particle used to soften speech. |
| Jay: [Normal] นะ [Slow] นะ(ná) |
| Eric: And last is the polite sentence ending for men. |
| Jay: [Normal] ครับ [Slow] ครับ(khráp) |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal masculine phrase meaning "Excuse me, I'm sorry." |
| Jay: [Slow] ขอโทษนะครับ [Normal] ขอโทษนะครับ |
| Eric: Next up is the feminine way to say "It's no problem." |
| Jay: [Normal] ไม่เป็นไรค่ะ(mâi-bpen-rai khâ.) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning "not" |
| Jay: [Normal] ไม่ [Slow] ไม่(mâi) |
| Eric: Next is a noun meaning "matter, problem" |
| Jay: [Normal] เป็นไร [Slow] เป็นไร(bpen-rai) |
| Eric: And last is the polite sentence ending for women. |
| Jay: [Normal] ค่ะ [Slow] ค่ะ(khâ) |
| Eric: Listen again to the feminine phrase meaning "It's no problem." |
| Jay: [Slow] ไม่เป็นไรค่ะ [Normal] ไม่เป็นไรค่ะ |
| Eric: Finally, here is the way to say "It's no problem." if you are a male speaker. |
| Jay: [Normal] ไม่เป็นไรครับ(mâi-bpen-rai khráp.) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning "not" |
| Jay: [Normal] ไม่ [Slow] ไม่(mâi) |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning "matter, problem" |
| Jay: [Normal] เป็นไร [Slow] เป็นไร(bpen-rai) |
| Eric: And last is the polite sentence ending for men. |
| Jay: [Normal] ครับ [Slow] ครับ(khráp) |
| Eric: Listen again to the masculine phrase meaning "It's no problem." |
| Jay: [Slow] ไม่เป็นไรครับ [Normal] ไม่เป็นไรครับ |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Jay: When you say “I’m sorry” or khǎaw-thôot in Thai, I recommend you do the gesture [Wai]. Just place your palms together, bow your head down and let your fingertips touch the tip of the nose. |
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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