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Language Terminology, In Thai Posted by on Aug 28, 2012 in Beginner, Intermediate

As you learn vocabulary, sometimes you’d want to know if a word is an adjective, pronoun, noun, verb, etc. Sometimes the same word can be used in more than one way, changing the meaning. In the below vocabulary list I also wrote the English definition, just in case you don’t remember the meaning.

 

English Definition Karaoke Thai
noun A person, place, thing, or idea. Naam1 นาม
verb A conveyed action. Ga2ri4yaa1 กริยา
pronoun A word that substitutes a noun (he, she, it, etc.) Sa2pa4naam1 สรรพนาม
preposition A word that expresses spatial relations (in, for, under, atop, until) Bu2ra4pa4bot2 บุรพบท
synonym A word that is very similar/same as another. Kum1 muean5 คำเหมือน
antonym A word that is the opposite of another. Kum1 dtrong1kaam3 คำตรงข้าม
Adjective A word used to describe the noun (red, big, happy, etc.). Kum1 kun1na4sap2 คำคุณศัพท์
Adverb A word used to describe another word type (except nouns). Kum1 wi4set2 วิเศษณ์
Sentence   Bra2yok2 ประโยค
Word   Kum1 คำ
Consonant A non-vowel letter. Pa4yan1cha4na4 พยัญชนะ
Vowel   Sa2ra2 สระ

 

‘Person’ is a noun.

Kon1 bpen1 kum1 naam1

คน เป็นคำนาม

 

‘Red’ is an adjective.

Daeng1 bpen1 kum1 kun1na4sap2

แดง เป็นคำคุณศัพท์

 

Write two sentences.

Kien5 bra2yok2 sawng5 bra2yok2

เขียนประโยคสองประโยค

 

Prepositions are words that are used before nouns, pronouns, and verbs.

Kum1 bu2ra4pa4bot2 kue1 kum1 tee3 chai4 num1 naa3 naam1 sa2pa4naam1 reu5 ga2ri4yaa1

คำบุรพบท คือคำที่ใช้นำหน้านาม สรรพนาม หรือกริยา

 

House and home are synonyms.

Baan3 lae4 reuuan1 bpen1 kum1 muueen5

บ้าน และ เรือนเป็นคำเหมือน

 

Is this word a noun?

Kum1 nee4 bpen1 kum1 naam1 mai5

คำนี้เป็นคำนามไหม?

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