Sabai Chapter 6: Getting Around
Give directions, ask for help, and name places and types of transport.
Foundations 6 lessons · 23 words and phrases · 23 with audio
Every word in this chapter
ซ้าย
sai
Left
ขวา
khwa
Right
ตรงไป
trong pai
Straight ahead
หยุด
yut
Stop
ใกล้
kain
Near
ธนาคาร
thana khar
Bank
โรงพยาบาล
rohng-pa-yaa-baan
Hospital
ตลาด
ta-laat
Market
ร้านอาหาร
ran a an
Restaurant
วัด
wat
Temple
รถ
rot
Car
รถบัส
rot bat
Bus
รถไฟ
rot fai
Train
แท็กซี่
thaek si
Taxi
เรือ
ruea
Boat
ช่วยด้วย
chuai duai
Help!
ช่วยหน่อย
chuai noi
Help me, please
หลงทาง
long thang
Lost (gone the wrong way)
ที่ไหน
thi nai
Where?
ไม่รู้
mai ru
I don't know
โรงเรียน
rong rian
School
ไปรษณีย์
pair sani
Post office
ร้านค้า
ran kha
Shop / store
Worth knowing
Age decides the words
พี่ for someone slightly older, น้อง for someone younger - used with strangers, waiters and colleagues alike. Guessing wrong is harmless; guessing older than the person is the safer error to make.
พี่ for someone slightly older, น้อง for someone younger - used with strangers, waiters and colleagues alike. Guessing wrong is harmless; guessing older than the person is the safer error to make.
สนุก and สบาย run the culture
สนุก is fun, สบาย is comfortable and at ease - the word this app is named after. Together they explain a great deal about how things are done here, and both show up constantly in ordinary conversation.
สนุก is fun, สบาย is comfortable and at ease - the word this app is named after. Together they explain a great deal about how things are done here, and both show up constantly in ordinary conversation.
There is a culture note for this chapter
too - the thing a phrasebook will not tell you.
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