Learn how to ask and answer the question, "Have you been to Bangkok?"
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Jessi: Top 25 Thai Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 24: "Have you been to Bangkok?" 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 "Have you been to Bangkok?" In Thai, this is... |
| Pim: khun khooei bpai grung-thêep mǎi 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: khooei |
| Jessi: meaning "ever" |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) khooei |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: khooei |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Pim: khun khooei |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And next is... |
| Pim: bpai |
| Jessi: meaning "to go" |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) bpai |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: bpai |
| {Pause} |
| Pim: Listen to the first three words of the question and repeat. |
| Pim: khun khooei bpai |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: And next is... |
| Pim: grung-thêep |
| Jessi: meaning "Bangkok" |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) grung-thêep |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: grung-thêep |
| {Pause} |
| Pim: Listen to the first four words of the question and repeat. |
| Pim: khun khooei bpai grung-thêep |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: And next... |
| Pim: mǎi |
| Jessi: a particle indicating a yes/no question |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) mǎi |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: mǎi |
| {Pause} |
| Pim: Now listen to the first five words of the question and repeat. |
| Pim: khun khooei bpai grung-thêep mǎi |
| {pause} |
| 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 |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Now listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Pim: khun khooei bpai grung-thêep mǎi khá |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: Remember to change the final khá to khráp if you're a male speaker. Now, master the following pattern and responses to the question "Have you been to Bangkok?" |
| Pim: khooei khâ sǎawng khráng |
| Jessi: "Yes, I've been twice." Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Pim: (Slow) khooei khâ sǎawng khráng |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: To say "no" in a simple way, just say |
| Pim: mǎi khooei khâ |
| Jessi: Which is like saying "No, I haven’t" in English. Let's hear it slowly. |
| Pim: (Slowly) mǎi khooei khâ |
| Jessi: And one more time at normal speed. |
| Pim: mǎi khooei khâ |
| Jessi: Let's break down our original answer from the beginning. The first word ... |
| Pim: khooei |
| Jessi: meaning "ever" or "to be used to" |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) khooei |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: khooei |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And 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: Next is... |
| Pim: sǎawng |
| Jessi: meaning "two." |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) sǎawng |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: sǎawng |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And next is... |
| Pim: khráng |
| Jessi: meaning "time." |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) khráng |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: khráng |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Listen to the speaker say "Yes, I've been twice." and then repeat. |
| Pim: khooei khâ sǎawng khráng |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: This is how you would say "Yes, I've been twice." if you are a female; if you are a male, simply replace the word khá with the word khráp. Now, listen to the entire response as you would say it if you’re a male, and repeat. |
| Pim: khooei khráp sǎawng khráng |
| Jessi: To use a different phrase, replace "twice" with "once." |
| Pim: nùeng khráng |
| Jessi: "once" |
| Pim: (slow) nùeng khráng (regular) nùeng khráng |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "once." |
| Pim: khooei khâ nùeng khráng |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same, simply replace the word for "twice." Say, "Yes, I've been once." |
| {pause} |
| Pim: khooei khâ nùeng khráng |
| Jessi: Remember, this is how to answer the question if you’re a female. If you’re male, use khráp instead of khâ. Now let’s try it with a masculine version. |
| Jessi: To use a different phrase, replace "once" with "three times." |
| Pim: sǎam khráng |
| Jessi: "three times" |
| Pim: (slow) sǎam khráng (regular) sǎam khráng |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "three times." |
| Pim: khooei khráp sǎam khráng |
| Jessi: It’s almost the same, simply replace the word for "once" and use male speech. Say, "Yes, I've been 3 times." |
| {pause} |
| Pim: khooei khráp sǎam khráng |
| Jessi: To use a different phrase, replace "three times" with "a few times." |
| Pim: sǎawng-sǎam khráng |
| Jessi: "a few times" |
| Pim: (slow) sǎawng-sǎam khráng (regular) sǎawng-sǎam khráng |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "a few times." |
| Pim: khooei khráp sǎawng-sǎam khráng |
| Jessi: It’s almost the same, simply replace "three times" and use male speech. Say, "Yes, I've been a few times." |
| {pause} |
| Pim: khooei khráp sǎawng-sǎam khráng |
| Jessi: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting Thailand and someone asks you, "Have you been to Bangkok?" You want to answer "Yes, I've been twice." Respond to the question. |
| Pim: khun khooei bpai grung-thêep mǎi khá (five seconds) khooei khâ sǎawng khráng |
| Jessi: Now you want to say "Yes, I've been once." Respond to the question |
| Pim: khun khooei bpai grung-thêep mǎi khá (five seconds) khooei khâ nùeng khráng |
| Jessi: Now you want to say "Yes, I've been 3 times." Use male speech and answer the speaker's question. |
| Pim: khun khooei bpai grung-thêep mǎi khá (five seconds) khooei khráp sǎam khráng |
| Jessi: Now you want to answer "Yes, I've been a few times." Use male speech and respond to the question. |
| Pim: khun khooei bpai grung-thêep mǎi khá (five seconds) khooei khráp sǎawng-sǎam khráng |
| Jessi: Now you want to ask someone if they’ve been to Bangkok. Ask them the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Pim: khun khooei bpai grung-thêep mǎi khá |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: This is the end of Lesson 24. |
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