Tell Me About This Area

In this Easy Thai lesson, you’ll learn how to ask what there is to eat or do around here and around there. Using แถวนี้ and แถวนั้น, the lesson explores places across Thailand, from elephant rides, horse-drawn carriages and cotton candy in Ayutthaya to white-water rafting and sweet marian plums in Nakhon Nayok. You’ll also practise asking what can be found near a university, home, hotel and school, and hear the difference between something being at a place and in the area around it.

Thai Vocabulary:
แถวนี้ (tǎeo níi) – Around here
แถวนั้น (tǎeo nán) – Around there
มีอะไรกินไหม (mii à-rai gin mǎi) – Is there anything to eat?
มีอะไรทำไหม (mii à-rai tam mǎi) – Is there anything to do?
ที่บ้าน (tîi bâan) – At home
แถวบ้าน (tǎeo bâan) – Near home / In the neighbourhood

Keep listening, keep practising, and enjoy exploring Thailand one question at a time!

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How much?

In this Easy Thai lesson, learn how to ask “how much?” in Thai. Find out why Thai is written เท่าใด (tâo-dai) or เท่าไร (tâo-rai), but in everyday conversation people say เท่าไหร่ (tâo-rài). Then practise asking prices at the market, the petrol station and food stalls, using the pattern unit + ละ (lá) to ask the price per kilo, litre, bottle, box, glass, bag, pile and plate. Useful phrases: ส้มกิโลละเท่าไหร่คะ (sôm gì-loh lá tâo-rài ká) – How much are oranges per kilo? น้ำขวดละเท่าไหร่ครับ (náam kùat lá tâo-rài kráp) – How much is a bottle of water? แก้วละ 30 บาท (gâew lá sǎam-sìp bàat) – 30 baht per glass กองละ 20 บาท (gong lá yîi-sìp bàat) – 20 baht per pile You’ll also hear the names of fruit, drinks and street food, and plenty of prices in Thai baht. These are the questions you’ll use every time you go shopping in Thailand.

Tell Me About This Area

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