{"id":3036,"date":"2016-10-10T09:00:30","date_gmt":"2016-10-10T09:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/?p=3036"},"modified":"2016-12-14T18:40:32","modified_gmt":"2016-12-14T18:40:32","slug":"introduce-yourself-in-thai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/introduce-yourself-in-thai\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduce Yourself in Thai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you new to Thailand and the Thai language? Well, if you are, go ahead and check out our &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/10-posts-for-thai-beginners\/\">10 Posts for Thai Beginners<\/a>.&#8221; Through those posts, you can learn the Thai alphabet, tones, how to count to 100, and much more. Next up, you&#8217;ll want to start learning some basic sentences. That&#8217;s why in this lesson we&#8217;ll learn how to introduce yourself in Thai.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Personal Pronouns<\/h2>\n<p>In order to introduce yourself and ask others questions about themselves, you&#8217;ll first have to learn the personal pronouns in Thai. One thing you&#8217;ll notice right away is that there&#8217;s a different word for &#8220;I\/me&#8221; for men and women:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>\u0e1c\u0e21 <em>po\u0306m<\/em> = I\/me (men only)<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"thai\"><span id=\"61500\" class=\"t2e\">\u0e09\u0e31\u0e19<\/span> <\/span><span class=\"uc\"><em>cha\u0306n<\/em> = I\/me (women only)<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"thai\"><span id=\"83000\" class=\"t2e\">\u0e04\u0e38\u0e13<\/span> <\/span><span class=\"uc\"><em>kun<\/em> = you<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"thai\"><span id=\"68990\" class=\"t2e\">\u0e40\u0e02\u0e32<\/span> <\/span><span class=\"uc\"><em>ka\u0306o<\/em> = he\/him\/she\/her<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><em><span class=\"thai\"><span id=\"45860\" class=\"t2e\">\u0e40\u0e23\u0e32<\/span> <\/span><\/em><span class=\"uc\"><em>rao<\/em> = we\/us<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>\u0e1e\u0e27\u0e01\u0e40\u0e02\u0e32 <em>p\u00fbak k\u0103o<\/em> = they\/them<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thai gets a bit confusing with the personal pronouns. There are some that are very formal, some that are slightly formal, some that are informal, and others that are very informal. As a\u00a0\u0e1d\u0e23\u0e31\u0e48\u0e07 <em>f\u00e0-r\u00e0ng\u00a0<\/em>(foreigner), it&#8217;s best to stick to the formal pronouns above. If you&#8217;re curious to learn the others, you can find them all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.into-asia.com\/thai_language\/grammar\/pronouns.php\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Practice Thai pronouns and the verb &#8220;to be&#8221; in this short video:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Thai Pronouns and the Verb &quot;to Be&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E2rpCbEoQY0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">How to Introduce Yourself<\/h2>\n<p>Now let&#8217;s look at some common introduction questions and how to answer them. To make it easier, I&#8217;ve put spaces in between the Thai words so they&#8217;re easier to identify one-by-one.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Name<\/h3>\n<h4>\u0e04\u0e38\u0e13 \u0e0a\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d \u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23? <em>kun ch\u00eau a-rai<\/em> = What&#8217;s your name?<\/h4>\n<h4>\u0e1c\u0e21 \u0e0a\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d <em>p\u014fm ch\u00eau<\/em> = My name is&#8230; (male)<\/h4>\n<h4>\u0e09\u0e31\u0e19 \u0e0a\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d <em>ch\u0103n ch\u00eau<\/em> = My name is&#8230; (female)<\/h4>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">From<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_3038\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2016\/09\/1-DSC_0259.jpg\" aria-label=\"1 DSC 0259\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3038\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3038\"  alt=\"\u0e1c\u0e21 \u0e21\u0e32\u0e08\u0e32\u0e01 \u0e2d\u0e40\u0e21\u0e23\u0e34\u0e01\u0e32\" width=\"600\" height=\"402\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2016\/09\/1-DSC_0259.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2016\/09\/1-DSC_0259.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2016\/09\/1-DSC_0259-350x235.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u0e1c\u0e21 \u0e21\u0e32\u0e08\u0e32\u0e01 \u0e2d\u0e40\u0e21\u0e23\u0e34\u0e01\u0e32<\/p><\/div>\n<h4>\u0e04\u0e38\u0e13 \u0e21\u0e32 \u0e08\u0e32\u0e01 \u0e44\u0e2b\u0e19?\u00a0<em>kun maa j\u00e0ak n\u0103i<\/em> = Where are you from?<\/h4>\n<h4>\u0e1c\u0e21\u00a0\u0e21\u0e32\u0e08\u0e32\u0e01&#8230;\u00a0<em>p\u014fm\u00a0maa j\u00e0ak = I&#8217;m from&#8230; (male)<\/em><\/h4>\n<h4>\u0e09\u0e31\u0e19 \u0e21\u0e32\u0e08\u0e32\u0e01&#8230;\u00a0<em>ch\u0103n maa j\u00e0ak = I&#8217;m from&#8230; (female)<\/em><\/h4>\n<h4>\u0e09\u0e31\u0e19 \u0e21\u0e32\u0e08\u0e32\u0e01 \u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e40\u0e17\u0e28\u0e44\u0e17\u0e22 <em>ch\u0103n maa j\u00e0ak bpr\u00e0-t\u00e2yt tai<\/em> = I&#8217;m from Thailand (female).<\/h4>\n<h4>\u0e1c\u0e21 \u0e21\u0e32\u0e08\u0e32\u0e01 \u0e2d\u0e40\u0e21\u0e23\u0e34\u0e01\u0e32 <em>p\u014fm maa j\u00e0ak a-may-r\u00ed-gaa<\/em> = I&#8217;m from America (male).<\/h4>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Live<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_2587\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2015\/08\/18-DSC_0297.jpg\" aria-label=\"18 DSC 0297\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2587\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2587\"  alt=\"\u0e09\u0e31\u0e19 \u0e2d\u0e32\u0e28\u0e31\u0e22\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e39\u0e48 \u0e43\u0e19 \u0e01\u0e23\u0e38\u0e07\u0e40\u0e17\u0e1e\" width=\"600\" height=\"402\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2015\/08\/18-DSC_0297.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2015\/08\/18-DSC_0297.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2015\/08\/18-DSC_0297-350x235.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2587\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u0e09\u0e31\u0e19 \u0e2d\u0e32\u0e28\u0e31\u0e22\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e39\u0e48 \u0e43\u0e19 \u0e01\u0e23\u0e38\u0e07\u0e40\u0e17\u0e1e<\/p><\/div>\n<h4>\u0e04\u0e38\u0e13 \u0e2d\u0e32\u0e28\u0e31\u0e22\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e39\u0e48 \u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e44\u0e2b\u0e19? <em>kun aa-s\u0103i y\u00f2o t\u00eae n\u0103i<\/em> = Where do you live?<\/h4>\n<h4>\u0e1c\u0e21\u00a0\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e28\u0e31\u0e22\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e39\u0e48 \u0e43\u0e19&#8230;\u00a0<em>p\u014fm\u00a0aa-s\u0103i y\u00f2o nai<\/em> = I live in&#8230; (male)<\/h4>\n<h4>\u0e09\u0e31\u0e19 \u0e2d\u0e32\u0e28\u0e31\u0e22\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e39\u0e48 \u0e43\u0e19&#8230; <em>ch\u0103n aa-s\u0103i y\u00f2o nai<\/em> = I live in&#8230; (female)<\/h4>\n<h4>\u0e09\u0e31\u0e19 \u0e2d\u0e32\u0e28\u0e31\u0e22\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e39\u0e48 \u0e43\u0e19 \u0e01\u0e23\u0e38\u0e07\u0e40\u0e17\u0e1e <em>ch\u0103n aa-s\u0103i y\u00f2o nai grung t\u00e2yp<\/em> = I live in Bangkok (female).<\/h4>\n<h4>\u0e1c\u0e21\u00a0\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e28\u0e31\u0e22\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e39\u0e48 \u0e43\u0e19\u00a0\u0e19\u0e34\u0e27\u0e22\u0e2d\u0e23\u0e4c\u0e01\u00a0<em>p\u014fm\u00a0aa-s\u0103i y\u00f2o nai\u00a0niw-y\u00f4k\u00a0<\/em>= I live in New York (male).<\/h4>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Job<\/h3>\n<h4>\u0e04\u0e38\u0e13 \u0e17\u0e33\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19 \u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23? <em>kun tam ngaan a-rai<\/em> = What&#8217;s your job?<\/h4>\n<h4>\u0e09\u0e31\u0e19 \u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19&#8230; <em>ch\u0103n bpen<\/em> = I&#8217;m a&#8230; (female)<\/h4>\n<h4>\u0e1c\u0e21\u00a0\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19&#8230;\u00a0<em>p\u014fm bpen\u00a0<\/em>= I&#8217;m a&#8230; (male)<\/h4>\n<h4>\u0e09\u0e31\u0e19 \u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19 \u0e04\u0e23\u0e39 <em>ch\u0103n bpen kroo<\/em> = I&#8217;m a teacher (female).<\/h4>\n<h4>\u0e1c\u0e21 \u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19 \u0e19\u0e31\u0e01\u0e18\u0e38\u0e23\u0e01\u0e34\u0e08 <em>p\u014fm bpen n\u00e1k t\u00fa-r\u00e1-g\u00ect<\/em> = I&#8217;m a businessman (male).<\/h4>\n<p>Not sure how to give your job title in Thai? Check out this post with <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/job-titles-in-thai\/\">Thai job titles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Age<\/h3>\n<h4>\u0e04\u0e38\u0e13 \u0e2d\u0e32\u0e22\u0e38 \u0e40\u0e17\u0e48\u0e32\u0e44\u0e2b\u0e23\u0e48? <em>kun aa-y\u00fa t\u00e2o r\u00e0i<\/em> = How old are you?<\/h4>\n<h4>\u0e1c\u0e21\u00a0\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e22\u0e38 &#8230; \u0e1b\u0e35\u00a0<em>p\u014fm\u00a0aa-y\u00fa &#8230; bpee <\/em>= I&#8217;m&#8230; years old (male).<\/h4>\n<h4>\u0e09\u0e31\u0e19 \u0e2d\u0e32\u0e22\u0e38 &#8230; \u0e1b\u0e35 <em>ch\u0103n aa-y\u00fa &#8230; bpee<\/em>= I&#8217;m&#8230; years old (female).<\/h4>\n<h4>If you need help with your numbers, we&#8217;ve got you covered. Watch this video to learn how to count to 100 in Thai. That should be high enough to find your age!<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Count to 100 in Thai\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Tv0DzCXsH8g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After studying this lesson, you should be able to\u00a0ask and answer the common self-introduction questions. Now get out there and practice!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"235\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2015\/05\/DSC_0297-350x235.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"New Year&#039;s Resolution - Learn Thai\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2015\/05\/DSC_0297-350x235.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2015\/05\/DSC_0297.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Are you new to Thailand and the Thai language? Well, if you are, go ahead and check out our &#8220;10 Posts for Thai Beginners.&#8221; Through those posts, you can learn the Thai alphabet, tones, how to count to 100, and much more. Next up, you&#8217;ll want to start learning some basic sentences. 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