free thai lesson 53: Pronouns
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Personal Pronouns
English |
Thai |
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I / me |
- chan (©Ñ¹) : to friends and general people or - pom (¼Ã) for male /di-chan (´Ô©Ñ¹) for female to friends and polite people.: |
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You |
- kun (¤Ø³) : to friends and polite people or - tarn (·èÒ¹) : to seniors people. |
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We |
rao (à ÃÒ) | |
He |
khao (à ¢Ò) | |
She |
ter (à ¸Ã) | |
They / Them |
puag-khao (¾Ç¡à ¢Ò) | |
It |
man (Ãѹ) : to animals and everything. | |
Possessive Pronouns
English |
Thai |
My / Mine |
- khorng-chan (¢Ã§©Ñ¹) or - khorng-pom (¢Ã§¼Ã) for male / - khorng-di-chan (¢Ã§´Ô©Ñ¹) for female. |
Your |
- khorng kun (¢Ã§¤Ø³) or - Khorng tarn (¢Ã§·èÒ¹) |
His / Him |
khorng-khao (¢Ã§à ¢Ò) |
Her |
khorng-ter (¢Ã§à ¸Ã) |
Ours |
khorng-puag-rao (¢Ã§¾Ç¡à ÃÒ) |
Theirs |
khorng-puag-khao (¢Ã§¾Ç¡à ¢Ò) |
Its |
khorng-man (¢Ã§Ãѹ) |
Note : In Thai culture, people would use pronoun to informally call other people as their relative such as pee (¾Õè)=brother-sister, norng (¹éç) younger brother-sister, lung (Åا)= uncle, par (»éÒ) aunt, nar (¹éÒ)aunt (if they are younger than your mother), ar (ÃÃ’)=uncle(if they are younger than your mother), tar (µÒ)=grandfather, yary (ÂÒÂ)=grandmother.
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other words
Goo (¡Ù) = I
This is a very rude word to call yourself.Sound like you talk to someone lower but often use it to a really intimate friend as a very informal and friendly word.
MEUNG (ÃÖ§) = You
This is a very rude word to call someone.Sound like you talk to someone lower (or slave) but often use it to a really intimate friend as a very informal and friendly word.
GEA (á¡) = You
This is a rude word to call someone.Sound like you talk to someone lower (or slave) but often use it to a really intimate friend as a very informal and friendly word.(Fay: I call very close friends like that sometimes as it does not sound rude much like MEUNG (ÃÖ§) = You)
MUN (Ãѹ) =It,2nd or 3rd person
This is a very rude word to call someone.Sound like you talk to someone lower (or slave) but often use it to a really intimate friend as a very informal and friendly word. (Fay:I have heard a girl call her farang husband MUN when she talk to friends)
Nuuh (˹Ù) = I which mean “Mouseâ€
Refer to someone so much younger than others she/he talk to for example : my student call me Ajarn (teacher) and they call themselve Nuuh, I call myself Nuuh when I talk to my advisor and my parents (Fay: I call myself Nuuh when I talk to my boyfriend too; some girls do that make it so sweet like she is his baby one)
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