Pimsleur Thai

[bocelli27]

As I am having yet another go at Pimsleurs 30 lessons, I thought that I would post my crib sheet of the content of the lessons as I go along. Anyone else setting out on this venture may find the crib useful. I understand that Pimsleur is available for download on various torrent sites.

 

Pimsleur Thai

Lesson

1 krap politeness expression - male; yes (m) see later notes on when 'chai' is also required re yes / no answers

ka politeness expression - female; yes (f) see later notes on when 'chai' is also required re yes / no answers

mai krap no (m) see later notes on when 'chai' is also required re yes / no answers

mai ka no (f)) see later notes on when 'chai' is also required re yes / no answers

kor-toht-krap excuse me (m)

kor-toht-ka excuse me (f)

sa-wat-dee krap / ka hello

korp-khun krap / ka thank you

nit-noi a little

pass-ah language

pass-ah thai Thai language

pass-ah ankrit English language

khun you

pom I (m)

dee-chan I (f)

khao-jai to understand

Kon person

pen is / are

mai at end of sentence before krap/ka = question

Khun pen you are

Pom pen I am (m)

pom pen kon ankrit krap I am English (m) ( I am person English)

khun pen kon ankrit chai mai krap are you English? (you are person English?) chai' used in 'are you' questions

chai krap Yes chai' used in answer to 'are you' questions

mai chai krap No chai' used in answer to 'are you' questions

pom mai chai con Thai krap I am not Thai (f)

dee-chan mai chai con Thai ka I am not Thai (m)

kon Amer-ee-kan American person

khun khao-jai pass-ah Thai mai krap Do you understand Thai?

pom Khao-jai pass-ah Thai nit-noi krap I understand Thai a little.

 

2, 3, 4 mahr very

dee well

dee mahr very well

dai can

poote to speak

mai-khao-dee-tao-rai not so very well

mai-tao-rai not that much

baar but

khun poote dai ... you can speak ...

khun poote pass-ah Thai dai mai krap Can you speak Thai?

pom poote pass-ah Thai dai nit-noi krap I can speak a little Thai

khun poote pass-ah Thai dai dee mahr krap You can speak Thai very well.

pom poote pass-ah Thai dai mai-khao-dee-tao-rai krap I can speak Thai not so very well

than-on Road

tee-nai Where?

you is (located)

tee-nee here

tee-nohn over there

thanon Sillom you tee-nai krap Where is Sillom Road?

thanon Sillom you tee-nee krap Sillom Road is here

thanon Sillom you tee-nohn krap Sillom Road is over there

you tee-nee chai mai krap Is it (located) here? Use 'chai' with 'is it' questions & hence 'chai' or 'mai chai' in response

you tee-nohn krap It is (located) over there.

mai you tee-nee krap It is not (located) here.

 

5 lao khun la And what about you? (And you what about?)

saab to know

yah would like / want

gin eat / drink

cow rice

namm water

a-rai What?

khun yah gin cow mai krap Would you like to eat? To eat add 'cow' as eating assumes rice.

khun yah gin namm mai krap Would you like to drink water?

pom yah gin cow krap I would like to eat.

pom yah gin namm krap I would like to drink water.

khun yah gin a-rai krap What would you like to eat / have?

 

6 doo-ay too, also

chai-in iced tea

ran-a-harn restaurant

tee at / on

tee ran-a-harn at a restaurant

khun yah gin cow tee-nai krap where would you like to eat?

pom yah gin cow tee ran-a-harn (name) krap I want to eat at the (name) restaurant

ran-a-harn you tee than-on Sillom krap The restaurant is (located)on Sillom Road

tee ran-a-harn reu krap At a restaurant is it? Use 'reu' as question word when confirming something

mai chai krap; mai chai tee ran-a-harn No; it's not at a restaurant Use 'chai' in response to 'reu' questions

chai krap; chai tee ran-a-harn Yes; it's at a restaurant Use 'chai' in response to 'reu' questions

ran-a-harn you tee-nee mai krap Is the restaurant (located) here? standard question

krap; ran-a-harn you tee-nee krap Yes; the restaurant is here. standard answer

mai krap; ran-a-harn mai you tee-nee krap No; the restaurant is not here. standard answer

ran-a-harn you tee-nee reu krap The restaurant is here isn't it? confirming question

chai krap; ran-a-harn chai tee-nee krap Yes; the restaurant is here. confirming answer

chai mai krap; ran-a-harn mai chai tee-nee krap No; the restaurant is not here. confirming answer

 

7 don-nee now, at this time

tee-lan another time

meu-a-rai when?

khun yah gin cow don-nee mai krap would you like to eat now?

meu-a-rai krap; don-nee reu krap when? Now is it?

mai chai don-nee no, not now

tee-lan reu krap Another time is it?

lao-wy wine

bee-ar beer

khun yah gin chai-in meu-a-rai when do you want to drink iced tea?

don-nee pom mai yah gin nam krap I don't want to drink water at this time.

 

 

8, 9, 10 a-harn-gran-whan lunch

koo-at bottle

bee-ar song koo-at 2 bottles of beer

bai gin cow to go

bai gin cow to go to eat

reu or

bee-ar reu lao-wy beer or wine

korr would like to order

pom korr .. may I have / I would like to order

pom korr bee-ar song koo-at krap may I have 2 bottles of beer

pom ya bai gin a-harn-gran-whan krap I would like to go to eat lunch

dumme to drink

tamm to do

khun yah tamm a-rai krap What would you like to do?

seu to buy

seu kon to buy something

kon something; thing

pom ya bai seu kon krap I want to go to buy something

gap with

gap khun with you

bai gap khun go with you

kry who; whom

bpai gap kry reu krap go with who(m)?

rong-rehm hotel

tee rong rehm (name) at the hotel (name)

khun saab mai krap; thanon Sillom you tee-nai krap. Do you know where Sillom Road is? In Thai requires 2 separate questions

gee how much; how many

laa-ou already

mohng time

gee mohng laa-ou krap what time is it? (how much time is it already?)

don at the hotel (name)

dee neung 1am

dee sorng 2am

dee sahm 3am

dee see 4am

dee hah 5am

hok mohng chow 6am based on 'chow' is 'morning'

neung mohng chow 7am based on 'chow' is 'morning'

sorng mohng chow 8am based on 'chow' is 'morning'

sahm mohng chow 9am based on 'chow' is 'morning'

see mohng chow 10am based on 'chow' is 'morning'

hah mohng chow 11am based on 'chow' is 'morning'

tee-ang 12 noon

bai mohng 1pm based on 'bai' is 'afternoon'

bai sorng mohng 2pm based on 'bai' is 'afternoon'

bai sahm mohng 3pm based on 'bai' is 'afternoon'

(1) bai see mohng; (2) see mohng yen 4pm see above & below

hah mohng yen 5pm based on 'yen' is 'evening'

hok mohng yen 6pm based on 'yen' is 'evening'

neung tuum 7pm based on 'tuum' is 'night'

sorng tuum 8pm based on 'tuum' is 'night'

sahm tuum 9pm based on 'tuum' is 'night'

see tuum 10pm based on 'tuum' is 'night'

hah tuum 11pm based on 'tuum' is 'night'

(1)hok tuum; (2) tee-ang keun 12 midnight

don bai sahm mohng at 2pm

don bai sahm mohng reu don bai see mohng at 2pm or 3pm

[gogo dog]

Don't forget the tones.

[Nana Fly]

Thanks for this bocelli27. I've just started doing the Thai Pimsleur lessons again & your crib sheet will come into good use.

 

I hope in time, cribs sheets for lessons 11-20 & 21-30 are eventually posted.

 

Thanks again - most appreciated.

[bocelli27]

I have ignored the tones because I am assuming the crib will be used in conjunction with the lessons so that the tones can be heard and imitated.

 

I am intending to work through the remaining 20 lessons in the same way; I have them on a excel spreadsheet which may be a better way of posting them as an attachment ; or I could email it to any interested parties

[Loong]

khun pen kon ankrit chai mai krap are you English? (you are person English?) chai' used in 'are you' questions

chai krap Yes chai' used in answer to 'are you' questions

 

You can think of châi măi , ใช่ไหม as "Is that right/so/the truth"?

 

 

2, 3, 4 mahr very

dee mahr very well

 

Do you mean mâak มาก ?

 

mai-khao-dee-tao-rai not so very well

 

mâi kôi dee tâo-rai , ไม่ค่อยดีเท่าไร

 

 

baar but

 

Do you mean dtàe , แต่ ?

 

5 lao khun la And what about you? (And you what about?)

 

láew , แล้ว

 

khun yah gin cow mai krap Would you like to eat? To eat add 'cow' as eating assumes rice.

khun yah gin namm mai krap Would you like to drink water?

pom yah gin cow krap I would like to eat.

pom yah gin namm krap I would like to drink water.

khun yah gin a-rai krap What would you like to eat / have?

 

yàak , อยาก

yàak jà , อยากจะ

 

 

tee-lan another time

 

tee lăng , ทีหลัง , later ; afterward ; next (ends with a G)

 

 

8, 9, 10 a-harn-gran-whan lunch

 

aa-hăan glaang wan , อาหารกลางวัน , there is an L not R in glaang, plus a G on the end.

 

seu kon to buy something

kon something; thing

 

séu kŏng , ซื้อของ, note the ending in G

 

 

 

mohng time

 

way-laa , เวลา is usually used for time

mohng , โมง means hour or O'clock, but is used as in "what time is it?"

 

 

tee-ang 12 noon

 

Also tîang wan, เที่ยงวัน

Edited August 21, 2009 by Loong

[herds]

แต่ from memory, sounds quite a bit like bear on pimsluer

[Nana Fly]

 

I am intending to work through the remaining 20 lessons in the same way; I have them on a excel spreadsheet which may be a better way of posting them as an attachment ; or I could email it to any interested parties

 

Yes please! Could you email me an Excel copy when you get a chance. Thanks.

 

By the way, on your crib sheet for lesson 1, you'll need to change the masculine/feminine around for the phrase below:

pom mai chai con Thai krap I am not Thai (f)

dee-chan mai chai con Thai ka I am not Thai (m)

 

Many thanks

[Ajay75]

I went through the 30 lessons and learnt it pretty well a while ago but the problem I found out when I learn't my new knowledge is this. You can speak some phrases but if someone talks back to you, you won't understand a word they are saying.

 

Pimslar is ok for a grounding in Thai and to learn a few useful things for a holiday but to reach any sort of conversational level forget it.

 

I wish I had never even bothered learning Pimslar for 3 months as I never use it now as I have a teacher and can think on my feet in Thai. Its ok to learn from but its really not how people speak in "real life" so you will struggle to understand responses to some of the Thai you have learn't via Pimslars.

 

I suppose it depends on what level you want to learn Thai to.

[herds]

A lot of that stuff in pimsleur is good for structure but about it, like has anyone heard a thai say.. "pom dtang jai ja bai gin ahaan glang wan", just "bi gin kow"