Thai · CEFR Band 1 (A1) · Chapter 24

สถานที่และตำแหน่งPlaces and location

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Place vocabulary: สถานที่, โรงเรียน, โรงพยาบาล, ธนาคาร, สถานี, สวนสาธารณะ, ข้าง ๆ, ข้างหลัง, ข้างหน้า, ตรงข้าม. Key grammar: give a location with "อยู่ + place" — "ธนาคารอยู่ข้าง ๆ ตลาด" (the bank is next to the market; review of ch14). Location uses "อยู่", not "เป็น" ("เป็น" links a noun to a noun). English speakers, used to "The bank IS next to...", tend to use "เป็น" — "ธนาคารเป็นข้าง ๆ ตลาด" ✗ → "ธนาคารอยู่ข้าง ๆ ตลาด" ✓. Tone corner: the tones in the place words.

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ธนาคารเป็น…? ธนาคารอยู่…?

  1. Somchaiธนาคารthá-naa-khaanอยู่yùuที่thîiไหนnǎiครับkrápเจมส์Jamesรู้rúuไหมmǎiWhere is the bank, do you know, James?
  2. Jamesธนาคารthá-naa-khaanเป็นpenข้างkhâaŋkhâaŋตลาดtà-làatThe bank is next to the market. (slip: location uses "อยู่", not "เป็น" → "ธนาคารอยู่ข้าง ๆ ตลาด")
  3. Somchaiตำtamแหน่งnɛ̀ɛŋใช้chái"อยู่yùu"ไม่mâiใช่châi"เป็นpen"ครับkráp"ธนาคารthá-naa-khaanอยู่yùuข้างkhâaŋkhâaŋตลาดtà-làat"A location uses "อยู่", not "เป็น" — "ธนาคารอยู่ข้าง ๆ ตลาด".
  4. Jamesอ๋อɔ̌ɔธนาคารthá-naa-khaanอยู่yùuข้างkhâaŋkhâaŋตลาดtà-làatครับkrápขอบkhɔ̀ɔpคุณkhunครับkrápOh, the bank is next to the market. Thanks!
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โรงพยาบาลอยู่ที่ไหน— Where is the hospital?

  1. Jamesสวัสดีsawàtdiiครับkrápโรงพยาบาลrooŋ-phá-yaa-baanอยู่yùuที่thîiไหนnǎiครับkrápHello. Where is the hospital?
  2. Maleeโรงพยาบาลrooŋ-phá-yaa-baanอยู่yùuข้างkhâaŋหลังlǎŋสถานีsà-thǎa-niiค่ะThe hospital is behind the station.
  3. JamesไกลklaiไหมmǎiครับkrápIs it far?
  4. Maleeไม่mâiไกลklaiค่ะใกล้klâiklâiนี่nîiเองeeŋค่ะNot far. Just near here.
  5. Jamesขอบkhɔ̀ɔpคุณkhunมากmâakครับkrápThank you very much.
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สถานที่sà-thǎan-thîi

nounplace

โรงrooŋเรียนrian

nounschool

โรงพยาบาลrooŋ-phá-yaa-baan

nounhospital

ธนาคารthá-naa-khaan

nounbank

สถานีsà-thǎa-nii

nounstation

สวนสาธารณะsǔuan-sǎa-thaa-rá-ná

nounpark

ข้างkhâaŋkhâaŋ

prepositionnext to, beside

ข้างkhâaŋหลังlǎŋ

prepositionbehind

ข้างkhâaŋหน้าnâa

prepositionin front of

ตรงtroŋข้ามkhâam

prepositionopposite, across from

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Location: "อยู่ + place" (not "เป็น")

Explanation

To say where a thing or place is, use "อยู่" + location (review of ch14): "ธนาคารอยู่ข้าง ๆ ตลาด". Ask a location: "… อยู่ที่ไหน" — "โรงพยาบาลอยู่ที่ไหน" (where is the hospital?). Position words: ข้าง ๆ, ข้างหลัง, ข้างหน้า, ตรงข้าม, ใกล้, ไกล. Important: location uses only "อยู่" — never "เป็น" ("เป็น" links a noun to a noun, e.g. "ผมเป็นครู" = I am a teacher). English speakers, used to "The bank IS next to...", often insert "เป็น" — "ธนาคารเป็นข้าง ๆ ตลาด" ✗ → "ธนาคารอยู่ข้าง ๆ ตลาด" ✓.

Examples

  • โรงพยาบาลrooŋ-phá-yaa-baanอยู่yùuที่thîiไหนnǎiWhere is the hospital?
  • ธนาคารอยู่ข้าง ๆ ตลาดThe bank is next to the market.
  • โรงเรียนอยู่ข้างหลังสวนสาธารณะThe school is behind the park.
  • สถานีอยู่ตรงข้ามโรงพยาบาลThe station is opposite the hospital.
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วรรณยุกต์ในคำสถานที่— Tones in the Place Words

Read the words and sentence aloud, keeping the tones:

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