Thai Language – Verb to “Get”, Verb to “Want”

Verb to “Get”, Verb to “Want”               =       “ao” / “yaàk dȃi”

Example: 

chan mȃi ao dȃi mái

phǒm yaàk dȃi sȗa siĭ khiăw

phȗak rao yaàk dȃi ma-haă-witayalai dii dii

ao khaȃw phàt muŭ

Unit 12

“pai suú khͻ̆ͻng”

(Go for Shopping)

Vocabulary

phͻ̑ͻ khaá   =       seller/merchant (male)    mɛ̑ɛ khaá = seller/merchant (female)

krà-paǒ       =       bag                                 bai     =     classifier (hollow objects)

phɛɛng pai  =       too expensive                 lót dȃi măi = can discount?

yang            =       still                                 ìik      =       one more (again)

khaàt tua    =       the last price                            luȗk khaá = customer

tͻ̀̀ͻ               =       negotiate                        kèng  =       good/expert

Mini Talk

A:      phͻ̑ͻ khaá khá krà-paǒ bai nií raa khaa thaô rai khá

B:      2000 Baht khráp

A:      Oh… phɛɛng pai na khá  lót dȃi măi khá

B:      dȃi 1500 Baht khráp

A:      yang phɛɛng pai na khá  lót ìik dȃi măi khá

B:      dȃi 1000 Baht khaàt tua

A:      mȃi ao yang phɛɛng pai na khá 

B:      khun pen luȗk khaá thiȋ tͻ̀̀ͻ kèng jing jing

A:      mȃi yaàk dȃi lәәy  khͻ̆ͻ thoôt duȃy na khá 

Structural Practice  “phɛɛng pai”, “lót dȃi măi”

Example:

1. krà-proong tua nií phɛɛng pai
2. tham mai mȃi tͻ̀̀ͻ raa khaa ìik
3. yang phɛɛng pai
4. lót dȃi măi
5. lót dȃi thaô rai