{"id":271,"date":"2011-01-02T02:36:27","date_gmt":"2011-01-02T02:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/?p=271"},"modified":"2011-01-21T21:01:28","modified_gmt":"2011-01-21T21:01:28","slug":"what-are-the-thai-question-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/what-are-the-thai-question-words\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the Thai question words?"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Question words are very easy in Thai. Just like in English, you can ask just about anything with simply one or two words, making these very powerful and important vocabulary words to learn. There is one difference however from English, in that in Thai, the question word is usually (but not always) the last word of the sentence.<\/p>\n

\u0e44\u0e2b\u0e19 \u2013 nai 5, This can either mean \u2018where\u2019 or \u2018which\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u0e44\u0e1b\u0e44\u0e2b\u0e19? Where are you going?<\/p>\n

\u0e15\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e44\u0e2b\u0e19? When?<\/p>\n

\u0e2d\u0e31\u0e19\u0e44\u0e2b\u0e19? Which one?<\/p>\n

\u0e04\u0e19\u0e44\u0e2b\u0e19? Which person?<\/p>\n

\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e44\u0e2b\u0e19? Where is it?<\/p>\n

\u0e40\u0e21\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e44\u0e17\u0e22\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e39\u0e48\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e44\u0e2b\u0e19? Where is Thailand?<\/p>\n

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\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23 \u2013 arai 1, This means \u2018what\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23? What?<\/p>\n

\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23? What\u2019s wrong?<\/p>\n

\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23\u0e40\u0e01\u0e34\u0e14\u0e04\u0e36\u0e49\u0e19? What happened?<\/p>\n

\u0e40\u0e23\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23? What is it about?<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

\u0e40\u0e17\u0e48\u0e32\u0e44\u0e23 \u2013 tow 3 rai 1, This means \u2018how many\u2019 or \u2018how much\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u0e41\u0e1e\u0e07\u0e40\u0e17\u0e48\u0e32\u0e44\u0e23? How expensive is it?<\/p>\n

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\u0e40\u0e21\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e44\u0e2b\u0e23\u0e48 \u2013 meu 3 rai 1, This means \u2018when\u2019.<\/p>\n

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\u0e01\u0e35\u0e48 \u2013 gee 2, This means \u2018how many\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u0e01\u0e35\u0e48\u0e1a\u0e32\u0e17? How much baht?<\/p>\n

\u0e01\u0e35\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e31\u0e19? How many?<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

\u0e2b\u0e23\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e25\u0e48\u0e32 \u2013 reu 5 blow 2, This means \u2018or?\u2019. There are many ways to ask \u2018or?\u2019 in Thai.<\/p>\n

\u0e40\u0e2b\u0e23\u0e2d? Really?<\/p>\n

\u0e23\u0e36? Or? (shortened spelling)<\/p>\n

\u0e2b\u0e23\u0e37\u0e2d? Or? (official spelling)<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

\u0e43\u0e04\u0e23 \u2013 krai 1, This means \u2018who\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u0e43\u0e04\u0e23\u0e19\u0e35\u0e48? Who is this?<\/p>\n

\u0e43\u0e04\u0e23? Who?<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

\u0e17\u0e33\u0e44\u0e21 \u2013 tum 1 mai 1, This means \u2018why\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u0e21\u0e32\u0e17\u0e33\u0e44\u0e21? Why did you come?<\/p>\n

\u0e27\u0e34\u0e48\u0e07\u0e17\u0e33\u0e44\u0e21? Why did you run?<\/p>\n

\u0e17\u0e33\u0e44\u0e21\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e40\u0e2d\u0e32? Why don\u2019t you want it?<\/p>\n

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\u0e22\u0e31\u0e07\u0e44\u0e07 \u2013 yang 2 ngai 1, This means \u2018how\u2019 (spoken).<\/p>\n

\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07\u0e44\u0e23 \u2013 yang 2 rai 1, This means \u2018how\u2019 (written).<\/p>\n

\u0e21\u0e32\u0e22\u0e31\u0e07\u0e44\u0e07 \u2013 How did\/will you come?<\/p>\n

\u0e17\u0e33\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07\u0e44\u0e23\u0e14\u0e35 \u2013 What should we do? \/ How should I do it?<\/p>\n

If you can handle the over exaggerated acting, here is a decent video with more examples:<\/p>\n