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Lesson 3

Vocabulary: Greetings

The first words anyone actually needs: hello, introducing yourself, asking how someone's doing — vocabulary every later dialogue assumes you already have.

Vocabulary
ThaiRomanizationEnglish
สวัสดีsa-wàt-diihello
ผมphǒmI (male)
ดิฉันdi-chánI (female)
คุณkhunyou
เขาkháwhe/ she/ they
ชื่อchɨ̂ɨname
ชื่อเล่นchɨ̂ɨ-lênnickname
นามสกุลnaam-sa-kunlast name
อะไรʔa-raywhat
ครับkhráppolite ending (male)
ค่ะkhâpolite ending (female)
คะkhápolite ending (female) –
สบายดีไหมsa-baay-dii-maíhow are you?
สบายดีsa-baay-diifine
ไม่สบายmây-sa-baaynot fine
Practice: match the pairs

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