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Frank:

Chāi nân kūn hòp sùea thǔe àrāi yóeyáe pāi nǎi kān

ªÑ ¹Ñ蹤سËͺàÊ×èÍ ¶×ÍÍÐäÃ
àÂÍÐáÂÐä»ä˹¡Ñ¹

Chai, where are you off to with the mat and other stuff?

Chai:

pāi Fráenk pāi fāng dōntrī nāi sǔan kān

ä» á¿Ã§¡ì 仿ѧ´¹µÃÕ
ã¹Êǹ¡Ñ¹

Let’s go, Frank. Go to “Music in the Park” concert with me.

Frank:

dǐao dǐao dōntrī àrāi lên thî nǎi

à´ÕëÂÇæ ´¹µÃÕÍÐäÃ
àÅè¹·Õèä˹

Wait, wait! What music and where?

Chai:

kô wōng sīmfōnî ōkhêttrâ ngāi lên thî Sǔan Lūmpínī

¡çǧºÒ§¡Í¡«ÔÁ⿹ÕÍÍ
à¤ÊµÃéÒä§ àÅè¹·ÕèÊÇ¹ÅØÁ¾Ô¹Õ

The Bangkok Symphony Orchestra is performing in Lumpini Park.

Frank:

pāi kô pāi  ôhō mī wāi dûai

仡çä» âÍéâÎ ÁÕäǹì´éÇÂ

Okay, I’m going. Wow, you’ve got some wine with you!

Chai:

mǎe bānyākàt dī dī dōntrī phróh phróh kô tông dùem wāi sá nòi

áËÁ ºÃÃÂÒ¡ÒÈ´Õæ ´¹µÃÕ
à¾ÃÒÐæ ¡çµéͧ´×èÁäǹì
«Ð˹èÍÂ

Yeah. Nice atmosphere, great music and sipping fine wine go well together!

Frank:

rō páep nùeng  khǒ phǒm pāi yìp wāi ìk khùat  ô khūn mī thî pōet wāi líeo yāng

ÃÍá»êº¹Ö§ ¢Í¼Áä»ËÂÔº
äǹìÍÕ¡¢Ç´ ÍéÍ ¤Ø³ÁÕ·Õèà»Ô´
äǹìáÅéÇÂѧ

Just a second, let me get another bottle of wine. Ah, have you got a wine opener with you?

Chai:

nî làe  phǒm chà mā yūem khūn  khǒng phǒm hǎ mâi chōe

¡ç¹ÕèáËÅмÁ¨ÐÁÒÂ×Á¤Ø³
¢Í§¼ÁËÒäÁèà¨Í

This is just what I need to borrow from you. I couldn’t find mine.

Frank:

dâi dâi  láeo kâeo wāi lâ mī láeo yāng

ä´éæ áÅéÇá¡éÇäǹìÅèÐ
ÁÕáÅéÇÂѧ

Sure! What about wine glasses? Got any with you?

Chai:

mǔean kān  phǒm mī tàe kâeo bàràndī  mâi mī kâeo wāi

¹Õè¡çàËÁ×͹¡Ñ¹ ¼ÁÁÕáµè
á¡éǺÃÑè¹´Õ äÁèÁÕá¡éÇäǹì

This is also another thing. I’ve got only brandy glasses, no wine glasses.

Frank:

phǒm mī  ngáng āo khǒng phǒm pāi kô láeo kān

¼ÁÁÕ §Ñé¹àÍҢͧ¼Áä»
¡çáÅéǡѹ

I’ve got some. Let’s take some of mine then.

Chai:

kô dī  ēh rāo mī sùea mī wāi thî pòet wāi  kaeo wāi … láeo kô

¡ç´Õ àÍ àÃÒÁÕàÊ×èÍ ÁÕäÇ¹ì ·Õèà»Ô´
äǹì á¡éÇäǹì
áÅéÇ¡ç

Good! Eh, we’ve got the mat, wine, wine opener, wine glasses, …anndddd…

Frank:

kàp klâem lâ

¡Ñºá¡ÅéÁÅèÐ

What about something to go with the wine?

Chai:

mī láeo  phǒm mī nōeikhǎeng kàp khànǒm pāng kròp  rîaprói  pāi kān lōei

ÁÕáÅéÇ ¼ÁÁÕà¹Âá¢ç§¡Ñº¢¹Á
»Ñ§¡Ãͺ àÃÕºÃéÍ 仡ѹàÅÂ

Yes, I’ve got some cheese and crackers. We’re all set! Let’s get going!

Language check:

How would you respond, in Thai, to the following lines?

Nong:   rēo rēo nòi mī wēlā ìk sǎm nāthī (Hurry up! We’ve got only three minutes!)
Phi:       …………………(Wait! / Just a sec!)

khǒ sài námhǒm………… (Let me put on a little bit of perfume.)

…………pāi lōei (Okay, finished. Let’s go!)

Answer keys:

1. dǐao dǐao / rō páep nùeng / à´ÕëÂÇæ, á»êºË¹Öè§
2. sá nòi
/ «Ð˹èÍÂ
3. rîaprói
/ àÃÕºÃéÍÂ


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  • Welcome back to a new adaptation of Phût Phāsǎ Thāi after our transitional Songkran break. As per the valued suggestions of our readers, the transliterations now follow the Royal Institute's system (http://www.royin.go.th/th/profile/index.php), which includes tone markers. In terms of content, the column will continue to provide you with everyday language on specific topics.

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    Phût phāsǎ Thai

    Okay, I’m going / pāi kô pāi

    More common short phrases to make your Thai conversation sound smooth and natural

    Music in the Park will be performed every Sunday afternoon until the end of February. It is jointly organised by the BMA and Boon Rawd Brewery. — Wisit Thaemngoen

    Today we will review some of the k? phrases from last week that keep a conversation going, and add some new phrases. So, I hope you enjoy this week's conversation below.

    pāi kô pāi        仡çä»    Okay, I’m going.

    nî làe          ¡ç¹ÕèáËÅÐ This is just …

    mǔean kān         ¹Õè¡çàËÁ×͹¡Ñ¹       This is also (another thing)

    Besides the phrases containing k?, I'd like to move on to another group, some common phrases you might have heard many times before but may not have picked up on yet. Let's look at them in isolation before putting them in context:

    dǐao dǐao         wait     à´ÕëÂÇæ     Wait!

    sá nòi   «Ð˹èÍ                some, a little bit!

    páep nùeng/dīao          á»êºË¹Öè§/à´ÕÂÇ       Just a second! Wait a second.

    rîap rói            àÃÕºÃéÍ All set! Finished! Ready!

    Let's look at these phrases used in context.