CHAPTER 8 - WANT, DESIRE & MORE Flashcards
To Want
To Desire
อยาก
Yàak
For / To
ให้
Hâi
To Get
ได้
Dâi
To Want To Get
To Want to Have
อยากได้
Yàak Dâi
To Want to Do
Yàak - tom
to know (someone)
be acquainted with
to recognise (something)
[Perception verb]
รู้จัก
Rúu~Jùk
to have knowledge of…
to know (about something)
[Perception verb]
รู้
Rúu
to understand
to perceive
to become aware or conscious of something
[Perception verb]
เข้าใจ
Kâo~Jai
Kâo - To Enter
Jai - Heart/Mind
to speak
to say or to mention
(say something in order to convey information or to express a feeling)
[Vocal verb]
พูด
Pôod
Pûud
question(s)
[Noun]
คําถาม
Kum~Tăam
Kum - Word
Tăam - to ask/question
to request for/to …..
used when you want to politely ask for something or get something. This word is similar to the use of May I have …..?
[Desire verb]
ขอ
Kăaw
Kŏr
Please
for a bit, a little while, a little, slightly
[Amount / Request particle]
หน่อย
Nòi
Nòry
• used at the end of a requesting statement to soften the demanding feeling and to indicate the small amount of trouble it would cause the person you ask.
eg: Kŏr~tôd Ka. Chan Kŏr Núm Nòry = Excuse me. May I
have some water? (which would just make a slight trouble for you to get me some water.)
• used at the end of a statement to indicate a small amount of whatever you just said.
e.g.: Kŏr~tôd Ka. Chan Bpai Hôrng~Núm Nòry =
Excuse me. I’m going to the toilet just for little while.
Can
To be able to
Possible to
ได้
Dâi
used at the end of a statement when you want to indicate the ability or possibility of whatever you just said
Can . . . ?
Could . . . ?
ได้ไหม
Dâi~Măi?
[Question Word]
used at the end of a statement when you want to ask the ability or possibility of whatever you just said. It’s a compound question word combined from ‘Dâi = can; able to; possible to’ and Măi? = Yes/No question word
a little bit
a little
a bit
นิดหน่อย
Níd-Nòi
Níd~Nòr y
Níd - tiny/little
Nòi - a bit, little bit
