A1 · Iniciante Capítulo 8

Asking for Information

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24 exemplos
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Chapter in 30 Seconds

Unlock the ability to ask questions and gather information naturally in Thai.

  • Identify essential question particles for inquiries.
  • Construct simple information-seeking questions.
  • Apply the in-situ word order rule correctly.
Master the art of the Thai inquiry.

O que você vai aprender

Using question words like 'arai', 'tee-nai', and 'mai' to form inquiries. Mastering the art of the Thai question.

  • A partícula de pergunta em tailandês (ไหม)
    Simply place mai at the end of your sentence to turn any statement into a yes/no question.
  • Palavras interrogativas em tailandês
    In Thai, keep your sentence structure normal and just replace the missing information with the question word.
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    Simply place the particle ไหม at the end of any statement to turn it into a question.
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    In Thai, keep the question word exactly where the answer would be in a normal sentence.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

  1. 1
    By the end you will be able to: Formulate simple yes/no questions using the particle 'mai'.
  2. 2
    By the end you will be able to: Identify and use question words like 'arai', 'tee-nai', and 'krai' in sentences.

Exemplos-chave (8)

1

คุณหิวไหม

Are you hungry?

A partícula de pergunta em tailandês (ไหม)
2

ไปไหม

Are you going?

A partícula de pergunta em tailandês (ไหม)
3

คุณกินอะไร

What are you eating?

Palavras interrogativas em tailandês
4

ห้องน้ำอยู่ที่ไหน

Where is the bathroom?

Palavras interrogativas em tailandês
5

Are you hungry?

Are you hungry?

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6

Do you want to go out?

Do you want to go out?

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7

คุณชื่ออะไร

What is your name?

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8

คุณไปที่ไหน

Where are you going?

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Dicas e truques (4)

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Tone matters

High tone for ไหม (question), low tone for ไม่ (no).
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: A partícula de pergunta em tailandês (ไหม)
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Tone matters

Krai (who) has a different tone than kai (egg). Watch your pitch!
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Palavras interrogativas em tailandês
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The Tone Matters

Although Thai is a tonal language, you should still raise your pitch at the end of the sentence for questions, just like in English.
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Don't Overthink

Just treat the question word like a normal noun.
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Vocabulário-chave (5)

อะไร (arai) what ที่ไหน (tee-nai) where ใคร (krai) who ไหม (mai) question particle ไป (pai) to go

Real-World Preview

shopping-cart

At the Market

Review Summary

  • Statement + ไหม?
  • Subject + Verb + Question Word

Erros comuns

Thai keeps the word order consistent. Don't move the question word to the front!

Wrong: ใครคุณคือ? (Who are you?)
Correto: คุณคือใคร? (You are who?)

Question particles like 'mai' almost always come at the very end of the sentence.

Wrong: ไหมคุณกินข้าว? (Do you eat rice?)
Correto: คุณกินข้าวไหม? (You eat rice [particle]?)

Don't mix a specific question word (where) with a yes/no particle (mai) in the same sentence.

Wrong: คุณไปที่ไหนไหม? (Where are you going?)
Correto: คุณไปที่ไหน? (You go where?)

Next Steps

You are doing great! Keep practicing these patterns and they will become second nature.

Listen to a Thai podcast and try to identify the question particles.

Continue to: Negation and Affirmation

Prática rápida (7)

Fill in the blank

คุณชอบดูหนัง___?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ไหม
Use ไหม to create a yes/no question.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: A partícula de pergunta em tailandês (ไหม)

Which sentence is correct?

Choose the correct question:

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Khun chue arai?
Question words stay at the end or in the answer slot.

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Which sentence is correct?

Choose the correct sentence:

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Khun pai tee-nai?
Thai keeps the subject-verb-object structure.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Palavras interrogativas em tailandês

Fill in the blank with the correct question word.

Khun chue ___? (What is your name?)

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: arai
We use arai to ask 'what'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Palavras interrogativas em tailandês

Fill in the blank

Khun pai ___?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: thii-nai
You are asking about a location, so use 'where' (thii-nai).

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: ...

Which sentence is correct?

Choose the correct question:

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ไปเที่ยวไหม
The particle ไหม indicates a question.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: A partícula de pergunta em tailandês (ไหม)

Fill in the blank to make it a question.

คุณชอบดูหนัง___?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ไหม
ไหม is the particle used for yes/no questions.

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Score: /7

Perguntas comuns (6)

No, it is strictly for yes/no questions. Use words like arai (what) for other types.
Yes, you can attach it to any verb like kin (eat) or pai (go).
No, never. Always keep it where the missing information belongs.
Just point and say nii kue arai? (What is this?).
Nope! Keep the sentence exactly as it is for a statement, then just add ไหม.
Thai grammar is 'in-situ', meaning the word stays where the answer would be.
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