Thai Nouns

Welcome to the third Thai lesson about nouns. This time we will first learn about fruits and vegetables, followed by grammar rules, then food items, finally a conversation in Thai to help you practice your daily phrases. To hear the pronunciation, just click on the sound icon.

potatoes มันฝรั่ง [man farang]

tomatoes มะเขือเทศ [makhuea thet]

onions หัวหอม [hua hom]

carrots แครอท [khaerot]

fruits ผลไม้ [phonla mai]

apples แอปเปิ้ล [aeppoen]

bananas กล้วย [kluai]

oranges ส้ม [som]

Nouns Grammar Rules

In general nouns refer to a person, an object, or abstract ideas. For example: a fast runner the noun is [runner] because it refers to a person. The examples below use nouns in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar + Rules - Thai + Pronunciation
do you have milk? [verb + noun] คุณมีนม? [khunminom]
I have milk and coffee [preposition + noun] ฉันมีนมและกาแฟ [chanminomlaekafae]
he has three apples [number + plural noun] เขามีแอปเปิ้ลสามผล [khaomiaeppoensamphon]
she only has one apple [number + singular noun] เธอมีแอปเปิ้ลเพียงหนึ่งผล [thoemiaeppoenphiangnuengphon]
we live in a small house [adjective + noun] เราอาศัยอยู่ในบ้านเล็ก [raoasaiayunaibanlek]
I like our breakfast [pronoun + noun] ผมชอบอาหารเช้าของเรา [phomchopahanchaokhongrao]

The following are nouns of food items that you might be interested in learning and memorizing.

bread ขนมปัง [khanom pang]

milk นม [nom]

butter เนย [noei]

cheese ชีส [chit]

coffee กาแฟ [kafae]

sandwich แซนวิช [saenwit]

meat เนื้อ [nuea]

chicken ไก่ [kai]

fish ปลา [pla]

breakfast อาหารเช้า [ahan chao]

lunch อาหารกลางวัน [ahan klang wan]

dinner อาหารเย็น [ahan yen]

Conversation in Thai

Now we finally reach the fun part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.

English - Thai - Pronunciation
Do you speak (English/ Thai)? คุณพูดภาษาอังกฤษ/ไทย? [khunphutphasaangkritthai]
Just a little เพียงเล็กน้อย [phiangleknoi]
I like Thai ผมชอบภาษาไทย [phomchopphasathai]
Can I practice with you? ฉันสามารถฝึกกับคุณ? [chansamarotfuekkapkhun]
How old are you? คุณอายุเท่าไหร่? [khunayuthaorai]
I'm thirty three years old ผมอายุสามสิบสามปี [phomayusamsipsampi]
It was nice talking to you มันดีมากที่ได้พูดคุยกับคุณ [mandimakthidaiphutkhuikapkhun]

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