CU Kurs - You are Thai, right? Flashcards
‘Do you understand?’
khun khâw.cay máy khá
‘Yes, I do understand’
chán khâw.cay khâ
máy/rɯ́.plàaw
QUESTION
‘No, I don’t understand’
chán mây khâw.cay khâ
to know
rúu
to be hungry
hǐw
to come
maa
to go
pay
to eat
kin
‘Your name is Saran, right?’
khun chɯ̂ɯ sa.ran. chây máy khá
‘This is your bag, right?’
kra.pǎw bay níi (khɯɯ) khɔ̌ɔŋ khun chây máy
this bag
kra.pǎw bay níi
‘Yes, you are correct. This is my bag.’
chây nîi khɯɯ (kra.pǎw) khɔɔ̌ŋ chán
‘No, you are not correct. This is not my bag.’
mây chây nîi mây khɯɯ (kra.pǎw) khɔɔ̌ŋ chán
‘Not to be’
‘mây chây’
‘Have you eaten?’
khun kin khâaw (lɛ́ɛw) rɯ́ yaŋ khá
(already) or not
(lɛ́ɛw) rɯ́ yaŋ
‘Yes, I have (eaten)’
kin khâaw lɛ́ɛw khâ
not yet
yaŋ
‘What do you want?’
khun yàak dâay ʔa.ray khá
want (thing)
yàak dâay
‘I want 2 books.’
chán yàak dâay nǎŋ.sɯ̌ɯ sɔɔ̌ŋ lêm
want (to do)
yàak
‘What do you want to do?’
khun yàak tham ʔa.ray khá
to do
tham
‘I want to watch a movie.’
chán yàak duu nǎŋ khâ
‘I want some shoes.’
chán yàak dâay rɔɔŋ.tháaw khâ
‘What do you like?’
khun c h ɔ ɔ̂ p ʔa.ray
‘What do you like to do?’
khun c h ɔ ɔ̂ p tham ʔa.ray khá
can/could: to be able to do something
DO SOMETHING + dâay
‘Can you speak Thai?’
khun phûut thay dâay máy khá
‘Yes, I can speak a little Thai.’
dâay nít.nɔỳ chán phûut phaa.sǎa.thay dâay nít.nɔỳ
nít.nɔỳ
a little
‘No, I cannot speak Thai.’
mây dâay (phǒm/chán phûut phaa.sǎa.thay mây dâay)
can/could: to know how to do something
DO SOMETHING + pen
‘Can you drive a car?’
khun khàp rót pen máy khá
‘Yes, I can drive.’
pen khâ chán khàp rót pen
‘No, I cannot drive.’
mây pen chán khàp rót mây pen