Learn words that are often used in daily conversation
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Words Often Used in Daily Conversations, part 1 |
| 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 20. In this lesson, you'll learn words often used in daily conversations. |
| John: These slang terms are used like normal words in everyday conversations. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are... |
| Jay: ตังค์ (dtang) |
| Jay: กรึ่มๆ (grùem grùem) |
| Jay: อวย (uuai) |
| Jay: เว่อร์ (wôoe) |
| John: Jay, what's our first expression? |
| Jay: ตังค์ (dtang) |
| John: This literally means "money.” |
| Jay: [SLOW] ตังค์ [NORMAL] ตังค์ |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jay: ตังค์ |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this expression to refer to money. Originally, it's from the word "Satang coin," which is an old monetary value in Thailand. 100 Satang = 1 Baht. |
| John: Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jay: [NORMAL] ฉันไม่ได้เอาตังค์มา [SLOW] ฉันไม่ได้เอาตังค์มา |
| John: "I didn't bring my money." |
| Jay: [NORMAL] ฉันไม่ได้เอาตังค์มา |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Jay: กรึ่มๆ (grùem grùem) |
| John: This word doesn’t have a literal meaning, but when it's used as a slang expression, it means "tipsy." |
| Jay: [SLOW] กรึ่มๆ [NORMAL] กรึ่มๆ |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jay: กรึ่มๆ |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this expression to refer to someone who is tipsy. |
| John: Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jay: [NORMAL] เวลาดื่มแอลกอฮอล์จะมีอาการกรึ่มๆ [SLOW] เวลาดื่มแอลกอฮอล์จะมีอาการกรึ่มๆ |
| John: "When you drink alcohol, you will feel a bit tipsy." |
| Jay: [NORMAL] เวลาดื่มแอลกอฮอล์จะมีอาการกรึ่มๆ |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Jay: อวย (uuai) |
| John: This literally means "to give," but when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to over-flatter someone, or to compliment someone excessively." |
| Jay: [SLOW] อวย [NORMAL] อวย |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jay: อวย |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this expression when someone tries to excessively compliment someone else because they admire or adore the person. It’s often used when a fan compliments a celebrity they adore, regardless of whether the compliment is true or not. |
| John: Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jay: [NORMAL] ฉันคิดว่านักแสดงคนนี้ไม่ได้แสดงเก่งขนาดนั้น แต่ทำไมมีคนอวยเยอะจัง [SLOW] ฉันคิดว่านักแสดงคนนี้ไม่ได้แสดงเก่งขนาดนั้น แต่ทำไมมีคนอวยเยอะจัง |
| John: "I think this actor's acting is not that good, so why are there so many people who over-compliment him?" |
| Jay: [NORMAL] ฉันคิดว่านักแสดงคนนี้ไม่ได้แสดงเก่งขนาดนั้น แต่ทำไมมีคนอวยเยอะจัง |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Jay: เว่อร์ (wôoe) |
| John: This literally means "overreact," but when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to exaggerate, to overreact, or to be over the top." |
| Jay: [SLOW] เว่อร์ [NORMAL] เว่อร์ |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jay: เว่อร์ |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this expression when someone is exaggerating or overdoing something. However, if this slang is used with another adjective, it means "very." |
| John: Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jay: [NORMAL] อย่าพูดเว่อร์! [SLOW] อย่าพูดเว่อร์! |
| John: "Don't exaggerate!" |
| Jay: [NORMAL] อย่าพูดเว่อร์! |
| 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: When you are about to get drunk. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jay: กรึ่มๆ |
| John: "tipsy" |
| John: Thing that you have in your wallet. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jay: ตังค์ |
| John: "money" |
| John: When someone is overdoing something. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jay: เว่อร์ |
| John: "to exaggerate, to overreact, or to be over the top" |
| John: When someone blindly flatters someone because they adore them. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jay: อวย |
| John: "to over-flatter someone, to compliment someone excessively" |
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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