Sabai Chapter 4: Family & People
Talk about family members, pronouns, and the people around you.
Foundations 6 lessons · 25 words and phrases · 25 with audio
Every word in this chapter
พ่อ
pho
Father
แม่
mae
Mother
พี่ชาย
phi chai
Older brother
น้องสาว
nong sao
Younger sister
ลูก
luk
Child
ปู่
pu
Paternal grandfather
ย่า
ya
Paternal grandmother
ตา
ta
Maternal grandfather
ยาย
yai
Maternal grandmother
ลุง
lung
Uncle (older)
เพื่อน
phuean
Friend
สามี
sa mi
Husband
ภรรยา
phonr ya
Wife
แฟน
faen
Boyfriend / Girlfriend
เพื่อนบ้าน
phuean ban
Neighbour
ฉัน
chan
I (female, casual)
เรา
rao
We / us
เขา
khao
He / she / they
พวกเขา
phuak khao
They (plural)
พวกคุณ
phuak khun
You all
สูง
sung
Tall
เตี้ย
tia
Short (in height)
ใจดี
chai di
Kind-hearted
ขยัน
khayan
Hardworking
น่ารัก
na rak
Cute
Worth knowing
Not spicy means less spicy
ไม่เผ็ด (mâi phèt) will still usually arrive with chilli in it. If you genuinely can't take heat, ไม่เผ็ดเลย - not spicy at all - is the phrase you want, and it's worth saying twice.
ไม่เผ็ด (mâi phèt) will still usually arrive with chilli in it. If you genuinely can't take heat, ไม่เผ็ดเลย - not spicy at all - is the phrase you want, and it's worth saying twice.
ขอ is how you ask for things
ขอ (khǒr) plus a noun is the polite all-purpose request: ขอน้ำครับ, may I have water. It works in restaurants, shops and taxis, and it is far more useful early on than learning a verb for each situation.
ขอ (khǒr) plus a noun is the polite all-purpose request: ขอน้ำครับ, may I have water. It works in restaurants, shops and taxis, and it is far more useful early on than learning a verb for each situation.
There is a culture note for this chapter
too - the thing a phrasebook will not tell you.
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