Thai Gender

Welcome to the fifth Thai lesson about gender. This time we will view a list of people, feminine and masculine, followed by grammar rules, finally a list of expressions in Thai to help you practice your daily phrases. To hear the pronunciation, just click on the sound icon.

man คน [khon]

woman ผู้หญิง [phu ying]

husband สามี [sami]

wife ภรรยา [phanraya]

boy เด็กผู้ชาย [dek phu chai]

girl เด็กผู้หญิง [dek phu ying]

father บิดา [bida]

mother มารดา [manda]

Gender Grammar Rules

In general, gender is used to distinguish between male and female, sometimes referred to as masculine and feminine. For example: my son and daughter are students the noun [son] is masculine, while [daughter] is feminine. The following examples use gender in different ways and places to demonstrate their behavior.

Grammar + Rules - Thai + Pronunciation
my son is a student [masculine + noun] ลูกชายของฉันเป็นนักเรียน [lukchaikhongchanpennakrian]
her daughter is a student [feminine + noun] ลูกสาวของเธอเป็นนักเรียน [luksaokhongthoepennakrian]
he has a tall brother [adjective + masculine] เขามีพี่ชายที่สูง [khaomiphichaithisung]
she has a tall sister [adjective + feminine] เธอมีน้องสาวสูง [thoeminongsaosung]
his brothers are young [plural masculine + adjective] พี่น้องของเขาเป็นเด็ก [phinongkhongkhaopendek]
his sisters are young [plural feminine + adjective] น้องสาวของเขาเป็นเด็ก [nongsaokhongkhaopendek]

The list below will probably provide more clarification. These are family members (males and females). I think it would be wise to memorize them as part of your important vocabulary list.

son ลูกชาย [luk chai]

daughter ลูกสาว [luk sao]

brother พี่ชาย [phi chai]

sister พี่สาว [phi sao]

grandfather ปู่ [pu]

grandmother ยาย [yai]

child เด็ก [dek]

children เด็กมากกว่าหนึ่งคน [dekmakkwanuengkhon]

Expressions in Thai

Now it's time to practice expressions used in daily conversations. If you're a beginner in learning Thai, then the phrases below are something you would want to know.

English - Thai - Pronunciation
What do you mean? คุณหมายถึงอะไร? [khunmaithuengarai]
I don't understand ฉันไม่เข้าใจ [chan mai khao chai]
I don't know ฉันไม่รู้ [chanmairu]
What is that called in Thai? สิ่งนี้ถูกเรียกว่าอะไรในภาษาไทย? [singnithukriakwaarainaiphasathai]
What is this? นี้คืออะไร? [ni khue arai]
What does that word mean in English? คำนี้มีความหมายอะไรในภาษาอังกฤษ? [khamnimikwammaiarainaiphasaangkrit]
Sorry (if you made a mistake) ขอโทษ [kho thot]

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