Thai (ไทย)

Nedell
hi

Postby Nedell » 2004-11-04, 16:06

Strigo wrote:Hi,

I'm also very interested in Thai. But I've been lazy and haven't studied the alphabet yet. I promise I will soon.

Do you know Manee and friends? It's a nice way to learn the alphabet.

http://www.learningthai.com

http://www.ethaimusic.com

Yes, Sou, teach us some grammar tips : verbs (tenses), pronouns, adjectives, negation, etc.


thank yoi

Nedell

hi

Postby Nedell » 2004-11-04, 17:08

วิทยา witH yaaM = science
ขอปิด ที. วี. นะkhaawR bpitL theeM weeM naH. Can I turn off the T.V.?"

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Postby ปฐวี » 2004-12-11, 2:32

The following prompt is from Benjawan Poomsan Becker's Thai for Advanced Readers, page 21:

ให้หัดแต่งเรื่องเกี่ยวกับครอบครัวของตนเองเป็นภาษาไทย

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Postby ego » 2004-12-23, 22:29

Hello,

I don't learn Thai although I think it would be more than interesting.. Maybe in the future. I noticed that you said that in Thai there are different type of words for royalty, nobility etc. I found that very interesting because the same happens in tongan language too. The Tongans use different words when addressing to the King, to a noble and when addressing to a commoner. Maybe this has something to do with the theory of the origins of the Polynesians from Indochina and Indonesia.. Or maybe I am going too far :?
Best wishes for your lessons

Nedell

hi

Postby Nedell » 2005-01-13, 12:25

have you been damage by the tsunami???

Chocky

Re: Thai language and culture

Postby Chocky » 2005-01-18, 9:49

[quote="Sou"]สวัสดี!


Hi I,am interested in Thai as many Unilangers know. The word thay above means hi or good day.


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Postby projetdefleur » 2005-02-24, 20:03

สว้สดี
This thread has been quiet WAY too long :( I just got into learning Thai but nobody here speaks it, it seems (Which is weird for a country with 25mil. speakers :P) Hopefully this thread will come back from the dead!
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CHockyy

hi

Postby CHockyy » 2005-03-10, 9:45

the thai forum is not active since long ago.

Well I am going to post something about this language


How are you ?
Khun sabai dee mai?

I'm fine,Thankyou
Sabaidee,kop khun

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Thai - german translation

Postby fitschu » 2005-03-11, 10:25

Hi everybody
can anybody translate the thai-words "kid theng" for me to german or english?
thanks a lot
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hi

Postby chocky » 2005-03-30, 10:30

Pom chue Miguel = My Name is Miguel
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เฮ้!

Postby Stellar » 2005-04-28, 14:01

เสน่ห์ภาษาไทย เอ๋ย

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Re: เฮ้!

Postby chocky » 2005-04-29, 8:31

Stellar wrote:เสน่ห์ภาษาไทย เอ๋ย


sawasdee, Stellar,
would you mind telling us something about you? Are you ready to help us here? I come from spain and I am 33 years old .
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Postby Javier » 2005-08-02, 18:02

Where is everybody ???

One question: has someone reach a good level reading and writing thai ?? (not native)

I'd like to know your experiences, because I am having a though time with the script, I do not know why :cry:

possibly my hard disk is already full or has not enough capacity? (chinese, japanese, arabic, korean, arabic, russian ...)

but the words are easy to learn, is just the script ...

Hope to hear your experiences
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Verbs

Postby Jonne » 2005-08-30, 14:49

Hello, can anyone show me Thai verb conjugation? Is it similar to Chinese?
I speak - wo shuo
you speak - ni shuo
s/he speaks - ta shuo

i spoke - wo shuo le
you spoke - ni shuo le
s/he spoke - ta shuo le

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Postby Javier » 2005-08-30, 15:20

It is pretty the same, the verb is one word and that's it, does not change.

for example speak = พูด [phuut]

I (male/female) speak
= ผม/ฉัน พูด [pom/chan phuut]
You speak
= คุณพูด [khun phuut]
He/She speaks
= เขาพูด [kao phuut]

if you want to say the past just add a "past" word, for example if you add yesterday = เมื่อวานนี้ [meuwa-wan ni] then it implies it is past, although the verb does not change.

I spoke yesterday.
= ผมพูดเมื่อวานนี้ [pom phuut meuwa-wan-ni]

or add a particle for example จะ [] (expressing intention)

I intent to speak, I will speak
= ผมจะพูด [pom ja phuut]

A tip: If you are serious about thai, learn the script, the transliterations look very weird !! and I did not use tones, but the idea is there ... :silly:
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Postby Jonne » 2005-08-31, 12:27

Javier wrote:It is pretty the same, the verb is one word and that's it, does not change.

for example speak = พูด [phuut]

I (male/female) speak
= ผม/ฉัน พูด [pom/chan phuut]
You speak
= คุณพูด [khun phuut]
He/She speaks
= เขาพูด [kao phuut]

if you want to say the past just add a "past" word, for example if you add yesterday = เมื่อวานนี้ [meuwa-wan ni] then it implies it is past, although the verb does not change.

I spoke yesterday.
= ผมพูดเมื่อวานนี้ [pom phuut meuwa-wan-ni]

or add a particle for example จะ [] (expressing intention)

I intent to speak, I will speak
= ผมจะพูด [pom ja phuut]

A tip: If you are serious about thai, learn the script, the transliterations look very weird !! and I did not use tones, but the idea is there ... :silly:


Hmm yes I see. I don't think I'll be learning Thai in the near future.. enough work with other languages. I heard that the grammar is very easy, so wanted to have a proof hehe.
I didn't use tones for chiese example either :silly:
but I think you know Chinese well enough to understand hehe.

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Postby Bamboo Grove » 2005-12-07, 4:27

Hello Jonne,
I hail from the same country as you. I've studied both Chinese and Thai and I've now lived in Thailand for more than 16 years. There are many similarities between these two languages as both are tonal. That means there is no conjugation and no tenses. Writing is naturally easier in Thai as there are real alphabets.

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chocky

Postby chocky » 2005-12-09, 10:43

Bamboo Grove wrote:Hello Jonne,
I hail from the same country as you. I've studied both Chinese and Thai and I've now lived in Thailand for more than 16 years. There are many similarities between these two languages as both are tonal. That means there is no conjugation and no tenses. Writing is naturally easier in Thai as there are real alphabets.


Cool that you can speak thai. It is a language that fascinates me!!! Can you give me some lessons???
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Postby Bamboo Grove » 2005-12-10, 12:07

chocky wrote:

Can you give me some lessons???


Should you happen to visit Hua Hin, we could certainly have a couple of lessons. Otherwise it might be a bit difficult :lol:

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MOG Software: Virtual Thai Keyboard

Postby chaofarangset » 2005-12-10, 13:06

Hello,

If you're learning Thai you may need to type some Thai text on your computer.

A virtual Thai keyboard would be fine if you don't have a real one.

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You may find this freeware virtual Thai keyboard (working with most XP softwares) at :

http://mog.software.free.fr

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