Jingjok
How to say language
in Thai
ภาษา
paa-sǎa
language
paa midsǎa rising
ภาษา + country = its language: ภาษาไทย, ภาษาอังกฤษ. คน + country = its people.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Remember it
- PASTA is a language everyone speaks.
In a sentence
- พูดภาษาอังกฤษได้ไหมpûut paa-sǎa ang-grìt dâai mǎiCan you speak English?
From the same situation: Who's who
- พี่older brother or sister; you (to someone a bit older)
- น้องyounger brother or sister; you (to someone younger)
- ลุงuncle (older man)
- ป้าauntie (older woman)
- น้าauntie or uncle (younger than your parents)
- อาauntie or uncle (father's younger sibling)
- คนperson, people
- ฝรั่งWesterner (white foreigner)
All 65 words and phrases in “Who's who” →
Your first 90 days of Thai
Jingjok teaches ภาษา with audio, the tone drawn on screen, and a check on your own voice. Answer the three questions every Thai asks a foreigner, ask them back, and address people with the right family word.
- WEEKS 1–2 · SURVIVEGreet anyone, pay, and order food and 7-Eleven exactly how you like it.
- WEEKS 3–6 · SETTLE INGet around by taxi, Grab and skytrain, find anything, and handle your landlord.
- WEEKS 7–12 · RUN YOUR LIFEPharmacy, bank, SIM and apps, how you feel, and a weekend away, all in Thai.
The first week is free.