Chapter 4 Language & Explanations

Question 1

Firstly

Answer 1

อันดับแรก

Question 2

The second cookie

Answer 2

คุกกี้อันที่สอง

To form numbers in order in thai just put the ที่ before those numbers such as one หนึ่ง, first ที่หนึ่ง second ที่สอง etc etc

Also แรก also means first as well as ที่หนึ่ง but you dont need to put ที่ห before แรก

Question 3

heat/boil it until it boils

Answer 3

ต้มให้เดือด

We learned a bit about the various functions of ให้ in journey 1. This objective ให้ means you should do something un certain manner or until you achieve the desired result.

This ให้ can be replaced with จน”until”. If you replace ให้ with จน and the sentence still works, it is an objective ให้.

Question 4

And then we are done dear.

Answer 4

แล้วก็เสร็จจ้ะ

This use จ้ะ at the end of the sentence to show friendliness. It is mostly used amongst female, be it friends, street vendors and customers.

Question 5

Is it okey

Answer 5

จ้ะดี เหรอ จ๊ะ

This use จ้ะ at the end of the sentence to show friendliness. It is mostly used amongst female, be it friends, street vendors and customers.

Question 6

Teach me (the method)

Answer 6

สอนวิธีให้พมด้วยนะ

WE learnt this meaning of ให้ in journey 1. ให้ in this sentance means “to do something for the benefit of someone”. It still retains the original “give” but instead of giving them a thing, you give them an “action”. Its mostly translated as “for”

Question 7

If you use the that knife, it will make it difficult to chop

Answer 7

ใช้มีดอันนั้นทำให้หั่นยาก

ทำให้ on the other hand means “to cause something to happen” When A happens it will cause B to happen automatically.

Question 8

Knife for chopping meat

Answer 8

มีดสำหร้บหั่นเนื้อ

สำหร้บ explains the functio of something. “What is it used for? What is it designed to do, or who is it designed for? are the questions that can be answered using this word.