This That in Thai

Learn how to say “this” and “that” in Thai in this live lesson! Unlike English, Thai has three levels of distance (near, far, and even farther) and two sets of words to express them. Find out when to use นี่ / นั่น / โน่น (when the focus is on where something is) and when to use นี้ / นั้น / โน้น (when the focus is on which thing you mean), with plenty of picture examples including headphones, speakers, a comb, snakes, geckos, and printers. You’ll also practise answering “Where is it?” and “Which one?”, see the classifiers อัน and ตัว in action, and pick up the spelling of a few everyday words.

Thai Vocabulary:
นี่ / นั่น / โน่น (nîi / nân / nôon) – Here / There / Over there
อันนี้ / อันนั้น / อันโน้น (an níi / an nán / an nóon) – This one / That one / That one over there
อยู่ไหน (yùu nǎi) – Where is it?
อันไหน (an nǎi) – Which one?

Listen, answer along, and these little words will soon feel natural!

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This That in Thai

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