Thai · CEFR Band 1 (A1) · Chapter 13
นี่อะไรWhat's this?
Ask the name of a thing with "àrai", which always sits at the end: nîi àrai (this-what?), nân àrai. Answer with "khʉʉ": nîi khʉʉ naalikaa. Mind the tones of object words — sʉ̂a (falling = shirt) differs from sʉ̌a (rising = tiger)! New words: naalikaa, pàakkaa, krapǎo, rôm, sʉ̂a, rɔɔŋtháao, náam, pratuu, nâatàaŋ, khɔmphíutə̂ə, ŋən, khɔ̌ɔŋ. Reading corner: object words with consonant clusters, at speed.
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เสื้อ ไม่ใช่ เสือ— A Shirt, Not a Tiger
- Somchaiเจมส์นี่อะไรครับJames, what's this?
- Jamesนี่คือเสือครับThis is a tiger. (slip: with a rising tone "sʉ̌a" = tiger; "shirt" is "sʉ̂a", falling tone)
- Somchaiฮ่าๆ"เสือ"ไม่ใช่"เสื้อ"นะครับนี่คือ"เสื้อ"เสียงโทHaha, "sʉ̌a" (tiger) isn't "sʉ̂a" (shirt)! This is "sʉ̂a" — falling tone.
- Jamesอ๋อนี่คือเสื้อครับไม่ใช่เสือOh, this is a shirt, not a tiger!
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นี่อะไร ไม่ใช่ อะไรคือนี่— nîi àrai, Not àrai khʉʉ nîi
- Jamesอะไรคือนี่ครับWhat is this? (slip: calques English word order — àrai must stay at the end: "nîi àrai")
- Maleeในภาษาไทย"อะไร"อยู่ท้ายค่ะพูดว่า"นี่อะไร"In Thai, "àrai" goes at the end. Say "nîi àrai".
- Jamesอ๋อนี่อะไรครับOh — what's this?
- Maleeนั่นคือกระเป๋าค่ะThat's a bag.
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- นาฬิกา
nounclock, watch
- ปากกา
nounpen
- กระเป๋า
nounbag
- ร่ม
nounumbrella
- เสื้อ
nounshirt
- รองเท้า
nounshoes
- น้ำ
nounwater
- ประตู
noundoor
- หน้าต่าง
nounwindow
- คอมพิวเตอร์
nouncomputer
- เงิน
nounmoney
- ของ
nounthing, of
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àrai stays at the end
Explanation
àrai = "what" and stays "in place" — at the end of the sentence, after what you are asking about. It does not move to the front the way English does. Ask the name of a thing: nîi àrai (nîi + àrai = "this what?"), nân àrai. Answer with "khʉʉ": nîi khʉʉ naalikaa, nân khʉʉ rôm. (You met nîi/nân in ch8 — nîi = near thing, nân = far thing.) You can add "khʉʉ" in the question: nîi khʉʉ àrai — but àrai still stays at the end.
Examples
- นี่อะไรครับWhat's this?
- นี่คือนาฬิกาIt's a clock.
- นั่นอะไรคะWhat's that?
- นั่นคือคอมพิวเตอร์That's a computer.
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คำสิ่งของและตัวควบกล้ำ— Object words and consonant clusters
Object words + clusters + tone:
- กระเป๋าkrapǎo — kra (low) + pǎo (rising)bag (kr cluster)
- ประตูpratuu — pra (low) + tuu (mid)door (pr cluster)
- เสื้อ / เสือsʉ̂a (falling=shirt) / sʉ̌a (rising=tiger)the tone changes the word
Read fast, keeping clusters and tones clear:
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