{"id":1756,"date":"2013-06-17T12:32:00","date_gmt":"2013-06-17T12:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/?p=1756"},"modified":"2013-06-17T02:34:51","modified_gmt":"2013-06-17T02:34:51","slug":"how-to-say-you-like-something-in-thai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/how-to-say-you-like-something-in-thai\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Say You like Something in Thai"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s always good to know how to say what you do and don\u2019t like, because it helps others please you! Seriously. Go practice these words at a restaurant and other various situations with your Thai friends.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Thai word for \u2018like\u2019 is <\/span>\u0e0a\u0e2d\u0e1a <\/strong>chawp3. If you don\u2019t like something, add the word \u2018no\u2019 <\/span>\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48<\/strong> mai3 in front to get <\/span>\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e0a\u0e2d\u0e1a<\/strong> mai3 chawb3.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I like swimming.<\/p>\n

Pom5 chawb3 waai3 nam4<\/p>\n

\u0e1c\u0e21\u0e0a\u0e2d\u0e1a\u0e27\u0e48\u0e32\u0e22\u0e19\u0e49\u0e33<\/p>\n

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I don\u2019t like spicy food.<\/p>\n

Chan5 mai3 chawb3 aa1haan5 ped2<\/p>\n

\u0e09\u0e31\u0e19\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e0a\u0e2d\u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e2b\u0e32\u0e23\u0e40\u0e1c\u0e47\u0e14<\/p>\n

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I like to read.<\/p>\n

Pom5 chawb3 aan2<\/p>\n

\u0e1c\u0e21\u0e0a\u0e2d\u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e48\u0e32\u0e19<\/p>\n

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He likes Thailand.<\/p>\n

Kow5 chawb3 muang1 tai1<\/p>\n

\u0e40\u0e02\u0e32\u0e0a\u0e2d\u0e1a\u0e40\u0e21\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e44\u0e17\u0e22<\/p>\n

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Tourists like to travel Thailand.<\/p>\n

Nak4 tawng3 tieow3 chawb3 maa1 tieow3 muang1 tai1<\/p>\n

\u0e19\u0e31\u0e01\u0e17\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e40\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e22\u0e27\u0e0a\u0e2d\u0e1a\u0e21\u0e32\u0e40\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e22\u0e27\u0e40\u0e21\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e44\u0e17\u0e22<\/p>\n

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I don\u2019t like running.<\/p>\n

Mai3 chawb3 gaan1 wing3<\/p>\n

\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e0a\u0e2d\u0e1a\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e27\u0e34\u0e48\u0e07\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Thai word for \u2018favorite\u2019 kawng5 brood2 \u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e42\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e14<\/strong> doesn\u2019t carry the same meaning as in English. Let me explain . . . I had a Thai friend who would tell me what her favorites are and in English say something like, \u2018This food is my very favorite\u2019. One day she\u2019d say pizza was her favorite food, 20 minutes later she\u2019d say it was somtam, then a few hours later declare cake her favorite food. I wasn\u2019t sure if she just couldn\u2019t make up her mind, or there was some language mis-translation going on. Upon getting clarification, I learned that \u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e42\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e14<\/strong> doesn\u2019t actually mean \u2018favorite<\/em>\u2019 \u2013 it means \u2018one of my favorites<\/em>\u2019. What she meant to say was simply lost in translation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Somtam is a favorite food of mine.<\/p>\n

Som3dtum1 kue1 aa1haan5 brood2 chan5<\/p>\n

\u0e2a\u0e49\u0e21\u0e15\u0e33\u0e04\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e2b\u0e32\u0e23\u0e42\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e14\u0e09\u0e31\u0e19<\/p>\n

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Somtam is my most favorite food of mine.<\/p>\n

Som3dtum1 kue1 aa1haan5 brood2 tee3 sud2 kawng5 chan5<\/p>\n

\u0e2a\u0e49\u0e21\u0e15\u0e33\u0e04\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e2b\u0e32\u0e23\u0e42\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e14\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e2a\u0e38\u0e14\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e09\u0e31\u0e19<\/p>\n

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My favorite song.<\/p>\n

Pleng1 brood2 tee3 sud2<\/p>\n

\u0e40\u0e1e\u0e25\u0e07\u0e42\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e14\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e2a\u0e38\u0e14<\/p>\n

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My favorite hotel.<\/p>\n

Rong1raem1 brood2 tee3 sud2<\/p>\n

\u0e42\u0e23\u0e07\u0e41\u0e23\u0e21\u0e42\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e14\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e2a\u0e38\u0e14<\/p>\n

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My favorite dish is somtam with sticky rice.<\/p>\n

Aa1haan5 jaan1 brood2 kawng5 chan5 kue1 kaow3 nieow5 som3dtum1<\/p>\n

\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e2b\u0e32\u0e23\u0e08\u0e32\u0e19\u0e42\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e14\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e09\u0e31\u0e19\u0e04\u0e37\u0e2d \u0e02\u0e49\u0e32\u0e27\u0e40\u0e2b\u0e19\u0e35\u0e22\u0e27\u0e2a\u0e49\u0e21\u0e15\u0e33<\/p>\n

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For further reading, check out our past post on liking food:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/the-real-way-to-say-something-tastes-good-in-thai\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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