| TRANSFER to NOUNS | | | |
| Ta-na-kaan | bank | | |
| Aa-haan | food | | |
| hong | room | | |
| nam|naam | water | | |
| hong nam | toilet | | |
| hong nam yoo nai? | room - water - where - is | where is the toilet? | |
| kao | to enter | | |
| jai | heart / soul / spirit | | |
| kao jai | to understand | (literally to enter the heart | |
| mai kao jai | don't understand | | |
| Pronouns | You | | |
| Kun | you | | |
| Ter | you | (informal - same age/ older towards younger) | |
| Noo | you 2nd person | (kids to adults) | |
| Rao | you 2nd person | (authoritative adult to kids) | |
| Gae | you - warning... | ( farang- don't use) intimate very close friends/family/Siblings | |
| Than | you | (address highly respected person Monk, PM, CEO) | |
| TRANSFER to Adjectives | ( transfer) | | |
| Naa rak | cute / pretty | | |
| Suay | beautiful | | |
| Days of the Week | | | |
| wan | day | | |
| wan chan | Monday | | |
| wan ankan | Tuesday | | |
| wan pud | Wednesday | | |
| wan pareuhad | Thursday | | |
| wan suk | Friday | | |
| wan sao | Saturday | | |
| wan atit | Sunday | | |
| ADVERBS (TBC) | | | |
| tee nai | Where | | |
| yang ngai | How | | |
| meua rai | When | | |
| arai | What | | |
| tam mai | Why | | |
| krai | Who | | |
| an nai | Which | | |
| yu tee nai | Where is / are | | |
| pom/chan ja har . . . dai tee nai | Where can I find / get | | |
| glai mai | How far | | |
| narn mai | How long? ( Time ) | | |
| tow rai | How much / How many? | | |
| Sentence structure and grammar. | | | |
| Statement + question | | | |
| i.e. | You like to eat what? / She comes to Thailand when? | | |
| Chai mai | yes - no? | confirming information (90% likely) like isn't it? or right? | |
| Mai chai | not-yes | Is not / to decline | |
| Implied pronouns can be dropped if clearly understood | | | |
| (Kun) Bpen fa-rang chai mai | (You) are foreigner yes ? | Kun(you) is implied and therefore not necessarily used. | |
| VERBs TO BE | | | |
| Bpen | To be / is / am / was / were | Rule: bpen + noun. Bpen cannot precede an adj | |
| Kao bpen | He is | | |
| Pom bpen | I am | | |
| mai daai bpen | no can be (prefix) | | |
| Mai chai (suffix) | not yes | | |
| Keu | Is Equal To / To be /Namely | | |
| Definition, explanation, - unsure/hesitant to say | | | |
| Mee / mii | to have, has / there is / there was | | |
| Yoo / yuu | to live at / to be situated at / to be located somewhere | | |
| Yoo nai | where are (you)? | | |
| Yoo baan | (I) am ( at) home | | |
| tam/tham | to act/ to affect | | |
| Pom chue Rob | I named Rob | My name is Rob | |
| Gub/gab | with | | |
| Gor | also/too | | |
| Duay | also/together | | |
| TO HAVE/WANT | | | |
| mi / mee | have | | |
| pom/chan mi | I have | | |
| pom/chan mai mi | I don't have | | |
| khun mi | you have | | |
| khun mai mi | you don't have | | |
| mi | mee | I have | | |
| mi leu (mee layoh) | I have already | | |
| Yaak (yak) | want | | |
| Kun|pom yak | you|I want | | |
| Hai | to give | | |
| mai dai yin khun | Cannot hear you | | |
| pom/chan dai yin khun | I can hear you | | |
| Dai Yin | hear | | |
| TO DO/GO | | | |
| Tam | to do / make | | |
| Tam a-rai | Doing what | what are you doing? | |
| Tam ngaan | doing work | Are you working? | |
| Bpai | go, leave,depart | | |
| Kun Tam ngaan a-rai | you doing work what? | | |
| Dai | can | | |
| Mai Dai | can't (no can) | | |
| Chop|chob | like | | |
| kao jai | to enter heart (understand) | | |
| kao | to enter | | |
| Keun | going up (elevate) | | |
| jai | heart | | |
| kao jai | to understand (literally to enter the heart) | | |
| mai kao jai | don't understand | | |
| Ruu waa | use: pom ruu waa & {information} | to know/remember information/details | |
| Ruu-jak | pom ruu jak khun Todd | to know/relate to person/place/thing (noun) | |
| Oa (food) / mai oa | order food / mai- neg response | (ouw as in oouch) | |
| leu / leaw | layoh/ lay-ouww | Added at the end of a sentence to make it past tense. | |
| pud (pood/poot) | I speak/say | | |
| pud leu | I spoke/said | | |
| ma leu | I have come | | |
| pai | go | | |
| pai leu | gone | | |
| pai nai | go where | | |
| pai diaoni | go now | | |
| TO EAT | | | |
| Gin/kin | eat, consume | | |
| Gin kaao | to have meal | | |
| gin kaao | to eat (eat rice/food) | | |
| QUESTIONS | | | |
| FORMAT/STRUCTURE | | | |
| Statement + mai (turns a statement into a question) | | | |
| Subject + verb + noun (object) + mai | | (the same as English question (structure) | |
| A-rai | what | | |
| {Verb} +arai = action what? | | | |
| Kun chue arai | what's your name? | | |
| Nee | this (object) | | |
| Nee arai | This what? | | |
| Nee riak-waa arai | this- is called - what | this is called what | |
| ANSWER | Answer | (...|...= OR) | |
| Use khrap | {verb} of question | to answer yes or affirmative (yes|eating, etc?) | | | |
| Mai + {verb} | Negative response | | |
| Mai chai | not yes | | |
| Mai daai bpen | not can be | | |
| Nawn | to lay/lie down | | |
| Nawn kwam / ngaai | lay on stomach/back | | |
| Kwam | stomach | | |
| Ngaai | back (body) | | |
| Pom bpen kun jai dee | I am person heart good | | |
| Mor | doctor (ie: Tam mor - work Dr.) | | |
| TIME | | | |
| Paai-lang | later | | |
| Wan-nii/nee | today | | |
| Mue-a wan | yesterday (mu-aa) | | |
| tomorrow | | |
| day after tomorrow | | |
| Leaw - ( layow) | in the past (tense) | | |
| Maa-chaa | being late | | |
| Waang | - free / available | | |
| pud (pood) | I speak/say | | |
| pud leu/leaw | I spoke/said | | |
| ma leu/leaw | I have come | | |
| pai | go | | |
| pai leu/Leaw | gone | | |
| pai nai | go where | | |
| pai diaoni | go now | | |
| hong | room | | |
| nam | water | | |
| hong nam | water room | bathroom | |
| hong nam yoo nai | water room is located at ? | where is the toilet | |
| kao | to enter | | |
| jai | heart/soul/spirit | | |
| kao jai | literally to enter the heart | to understand | |
| mai kao jai | not enter heart/mind | I do notunderstand | |
| tee nai | Where | | |
| yang ngai | How | | |
| meua rai | When | | |
| arai | What | | |
| tam mai | Why | | |
| krai | Who | | |
| an nai | Which | | |
| Yoo tee nai | Where is / are | | |
| pom / chan ja har . . . dai tee nai | Where can I find / get | | |
| glai mai | How far | | |
| narn mai | How long ? Time | | |
| tow rai | How much / How many | | |
| mi / mee | have | | |
| pom/chan mi/mee | I have | | |
| pom/chan mai mi/mee | I dont have | | |
| khun mi/mee | you have | | |
| khun mai mi/mee | you don't have | | |
| Dai Yin | hear | | |
| mai dai yin khun | cannot hear you | | |
| pom/chan dai yin khun | I can hear you | | |