Thai · CEFR Band 1 (A1) · Chapter 40

คืนนี้ผมจะโทรหาคุณI'll call you tonight

khʉʉn-níi phǒm cà thoo hǎa nʉ̀ŋ

Phone and messages. Vocabulary: โทร, โทรศัพท์, หา, ข้อความ, ส่ง, รับสาย, ว่าง, ยุ่ง, ตอบ, เดี๋ยว. Key grammar: communication verbs need "หา" before the person you reach — "โทรหา + person" (call someone), "ส่งข้อความหา + person" (message someone). "หา" marks whom you are reaching out to; that person can be a pronoun (คุณ, เขา, เธอ): "ผมโทรหาคุณ" (I call you). Remember: "โทรคุณ" (without "หา") sounds incomplete — you must say "โทรหาคุณ". English speakers often drop "หา" because English "call you" has no preposition: "ผมจะโทรคุณ" ✗ → "ผมจะโทรหาคุณ" ✓. Tone corner: โทร (thoo, mid), หา (hǎa, rising), ส่ง (sòŋ, low).

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โทรคุณ? โทรหาคุณ— โทรคุณ? or โทรหาคุณ

  1. Jamesคืนkhʉʉnนี้níiผมphǒmจะโทรthooคุณkhunเพื่อphʉ̂aถามthǎamการkaanบ้านbâanนะครับkrápTonight I'll call you to ask about the homework. (slip: for phoning a person, add หา → โทรหาคุณ)
  2. Somchai"โทรthooคุณkhun"ยังyaŋไม่mâiครบkhrópครับkráp.เวweeลาlaaโทรthooถึงthʉ̌ŋคนkhonต้องtɔ̂ŋมีmii"หาhǎa":"โทรthooหาhǎaคุณkhun""โทรคุณ" is not complete. When you phone a person, you need "หา": "โทรหาคุณ".
  3. Jamesอ๋อɔ̌ɔเพราะphrɔ́ภาphaaษาsǎaอังกฤษkrìt"callcallyouyou"ไม่mâiมีmiiบุพbùpบทbòt.งั้นngánคืนkhʉʉnนี้níiผมphǒmจะโทรthooหาhǎaคุณkhunครับkrápOh, because English "call you" has no preposition. So, tonight I'll call you.
  4. Somchaiถูกthùukต้องtɔ̂ɔŋครับkráp!ถ้าthâaผมphǒmไม่mâiรับrápสายsǎaiก็kɔ̂ส่งsòŋข้อkhɔ̂ɔความkhwaamหาhǎaผมphǒmได้dâaiเดี๋ยวdǐaoผมphǒmโทรthooกลับklàpหาhǎaคุณkhunCorrect! If I don't answer, you can message me, and I'll call you back.
  5. James"หาhǎa"หน้าnâaคนkhonเสมอsà-məəเข้าใจkhâocaiแล้วlɛ́ɛwครับkráp!โทรthooหาhǎaคุณkhunส่งsòŋข้อkhɔ̂ɔความkhwaamหาhǎaคุณkhun"หา" always before the person — I've got it! Call you, message you.
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ฮัลโหล ได้ยินไหม— Hello, can you hear me?

  1. Maleeฮัลhanโหลlǒoเจมส์Jamesเหรอrə̌əคะkháคุณkhunโทรthooหาhǎaดิฉันdichǎnมีmiiอะàไรraiหรือrʉ̌ʉเปล่าplàaoHello, is that James? Did you call me about something?
  2. Jamesครับkrápผมphǒmส่งsòŋรูปrûupทริปthrípให้hâiคุณkhunทางthaaŋข้อkhɔ̂ɔความkhwaamแล้วlɛ́ɛwได้dâiรับrápไหมmǎiครับkrápYes, I've sent you the trip photos by message. Did you get them?
  3. Maleeยังyaŋไม่mâiได้dâaiดูduuเลยləəyค่ะเมื่อmʉ̂aกี้kîiยุ่งyûŋอยู่yùuเดี๋ยวdǐaoดิฉันdichǎnส่งsòŋข้อkhɔ̂ɔความkhwaamหาhǎaคุณkhunนะคะkháI haven't looked yet; I was busy just now. I'll message you shortly.
  4. Jamesได้dâaiครับkrápถ้าthâaคุณkhunว่างwâaŋสุดsùtสัปsàpดาห์daaนี้níiโทรthooหาhǎaผมphǒmนะครับkrápเราraoจะไปpaiอัดàtรูปrûupกันkanSure. If you're free this weekend, call me and we'll go print the photos.
  5. Maleeตกtòkลงloŋค่ะ!เสร็จsètงานngaanแล้วlɛ́ɛwดิฉันdichǎnจะโทรthooหาhǎaคุณkhunขอบkhɔ̀ɔpคุณkhunที่thîiโทรthooมาmaaนะคะkháAgreed! When I finish work I'll call you. Thanks for calling.
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โทรthoo

verbto call, phone

โทรศัพท์thoorasàp

nountelephone, phone

หาhǎa

v. / prep.to look for; to (a person)

ข้อkhɔ̂ɔความkhwaam

nounmessage, text

ส่งsòŋ

verbto send

รับrápสายsǎai

verbto answer a call

ว่างwâaŋ

adjectivefree, available

ยุ่งyûŋ

adjectivebusy

ตอบtɔ̀ɔp

verbto answer, reply

เดี๋ยวdǐao

adverbin a moment, shortly

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Recipient: "โทร / ส่งข้อความ + หา + person"

Explanation

When you contact someone, use "หา" before the person you reach: "โทรหา + person" (call someone), "ส่งข้อความหา + person" (message someone). "หา" originally means "look for / go to", and here it says whom you are reaching out to. The recipient is often a pronoun — Thai pronouns do not change form by position, so you use "คุณ, เขา, เธอ, พวกเขา" directly: "ผมโทรหาคุณ" (I call you), "เธอส่งข้อความหาเขา" (she messages him). Remember: plain "โทรคุณ" sounds incomplete and odd — you always need "หา" when you talk about calling a person: "โทรหาคุณ". Typical mistake: English "call you / text you" has no preposition, so learners drop "หา": "คืนนี้ผมจะโทรคุณ" ✗ → "คืนนี้ผมจะโทรหาคุณ" ✓.

Examples

  • คืนนี้ผมจะโทรหาคุณนะI'll call you tonight.
  • ผมยุ่งอยู่ เดี๋ยวส่งข้อความหาคุณI'm busy; I'll message you in a moment.
  • เธอยังไม่ตอบข้อความ ผมจะโทรหาเธออีกครั้งShe hasn't answered the message; I'll call her again.
  • ถ้าคุณว่าง โทรหาผมได้เลยนะครับIf you're free, feel free to call me.
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"โทรหา" — กลางแล้วขึ้น— "โทรหา" — mid then rising

Read aloud, letting "หา" sweep up every time:

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