16_Lesson 8: Sentences

Question 1

Do you want to go (hang out) to the beach?

Answer 1

Yàak bpai tîeow hàat mái?

อยากไปเที่ยวหาดไหม

Question 2

Yes, I want to go.

Answer 2

Yàak bpai.

อยากไป

Question 3

No, I don’t want to go.

Answer 3

Mâi yàak bpai.

ไม่อยากไป

Question 4

You want to go (hang out) to the beach, don’t you?

Answer 4

Yàak bpai tîeow hàat rĕr?

อยากไปเที่ยวหาดเหรอ

It’s a question particle used when seeking confirmation of something thought to be accurate or to make a question sound softer similar to ‘châi mái?’ (lesson 4). While ‘‘châi mái’ tends to be neutral, ‘rĕr’ often conveys a sense of surprise or disappointment and a bland conversational rejoinder to assure the speaker that you are still listening.

Question 5

Right, I want to.
No, I don’t want to.

Answer 5

Châi.
Mâi châi.

ใช่ // ไม่ใช่

Question 6

I want to speak Thai.

Answer 6

Yàak pôot paa-săa tai.

อยากพูดภาษาไทย

Question 7

I want to speak Thai well.

Answer 7

Yàak pôot paa-săa tai gèng.

อยากพูดภาษาไทยเก่ง

Question 8

I want to go shopping.

Answer 8

Yàak bpai séu kŏng.

อยากไปซื้อของ

Question 9

Where do you want to go shopping?

Answer 9

Yàak bpai séu kŏng têe năi?

อยากไปซื้อของที่ไหน

Question 10

I want to go shopping at the market.

Answer 10

Yàak bpai séu kŏng têe dtà-làat.

อยากไปซื้อของที่ตลาด

Question 11

I don’t want to go shopping.

Answer 11

Mâi yàak bpai séu kŏng.

ไม่อยากไปซื้อของ

Question 12

I don’t want to go shopping at the market.

Answer 12

Mâi yàak bpai séu kŏng têe dtà-làat.

ไม่อยากไปซื้อขอที่ตลาด

Question 13

What do you want to do?

Answer 13

Yàak tam à-rai?

อยากทำอะไร

Question 14

I **would like **to study Thai.

Answer 14

Dtông-gaan rian paa-săa tai.

ต้องการเรียนภาษาไทย

Even though it means ‘want’ or ‘need,’ Thais would use ‘Dtông-gaan’ only in a formal situation or when you need something.

Question 15

I need a student visa.

Answer 15

Dtông-gaan visa nák-rian.

ต้องการวีซ่านักเรียน

Even though it means ‘want’ or ‘need,’ Thais would use ‘Dtông-gaan’ only in a formal situation or when you need something.

Question 16

I want a (kind of) small house.

Answer 16

Yàak dâai bâan lék lék.

อยากได้บ้านเล็กๆ

The reduplication of an adjective is to make the meaning less precise, corresponding approximately to the suffix -ish in English.

Question 17

I want a (kind of) red shirt.

Answer 17

Yàak dâai sêua sĕe daeng daeng.

อยากได้เสื้อสีแดงๆ

The reduplication of an adjective is to make the meaning less precise, corresponding approximately to the suffix -ish in English.

Question 18

I want a (kind of) pretty/nice pair of shoes

Answer 18

Yàak dâai rong-táo sŭay sŭay.

อยากได้รองเท้าสวยๆ

The reduplication of an adjective is to make the meaning less precise, corresponding approximately to the suffix -ish in English.

Question 19

What do you want (to have)?

Answer 19

Yàak dâai à-rai?

อยากได้อะไร

Question 20

Do you want this one?

Answer 20

Yàak dâai an née mái?

อยากได้อันนี้ไหม

Question 21

Which one do you want?

Answer 21

Yàak dâai an năi?

อยากได้อันไหน

Question 22

You want this one, don’t you?

Answer 22

Yàak dâai an-née rĕr?

อยากได้อันนี้เหรอ