Describing Personality 02

Learn how to describe people’s personalities in Thai! This Easy Thai lesson covers common Thai expressions for character traits, from clumsy and sweet-talking to bossy, boastful and selfish. Each one is brought to life through everyday examples. You’ll also learn how the pattern ทำไม...แบบนี้ (tham-mai...bàep níi) is used to express surprise rather than to ask a real question.

Thai Vocabulary:
ซุ่มซ่าม (sûm-sâam) – Clumsy
ปากหวาน (bpàak wǎan) – Sweet-talking
ขี้เซา (khîi sao) – Heavy sleeper
ขี้อวด (khîi ùat) – Show-off
ขี้โม้ (khîi móo) – Boastful / Full of tall tales
ธรรมะธัมโม (tham-má tham-moo) – Devout / Very religious
ขี้เกรงใจ (khîi kreeng-jai) – Reluctant to impose on others
เจ้ากี้เจ้าการ (jâo-gîi jâo-gaan) – Bossy
เห็นแก่ตัว (hěn gàe dtua) – Selfish
เอาจริงเอาจัง (ao jing ao jang) – Very serious

Which of these describes you, or someone you know?

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Describing Personality 03

Learn how to describe people’s personalities in Thai in this Easy Thai lesson! Through short, relatable scenes (an impatient driver, a friend watching Netflix the night before a deadline, someone who never washes their clothes, a fussy diner who sends back their water, and a grandfather nobody dares misbehave around), you’ll hear each word used naturally in context. You’ll also practise two useful patterns: เป็นคน... (to be a ... person) and ทำไม...แบบนี้ (why are you so ...?). Thai Vocabulary: ใจร้อน (jai rɔ́ɔn) – Impatient / Hot-tempered ใจเย็น (jai yen) – Calm / Patient ซกมก (sók-mók) – Dirty / Unhygienic เรื่องมาก (rʉ̂ang mâak) – Fussy / Picky น่าเกรงขาม (nâa greeng-khǎam) – Intimidating / Commanding respect Next time you meet someone new, try describing them in Thai!

Describing Personality 02

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