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[DavidHouston]

เรวช่วยกัน should be เราช่วยกัน

ฉันจะจัดหนัสือ should be ฉันจะจัดหนังสือ

[Lithobid]

Howdy all, Study continues, we had an interesting lesson a few weeks ago concerning labeling, and I thought I should share. I'm sure many of you have spent time staring at the backs of shampoo and medicine bottles pondering, perhaps this helps clear some things up.

คำศัพท์

แก้ปวด—แก้ไข้—แก้ไอ—แก้เจ็บคอ – Cure – ache, fever Ect.

อาการ – Symptoms

คำเตือน – Warning

ตับ – โรคตับ – Liver, liver disease

ปรึกษา – Discuss / consult

ปวด – Pain, ache เมื่อย – fatigued tired

แผง – (Clf.) Pack

เกิน Over exceeding -- ไม่เกิน

เป็นพิษ – Toxic มีพิษ – contains poison

ไต – Kidneys โรคไต – Kidney disease (Renal Failure)

แพทย์ – Doctor

เภสัชกร – Pharmacist

อุณหภูมิ – Temperature

รับประทาน – Formal for "eat" (you can see where ทาน comes from)



ไทลินอล

ยาเม็ดลดไข้ แก้ปวด พาราเซตามอล 500 มิลลิกรัม

วิธีใช้ (Directions)
รับประทานทุก 4 หรือ 6 ชั่วโมง เมื่อมีอาการ
ไม่ควรรับประทานเกินวันละ 4 ครั้ง
ผู้ใหญ่ รับประทานครั้งละ 1-2 เม็ด
เด็ก 6-12 ปี รับประทานครั้งละ ½-1 เม็ด

คำเตือน (Warning)

1. ยานี้จะทำให้เป็นพิษต่อตับได้ ไม่ควรใช้ยานี้ติดต่อเกิน 5 วัน
2. ผู้ที่เป็นโรคตับ โรคไต ควรปรึกษาแพทย์หรือเภสัชกรก่อนใช้ยา
3. ห้มใช้สำหรับอาการปวดเมื่อย เนื่องจากทำงานหนัก


เก็บในที่มีอุณหภูมิต่ำกว่า 30 องศาเซียส
แผงละ 4 และ 10 เม็ด
ผลิต 05032008
หมดอายุ 05032009


Translation

Medicine for fever or aches, paracetamol 500 mg.

Directions:
Take every 4 to 6 hours when you have symptoms
You shouldn't take more than 4 pills in 1 day
Adults take 1-2 pills for each dose

Children 6-12 years of age should take ½-1 pill
Warning:

• This medicine can be poisonous if taken for extended periods of time, do not exceed 5 days.
  
• If you have liver, or kidney disease you should consult your doctor or pharmacist before use.
  
• Stop use if you have severe aches, or fatigue and avoid heavy exorcise while using.

Keep at a temperature lower than 30 degrees Celsius
Packs of 4 and 10 pills


Cheers! Lithobid


Source: Payap University Intensive Thai Studies Program

Edited by Lithobid, 2008-10-02 08:07:58.

[Lithobid]

Usages of the verb ไป and มา

These two little verbs, are fairly straight forward, unless they are combined with other verbs such as โทร (to call) or เอา (want,take,bring)

Here are some common sentence structures that are used in speaking, and I feel setting them side by side makes it a little easier to remember which is which.

Basic Structures

A:

เอา__(n.)__ไป = to take something somewhere

Ex. พรุ่งนี้ผมจะเอาหนังสือไปโรงเรียน
(Tomorrow I will take my book to school.)

เอา__(n.)__มา = to bring something somewhere

Ex. ตอนบ่ายคุณควรเอามือถือมาที่นี้อีกครั้ง
(In the afternoon you should bring your phone here again.)

*นำ is substituted for เอา for a more formal spoken language*

นำ_(n.)_ไป

นำ_(n.)_มา

*Note that these structures are used with nouns and they must be things. Do not use this structure with people, or animals, พา should be used instead.

B:

ไปเอา_(n.)__ to go to get something

Ex. ตอนนี้ผมไปเอาอาหารไทย
(Right now I am going to get some Thai food.)

มาเอา_(n.)__ to come and get something

Ex. เธอมาเอาหนังสือวันนี้
(She will come get the book today.)

C:

โทรไปหา_(Obj.)
โทรมาหา_(Obj.)

โทรมาหา- to get a call from someone, used

1. if talking about someone going to call you

Ex. เอธจะโทรมาหาผมวันนี้
(She is will call me today)


2. If talking about a call from someone,

Ex. แม่ทโทรมาหาผมที่เชียงไหม่
(Mom called me in Chiang Mai)


โทรไปหา – To call someone

Ex. ผมจะโทรไปหาเพื่อนเกี่ยวกับไปเที่ยวคืนนี้
(I will call my friend about going out tonight)

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I learned these structures separately, and found it much easier to get straight when they are put together. Hope this helps solve the ไป มา usage confusion. (Unless I'm the only one confused! Lol)

Cheers
Lithobid

Edited by Lithobid, 2008-10-29 15:10:31.

[tgeezer]

Lithobid, on 2008-10-29 15:06:06, said:

Usages of the verb ไป and มา

These two little verbs, are fairly straight forward, unless they are combined with other verbs such as โทร (to call) or เอา (want,take,bring)

Here are some common sentence structures that are used in speaking, and I feel setting them side by side makes it a little easier to remember which is which.

Basic Structures

A:

เอา__(n.)__ไป = to take something somewhere

Ex. พรุ่งนี้ผมจะเอาหนังสือไปโรงเรียน
(Tomorrow I will take my book to school.)

เอา__(n.)__มา = to bring something somewhere

Ex. ตอนบ่ายคุณควรเอามือถือมาที่นี้อีกครั้ง
(In the afternoon you should bring your phone here again.)

*นำ is substituted for เอา for a more formal spoken language*

นำ_(n.)_ไป

นำ_(n.)_มา

*Note that these structures are used with nouns and they must be things. Do not use this structure with people, or animals, พา should be used instead.

B:

ไปเอา_(n.)__ to go to get something

Ex. ตอนนี้ผมไปเอาอาหารไทย
(Right now I am going to get some Thai food.)

มาเอา_(n.)__ to come and get something

Ex. เธอมาเอาหนังสือวันนี้
(She will come get the book today.)

C:

โทรไปหา_(Obj.)
โทรมาหา_(Obj.)

โทรมาหา- to get a call from someone, used

1. if talking about someone going to call you

Ex. เอธจะโทรมาหาผมวันนี้
(She is will call me today)


2. If talking about a call from someone,

Ex. แม่ทโทรมาหาผมที่เชียงไหม่
(Mom called me in Chiang Mai)


โทรไปหา – To call someone

Ex. ผมจะโทรไปหาเพื่อนเกี่ยวกับไปเที่ยวคืนนี้
(I will call my friend about going out tonight)

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I learned these structures separately, and found it much easier to get straight when they are put together. Hope this helps solve the ไป มา usage confusion. (Unless I'm the only one confused! Lol)

Cheers
Lithobid

I wondered why not just say โทรไปถึง well apparently some people say that the หา used to be necessary when there were not a lot of 'phones to go round and it was a question of finding the person. When telephoning a house 'phone we still say ขอสายคุณ...... the reply is often คุณ.....พูดคะ

[DavidHouston]

Great post, Lithobid. It is interesting to see that Thai in the "ไป" "มา" structure retains some of the flavor of the English "bring" and "take" model, a distinction often lost in commonly spoken English.

Your information will be very helpful to us learners. Thanks again.

[DC1066]

Thanks Lithobid,

A great effort. A little too advanced for me at the moment as I've been lazy with reading and writing Thai, but it has given me a bit of a shove towards starting again and I'll be back when I progress from gaw gai, kaw kai.

[Lithobid]

Sorry boys and gals, but I've been busy, I'm glad Meadish hasn't yanked my pinned post lol.

Here's another one that really urks my chain in usage.


ไม่ค่อย __Adj./Adv./V.__เท่าไหร่(เท่าไร) - This is how you say "Not very X" or "I don't X very much" [adverbs and verbs in Thai are overlapping classes in this respect]



Now in my beginning days I would just say ไม่ชอบ – I don't like, but this isn't the case with most things.



Do you like to eat ผัดไทย? Well, yes, but I don't eat it often, in fact rarely, so to graduate in the language a bit I would say

ใช่ ผมกินผัดไทย แต่ไม่ค่อยบ่อยเท่าไร(เท่าไหร่) - Yes, I eat PatThai, but not very often.

ใช่ ผมกินผัดไทย แต่ไม่ค่อยชอบเท่าไร(เท่าไหร่)– Yes, I eat Pat Thai, but I don't like it very much.



My problem is the ending structure of เท่าไร – how much which here when applied to the end of the sentence, changes it's meaning from "How Much" to "How Often"



This one always racks my brain. Hope this helps some of you, Happy Holidays, and again apologies for not posting for so long.



Cheers,

Lithobid

Edited by meadish_sweetball, 2009-01-16 16:30:41.
Corrected spelling and tried to remove leftover formatting tags.

[yoot]

Please allow me to correct some parts.

Quote

ไม่ขอย__Adj./N./v__เท่าไร - this is how you say not very much.

It should be ไม่ค่อย __Adj./Adv./V.__เท่าไหร่(เท่าไร).

Quote

ไช่ผมกินผัดไทยแต่ไม่ชอบเท่าไร – Yes I eat Pat Thai, but not very often.

It should be "ใช่ ผมกินผัดไทย แต่ไม่ค่อยบ่อยเท่าไร(เท่าไหร่) - Yes, I eat PatThai, but not very often.

Or,"ใช่ ผมกินผัดไทย แต่ไม่ค่อยชอบเท่าไร(เท่าไหร่) - Yes, I eat PatThai, but I don't like it much.

[Lithobid]

yoot, on 2009-01-15 10:33:22, said:

Please allow me to correct some parts.

Quote

ไม่ขอย__Adj./N./v__เท่าไร - this is how you say not very much.

It should be ไม่ค่อย __Adj./Adv./V.__เท่าไหร่(เท่าไร).

Quote

ไช่ผมกินผัดไทยแต่ไม่ชอบเท่าไร – Yes I eat Pat Thai, but not very often.

It should be "ใช่ ผมกินผัดไทย แต่ไม่ค่อยบ่อยเท่าไร(เท่าไหร่) - Yes, I eat PatThai, but not very often.

Or,"ใช่ ผมกินผัดไทย แต่ไม่ค่อยชอบเท่าไร(เท่าไหร่) - Yes, I eat PatThai, but I don't like it much.

A million thanks yoot, I appreciate your attention to my F&^%$ up's! Lol that's why I love this language. Please keep up the help in future postings!

Cheers
Lithobid

[Lithobid]

So we've entered a new year, and some new trials, first of all, as a pilot myself, hat's off to Sully putting her down in the Hudson. But moving on,
I thought I should move backwards a little bit, and talk about some commonly used words, but used in different ways. Most of you should be familiar with the expression เวลาว่าง – Free time. In fact you've probably learned to say คุณมีเวลาว่างไหม – do you have some free time?



Let's start
Some Vocabulary first.
ว่าง - free

ด่ำ - evening

เรา – we. us

กินเลี้ยง – to banquet

สโมสร – a club

เมา - to get drunk (I think we've all heard this one before hehe)

ดื่ม – to drink



Example:

ก. ค่ำนี้คุณว่างไหมครับ

ข. ว่างค่ะ

ก. ค่ำนี้เราจะทานบาร์บีคิวสเต๊กกัน คุณมาทานด้วยกันกับเราสิครับ (that word is English for Barbecue and steak [บาร์บีคิว] [สเต๊ก] )

ข. ดีจังเลย ตกลงฉันจะไปค่ะ

Translation:

A. Are you free tonight?

B. Yes. I am free.

A. Tonight we are having barbecued steak. Why don't you come and eat with us?

B. Suits me fine. I'd love to come.


** Taken from class notes at Payap University's ITP Program.***

Cheers

Lithobid

Edited by meadish_sweetball, 2009-01-16 16:32:56.

[Lithobid]

Just finished a refreshing shower, if that’s what you should call it. I lived in Phuket for 2 years, and never had anything but a bowl and a 50gal trash bin in the bathroom. This morning, was cold in Chiang Mai, and the balance has changed a bit, I turn the power of the water heater to Nuclear and then allow single drops of water to flow from the faucet. This way I can get luke-warm water. Oh well, never mind my hygiene troubles on to the next problem at hand.



ทำไม_sbj.__ไม่ – why don’t __sbj.___



ทำไมเราไม่ – Why don’t we……..



ผมได้อยู่แล้ว – It’s ok with me.



These two are great next level speaking phrases, and are also more polite than the beginning mutterings most of us learn.



ทำไมเราไม่ไปกินข้าวกัน – “why don’t we go and eat together”. This is a really polite way to invite someone to go and eat with you.



ผมได้อยู่แล้ว – “It’s ok with me” This phrase is one I’ve begun to use rather than saying ผมบอกคุณแล้ว – “I’ve told you already.”



I know those of you who work with Thai’s 11:59 comes along and you can feel the tremor through the floor of legs shaking in anticipation of LUNCH! What would most commonly happen is, one member of staff would ask me if Id like to join in, and I’d say ได้ครับ , and then the next member of staff would ask the same thing. After being asked 20-30 times, I would get a little โมโห “angry” and say ทำไมคุณถามผมบ่อยๆ ผมบอกคุณแล้วอยากไป!!! –“Why do you keep asking me I told you already I want to join for lunch!”





Now, in my aged, wiser years, I’ve found the best response to repeated questions of the same subject matter is, ฉัน/ผมได้อยู่แล้ว and have actually found, if I use this phrase, I’m not asked repeatedly.



Hope this helps some of you along, never give up, and never do too much in one day, after all this is Thailand.



Cheers

Lithobid

[DavidHouston]

Lithobid, on 2009-01-18 11:44:22, said:

ทำไมเราไม่ไปกินข่าวกัน –

ทำไมเราไม่ไปกินข้าวกัน

[Lithobid]

DavidHouston, on 2009-01-18 12:44:36, said:

Lithobid, on 2009-01-18 11:44:22, said:

ทำไมเราไม่ไปกินข่าวกัน –

ทำไมเราไม่ไปกินข้าวกัน

Boy if you had a nickle for every time, you'd be a rich man by now, Thanks again.

P.S. I thought that looked funny when I typed it.

Lithobid

[5tash]

Lithobid, on 2009-01-18 11:44:22, said:

ทำไมคุถามผมบอยๆ ผมบอกคุณแล้วอยากไป

ทำไมคุณถามผมบอยๆ
Interesting thread, keep up the good work!

[Lithobid]

Just a short one today, for I have an appointment with my teacher soon.



Expressions with ไปส่ง – “to see someone off”



Vocab:



เมื่อคืน- last night

เธอ- you (woman) she/her

ไปส่ง- to see (someone) off

สนาม - Field

บิน – to fly

สนามบิน – the airport

เพื่อน - Friend

ราวๆ / ประมาณ – Approximately, about



Conversation



ก. เมื่อคืนนี้เธอไปอยู่ที่ไหนมา – Where were you last night?

ข. ฉันไปส่งเกร็กที่สนามบิน – I went to the airport to see Gregg off.

ก. อย่างนี้นี่เอง – Oh, I see



อย่างนี้นี่เอง – This is a great expression, if you happen to be confused and then the light bulb comes on!


Cheers
Lithobid

[Lithobid]

Another good expression to know is



ไม่ล่ะ – better not



I find this quite handy when Thai’s want me to do something, that I have no interest in I.E. drinking เล่า in the middle of the day or going far to eat or whatever.



Another funny one is



โธ่ – Oh! (which you think would be โอ้)



Follow this short conversation.



ก. ไปข้างนอกหาอะไรกินกันไหมเธอ – How about going out for some food?

ข. ไม่ล่ะค่ะ – I better not

ก. โธ่ มาเถอะน่า ไปกันเถอะ – Oh. Come on. Let’s go!

ข. เอ้า….ไปก็ไป ฉันอยากพักเหมือนกัน – Well, I guess I’ll go, I need to take a break anyway.



Take them as they come, good expression this one, I use it often.





Cheers

Lithobid


*** Class notes taken from Payap University ATP program ***

Edited by Lithobid, 2009-01-20 13:17:03.

[5tash]

Lithobid, on 2009-01-20 13:07:56, said:

I find this quite handy when Thai’s want me to do something, that I have no interest in I.E. drinking เล่า in the middle of the day or going far to eat or whatever.

เล่า should be เหล้า

[Lithobid]

5tash, on 2009-01-21 00:52:50, said:

Lithobid, on 2009-01-20 13:07:56, said:

I find this quite handy when Thai's want me to do something, that I have no interest in I.E. drinking เล่า in the middle of the day or going far to eat or whatever.

เล่า should be เหล้า

Thanks my friend, I let that one slip.

Cheers
Lithobid

[Lithobid]

Well, I thought today we’d work on let’s. It’s these little phrases, I find that you can tack on to the end of sentences, or the beginnings, that really make the people your speaking with feel like your understood.



ก็แล้วกัน - Let’s



ก.วันพฤหัสนี้คุณสะดวกไหม – Is this Thursday OK with you?

ข.เสยใจ วันพฤหัสผมจะออกไปนอกเมือง- Sorry, I’ll be out of town on Thursday.

ก.ถ้างั้น สุดสัปดาห์หน้าก็แล้วกัน – Well, let’s meet at the end of next week

ข.ดีครับ – That’s good.





Short but sweet enjoy you studies all.



Cheers

Lithobid



** Notes taken from Payap University's ATP program **

[Lithobid]

ข. เสียใจ - small correction thanks to a good helper CSS

Cheers
Lithobid

Edited by Lithobid, 2009-01-27 15:56:31.

[nembleton]

Thanks a lot for all that information. I will definitely look at that school as Chiang mai looks very interesting.
Thanks also for all that Thai vocabulary. Do you feel that you can exchange easily with local people? How long have you been learning at that school yet?

Just one notice that I have to do:
"Remember Thai expresses the adjective after the noun, so it comes out backwards for us Westerners."
Actually, as a French Westerner, it is quite perfect for me because the way to build the sentences in Thai is pretty much similar to French.

[Lithobid]

nembleton, on 2009-02-03 17:29:27, said:

Thanks a lot for all that information. I will definitely look at that school as Chiang mai looks very interesting.
Thanks also for all that Thai vocabulary. Do you feel that you can exchange easily with local people? How long have you been learning at that school yet?

Just one notice that I have to do:
"Remember Thai expresses the adjective after the noun, so it comes out backwards for us Westerners."
Actually, as a French Westerner, it is quite perfect for me because the way to build the sentences in Thai is pretty much similar to French.

I teach Thai and English private classes here in CM and one of my English students is French, but he has no interest in learning Thai. I said to him "but your grammar structures are identical! it would be so easy" - oy ve

You're right, Thai would be easy for your because of grammar structure, but it will be quite hard tonaly, and also for your pronuciation, unless you've learned english and can return your pallete soud to be quite neutral.

I've been studying at Payap now for 8 months, and am going to continue for another year. They have a wonderful program.

Cheers
Lithobid

[bunnaag]

When do you continue with the notes?

[hsiaa]

hi Lithobid.
could you please tell me that how and who i should contact to if i want to attend intensive thai classes in payap university? just email the application form or have make appointment with somebody else? thank you!

[Lithobid]

hsiaa, on 2009-02-22 11:02:42, said:

hi Lithobid.
could you please tell me that how and who i should contact to if i want to attend intensive thai classes in payap university? just email the application form or have make appointment with somebody else? thank you!

You want to go and register with the application form at the Graduate Building located between the church, and the library, and goto the second floor room 208. There you need to find either, Ajahn Boy, Ajahn Noi, or Ajahn Um and they will level test you. After that you have to pay at the finance office, and you're set begin classes!

Cheers and good luck
Lithobid!