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| INTRODUCTION |
| Jessi: Top 25 Thai Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 3: "Where do you live?" 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 "Where do you live?" In Thai, this is... |
| Pim: khun aa-sǎi yùu thîi-nǎi khá |
| Jessi: The first word in the question "Where do you live?" 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: aa-sǎi |
| Jessi: meaning "to live." |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) aa-sǎi |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: aa-sǎi |
| Jessi: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Pim: khun aa-sǎi |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And after that... |
| Pim: yùu |
| Jessi: meaning "to be" |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) yùu |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: yùu |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Listen to the first three words of the question and repeat. |
| Pim: khun aa-sǎi yùu |
| Jessi: And after that… |
| Pim: thîi-nǎi |
| Jessi: meaning "where" |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) thîi-nǎi |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: thîi-nǎi |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Listen to the first four words of the question and repeat. |
| Pim: khun aa-sǎi yùu thîi-nǎi |
| 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: khun aa-sǎi yùu thîi-nǎi khá |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: Remember to change the final khá to khráp if you’re a male speaker. |
| Jessi: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question "Where do you live?" |
| Pim: dì-chǎn aa-sǎi yùu thîi niu-yàawk khâ |
| Jessi: "I live in New York." Again slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Pim: (Slow) dì-chǎn aa-sǎi yùu thîi niu-yàawk khâ |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word is... |
| Pim: dì-chǎn |
| Jessi: means "I" used by females |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) dì-chǎn |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: dì-chǎn |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And next... |
| Pim: aa-sǎi |
| Jessi: meaning "to live." |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) aa-sǎi |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: aa-sǎi |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Next is... |
| Pim: yùu |
| Jessi: meaning "to be." |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) yùu |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: yùu |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And next… |
| Pim: thîi |
| Jessi: meaning "at." |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) thîi |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: thîi |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And next... |
| Pim: niu-yàawk |
| Jessi: meaning "New York." |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) niu-yàawk |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: niu-yàawk |
| {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: khâ |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: khâ |
| Jessi: Listen to the female speaker say "I live in New York." and then repeat. |
| Pim: dì-chǎn aa-sǎi yùu thîi niu-yàawk khâ |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: This is how you say "I live in New York." if you are a female; if you are a male, simply replace the word dì-chǎn with the word phǒm, meaning “I” in English. |
| Now, listen to the entire response as you would say it if you’re a male, and repeat. |
| Pim: phǒm aa-sǎi yùu thîi niu-yàawk khráp |
| Jessi: To use a different phrase, replace "New York" with "London." |
| Pim: lawn-dawn |
| Jessi: "London" |
| Pim: (slow) lawn-dawn (regular) lawn-dawn |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "London." |
| Pim: dì-chǎn aa-sǎi yùu thîi lawn-dawn khâ |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same, simply replace "New York." Say "I live in London." |
| {pause} |
| Pim: dì-chǎn aa-sǎi yùu thîi lawn-dawn 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 "London" with "Berlin." |
| Pim: booe-lin |
| Jessi: "Berlin" |
| Pim: (slow) booe-lin (regular) booe-lin |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "Berlin." |
| Pim: phǒm aa-sǎi yùu thîi booe-lin khráp |
| Jessi: We replaced "London" and use the male version of the sentence. Say, "I live in Berlin." |
| {pause} |
| Pim: phǒm aa-sǎi yùu thîi booe-lin khráp |
| Jessi: To use a different phrase, replace "Berlin" with "Paris." |
| Pim: bpaa-rîit |
| Jessi: "Paris" |
| Pim: (slow) bpaa-rîit (regular) bpaa-rîit |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "Paris." |
| Pim: phǒm aa-sǎi yùu thîi bpaa-rîit khráp |
| Jessi: We replaced "Berlin" and use the male version of the sentence. Say "I live in Paris." |
| {pause} |
| Pim: phǒm aa-sǎi yùu thîi bpaa-rîit khráp |
| Jessi: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting Thailand and a female speaker asks where you live. You live in New York. How would you respond? |
| Pim: khun aa-sǎi yùu thîi-nǎi khá (five seconds) dì-chǎn aa-sǎi yùu thîi niu-yàawk khâ |
| Jessi: Now imagine you live in London. Respond to the question. |
| Pim: khun aa-sǎi yùu thîi-nǎi khá (five seconds) dì-chǎn aa-sǎi yùu thîi lawn-dawn khâ |
| Jessi: Now imagine you’re a male speaker living in Berlin. Remember to think about the gender of your words. Answer the speaker’s question. |
| Pim: khun aa-sǎi yùu thîi-nǎi khá (five seconds) phǒm aa-sǎi yùu thîi booe-lin khráp |
| Jessi: Now imagine you’re a male speaker living in Berli Paris. Respond to the question. |
| Pim: khun aa-sǎi yùu thîi-nǎi khá (five seconds) phǒm aa-sǎi yùu thîi bpaa-rîit khráp |
| Jessi: Now you want to ask that person where they live. Ask the feminine version of that question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Pim: khun aa-sǎi yùu thîi-nǎi khá |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Pim: khun aa-sǎi yùu thîi-nǎi khá |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: This is the end of Lesson 3. |
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