If someone asks what your nationality is, how would you answer? Most nationalities are easy to say in Thai. You just say \u2018person\u2019 followed by the country name.<\/p>\n
The word for person in Thai is kon1 \u0e04\u0e19<\/strong>. The word for China is jeen1 \u0e08\u0e35\u0e19<\/strong>. So for example, to say \u2018Chinese\u2019, you\u2019d say kon1 jeen1 \u0e04\u0e19\u0e08\u0e35\u0e19<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Now, if you wanted to make it a complete sentence, you will need to add \u2018I am\u2026\u2019. The word for \u2018I\u2019 is pom5 \u0e1c\u0e21<\/strong> for guys and chan5 \u0e09\u0e31\u0e19<\/strong> for women. The word for \u2018am\u2019 or \u2018to be\u2019 is bpen1 \u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19<\/strong>. So \u2018I am\u2019 translates to pom5 bpen1 \u0e1c\u0e21\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19<\/strong>.<\/p>\n I am Chinese.<\/p>\n pom5 bpen1 kon1 jeen1<\/p>\n \u0e1c\u0e21\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e04\u0e19\u0e08\u0e35\u0e19<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I am Canadian.<\/p>\n Chan5 bpen1 kon1 caa1naa1daa1<\/p>\n \u0e09\u0e31\u0e19\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e04\u0e19\u0e04\u0e32\u0e19\u0e32\u0e14\u0e32<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Test yourself by saying what your nationality is out loud. There are a few optional exceptions to this rule, of which I\u2019ll cover in a later post.<\/p>\n Asking a person\u2019s nationality follows the same basic grammar structure. The word for \u2018you\u2019 is khun1 \u0e04\u0e38\u0e13<\/strong>. The word for nationality is chaat3 \u0e0a\u0e32\u0e15\u0e34<\/strong>. The word for \u2018which\u2019 is nai5 \u0e44\u0e2b\u0e19, and goes at the end of the sentence to form a question.<\/p>\n What is your nationality?<\/p>\n khun1 bpen1 kon1 chaat3 nai5?<\/p>\n \u0e04\u0e38\u0e13\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e04\u0e19\u0e0a\u0e32\u0e15\u0e34\u0e44\u0e2b\u0e19?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Instead of the word \u2018nationality\u2019, you can also use the word \u2018country\u2019. This is the more common way to ask a person\u2019s nationality.<\/p>\n What is your [birth] country?<\/p>\n khun1 bpen1 kon1 bpra2tet3 nai5?<\/p>\n \u0e04\u0e38\u0e13\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e04\u0e19\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e40\u0e17\u0e28\u0e44\u0e2b\u0e19?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you noticed above, I used the word \u2018what\u2019 in English but \u2018which\u2019 in Thai. You can also use the word \u2018what\u2019 (a1rai1 \u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23<\/strong>) if you really wanted to, but it can come off as a little harsh if you aren\u2019t careful.<\/p>\n What is your [birth] country?<\/p>\n khun1 bpen1 kon1 bpra2tet3 a1rai1?<\/p>\n \u0e04\u0e38\u0e13\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e04\u0e19\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e40\u0e17\u0e28\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Instead of directly asking for nationality, you can also use the words \u2018come from\u2019, or maa1 jaak2 \u0e21\u0e32\u0e08\u0e32\u0e01<\/strong>. This isn\u2019t so common, but still occasionally said.<\/p>\n What country did you come from?<\/p>\n khun1 maa1 jaak2 bpra2tet3 a1rai1?<\/p>\n \u0e04\u0e38\u0e13\u0e21\u0e32\u0e08\u0e32\u0e01\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e40\u0e17\u0e28\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A final note . . . if the person asking is looking at you when asking this question, it\u2019s assumed they mean \u2018you\u2019. As such with the Thai language, anything assumed can be deleted from the sentence.<\/p>\n What is your nationality?<\/p>\n bpen1 kon1 chaat3 nai5?<\/p>\n \u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e04\u0e19\u0e0a\u0e32\u0e15\u0e34\u0e44\u0e2b\u0e19?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If someone asks what your nationality is, how would you answer?<\/p>","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[10208],"tags":[2039,2040,3646,10177],"class_list":["post-1232","post","type-post","status-publish","hentry","category-beginner","tag-countries","tag-country","tag-nationality","tag-thai"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t