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For full terms and conditions please refer to the site terms provided on the website.  \nIf you would like to comment on any aspect of this title, please contact us at the given address or online.  \nE-mail [dictionaries@harpercollins.co.uk](dictionaries@harpercollins.co.uk)  \n [www.facebook.com/collinsdictionary](www.facebook.com/collinsdictionary)  \n @collinsdict  \nmanaging editor  \nMaree Airlie  \nfor the publisher  \nGerry Breslin Kerry Ferguson Gina Macleod Kevin Robbins Robin Scrimgeour  \ncontributors  \nJanit Feangfu, PhD Jacob Marchewicz  \ntechnical support  \nClaire Dimeo  \ncontents  \n5 the essentials  \n\n| 19 | transport |\n| --- | --- |\n| 33 | in the home |\n| 47 | at the shops |\n| 69 | day-to-day |\n| 85 | leisure |\n| 97 | sport |\n| 111 | health |\n| 127 | planet earth |\n| 141 | celebrations and festivals |\n\nintroduction  \nThe following points have been given to help you when using Thai:  \n1) How to express politeness  \nWhen speaking Thai it is often necessary to add small words called particles to the end of your sentences to convey politeness. Men add the word “kráp” and women add the word “kâ”. Polite Thai speech is peppered with these particles, but not always at the end of every utterance. It is advisable to use them as much as possible until you get the feel for them. In some of the example sentences in this book they have been included already. For example, a man saying “thank you” would say “kòrp kun kráp”and a woman saying “hello” would say “sà wàt dee kâ”. Note that the particle used by women changes to a high tone when it is added to a question, so a woman saying “sorry?” would say “à rai ná ká?”.  \n2) Personal pronouns  \nThere are a large number of different personal pronouns in Thai. The polite first person pronouns (I/me) differ for men and women; men say “po¯m”and women say “chán” or the more formal “dì chán”. The word “káo” can be used as the third person pronoun for both men and women (he and she), and is sometimes used to refer to more than one person (they) . The polite second person pronoun (you) is “kun”. This can also be added before someone’s name as an honorific prefix.  \n3) Classifiers  \nClassifiers are an important feature of Thai and are often mandatory wh","cbCaijXlNcwpj4fJ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijXlNcwpj4fJ","pdf",14801769,146,"English","# The essentials\n## Transport\n## In the home\n## At the shops\n## Day-to-day\n## Leisure\n## Sport\n## Health\n## Planet Earth\n## Celebrations and festivals\n# Introduction\n## How to express politeness\n## Personal pronouns\n## Classifiers\n## Tones","[{\"question\":\"How do men and women express politeness in Thai?\",\"answer\":\"Politeness is conveyed by sentence-ending particles: men use “kráp” and women use “kâ”. These particles appear frequently in polite speech, including in common examples like “kòrp kun kráp” and “sà wàt dee kâ”.\"},{\"question\":\"What are personal pronouns like in Thai?\",\"answer\":\"Thai uses many personal pronouns, including gender-specific polite first-person forms (men: “pōm”, women: “chán” or “dì chán”). The polite second-person pronoun is “kun”, and “káo” can be used as third person pronoun for both he and she.\"},{\"question\":\"Why are tones important when learning Thai pronunciation?\",\"answer\":\"Thai is tonal, so changing a word’s pitch changes its meaning. The guide notes five tones and distinguishes long and short vowels, and it explains that pronunciation guides mark tones above vowels in each syllable.\"}]","Collins - Collins_Thai - 3000 words and phrases | PDF",1790842686,368]