Exercise Week 6
WRITTEN TEST PREPARATION
GLT1042
Purpose of the Exercises:
This exercise is designed to introduce students to the foundational
elements of the Thai language. By completing this exercise, students
should be able to understand and use basic Thai vocabulary and question
words, identify and pronounce Thai consonants and vowels, and recognize
the tones.
Exercise 1: Match the words that have the same vowels.
1. มี Mī (have) a.
สอง sɔ̌ ɔng (two)
2. มา Māa (come) b.
เกาะ kɔɔ (island)
3. ทอง thɔɔg (gold) c. เรียว r iao
(slender)
4. เรือ rʉa (boat) d. ฉัน
Chān (me)
5. เพื่อน Phʉàn (friend) e.
แรง raaeng (power)
6. คุณ Khun (you) f.
ขา Khāa (leg)
7. เขียว ǩhiao (green) g. ดี dii
(good)
8. อัน an (which) h.
อุ่น ùn (lukewarm)
9. แกง Kaaeng (curry) i.
เดือน dʉan (month)
10. เพราะ phróa (because)
j. เนื้อ neʉr (meat)
to 1. (?)
Exercise 2: Identify the tones and translate the Thai words into English.
Thai words Tones Type Meaning
1.เรียน (rian) Mid tone Study
2.อ่าน (a àn) Low tone Read
3.กิน (kin) Mid tone Eat
Rising tone Search for
4.หา (hăa)
5.ก่อน (gòn) Low tone Before
6.ได้ (dâai) Falling tone Can/ able to
7.ไม่ (mâi) Falling tone No
8.มาก Falling tone Very much
(mâak)
9.ใจ Mid tone Heart
10. แก่ Low tone For/ in order to
(gàe)
Exercise 3: Please transcribe karaoke’s song lyric into the International
Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).
Title: ไปไหนแล้ว / Pai Nai lɛɛo (Gone)
Artist: Chilling Sunday
1. ไม่ชินที่ต้องตื่นมาแล้วไม่เห็นเธอ
Mai chin tee dtaung dteun mah laeo mai hen tur
• mâi chin têe tɔɔng thʉn maa lɛɛo mâi hĕn thəə
(I’m not used to having to wake up and not see you)
2. ไม่คุ้นที่ในห้องนี้มันช่างว่างเปล่า
Mai koon tee nai haung nee mun chahng wahng bplao
mâi Khûn thì nai hôong née man chāng wāng plɔɔo
(It’s strange that it’s so empty in this room)
3. ทั้งที่เมื่อวาน ยังนอนข้างกันอยู่เลย
Tung tee meua wahn yung naun kahng gun yoo loey
th ậng thī̀ mʉ̂ awaan · yang non kĥāng gan yū̀ lʉei
(Even though yesterday we were still sleeping side by side)
4. แล้วนี่มันเกิดอะไรขึ้นในวันนี้
Laeo nee mun gert arai keun nai wun nee
lɛɛo Nạ̀n man gèrt arai kêun nai wanníi
(What happened today?)
Exercise 4: What / who questions - Please answer the question in Thai
using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).
1) khun chɔ̂ ɔb kiilaa arai?
Phom chɔ̂ ɔb kiilaa kār ẁāy n̂a
2) rot Khɔ̌ ɔng khun siǐ arai?
Phom rot siǐ Camaro.
3) khrai pai rian kab khun?
Pheụ̄̀xn rɔɔng phom pai rian kab.
4) khun ja pai Bangkok tɔɔn nǎi?
Pai phrûngníi.
Exercise 5: Choose the correct word to complete the questions below:
1. _______ is the man in the photo?
a. Khrai
b. Arai
2. ______ do you want to read?
a. Arai
b. khrai
3. ______ read this book?
a. Khrai
b. Arai
4. ______ are you doing now?
a. Arai
b. Khrai
5. ______ is doing this work?
a. Khrai
b. Arai
6. ______ wrote these words and what do they mean?
a. Arai
b. Khrai
7. I don’t know______ is to be done and who is to do it?
a. Arai
b. Khrai
8. ______ told you this?
a. Khrai
b. Arai
9. _______ is your best friend?
a. Khrai
b. Arai
10. ______ is your favourite movie?
a. Arai
b. Khrai
11. _______ colour do you want to pain your bedroom?
a. Arai
b. Khrai
12. ______ knows how to go to the mountains?
a. Khrai
b. Arai
13. ______ come to see you on Monday?
a. Khrai
b. Arai
Exercise 6: Please count the following numbers in Thai write in The
International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) (3 marks)
a. 65,100 hòk sìb hâa , nʉ̀ ng rɔ́ ɔi
b. 789 jéd rɔ́ ɔi kâo
c. 152,200 nʉ̀ ng rɔ́ ɔi sɔ̌ ɔng , sɔ̌ ɔng rɔ́ ɔi