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| INTRODUCTION |
| Jessi: Top 25 Thai Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 7: "Where did you learn Thai?" 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 did you learn Thai?" In Thai, this is... |
| Pim: khun riian phaa-sǎa thai maa jàak thîi-nǎi 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: riian |
| Jessi: meaning "study" |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) riian |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: riian |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Pim: khun riian |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And next... |
| Pim: phaa-sǎa thai |
| Jessi: meaning "Thai language" |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) phaa-sǎa thai |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: phaa-sǎa thai |
| Jessi: Listen to the first three words of the question and repeat. |
| Pim: khun riian phaa-sǎa thai |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And next is... |
| Pim: maa |
| Jessi: meaning "come" |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) maa |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: maa |
| Jessi: Listen to the first four words of the question and repeat. |
| Pim: khun riian phaa-sǎa thai maa |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And next... |
| Pim: jàak |
| Jessi: meaning "from" |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) jàak |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: jàak |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Listen to the first five words of the question and repeat. |
| Pim: khun riian phaa-sǎa thai maa jàak |
| 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 six words of the question and repeat. |
| Pim: khun riian phaa-sǎa thai maa jàak thîi-nǎi |
| 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 riian phaa-sǎa thai maa jàak thîi-nǎi khá |
| {pause} |
| 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. You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question "Where did you learn Thai?" |
| Pim: dì-chǎn riian maa jàak roong-riian khâ |
| Jessi: "I learned it in school." Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Pim: (Slow) dì-chǎn riian maa jàak roong-riian khâ |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word... |
| Pim: dì-chǎn |
| Jessi: means "I" used by females |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) dì-chǎn |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: dì-chǎn |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And after t hat... |
| Pim: riian |
| Jessi: meaning "study." |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) riian |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: riian |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Next is... |
| Pim: maa |
| Jessi: meaning "come." |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) maa |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: maa |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Next after that... |
| Pim: jàak |
| Jessi: meaning "from." |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) jàak |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: jàak |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Next... |
| Pim: roong-riian |
| Jessi: meaning " school" |
| Pim: (Slow, by syllable) roong-riian |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: roong-riian |
| Jessi: Next is… |
| Pim: khâ |
| Jessi: a sentence ending particle that increase the level of politeness when the speaker is a female. |
| Pim: khâ |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Pim: khâ |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Listen to the speaker say "I learned it in school." and then repeat. |
| Pim: dì-chǎn riian maa jàak roong-riian khâ |
| Jessi: This is how you would say "I learned it in school." if you are a female; if you are a male, simply replace the word dì-chǎn with the word phǒm, meaning “I” in English. Remember to also change the final khá to khráp. Now, listen to the entire response as you would say it if you were a male, and repeat. |
| Pim: phǒm riian maa jàak roong-riian khráp |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: To use a different phrase, replace "school" with "Thai language school." |
| Pim: roong-riian sǎawn-phaa-sǎa-thai |
| Jessi: "Thai language school" |
| Pim: (slow) roong-riian sǎawn-phaa-sǎa-thai (regular) roong-riian sǎawn-phaa-sǎa-thai |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "Thai language school." |
| Pim: dì-chǎn riian maa jàak roong-riian sǎawn-phaa-sǎa-thai khâ |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same, simply replace "school." Say "I learned it at a Thai language school." |
| {pause} |
| Pim: dì-chǎn riian maa jàak roong-riian sǎawn-phaa-sǎa-thai khâ |
| Jessi: Remember, this is how to answer you question if you’re a female. If you’re male, use phǒm instead of dì-chǎn. So now, let’s try it with a masculine version. To expand on the pattern,, replace "Thai language school" with "university." |
| Pim: má-hǎa-wít-thá-yaa-lai |
| Jessi: "university" |
| Pim: (slow) má-hǎa-wít-thá-yaa-lai (regular) má-hǎa-wít-thá-yaa-lai |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "university." |
| Pim: phǒm riian maa jàak má-hǎa-wít-thá-yaa-lai khráp |
| Jessi: We replace the phrase for "Thai language school" and make rest of the sentence masculine. Say, "I learned it in university." |
| {pause} |
| Pim: phǒm riian maa jàak má-hǎa-wít-thá-yaa-lai khráp |
| Jessi: To make another phrase, replace "university" with "high school." |
| Pim: roong-riian mát-thá-yom-bplaai |
| Jessi: "high school" |
| Pim: (slow) roong-riian mát-thá-yom-bplaai (regular) roong-riian mát-thá-yom-bplaai |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "high school." |
| Pim: phǒm riian maa jàak roong-riian mát-thá-yom-bplaai khráp |
| Jessi: We replace the word for "university" and keep the sentence masculine. Say "I learned it in high school." |
| {pause} |
| Pim: phǒm riian maa jàak roong-riian mát-thá-yom-bplaai khráp |
| Jessi: Ok! Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting Thailand and someone asks you where you learned Thai. You’re a female speaker and you learned Thai in school. Respond to the question. |
| Pim: khun riian phaa-sǎa thai maa jàak thîi-nǎi khá (five seconds) dì-chǎn riian maa jàak roong-riian khâ |
| Jessi: Now imagine you’re a female speaker and you learned Thai language school. Respond to the question. |
| Pim: khun riian phaa-sǎa thai maa jàak thîi-nǎi khá (five seconds) dì-chǎn riian maa jàak roong-riian sǎawn-phaa-sǎa-thai khâ |
| Jessi: Now, imagine you’re a male speaker and you learned it in university. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Pim: khun riian phaa-sǎa thai maa jàak thîi-nǎi khá (five seconds) phǒm riian maa jàak má-hǎa-wít-thá-yaa-lai khráp |
| Jessi: Imagine you’re a male speaker and you learned Thai in high school. Respond to the question. |
| Pim: khun riian phaa-sǎa thai maa jàak thîi-nǎi khá (five seconds) phǒm riian maa jàak roong-riian mát-thá-yom-bplaai khráp |
| Jessi: Now you want to ask someone where they learned Thai. Ask the feminine version of that question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Pim: khun riian phaa-sǎa thai maa jàak thîi-nǎi khá |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: This is the end of Lesson 7. |
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