Summary

• This and That:

  • Learn how to ask "What is this/that?" and respond with "This/That is a remote."

• Difference Between "คือ Keu" and "เป็น Bpen":

  • "Keu" is used like an equal sign (e.g., "this = remote"). Also it is often omitted. (You can also think of the word "keu" as "is" in English.

  • Negation of คือ (Keu) is also done with ไม่ใช่ (mai chai) like for เป็น (bpen).

• Talking About Languages:

  • How to say "I speak Thai, Spanish, Turkish, etc."

• Asking for Translations:

  • Learned how to ask "How do you say this in Thai?"

• Expressing Preferences:

  • How to say "I like to speak Thai."

• Using Adjectives:

  • is/am/are ("keu" and "bpen") are only used before nouns (NOT adjectives) For example:

    • I am a doctor

      • ผมเป็นหมอ = pŏm bpen mŏr = (Literally): I am doctor

        • "doctor" is a noun so you can use "bpen"

    • Thai language is good

      • ภาษาไทยดี (paa-săa tai dee) = (Literally): Thai language good

        • "good" is an adjective, so you can't use "bpen"

Verbs

• คือ (keu) = to be/is/am/are

• ไม่ใช่ (mâi châi) = not to be

• พูด (pôot) = to speak, to say

• ชอบ (chôp) = to like

Questions and conjunctions

• ยังไง (yang ngai) = how

Words

• นี่ (nêe) = this one

• นั่น (nân) = that one

• ภาษา (paa-săa) = language