Learn how to ask and answer the question, "What is your name?"
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Jessi: Top 25 Thai Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 1: "What's your name?" in Thai. In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Thai learners, and then learn how to answer like a native speaker. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then, through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations. |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question "What's your name?" In Thai, this is... |
| Pim: khun chûue à-rai khá |
| Jessi: The first word in the question is... |
| Pim: khun |
| Jessi: meaning "you" in English. |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) khun |
| Jessi: Listen again and repeat. |
| Pim: khun |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is- |
| Pim: chûue |
| Jessi: meaning "name" |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) chûue |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: chûue |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Pim: khun chûue |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And next is... |
| Pim: à-rai |
| Jessi: meaning "what" |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) à-rai |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: à-rai |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Listen to the first three words of the question and repeat. |
| Pim: khun chûue à-rai |
| Jessi: And after that... |
| Pim: khá |
| Jessi: a polite ending particle for female speakers for questions and requests |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) khá |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: khá |
| Jessi: Now listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Pim: khun chûue à-rai khá |
| Jessi: Note that this question is set as how a female speaker would say it, if you are a male speaker, please change the final khá to khráp. |
| Jessi: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question "What's your name?" |
| Pim: dì-chǎn chûue sù-chaa-daa jai-dii-jing khâ |
| Jessi: "My name is Suchada Jaideejing." Again slowly, repeat the phrase. |
| Pim: (Slow) dì-chǎn chûue sù-chaa-daa jai-dii-jing khâ |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word ... |
| Pim: dì-chǎn |
| Jessi: meaning "I (used by females)" |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) dì-chǎn |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: dì-chǎn |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And next is... |
| Pim: chûue |
| Jessi: meaning "name." |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) chûue |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: chûue |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Next is... |
| Pim: sù-chaa-daa jai-dii-jing |
| Jessi: which is the name "Suchada Jaideejing." |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) sù-chaa-daa jai-dii-jing |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: sù-chaa-daa jai-dii-jing |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And last is... |
| Pim: khâ |
| Jessi: which is the particle added at the end of the sentence or phrase in order to increase the level of politeness when the speaker is a female. |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) khâ |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: khâ |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Now listen to the female speaker say "My name is Suchada Jaideejing." and then repeat. |
| Pim: dì-chǎn chûue sù-chaa-daa jai-dii-jing khâ |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: This is how you would say the phrase if you are a female; if you are a male, simply replace the word dì-chǎn with the word phǒm, meaning “I” in English. |
| Pim: phǒm |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: phǒm |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace the name "Suchada Jaideejing" with "Manika Ariran." |
| Pim: maa-ní-gaa aa-rii-ran khâ |
| Jessi: "Manika Ariran" |
| Pim: (slow) maa-ní-gaa aa-rii-ran khâ (regular) maa-ní-gaa aa-rii-ran khâ |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "Manika Ariran." |
| Pim: dì-chǎn chûue maa-ní-gaa aa-rii-ran khâ |
| Jessi: It mostly stay the same. Simply replace the name "Suchada Jaideejing." Say, "My name is Manika Ariran." |
| {pause} |
| Pim: dì-chǎn chûue maa-ní-gaa aa-rii-ran khâ |
| Jessi: Remember, this is how to answer the question if you’re a female. If you’re male, use phǒm instead of dì-chǎn. Now let’s try it with a male version. |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace the name "Manika Ariran" with "Somchai Saksri." |
| Pim: sǒm-chaai sàk-sǐi |
| Jessi: "Somchai Saksri" |
| Pim: (slow) sǒm-chaai sàk-sǐi (regular) sǒm-chaai sàk-sǐi |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "Somchai Saksri." |
| Pim: phǒm chûue sǒm-chaai sàk-sǐi khráp |
| Jessi: it mostly stays the same. Simply replace the name "Manika Ariran" with "Somchai Saksri." and use the male version of the sentence. Say, "My name is Somchai Saksri." |
| {pause} |
| Pim: phǒm chûue sǒm-chaai sàk-sǐi khráp |
| Jessi: To use a different phrase, replace the name "Somchai Saksri" with "Nattapon Tawanngam." |
| Pim: nát-thá-phon dtà-wan-ngaam |
| Jessi: "Nattapon Tawanngam" |
| Pim: (slow) nát-thá-phon dtà-wan-ngaam (regular) nát-thá-phon dtà-wan-ngaam |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "Nattapon Tawanngam." |
| Pim: phǒm chûue nát-thá-phon dtà-wan-ngaam khráp |
| Jessi: Here, you replace the name "Somchai Saksri" and use the male version of the sentence. Ssay "My name is Nattapon Tawanngam." |
| {pause} |
| Pim: phǒm chûue nát-thá-phon dtà-wan-ngaam khráp |
| Jessi: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting and a female asks you your name. Your name is Suchada Jaideejing. How will you answer? |
| Pim: khun chûue à-rai khá (five seconds) dì-chǎn chûue sù-chaa-daa jai-dii-jing khâ |
| Jessi: Now imagine your name is Manika Ariran. Respond to the question. |
| Pim: khun chûue à-rai khá (five seconds) dì-chǎn chûue maa-ní-gaa aa-rii-ran khâ |
| Jessi: Now imagine your name is Somchai Saksri, which is a male name. Remember to think about the gender of your words and answer the speaker's question. |
| Pim: khun chûue à-rai khá (five seconds) phǒm chûue sǒm-chaai sàk-sǐi khráp |
| Jessi: Now imagine your name is Nattapon Tawanngam, which is also a male name. Respond to the question. |
| Pim: khun chûue à-rai khá (five seconds) phǒm chûue nát-thá-phon dtà-wan-ngaam khráp |
| Jessi: Now you want to ask that person their name. Ask the feminine version of the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Pim: khun chûue à-rai khá |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: Now it's time to answer the question with your actual information about yourself. |
| Pim: khun chûue à-rai khá |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: This is the end of Lesson 1. |
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