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| INTRODUCTION |
| Hello and welcome to Thai Survival Phrases brought to you by ThaiPod101.com. This course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Thailand. You will be surprised at how far a little Thai will go. |
| 0Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by ThaiPod101.com, and there, you will find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
Lesson focus |
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| When traveling a long distance in Thailand, the bus can be a cheap way of getting there. In today's lesson, we're going to work on getting a ticket. We'll use Surat Thani as our destination. |
| Let's say the city name once more time: sù-râat-thaa-nii |
| sù-râat-thaa-nii |
| This city is located in the southern part of Thailand and is well known for its beautiful beaches and famous island. |
| In Thai, "Ticket to Surat Thani, please." is dtǔua bpai sù-râat-thaa-nii |
| dtǔua bpai sù-râat-thaa-nii |
| Let's break it down by syllable: dtǔua bpai sù-râat-thaa-nii |
| Don’t forget to add khâ or khráp to make this phrase more polite. |
| Therefore, women say dtǔua bpai sù-râat-thaa-nii khâ |
| dtǔua bpai sù-râat-thaa-nii khâ |
| And men say dtǔua bpai sù-râat-thaa-nii khráp |
| dtǔua bpai sù-râat-thaa-nii khráp |
| Let's hear this one more time: dtǔua bpai sù-râat-thaa-nii khâ |
| dtǔua bpai sù-râat-thaa-nii khráp |
| The first word, dtǔua, means "ticket," followed by bpai, which means "go." Therefore, dtǔua bpai sù-râat-thaa-nii khâ and dtǔua bpai sù-râat-thaa-nii khráp means "A ticket to Surat Thani, please." |
| Now, if you want to buy more than one ticket at a time, for example, if you wanted to buy two tickets, you can accomplish this by saying dtǔua bpai sù-râat-thaa-nii sǎawng bai |
| dtǔua bpai sù-râat-thaa-nii sǎawng bai |
| Let's break it down by syllable: dtǔua bpai sù-râat-thaa-nii sǎawng bai |
| Again, khá and khráp should be added to make this phrase more polite. |
| Therefore, women say dtǔua bpai sù-râat-thaa-nii sǎawng bai khâ |
| dtǔua bpai sù-râat-thaa-nii sǎawng bai khâ |
| And men say dtǔua bpai sù-râat-thaa-nii sǎawng bai khráp |
| dtǔua bpai sù-râat-thaa-nii sǎawng bai khráp |
| You may notice that we add sǎawng bai in this phrase. |
| The word sǎawng means "two," followed by bpai, which is a pronoun of "ticket." Therefore, sǎawng bai means "two tickets," and this phrase mean "Two tickets to Surat Thani, please." |
| Bus ticket in Thailand are first come, first served, so you may sit anywhere available. However, some company may provide you a service where you can select your seat right when you buy your ticket. |
| Now, you might also need to ask, "How much is it to your desired destination?" |
| For this example, we'll use the same destination as above. In Thai, "How much is it to Surat Thani?" is bpai sù-râat-thaa-nii thâo-rài |
| bpai sù-râat-thaa-nii thâo-rài |
| Let's break it down by syllable: bpai sù-râat-thaa-nii thâo-rài |
| bpai sù-râat-thaa-nii thâo-rài |
| Don’t forget to add khá or khráp in this phrase. |
| Therefore, women say bpai sù-râat-thaa-nii thâo-rài khá |
| bpai sù-râat-thaa-nii thâo-rài khá |
| And men say bpai sù-râat-thaa-nii thâo-rài khráp |
| bpai sù-râat-thaa-nii thâo-rài khráp |
| This phrase is equivalent to the English phrase, "How much is it to Surat Thani?" |
Outro |
| Okay. To close out today's lesson, we'd like for you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase, and you are responsible of saying it loud. You will have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so chôok-dii khâ, that's mean "good luck" in Thai. |
| Remember, khâ is for women, and khráp is for men. Okay. Here we go. |
| "Ticket to Surat Thani, please." for women - dtǔua bpai sù-râat-thaa-nii khâ |
| dtǔua bpai sù-râat-thaa-nii khâ |
| dtǔua bpai sù-râat-thaa-nii khâ |
| "Ticket to Surat Thani, please." for men - dtǔua bpai sù-râat-thaa-nii khráp |
| dtǔua bpai sù-râat-thaa-nii khráp |
| dtǔua bpai sù-râat-thaa-nii khráp |
| "Two tickets to Surat Thani, please." for women - dtǔua bpai sù-râat-thaa-nii sǎawng bai khâ |
| dtǔua bpai sù-râat-thaa-nii sǎawng bai khâ |
| dtǔua bpai sù-râat-thaa-nii sǎawng bai khâ |
| "Two tickets to Surat Thani, please." for men - dtǔua bpai sù-râat-thaa-nii sǎawng bai khráp |
| dtǔua bpai sù-râat-thaa-nii sǎawng bai khráp |
| dtǔua bpai sù-râat-thaa-nii sǎawng bai khráp |
| "How much is it to Surat Thani?" for women - bpai sù-râat-thaa-nii thâo-rài khá |
| bpai sù-râat-thaa-nii thâo-rài khá |
| bpai sù-râat-thaa-nii thâo-rài khá |
| "How much is it to Surat Thani?" for men - bpai sù-râat-thaa-nii thâo-rài khráp |
| bpai sù-râat-thaa-nii thâo-rài khráp |
| bpai sù-râat-thaa-nii thâo-rài khráp |
| All right. That’s going to do it for today. Remember to stop by ThaiPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
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