[Learn Thai] Asking & Answering Questions in Thai

[@mike26fl89]

One of the best lessons I have seen so far on KZbin. Thank you.

[@MrWilsonlow1202]

agree

[@Sepero1]

I'm from the USA and your English is really good, grammar and pronunciation. Better than 90% of Thai people I have met in Thailand.

[@KevinELaBar76]

Her English is better than 95% of Americans. Most Americans know nothing about predicates and such. Her syntax and grammar are perfect. Here accent is ever-so-slight. She enunciates more clearly than most Americans.

[@little_engine_goes_to_Thailand]

Love how you teach the slow and fast spoken Thai. Very helpful when beginning - Subbed , thank you

[@petercole2592]

I am in australia & your english is perfect & none of my thai friends speak english as good as you. & i think you are very amazing & a beautiful person. This is easily the best thai language video Ive watched ever

[@pickupthai]

Thank you so much for your kind comment. We've just launched a new video series "PickupThai Q&A." Please feel free to watch them and subscribe to our channel.

[@dahliateddytao]

Thank you! I love the way you explain those words, very clear and understandable ❤️

[@talladale]

VERY well explained! You're a natural speaker, and I found it easier to learn from you than with some other websites. I was in Thailand Jan. 2011, and want to learn more of the language because I hope to be back there again this coming Jan. or Feb. This is the first video I've seen of your work, so I'll check out the other one's you made. Keep up the good work!

[@pickupthai]

Wow. Thank you so much! I love your comment of "You're a natural speaker", I'd like to think of myself that way! :) Thank YOU for watching & for the kind words :) Hopefully, you'll like all my other videos too ;)

[@talladale]

Yuki Tachaya You're welcome! And I'm sure your other videos will be just as helpful. Have you ever done any T.V. work? You have a very nice personality, and, sorry to use the same word again, but you'd be a natural on that, too. Maybe newscasts and reporting?

[@pickupthai]

talladale No, khun Talladale, I've never appeared on TV! LOL. Anyway, thank you so much for your super kind comments! ^^ I really do appreciate them.

[@paulrodriguez1282]

Great job!!! Thanks for sharing and Teaching us 😊😊. Well explained and very thought out. Thanks 👍👍🙏

[@pickupthai]

You're very welcome. Thank you for your comment :)

[@pickupthai]

Hi Chris :) Thanks for watching my video. As for the difference between "หรอ" and "หลอ", the former is the correct pronunciation whereas the latter is more what Thai people really pronounce in real life :) And it's not just this word but almost every word that is spelled with ร, sadly enough, Thai people would pronounce with ล instead because it's easier to pronounce. If possible, you should stick to the ร sound though because it sounds more proper and beautiful :)

[@tommyedgerton3810]

Yuki I find the way you explain Thai so helpful . I am English and your grasp on the English language and the way to express examples and comparatives is amazingly helpful . Many thanks indeed for taking the time to help people like myself who are desperate for the simplicity add to what can be hard without you . I probably shouldn't say this but you are also very easy on the eye and a pleasure to look at . Please keep up the videos if only for my sake . Tom Pattaya business man learning hard .

[@daveinbangkok]

Well explained with clear diction. when listening to local thais reau plow comes out as la pow.

[@pickupthai]

Thank you for your comment. That's right, we usually replace r with l. It's very common.

[@VicenteAugustoOficial]

You have an amazing teaching skill, for real! I've already seen many ppl explaining this kind of topic, but you were the best one. Very clear and understandable informations we've got here! Please, keep on the great work! You rock!

[@kyawkhaung]

I'm amazed by your teaching skill...

[@eddiedeleon2425]

you must be an interpreter Mam, your English diction and pronunciation are remarkably excellent ... learning the most common words of your language is more than enough to me for i love to watch vollleyball and your team is always a champion in two consecutive GRAND PRIX held there and here ... thanks a lot Mam and nice evening ahead

[@teacherjo-king3597]

Very clear lesson. I love it .keep it up and God bless you.

[@quilalaroehl1375]

Wow I love how you teach thai words

[@종-i4e]

Thank you very much for your lesson of thai. It will be great for you to keep studying thai.

[@pickupthai]

You are very welcome :)

[@waitaminute-vw9hf]

Thank you. Easy to follow lesson but with my hearing I have to watch it several times.

[@aliciagabriel4814]

You is amazing! Thanks for this lesson. ❤🇧🇷💚

[@pickupthai]

Thank you for your comment :)

[@vetiarvind]

I live in Thailand and I rarely meet Thai people whose English is as good as yours (other than my Indo-Thai friends). Very good!

[@richard0807]

Thanks so much, Yuki. You are a natural teacher! I'm learning to read and write Thai, but finding a bit of a headache! Could you maybe do a video explaining the written form of Thai? Thx in advance.

[@oofeewise]

Simple, clear and definitely important. Thaaanks

[@pickupthai]

oofeewise Thank you for your comment :)

[@kuig4106]

Thanks for these examples! So useful! I am trying to get used to the way the thai language uses combinations of words that do not makes sense when translated individually but togther they have meaning so this is helpful as not many people share this kind of information. .......Thank you Yuki.

[@wannapasuwannarat5909]

สอนได้น่ารักมากเลย พี่มีปัญหาการสอนภาษาไทยให้คนในครอบครัวพอดี เป็นประโยชน์มากเลย ขอบคุณนะคะ ^_^

[@alessandro203]

eaches really well you understand very well his English I'm Italian and I do not need subtitles really compliments,yu're great

[@pickupthai]

Grazie mille (>3

[@alessandro203]

;)

[@imaculadaboavida8092]

thank you,,for the video,,,that's really helping,,,i am gonna take Thai language as my free elective course next semester,,,anyway,,muito obrigado,,,

[@claireray22]

Hi Yuki! Thanks so much for the tips. You are really good at explaining things in a way I can understand. Look forward to more vids. I personally need more practice with 'Can I have/I would like' questions and I would love to see some general info for taxi journeys! Ive mastered my general directions now and just need help asking the more 'Why are we going this way? kind of questions :-) Thanks for the help.

[@pickupthai]

Hi Claire. Thank you so much for taking your time to write us a comment :) In fact, we have a video on "Making a request". If you browse through our channel, you should find it :) And as for "why are we going this way?", you can say "tammai khun maa taang nii ka?". Literally, it means "Why did you come to this direction?". Hope this helps! BTW, did you know that we have just launched a new podcast project? Please feel free to have a look. We teach you cool stuff that Thais people use in everyday life but textbooks don't teach. You're going to like it ^ ^. Please find the link in the video description. Thanks again for your comment! :)

[@bm2tngt]

Hi I found your video, i like that kind of lessen very much. Im looking forward to watch another lessen. I'm Japanese, studying thai nowadays.

[@MonsterCamTV]

its great tutor video.. its so so help me to learn thai language the point phom chob khun video.. khob kun krap,, i wish always there video you posting., than better from day to day.. and I wish can travel to thai than I can practice to speak them..

[@agentbey]

Excellent lesson and great pace.

[@pickupthai]

Thank you for your feedback :)

[@aburyan19]

Thank you for this video. Your technique of explaining each case of yes/no/question cleared up much for me.

[@lanhuongnguyen107]

Useful video. I hope to watch more your teaching Thai video . Keep it up

[@pickupthai]

Thank you for your comment. We've just launched a new video series "PickupThai Q&A." Please feel free to watch them.

[@mduttabaruahtnt]

Wow! The letters in Thai are so much like the ones in Assamese. They make similar sounds too. Makes my learning Thai easier, more so with your excellent lessons.

[@pickupthai]

Thank you for your kind comment :) We're very proud of our beautiful letters, by the way hehehe..

[@mduttabaruahtnt]

Yes. We are. ;-)

[@darwinwijaya943]

very nice information and clear explaination, you are a national treasure. and narak tisut na krup.

[@pickupthai]

Wow! National treasure hehe! Thank you for your kind comment :)

[@26blanco]

Thai is a wonderful language

[@MrWilsonlow1202]

Your lesson is so helpful. I was confused because I saw some lesson are using ruue mai and ruue bplaoo. I don’t know when to use ruue mai

[@pickupthai]

ruue mai is quite formal and hardly ever used in spoken language. Hope this helps :)

[@NightStar9999]

This is very good. It cleared and easy to understand. thank you for making teaching Thai language video.

[@JesusBritoZenith]

Khun soodyod maak krab Thank you very much for your videos, they are very helpful. I hope you continue uploading more of your video lessons. 🙋

[@pickupthai]

Jesús Brito We have been really busy producing PickupThai Podcast for the past year but we will definitely get back to making more KZbin videos. Hope you have subscribed :) And thanks a lot for your comment!

[@pickupthai]

Jesús Brito We have been really busy producing PickupThai Podcast for the past year but we will definitely get back to making more KZbin videos. Hope you have subscribed :) And thanks a lot for your comment!

[@JesusBritoZenith]

Yuki Tachaya of course i suscribed :) Mai pen rai krab

[@tessamariealexandra8934]

Hi! I'm learning Thai now and I must say your videos are extremely helpful. Thank you so much. khun suay mak mak na! : )

[@pickupthai]

Tessa Marie Alexandra Thank you for your comment. I am glad you found my lessons helpful! Please also check out my website. There's a lot more stuff for you to learn there :)

[@zorro1487]

Very clear and helpful

[@pickupthai]

Thank you for your feedback.

[@victorlau86]

@yuki tachaya great job... pls continue teaching dont give up.. I need more vids like this thanks yuki

[@alaminrahul140]

Yuki, really nice your translate Thai to English

[@tombaron5607]

Terrific explanations! Thank you

[@limxuanting4632]

very good lesson! keep up the explanations of colloquial thai, really helps me in understanding thai movies and such.

[@moussasacko9619]

i really like the way you explain Thai language could you share some more videos about how to give a speech in public .....

[@annastepanenko2774]

the best thai-lessons, which i saw in youtube, thank u a lot!

[@pickupthai]

Thank you so much, Anna. Very glad to hear that :)

[@edmilsonmarquesluciano6757]

Greetings from Brazil! God bless you. hanks for the tips.

[@borathum3263]

very good teaching and helpful. thank you.

[@fritskoster]

This is the 1st video I've seen from you and I think you do an excellent job by explaining the differences between the use of words - which almost have the same meaning. I really like your video because its rather comprehensive. Looking forwar to your other videos. Kind regards from the Netherlands. Frits-Willem-Alexander

[@GracianBalendran]

Brilliant ! Kop Kun Kaap! Great teaching skills

[@pickupthai]

Gracian Balendran Thank you so much, khun Gracian ^ ^

[@GracianBalendran]

You're welcome :) Yuki Tachaya

[@pickupthai]

I'm very happy to hear that :) Thanks for your subscription. My next video will be out real soon! I'm currently working on it :)

[@nsminc]

Very helpful and added subscription.Been to Thailand twice and will be there again in August.

[@pickupthai]

Thank you! ^^ Enjoy your trip to Thailand :)

[@williamfeders8073]

Great lesson .. Great teacher

[@pickupthai]

Thanks for the suggestion. However, I find the topic a bit too difficult for the majority of Thai learners. I'd rather make videos that a lot of people can benefit from. Once I have made enough videos for beginner and intermediate learners, I might think about doing one on the topic you suggested though. Thanks again ^^.

[@akiabe3086]

Thank you, Yuki-chan. Now I stay in Thailand. As your pronunciation is very beautiful, it is so helpful to learn Thai for me. However, 私は日本人なので日本語の投稿もふやしてくださいね。　よろしくお願いします。

[@pickupthai]

Thank you so much! Don't forget to subscribe to my channel :) 日本語での動画もまた作ります。

[@steppenwolfthailand]

you must be a good personal teacher, very good!

[@pickupthai]

Thank you :) If you're interested in taking lessons with me, please feel free to contact me at my email address shown in the description under the video! :)

[@pickupthai]

You're very welcome, Khun Kui (^n^). If only you knew how much it meant to me to receive feedback on my video lessons. This is the most encouraging thing that keeps me doing the videos. Thank you :)

[@toolgod3781]

Wow, you are a very good teacher.I have subscribed to your channel and will be watching more of your videos. Thank you again. Graham

[@pickupthai]

Graham Bubeck Thank you, khun Graham :)

[@jajaaxz9277]

เก่งจังคะ พูดทั้ง 3 ภาษาชัดมากกก >

[@pickupthai]

Kuchiki Rukia ขอบคุณนะคะ ^ ^

[@ybbarvienchura4622]

Thanks Yuki. Your videos are a help.

[@pickupthai]

Ybbar Vienchura Glad to hear that :) Thanks for watching!

[@kanwaljeetsingh5193]

Nice. Your english is very nice too.

[@jonysoares150]

ขอบคุณ ครับ Obrigado! ผม เป็น คน บราซิล... and I am learning Thai.

[@pickupthai]

Que legal! :)

[@jonysoares150]

@@pickupthai , Obrigado! ขอบคุณ ครับ... สวย :)

[@loveprincesslove9921]

Very very useful lesson Thank you so much...

[@whitesnowsmith8051]

I love it very much, your explanation is very clear.

[@pickupthai]

Thank you so much! Happy I could help :) Don't forget to subscribe. There's a lot more coming ^^

[@kuig4106]

Really enjoyed this video!! Great presentation and I especially like the way you have annotated it, the best i have seen. Thanks so much for putting it together. I will be following you........

[@rogerliu1182]

Good morning, Very good, thank you

[@donberto8835]

Greetings from Poland !!! one fay i have to visit thailand (maybe becom bhikku for some few months...) your video is very helpful!!! thanks!!!!

[@MrThairacer]

YES ! such a great lesson ! very simple and clear, thanks !

[@tishakadi4273]

Your videos are very helpful!! I never knee rublao and mai were similar. Do you have a blog?

[@pickupthai]

We do have a Facebook page and a Twitter account. Please find the links in the video or the video description :) BTW, we also have a website ^^

[@FairwayJack]

awesome...your language skills are admirable!!..btw...Is Kaw a question word too? ...how to say "May I ask you a question"

[@pickupthai]

Thank you :) Kaw is not a question word. It means "to ask for" but we use that a lot when making requests. In that case, you can translate it as "Can I...?" So to say "May I ask you a question", we say "Kaw taam arai noi daai mai". I made a video on the topic of making requests, please have a look ^^

[@pickupthai]

Yes, you can say "ไม่" but "ไม่ชอบ" would be better. Alternatively, you can also say "เปล่า". This gives a sense of denying. It means "no", implying that "it's not true" or "that's not the case". And for the "ไหม" ending question, you are right. You have to say "ชอบครับ" for "yes" :)

[@emilymasa6516]

You speak enlish is very easy to listen. I can learn enlish and thai both.

[@juliorubencabral4660]

Good - I just can say to you than dont like when you teach us what not to say.....in a video u used some examples and for beginners it makes a little bit confuse : ) Hope to learn much more soon from you. Hugs and kisses from Argentina !!!

[@pickupthai]

When I say that, I just need to make sure learners who hear a new term for the first time don't unintentionally offend anyone by using it in an inappropriate context, that's all :) If you're already familiar with the term and know how to use it properly, then, use it! :) By the way, thanks for the comment.

[@extremelydave]

Wow! Such USEFUL information for daily use!!! You make it seem easy! : )

[@mongmong33]

タイ語を勉強してるシンガポール人のマーカスです！はじめまして！ゆきさんって、日本人ですよね？タイ語上手！このビデオで勉強になりました。有難う！i goona follow more of your videos, thanks!1

[@pickupthai]

Marcus Ong I am 100% Thai :) Thanks for following my videos.

[@cyezza]

Thank you for such great lessons. How do I practice rolling my Rs? This is very difficult

[@pickupthai]

Chuck Yezza The R sound in Thai is the same sound as that in Spanish. However, 99% of the time, even Thai people replace that sound with the regular L sound. So if you can't roll your R, it's not that big of a deal. It will only make you sound very proper if you can roll it. That's all.

[@muthlong8823]

I LIKE YOUR SPE3CH SO MUCH THANKS

[@silbaar]

Very very good... definitely no need of English sub, lol her English is great.

[@pickupthai]

Thank you for your kind comment :)

[@chaiwattob]

Your English is pretty good. Seems you also like Japanese,right? I am from Hongkong. Thanks for the videos you made, teach me a lot. I watched Thai movie recently, so I guess I should learn some Thai by the way. Anyway, thanks a lot.

[@pickupthai]

You are welcome :) I studied Japanese in school so I know the language but my English is better than my Japanese :D

[@zutimjn]

its really helpful for me... thank you so much...

[@uttamanandarout7135]

Excellent video

[@pickupthai]

Thank you for your comment.

[@jamesashburn1993]

Very nice lesson. Look forward to more. Thank you

[@Deltro61]

Excellent, thanks.

[@TheMypurpleflower4u]

learning Thai for my next year trip to Thailand. been there twice already.But this time serious in learning Thai. Hoping to have a private tutor like u..=) btw, i know Mandarin, English, Bahasa Melayu, Bahasa Indonesia, Cantonese, Hokkien , a little bit Japanese but Thai is the most difficult and complicated of all...!

[@pickupthai]

Hi khun Eric :) Thanks for your comment. I do actually give private lessons. Please have a look at this page: pickup-thai.com/private-lessons/about-our-lessons/ if you're interested. We also provide a 100% free tutor-finding service ""Find Me a Tutor." pickup-thai.com/services/find-me-a-tutor/ Feel free to check it out! Don't forget to subscribe to our channel :)

[@williamfeders8073]

Great teacher 👩‍🏫 🤔

[@pickupthai]

Hi Tommy! Thank you so much for your kind comment. I am very happy you found my lessons helpful! :) I'll definitely keep making more videos. Stay tuned :)

[@rafaelcf1996]

Hello, Yuki! Thank you so much for taking your time to teach us Thai language. I read you have learnt Portuguese, right? I'm happy you like it, since it's my mother language :) I have a question! When you were explaining about ror, you gave this example: คุณไม่ใช่คนอเมริกันหรอ? Why ไม่ใช่? If I say "คุณไม่เป็นคนอเมริกันหรอ?", is it wrong?

[@อุบลฮิมมูล]

Hi guy, I think sometimes she was busy about work or study. So I'll answer your question by my understanding. lol The word "ไม่ใช่" it was used when we want to ask someone in question sentence and refuse in question. For example, "คุณไม่ใช่คนเอริกัน หรอ/ใช่ไหม? Aren't you an American? But the word "ไม่เป็น" it was used when we want to know other healthy or sickness. For example "คุณไม่เป็นไข้ หรอ/ใช่ไหม?" or "คุณไม่เป็นมะเร็ง หรอ/ใช่ไหม?" "Aren't you sick?"and "Aren't you cancer?" And other word that we usually use, is "ไม่ได้เป็น" it's similar to "ไม่ใช่" For example "คุณไม่ใช่คนอเมริกัน หรอ/ใช่ไหม?" and "คุณไม่ได้เป็นคนอเมริกา หรอ/ใช่ไหม" It's the same meaning that Aren't you an American or you are not an american right? But when you want to use in action, you have to use "ไม่ได้" and follow by the verb. for example "คุณไม่ได้ไป หรอ/ใช่ไหม?, คุณไม่ได้ทำ หรอ/ใช่ไหม? คุณไม่ได้กิน หรอ/ใช่ไหม?" Don't you go?, Don't you do?, Don't you eat?. something like that

[@popamg-sub736]

Rafael Ferreira in fact "คุณไม่เป็นคนอเมริกันหรอ?" is ok, but it sound weird... lol

[@pickupthai]

Rafael Ferreira Bom dia khun Rafael. Sim, eu falo um pouquinho de português (^ 3 ^), You cannot say "ไม่เป็น" for "to be + not." This is a common mistake made by many Thai learners. When the verb to be is followed by a noun, you need to use "ไม่ใช่". If you'd like to use "เป็น", you need "ได้" after the negative particle "ไม่", so it would be "ไม่ได้เป็น". In other words, you can say either "ผมไม่ใช่คนอเมริกัน" or "ผมไม่ได้เป็นคนอเมริกัน". Hope this helps!

[@SeintDirk]

The word "ไม่เป็น" it was used when we want to ask about the healthy, living or life, the happiness, and so on.

[@SeintDirk]

So! the word "ไม่ใช่", this sub's was used when we want to ask about the identities.

[@cfnesbitt]

I thought your video lesson was fantastic. Got so much out of it. I was always unsure of the functions of the different question types. Is the difference between หรอ and หลอ purely a matter of level of formality? Answers to negative questions I am always unsure of whether I have properly understood. And English speakers are so fond of negative questions. Maybe Thai speakers somewhat less. Thanks again!

[@JayHNotTheNormalTraveler]

Great video and very pretty teacher. I would like to improve my thai before my next trip. Kop krun krap! Thank you.

[@pickupthai]

Jay H You're very welcome! Thanks for watching :)

[@RafikGRizkallah]

loved it thank you so much that was really helpful

[@jamielambo]

great teaching

[@vinshen71]

you are awesome! I learnt so much from your video

[@jasonstallworth]

Good lesson!

[@pickupthai]

***** Thank you khun Jason :)

[@cooking9095]

Thank for ur video.

[@Horseshack]

Is the "no" response to เธอชอบช้อปปิ่งหรอ (10:57) simply "ไม่" or "ไม่ดรับ"? And can you also say "ชอบดรับ" for a "yes" response as in a ไหม ending question?

[@TheMr.Death.]

very helpful. thank you.

[@pickupthai]

Thank you very much ka khun Golun (^n^). I will definitely keep making more and more videos. BTW, for "your video", we say "video khun", not "khun video" naka (^3^). Hope you come to Thailand soon :) Good luck with your study :)

[@moonlightjojo8751]

教得超级好啊啊啊啊啊！讲的很清楚，不过我还是要好好消化一下😆👍👍（English can't express my feelings 555）

[@tinaungsaw9872]

great ... u should add english sub along with the thai sub words ...

[@pickupthai]

It takes a very long time to add subtitles because our videos are usually pretty long since we want them to cover as many points as possible. If you don't understand any parts, please feel free to ask :)

[@Rubashov9]

This was a very useful video, thank you! Since you said you were looking for suggestions, maybe you could make a video about personal pronouns. They seem to be very intricate compared to other languages. Thanks again! :)

[@uttamanandarout7135]

Thanks