Learn different ways to say "Excuse me" and "Can you speak English?"
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| สวัสดีค่ะ(sà-wàt-dii khà) Welcome back to ThaiPod101.com’s Thai in three minutes. The fastest, easiest, and most fun way to learn Thai. |
| From the previous lesson we learned, ขอบคุณค่ะ(khàawp-khun khà)“Thank you”. ขอโทษค่ะ(khǎaw-thôot khà) “I’m sorry”. ไม่เป็นไรค่ะ(mâi-bpen-rai khà) “it’s ok”. |
| Just imagine you are in Thailand with family… |
| Suddenly, your daughter got a bad stomachache from seafood! |
| In this lesson, we’re going to learn one of the most important survival phrases: “Excuse me. Can you speak English?” in order to find some English-speakers and ask for help. |
| Looks what we have here… |
| ขอโทษ(khǎaw-thôot) “Excuse me” or “I’m sorry”. Use this phrase in order to attract someone’s attention. |
| If you are male, say… |
| ขอโทษครับ(khǎaw-thôot khráp) |
| If you are female, say… |
| ขอโทษค่ะ(khǎaw-thôot khà) |
| ขอโทษ(khǎaw-thôot) “Excuse me” |
| พูดภาษาอังกฤษได้ไหม(phûut phaa-sǎa ang-grìt dâai mái) |
| means “Can you speak English?”. |
| Again, if you are male, say… |
| พูดภาษาอังกฤษได้ไหมครับ(phûut phaa-sǎa ang-grìt dâai mái khráp) |
| If you are female, say… |
| พูดภาษาอังกฤษได้ไหมคะ(phûut phaa-sǎa ang-grìt dâai mái khá) |
| พูดภาษาอังกฤษได้ไหม(phûut phaa-sǎa ang-grìt dâai mái) |
| “Can you speak English?” |
| Let’s break down this sentence… |
| The subject “YOU” is omitted. Then, |
| พูด(phûut) is a verb which means “speak” |
| ภาษา(phaa-sǎa) means “language” |
| อังกฤษ(ang-grìt) means “English” |
| ได้(dâai) is a Verb which means “can” OR “could” |
| ไหม(mái) is a word that makes a sentence becoming a question. |
| พูดภาษาอังกฤษได้ไหมคะ(phûut phaa-sǎa ang-grìt dâai mái khá) |
| พูดภาษาอังกฤษได้ไหม(phûut phaa-sǎa ang-grìt dâai mái) |
| “Can you speak English?” |
| There you go! |
| Time for Rawinporn’s hint… ta da… |
| Do smile J when you ask for a favor. |
| Thais are very kind. Even though they can’t speak English, they will try to find someone else to help you! |
| Until now, I’m sure you got some idea about Thai language, culture and country. Find more about Thai at Thaipod101.com |
| See you next time. สวัสดีค่ะ(sà-wàt-dii khà) |
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