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Hello everyone. I know it has been a long time since I posted a lesson on my page. Today, I have vocabulary about emotions and feelings

Hopefully, you learned something useful today. And don't forget to practice Thai in your daily life. 😊😊





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Useful Thai prefixes I

When you hear new vocabulary that you don't know, you may have to look them up in dictionary. However, knowing some useful prefixes may help you guess the meaning of some words easily. Another benefit of knowing some of these useful prefixes will be to help you come up with new vocabulary in a needed situation. So, today I would like to introduce a few often-used prefixes in Thai. Let's take a look together.

1. ที่ têe has several meanings. However, the one that we will focus on today is the meaning of "a place" and it acts as a noun. When you place ที่ têe in front of a verb, then it changes that verb to be a noun and has a meaning of the place that you do that action. Can you take a look at these vocabulary words and guess the meaning of them before scrolling down to look at the meaning?

ที่กิน têe gin
ที่นอน têe norn
ที่เล่น têe lâyn
ที่นั่ง têe nâng

Now let's check if your answers are correct or not.

- ที่กิน têe gin means a place where you eat so it can refer to a dining table, or a restaurant.
แถวเยาวราชมีที่กินที่ไหนน่าไปกินบ้าง
tăew yao-wá-râat mee têe gin têe năi nâa bpai gin bâang
Where are good places to eat in Chinatown?

- ที่นอน têe norn means a place where you sleep; it usually refers to a bed or a mattress.
ที่นอนอันใหม่นอนไม่สบายเลย
têe norn an-mài norn mâi sà-baai loiie
The new bed/mattress is not comfortable at all.

- ที่เที่ยว têe-tîieow means a place where you go for leisure; it usually refers to a travelling spot.
เชียงใหม่มีที่เที่ยวดีไหม
Chiang-mài mee têe-tîieow dee dee măi
Is there any good travelling spot in Chiang Mai?

- ที่นั่ง têe nâng means a place where you sit; it usually refers to a chair, a sofa.
ที่นั่งบนเครื่องบินเล็กมาก
têe nâng bon krêuuang-bin-lék mâak
Chairs on airplanes are very small.

2. ค่า kâa (noun) fee
Whenever you add ค่า kâa in front of a verb or a noun, then it has a meaning of a fee of that action/noun.
For exmaple:

- ค่าบ้าน kâa bâan a fee for housing, it can refer to a rent, a mortgage.
เดือนนี้ยังไม่ได้จ่ายค่าบ้านเลย
deuuan-née yang mâi dâai jàai kâa bâan loiie
I haven't paid the mortgage this month yet.

- ค่าเช่า kâa châo rent
ทำไมค่าเช่าแถวนี้แพงจังเลยคะ
tam-mai kâa châo tăew-née-paeng jang loiie ká
Why is the rent in this area very expensive?

- ค่าเรียน kâa riian tuition fee, studying fee
มีลูกสามคน แทบจะจ่ายค่าเรียนไม่ไหวเลย
mee lôok săam-kon · tâep jà jàai kâa riian mâi wăi loiie
Having three children, I can barely pay their tuition fees.

- ค่าข้าว kâa kâao/ค่ากิน kâa gin cost of food/meal
ค่าข้าวเมื่อวานนี้เท่าไหร่นะ
kâa kâao mêuua waan née tâo rài ná
How much was the cost of the meal/food yesterday?

- ค่าเข้า kâa kâo entry fee
ค่าเข้าสวนน้ำคนละ 500 บาท
kâa kâo sŭuan-nám-kon-lá hâa-rói bàat
The water park's entry fee is 500 baht per person.

Hopefully, you learned something useful today. And don't forget to practice Thai in your daily life. 😊😊

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#สอนภาษาไทยให้ชาวต่างชาติ
#เรียนภาษาไทย


#学泰语
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