Learn how to ask and answer the question, "Whose is this?"
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Jessi: Top 25 Thai Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 23: "Whose is this?" 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 "Whose is this?" In Thai, this is... |
| Pim: nîi khǎawng khrai khá |
| Jessi: The first word in the question is... |
| Pim: nîi |
| Jessi: meaning "this" in English. |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) nîi |
| Jessi: Listen again and repeat. |
| Pim: nîi |
| {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: khǎawng |
| Jessi: meaning "of thing" |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) khǎawng |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: khǎawng |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Pim: nîi khǎawng |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And next is... |
| Pim: khrai |
| Jessi: meaning "who" |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) khrai |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: khrai |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Pim: nîi khǎawng khrai |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And next... |
| Pim: khá |
| Jessi: a polite ending particle for female speakers for questions and requests |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) khá |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: khá |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Now listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Pim: nîi khǎawng khrai khá |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: Now, master the following pattern and responses to the question "Whose is this?" |
| Pim: khǎawng dì-chǎn khâ |
| Jessi: "It's mine." Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Pim: (Slow) khǎawng dì-chǎn khâ |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word is... |
| Pim: khǎawng |
| Jessi: means "of thing" |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) khǎawng |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: khǎawng |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And next ... |
| Pim: dì-chǎn |
| Jessi: means "I" used by females |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) dì-chǎn |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: dì-chǎn |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Next is... |
| Pim: khâ |
| Jessi: a particle added at the end of the sentence or phrase in order to increase the level of politeness when the speaker is female. |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) khâ |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: khâ |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Now listen to the speaker say "It's mine." and then repeat. |
| Pim: khǎawng dì-chǎn khâ |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: This is how you would say "I'm fine." if you are a female; if you are a male, simply replace the word dì-chǎn with the word phǒm, and remember to change the final syllable. Now, listen to the entire response as you would say it if you were a male, and repeat. |
| Pim: khǎawng phǒm khráp |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace "mine " with "my older brother's." |
| Pim: khǎawng phi-chaai dì-chǎn |
| Jessi: "my older brother's" |
| Pim: (slow) khǎawng phi-chaai dì-chǎn (regular) khǎawng phi-chaai dì-chǎn |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "my older brother's." |
| Pim: khǎawng phi-chaai dì-chǎn khâ |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same, simply replace the word for "mine." Say, "It's my older brother's." |
| {pause} |
| Pim: khǎawng phi-chaai dì-chǎn 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 masculine version. |
| Jessi: To use a different phrase, replace "my older brother's" with "my friend's." |
| Pim: khǎawng phûuean phǒm |
| Jessi: "my friend's" |
| Pim: (slow) khǎawng phûuean phǒm (regular) khǎawng phûuean phǒm |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "my friend's." |
| Pim: khǎawng phûuean phǒm khràp. |
| Jessi: It’s almost the same, simply replace the phrase for "my older brother's." Say, "It's my friend's." |
| {pause} |
| Pim: khǎawng phûuean phǒm khràp. |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace "my friend's" with "my father's." |
| Pim: khǎawng khun-phǎaw phǒm |
| Jessi: "my father's" |
| Pim: (slow) khǎawng khun-phǎaw phǒm (regular) khǎawng khun-phǎaw phǒm |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "my father's." |
| Pim: khǎawng khun-phǎaw phǒm khràp. |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same, simply replace the phrase for "my friend's." Say, "It's my father's." |
| {pause} |
| Pim: khǎawng khun-phǎaw phǒm khràp. |
| Jessi: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting Thailand and someone asks you whom something belongs to. You want to say "it's mine." Respond to the question. |
| Pim: nîi khǎawng khrai khá (five seconds) khǎawng dì-chǎn khâ |
| Jessi: Now, you want to say “It's my older brother's.” Respond to the question. |
| Pim: nîi khǎawng khrai khá (five seconds) khǎawng phi-chaai dì-chǎn khâ |
| Jessi: Now, you want to say “It's my friend's.” Use masculine speech and answer the speaker's question. |
| Pim: nîi khǎawng khrai khá (five seconds) khǎawng phûuean phǒm khràp. |
| Jessi: Now, you want to say "it's my father's." Use masculine speech and respond to the question. |
| Pim: nîi khǎawng khrai khá (five seconds) khǎawng khun-phǎaw phǒm khràp. |
| Jessi: Now, imagine that you find something, and you want to know who it belongs to. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Pim: nîi khǎawng khrai khá |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: This is the end of Lesson 23. |
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