Learn words that mean "easy"
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Words That Mean “Easy” |
| John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to ThaiPod101.com. I'm John. |
| Jay: And I'm Jay! |
| John: This is Must-know Thai Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 13. In this lesson, you'll learn words that mean “easy.” |
| John: There are many slang phrases that mean "easy" in Thai. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are... |
| Jay: หมูๆ (mŭu mŭu) |
| Jay: กล้วยๆ (glûuai glûuai) |
| Jay: ชิวๆ (chiu chiu) |
| Jay: เด็กๆ (dèk dèk) |
| John: Jay, what's our first expression? |
| Jay: หมูๆ (mŭu mŭu) |
| John: This literally means "pigs," but when it's used as a slang expression, it means "very easy." |
| Jay: [SLOW] หมูๆ [NORMAL] หมูๆ |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jay: หมูๆ |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this expression to refer to something that is very easy to handle. |
| John: Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jay: [NORMAL] แค่ล้างจานน่ะงานหมูๆ [SLOW] แค่ล้างจานน่ะงานหมูๆ |
| John: "Washing dishes is an easy task." |
| Jay: [NORMAL] แค่ล้างจานน่ะงานหมูๆ |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Jay: กล้วยๆ (glûuai glûuai) |
| John: This literally means "banana," but when it's used as a slang expression, it means "easy." |
| Jay: [SLOW] กล้วยๆ [NORMAL] กล้วยๆ |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jay: กล้วยๆ |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this expression to refer to something that is very easy to accomplish. |
| John: Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jay: [NORMAL] เรื่องกล้วยๆที่อาจจะไม่กล้วยอย่างที่คิด [SLOW] เรื่องกล้วยๆที่อาจจะไม่กล้วยอย่างที่คิด |
| John: "Something that looks easy may not be as easy as you think." |
| Jay: [NORMAL] เรื่องกล้วยๆที่อาจจะไม่กล้วยอย่างที่คิด |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Jay: ชิวๆ (chiu chiu) |
| John: This literally means "chill out or chill," but when it's used as a slang expression, it means "not serious, take it easy, chill, easy, cheap (price)." |
| Jay: [SLOW] ชิวๆ [NORMAL] ชิวๆ |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jay: ชิวๆ |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this expression when referring to something or someone as relaxed. It can be used with places, atmospheres, emotions, actions, people's personalities, the list goes on. |
| John: Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jay: [NORMAL] ปาร์ตี้นั้นมันชิวๆดี [SLOW] ปาร์ตี้นั้นมันชิวๆดี |
| John: "The party was chill." |
| Jay: [NORMAL] ปาร์ตี้นั้นมันชิวๆดี |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Jay: เด็กๆ (dèk dèk) |
| John: This literally means "children," but when it's used as a slang expression, it means "very easy, simple." |
| Jay: [SLOW] เด็กๆ [NORMAL] เด็กๆ |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jay: เด็กๆ |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this expression when you want to describe something that is easy to achieve. |
| John: Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jay: [NORMAL] ข้อสอบเมื่อวานเด็กๆ [SLOW] ข้อสอบเมื่อวานเด็กๆ |
| John: "The exam yesterday was easy." |
| Jay: [NORMAL] ข้อสอบเมื่อวานเด็กๆ |
| QUIZ |
| John: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the expressions you just learned? I'll describe four situations, and you choose the correct expression. Are you ready? |
| John: A term that literally means “banana.” |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jay: กล้วยๆ |
| John: "easy " |
| John: A term that literally means “pig.” |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jay: หมูๆ |
| John: "very easy" |
| John: A term that literally means “children.” |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jay: เด็กๆ |
| John: "very easy" |
| John: When you feel relaxed. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jay: ชิวๆ |
| John: "not serious, take it easy, chill, easy, cheap (price)" |
Outro |
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| John: There you have it; you've mastered four Thai slang expressions! We have more vocab lists available at ThaiPod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks, everyone, and see you next time! |
| Jay: สวัสดีค่ะ. |
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