Fast & Slow

In this Easy Thai lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about speed in Thai using เร็ว, ไว and ช้า. Through everyday examples (children growing up, a horse running, someone eating, driving, putting on makeup and walking), you’ll hear how to describe actions as fast, very fast, slow and very slow. The lesson then shows how to turn these words into requests by doubling them and adding ได้ไหม, so you can ask someone to speak more slowly, walk faster, or even walk in slow motion for a photo.

Thai Vocabulary:
เร็ว (reo) – Fast / Quick
ไว (wai) – Fast / Quick
ช้า (cháa) – Slow
เร็วมาก (reo mâak) – Very fast
ได้ไหม (dâai mái) – Can you…? / Could you…?
พูดช้าๆ ได้ไหม (pûut cháa-cháa dâai mái) – Can you speak slowly?

Hearing new words repeated in many different situations helps them stick. Keep listening and keep practising!

Absolute Beginner Activity Animals Children Driving Eating Makeup Photography Questions Requests Running Speaking Speed Walking

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Short & Long

Learn the Thai opposites "short" and "long" in this easy Thai lesson! You'll start with hair, then move on to clothes like long-sleeved shirts, shorts, and short and long skirts. Next, you'll learn how to ask someone to speak or write briefly or in more detail, and how to describe people so others know exactly who you mean. The lesson ends with a common Thai expression that uses the word "short" in a very different way. Thai Vocabulary: สั้น (sân) – Short ยาว (yaao) – Long ผมยาว (phǒm yaao) – Long hair เสื้อแขนสั้น (sʉ̂a khǎen sân) – Short-sleeved shirt กางเกงขายาว (gaang-geeng khǎa yaao) – Long pants / Trousers กระโปรง (grà-proong) – Skirt พูดสั้นๆ ได้ไหม (phûut sân-sân dâi mǎi) – Can you keep it short? อย่าคิดสั้น (yàa khít sân) – Don't do anything drastic Practice these words in everyday situations, and you'll soon be describing people and clothes in Thai with confidence!

Fast & Slow

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