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The document provides an overview of the Thai language, including that it is the national language of Thailand, is tonal and monosyllabic, and originated along the Vietnam-China border. It discusses the Thai alphabet, tones, regional variations, social registers, and numbers. Examples are given to demonstrate writing names in Thai, conversational phrases, foods, and asking for travel directions.
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Thai Language pdf
- 1. Thai Language Thursday, January 12, 12
- 2. Overview ✦ National Language of Thailand ✦ Uninflected, primarily monosyllabic, tonal language ✦ Tai-Kadai family ✦ Originated on Vietnam and China border ✦ Eastern Myanmar, Norther Vietnam, Yunnan, Laos Thursday, January 12, 12
- 3. Written Thai Language ✦ Introduced by the 3rd king of Sukhothai period ✦ King Ramkhamhaeng ✦ Based on Pali, Sanskrit, and Indian concepts ✦ Hill Tribes words Thursday, January 12, 12
- 4. Regional Variation ✦ 4 major dialects ‘Central Thai’, ‘Southern’, ‘Northern’, and Northeastern (close to Lao language)’ ✦ Central Thai or Bangkok Thai- being taught in school, television broadcasts, widely understood ✦ English is taught in all public schools Thursday, January 12, 12
- 5. Four Thai Languages ✦ Used differently in each social circumstances ✦ Thai royalty, monks, polite people, crude communication ✦ Example: to eat= Saweuy, Chan, Tarn, Kin Thursday, January 12, 12
- 6. Alphabet and Tone ✦ First Thai alphabet in 1283 ✦ 44 consonants ✦ 15 basic vowel characters ✦ Horizontally placed, left to right ✦ Vowels are written above, below, before, after ✦ Example: แก กา ก้า กู เก้า Thursday, January 12, 12
- 7. Tonal Language ✦ Thai alphabet is phonemic ✦ Possible to pronounce a word without knowing its meaning ✦ Tonal language ✦ Each word has a certain pitch characteristic ✦ Five tones: mid, low, high, rising, falling Thursday, January 12, 12
- 8. Practice your Tone Thursday, January 12, 12
- 9. Practice your Tone ✦ Mid Low High Rising Falling Thursday, January 12, 12
- 10. Practice your Tone ✦ Mid Low High Rising Falling ✦ Ma Thursday, January 12, 12
- 11. Practice your Tone ✦ Mid Low High Rising Falling ✦ Ma ✦ Come - - Horse Dog Thursday, January 12, 12
- 12. Practice your Tone ✦ Mid Low High Rising Falling ✦ Ma ✦ Come - - Horse Dog ✦ Na Thursday, January 12, 12
- 13. Practice your Tone ✦ Mid Low High Rising Falling ✦ Ma ✦ Come - - Horse Dog ✦ Na ✦ Rice Field - Face/ Page Aunt Thick Thursday, January 12, 12
- 14. Thai Consonants •Practice Thai Consonants http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=UwWY3aLG2D8&feature=related •Thai ABC •http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=wuGfLRSAZXU&feature=related Thursday, January 12, 12
- 15. Vowels Thursday, January 12, 12
- 16. Let’s write your names ✦ Janel Anderson ✦ Consonants: จ น ล อ น ด ร ส น ✦ Vowels: า เ แ เ อ ์ ั ✦ จาเนล แอนเดอร์สัน Thursday, January 12, 12
- 17. Thai Names ✦ ซอว์เยอร์ กอเธล ✦ บริททานี พีเทอร์ซัน ✦ บาร์บารา คุก ✦ เอริค ไรเดเซล ✦ ไทเลอร์ ฮิกกินส์ ✦ แซรา ชิมแชค ✦ คริสทีนา คาร์ลซ ✦ บรีอานา สมิธ ✦ แทรา แลง ✦ แดเนียล สแทนดิฟอร์ด ✦ แมคคัลลี แมคโดนัลด์ ✦ ซาแวนนา ซันดท์ ✦ ไบรอาร์ เอเลอร์ ✦ รีเบคคา เทาท์ Thursday, January 12, 12
- 18. Thai Numbers 1 = ๑ = Nueng 6 = ๖ = Hok 2 = ๒ = Song 7 = ๗ = Jet 3 = ๓ = Sarm 8 = ๘ = Pbad 4 = ๔ = Sii 9 = ๙ = Gao 5 = ๕ = Ha 10 = ๑๐ = Sib Thursday, January 12, 12
- 19. Writing Thai Numbers ✦ In your study guide Thursday, January 12, 12
- 20. Exercise: Thai Number Thursday, January 12, 12
- 21. Exercise: Thai Number ✦ Mr. Chaht has ๓ daughters and Wipa has ๒ sons. Thursday, January 12, 12
- 22. Exercise: Thai Number ✦ Mr. Chaht has ๓ daughters and Wipa has ๒ sons. ✦ There are ๒๓ staff working in the English Program; ๑๒ Thais and ๑๑ foreigners. Thursday, January 12, 12
- 23. Exercise: Thai Number ✦ Mr. Chaht has ๓ daughters and Wipa has ๒ sons. ✦ There are ๒๓ staff working in the English Program; ๑๒ Thais and ๑๑ foreigners. ✦ Sa-nugan Ying School address is ๑๓๔ Prachatippatai Road, Suphanburi, Thailand, ๗๒๐๐๐ Thursday, January 12, 12
- 24. Exercise: Thai Number ✦ Mr. Chaht has ๓ daughters and Wipa has ๒ sons. ✦ There are ๒๓ staff working in the English Program; ๑๒ Thais and ๑๑ foreigners. ✦ Sa-nugan Ying School address is ๑๓๔ Prachatippatai Road, Suphanburi, Thailand, ๗๒๐๐๐ ✦ Mr. Chaht’s phone number is +๖๖๘๑- ๘๕๘๗๖๗๘ Thursday, January 12, 12
- 25. Exercise: Thai Number ✦ Mr. Chaht has ๓ daughters and Wipa has ๒ sons. ✦ There are ๒๓ staff working in the English Program; ๑๒ Thais and ๑๑ foreigners. ✦ Sa-nugan Ying School address is ๑๓๔ Prachatippatai Road, Suphanburi, Thailand, ๗๒๐๐๐ ✦ Mr. Chaht’s phone number is +๖๖๘๑- ๘๕๘๗๖๗๘ ✦ Kru Tuke’s phone number is +๖๖๘๙-๘๓๖๔๔๐๓ Thursday, January 12, 12
- 26. Self Introduction Thursday, January 12, 12
- 27. Self Introduction ✦ Sa wad dee Ka/ Krub Thursday, January 12, 12
- 28. Self Introduction ✦ Sa wad dee Ka/ Krub ✦ สวัสดี ค่ะ/ ครับ Thursday, January 12, 12
- 29. Self Introduction ✦ Sa wad dee Ka/ Krub ✦ สวัสดี ค่ะ/ ครับ ✦ Di Chan/ Phom Chue.............................. Ka/ Krub Thursday, January 12, 12
- 30. Self Introduction ✦ Sa wad dee Ka/ Krub ✦ สวัสดี ค่ะ/ ครับ ✦ Di Chan/ Phom Chue.............................. Ka/ Krub ✦ ดิฉัน/ ผม ชื่อ.............................................. ค่ะ/ครับ Thursday, January 12, 12
- 31. Self Introduction ✦ Sa wad dee Ka/ Krub ✦ สวัสดี ค่ะ/ ครับ ✦ Di Chan/ Phom Chue.............................. Ka/ Krub ✦ ดิฉัน/ ผม ชื่อ.............................................. ค่ะ/ครับ ✦ Ar Yu ............... pbee Thursday, January 12, 12
- 32. Self Introduction ✦ Sa wad dee Ka/ Krub ✦ สวัสดี ค่ะ/ ครับ ✦ Di Chan/ Phom Chue.............................. Ka/ Krub ✦ ดิฉัน/ ผม ชื่อ.............................................. ค่ะ/ครับ ✦ Ar Yu ............... pbee ✦ อายุ ................... ปี Thursday, January 12, 12
- 33. Self Introduction ✦ Sa wad dee Ka/ Krub ✦ สวัสดี ค่ะ/ ครับ ✦ Di Chan/ Phom Chue.............................. Ka/ Krub ✦ ดิฉัน/ ผม ชื่อ.............................................. ค่ะ/ครับ ✦ Ar Yu ............... pbee ✦ อายุ ................... ปี ✦ Rien Grade ......... Tii Rong Rien Lodi High School Ka/ Krub Thursday, January 12, 12
- 34. Self Introduction ✦ Sa wad dee Ka/ Krub ✦ สวัสดี ค่ะ/ ครับ ✦ Di Chan/ Phom Chue.............................. Ka/ Krub ✦ ดิฉัน/ ผม ชื่อ.............................................. ค่ะ/ครับ ✦ Ar Yu ............... pbee ✦ อายุ ................... ปี ✦ Rien Grade ......... Tii Rong Rien Lodi High School Ka/ Krub ✦ เรียนเกรด ........ ที่โรงเรียนโลดาย ไฮสคูล ค่ะ/ ครับ Thursday, January 12, 12
- 35. Self Introduction ✦ Wanni Di Chan/ Phom Kor Nam Sa-nuer Ngan Kon Kwa ✦ วันนี้ ดิฉัน/ ผม ขอนําเสนองานค้นคว้า ✦ Rueng Garn Dern Tang Tong Tiew Nai Pbra Thet ✦ เรื่องการเดินทางท่องเที่ยวในประเทศ ✦ Asia Ta Wan Ork Chiang Tai Ka/ Krub ✦ เอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ ค่ะ/ครับ Thursday, January 12, 12
- 36. Useful Thai: Greeting ✦ Good Morning ✦ Sa Wad Di Torn Chao Ka/ Krub ✦ Good Afternoon ✦ Sa Wad Di Torn Bai Ka/ Krub ✦ Good Bye ✦ La Gorn Ka/ Krub Thursday, January 12, 12
- 37. Everyday Conversation ✦ Have you eaten yet? ✦ How are you? ✦ Tarn Khao Rue Young Ka/ Krub? ✦ Sa Bai Di Mai Ka/ Krub? ✦ Yes, I have. ✦ I’m fine/ good. ✦ Tarn Laew Ka/ Krub ✦ Sa Bai Di Ka/ Krub ✦ No, I haven’t ✦ Young Mai Dai Tarn Ka/ Krub Thursday, January 12, 12
- 38. Everyday Conversation ✦ Where did you just go? ✦ I’m sorry. ✦ Pbai Nai Ma? ✦ Di Chan/ Phom Kor Tode Ka/ Krub ✦ Where are you going? ✦ That’s alright./ Never mind ✦ Gum Lung Ja Pai Ti Nai? ✦ Mai Pben Rai Ka/ Krub ✦ Yes = Chai Ka/ Krub ✦ No = Mai Ka/ Krub Thursday, January 12, 12
- 39. Let’s speak Thai A: Sa Wad Di Ka/ Krub B: Sa Wad Di Ka/ Krub A: Sa Bai Di Mai Ka/ Krub? B: Sa Bai Di Ka A: Khun Tarn Khao Rue Young Ka/ Krub? B: Tarn Laew Ka/ Krub Thursday, January 12, 12
- 40. Food ✦ Banana = Gluoy ✦ Pork = Moo ✦ Orange = Som ✦ Chicken = Gai ✦ Apple = Apple ✦ Beef = Nuer ✦ Papaya = Ma La Gor ✦ Fish = Pbla ✦ Pineapple = Sab Pba Rod ✦ Prawn = Goong ✦ Coconut = Ma Praw ✦ Duck = Pbed ✦ Pumpkin = Fuck Thong ✦ Tofu = Tao Hu ✦ Chili = Prik ✦ Vegetable = Phak ✦ Supaporn Thursday, January 12, 12
- 41. Food ✦ Thai Omelet = Kai Jiew ✦ Fried Rice = Kao Pad ✦ Papaya Spicy Salad = Som Tum ✦ Spicy Seafood Soup = Tom Yum Ta-le Thursday, January 12, 12
- 42. Food Conversation ✦ I don’t eat spicy food. ✦ Di Chan Mai Gin Phet ✦ I like omelet. ✦ Di Chan/ Phom Chorb Gin Kai Jiew Thursday, January 12, 12
- 43. Traveling ✦ How can I get to....? ✦ Di Chan/ Phom Ja Pbai ...........Yang Rai? ✦ Go Straight = Trong Pbai ✦ Turn Left = Liew Sai ✦ Turn Right = Liew Kwa Thursday, January 12, 12
- 44. References ✦ http://jazripper.blogspot.com/2010/05/thai-keyboard-layout.html ✦ http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9638399/overview.htm ✦ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmMjbUA2Vkk ✦ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Taikadai-en.svg ✦ http://iluvthailand.wordpress.com/2008/03/10/history-of-the-thai-language- and-thai-alphabet/ ✦ http://www.cnx-translation.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=95 Thursday, January 12, 12