Thai · CEFR Band 1 (A1) · Chapter 14
ห้องน้ำอยู่ที่ไหนWhere's the toilet?
yùu = "to be located / to be at"; thîinǎi = where, sits at the end. Ask: hɔ̂ŋnáam yùu thîinǎi. Answer with thîinîi/thîinân, or yùu + bon/tâi/nai + noun: mɛɛo yùu bon tó. Don't drop "yùu", and don't move "thîinǎi" to the front. New words: yùu, thîinǎi, thîinîi, thîinân, hɔ̂ŋnáam, bon, tâi, nai, klâi, klai. Reading corner: location words; the tones of yùu / thîinǎi.
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ห้องน้ำอยู่ที่ไหน— Where's the Toilet?
- Jamesที่ไหนห้องน้ำครับWhere toilet? (slip: thîinǎi goes at the END, with yùu — "hɔ̂ŋnáam yùu thîinǎi")
- Somchai"ห้องน้ำอยู่ที่ไหน"ครับ"ที่ไหน"อยู่ท้ายและต้องมี"อยู่"It's "hɔ̂ŋnáam yùu thîinǎi". "thîinǎi" goes at the end, and you need "yùu".
- Jamesอ๋อห้องน้ำอยู่ที่ไหนครับOh — where's the toilet?
- Somchaiอยู่ที่นั่นครับใกล้ประตูIt's over there, near the door.
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อย่าลืม "อยู่"— Don't Drop "yùu"
- Maleeเจมส์แมวอยู่ที่ไหนคะJames, where's the cat?
- Jamesแมวบนโต๊ะครับThe cat on the table. (slip: keep the locative verb "yùu" — "mɛɛo yùu bon tó")
- Malee"แมวอยู่บนโต๊ะ"ค่ะอย่าลืม"อยู่"It's "mɛɛo yùu bon tó". Don't drop "yùu".
- Jamesอ๋อแมวอยู่บนโต๊ะครับและหมาอยู่ใต้เก้าอี้Oh, the cat is on the table. And the dog is under the chair.
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- อยู่
verbto be at, located
- ที่ไหน
adverbwhere
- ที่นี่
adverbhere
- ที่นั่น
adverbthere
- ห้องน้ำ
nountoilet
- บน
prepositionon, above
- ใต้
prepositionunder, below
- ใน
prepositionin, inside
- ใกล้
adjectivenear
- ไกล
adjectivefar
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yùu + thîinǎi (location)
Explanation
yùu means "to be located / to be at" — a verb of location. Ask "thîinǎi" (where) by putting it at the END of the sentence, after yùu: NOUN + yùu + thîinǎi → hɔ̂ŋnáam yùu thîinǎi. Don't move thîinǎi to the front. Answer: yùu thîinîi / yùu thîinân, or yùu + bon/tâi/nai + noun: mɛɛo yùu bon tó, mǎa yùu tâi kâoîi. Keep "yùu" in the answer — don't just say "mɛɛo bon tó".
Examples
- ห้องน้ำอยู่ที่ไหนครับWhere's the toilet?
- แมวอยู่บนโต๊ะThe cat is on the table.
- หมาอยู่ใต้เก้าอี้The dog is under the chair.
- เงินอยู่ในกระเป๋าThe money is in the bag.
Script & tones
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คำบอกตำแหน่งและเสียง อยู่ / ที่ไหน— Location words and the tones of yùu / thîinǎi
Location words + tone:
- อยู่ที่ไหนyùu (low) + thîi (falling) + nǎi (rising)where (located)
- บน / ใต้ / ในbon (mid) / tâi (falling) / nai (mid)on / under / in
- ใกล้ / ไกลklâi (falling) / klai (mid)near vs far — only the tone differs!
Read fluently, keeping every tone:
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