| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| "This room is big." |
| ห้องนี้(pause with a tap of the finger)ค่ะ (hâawng níi (pause with a tap of the finger) khâ) |
| ห้องนี้(pause with a tap of the finger)ค่ะ (hâawng níi (pause with a tap of the finger) khâ) |
| ใหญ่ (yài) |
| ใหญ่ (yài) |
| ห้องนี้ใหญ่ค่ะ (hâawng níi yài khâ) |
| ห้องนี้ใหญ่ค่ะ (hâawng níi yài khâ) |
| "This room is big." |
| ใหญ่ (yài), meaning "big," is the adjective that describes the noun ห้องนี้ (hâawng níi), meaning "this room." The word ค่ะ (khâ) is a polite particle used by female speakers. This sentence follows the structure: Noun Phrase + Adjective + ครับ/ค่ะ — which is how you describe a quality in Thai. |
| เล็ก (lék) means "small." |
| Unscramble the words to make a sentence. |
| Ready? |
| ชุด (chút) |
| ชุดนี้ (chút níi) |
| ชุดนี้ไม่ (chút níi mâi) |
| ชุดนี้ไม่แพง(chút níi mâi phaaeng) |
| ชุดนี้ไม่แพงค่ะ (chút níi mâi phaaeng khâ) |
| "This outfit is not expensive." |
| ชุดนี้ไม่แพงค่ะ (chút níi mâi phaaeng khâ) |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| "This shirt is beautiful." |
| เสื้อเชิ้ตตัวนี้(ขี้เหร่ or สวย)ค่ะ (sêua-chért dtua níi (khîi-rèe or sŭuay) khâ) |
| เสื้อเชิ้ตตัวนี้(ขี้เหร่ or สวย)ค่ะ (sêua-chért dtua níi (khîi-rèe or sŭuay) khâ) |
| สวย (sŭuay) |
| สวย (sŭuay) |
| เสื้อเชิ้ตตัวนี้สวยค่ะ (sêua-chért dtua níi sŭuay khâ) |
| "This shirt is beautiful." |
| สวย (sŭuay) is the adjective meaning "beautiful." It describes the noun เสื้อเชิ้ตตัวนี้ (sêua-chért dtua níi), meaning "this shirt." The word ค่ะ (khâ) is a polite particle used by female speakers. This sentence follows the pattern: Noun Phrase + Adjective + ครับ/ค่ะ, which is used to describe a quality of something in Thai. |
| ขี้เหร่ (khîi-rèe) means "ugly." |
| Let's translate a sentence into Thai. |
| Translate "This room isn't bright." into Thai. |
| ห้อง (hâawng), a noun meaning "room," |
| followed by |
| นี้ (níi), the demonstrative meaning "this," referring to something near the speaker, |
| next |
| ไม่ (mâi), the negation word meaning "not," |
| followed by |
| สว่าง (sà-wàang), the adjective meaning "bright," |
| and finally |
| ค่ะ (khâ), the polite ending particle used by female speakers. |
| ไม่ (mâi) is used here because we're expressing a negative quality — "not bright." This sentence follows the pattern: |
| Noun Phrase + ไม่ + Adjective + ครับ/ค่ะ, |
| which is used to describe something in a negative way. |
| ห้องนี้ไม่สว่างค่ะ (hâawng níi mâi sà-wàang khâ) |
| ห้องนี้ไม่สว่างค่ะ (hâawng níi mâi sà-wàang khâ) |
| "This room isn't bright." |
| Listen to me as I speak. Which word is used in the sentences? |
| นาฬิกาเรือนนี้แพงมากค่ะ (naa-lí-gaa ruean níi phaaeng mâak khâ) |
| Let's listen one more time. |
| นาฬิกาเรือนนี้แพงมากค่ะ (naa-lí-gaa ruean níi phaaeng mâak khâ) |
| Did you hear, มาก (mâak)? "very" — it's used to intensify the adjective. |
| How about...? |
| รถคันนั้นเร็วมากค่ะ (rót khan nán reo mâak khâ) |
| Let's listen one more time. |
| รถคันนั้นเร็วมากค่ะ (rót khan nán reo mâak khâ) |
| Did you hear, เร็ว (reo)? "fast" — it's the adjective describing the car. |
| Next… |
| มันไม่ค่อยเร็วครับ (man mâi khâuy reo khráp) |
| One more time. |
| มันไม่ค่อยเร็วครับ (man mâi khâuy reo khráp) |
| Did you hear, ไม่ (mâi)? "not" — it's used to negate the quality. |
| Next... |
| เค้กชิ้นนี้หวานค่ะ (khéek chín níi wǎan khâ) |
| One more time. |
| เค้กชิ้นนี้หวานค่ะ (khéek chín níi wǎan khâ) |
| Did you hear, หวาน (wǎan)? "sweet" — that's the adjective for taste. |
| And... |
| กางเกงตัวนั้นไม่สั้นค่ะ (gaang-geeng dtua nán mâi sân khâ) |
| One more time. |
| กางเกงตัวนั้นไม่สั้นค่ะ (gaang-geeng dtua nán mâi sân khâ) |
| Did you hear, สั้น (sân)? "short" — that's the word used to describe length. |
| Thank you for watching. |
| Now you know how to describe something in terms of good and bad qualities in Thai. |
| ...and now you can move on to the next lesson in the pathway on ThaiPod101.com |
| ลาก่อน (laa-gàawn) |
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