Thai · CEFR Band 1 (A1) · Chapter 25
ทางและทิศทางRoads and directions
Direction vocabulary: ถนน, เลี้ยว, ซ้าย, ขวา, ตรงไป, สี่แยก, มุม, แผนที่, ทาง, ข้าม. Key grammar: give directions with verb + direction, no preposition needed — "เลี้ยวซ้าย" (turn left), "เลี้ยวขวา" (turn right), "ตรงไป" (go straight). English speakers, used to "turn TO the left", tend to add "ไป" — "เลี้ยวไปขวา" ✗ → "เลี้ยวขวา" ✓. Add a place with "ที่": "เลี้ยวขวาที่สี่แยก" (turn right at the intersection). Tone corner: the tones in the direction words.
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เลี้ยวไปขวา? เลี้ยวขวา?
- Somchaiสถานีอยู่ที่ไหนครับบอกทางหน่อยWhere is the station? Show me the way.
- Jamesตรงไปแล้วเลี้ยวไปขวาGo straight, then turn to the right. (slip: no "ไป" before the direction → "เลี้ยวขวา")
- Somchaiไม่ต้องมี"ไป"ครับแค่"เลี้ยวขวา"No "ไป" needed. Just "เลี้ยวขวา".
- Jamesอ๋อตรงไปแล้วเลี้ยวขวาครับOh, go straight, then turn right.
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ทางไปตลาด— The way to the market
- Jamesสวัสดีครับตลาดอยู่ที่ไหนครับHello. Where is the market?
- Maleeตรงไปถึงสี่แยกแล้วเลี้ยวซ้ายค่ะGo straight to the intersection, then turn left.
- Jamesตลาดอยู่ทางซ้ายใช่ไหมครับThe market is on the left, right?
- Maleeใช่ค่ะตลาดอยู่ทางซ้ายตรงข้ามธนาคารค่ะThat's right. The market is on the left, opposite the bank.
- JamesขอบคุณมากครับThank you very much!
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- ถนน
nounroad, street
- เลี้ยว
verbto turn
- ซ้าย
nounleft
- ขวา
nounright
- ตรงไป
adverbgo straight
- สี่แยก
nouncrossroads, intersection
- มุม
nouncorner
- แผนที่
nounmap
- ทาง
nounway, direction
- ข้าม
verbto cross
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Directions: "เลี้ยวซ้าย", "ตรงไป" (no preposition)
Explanation
Giving directions in Thai is very compact: verb + direction, no preposition. "เลี้ยวซ้าย" (turn left), "เลี้ยวขวา" (turn right), "ตรงไป" (go straight), "ข้ามถนน" (cross the road). English speakers, used to "turn TO the left", tend to add "ไป" — "เลี้ยวไปขวา" ✗ → "เลี้ยวขวา" ✓. To say where to turn, add "ที่ + place" (remember ch14): "เลี้ยวขวาที่สี่แยก" (turn right at the intersection), "ตรงไปถึงมุมถนนแล้วเลี้ยวซ้าย" (go straight to the corner then turn left). A common chain: "ตรงไป แล้วเลี้ยวซ้าย ตลาดอยู่ทางขวา" (Go straight, then turn left, the market is on the right).
Examples
- เลี้ยวซ้ายTurn left.
- เลี้ยวขวาที่สี่แยกTurn right at the intersection.
- ตรงไป แล้วเลี้ยวซ้ายGo straight, then turn left.
- ตลาดอยู่ทางขวาThe market is on the right.
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วรรณยุกต์ในคำบอกทาง: ซ้าย กับ ขวา— Tones in the direction words: ซ้าย vs ขวา
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