Humans

Thai words and phrases for the human body, family members, and the everyday uses of phi and nong.

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🧑 Lesson overview

Learn body parts through short instructions and phrases for describing where something hurts. Introduce your parents, talk about older and younger siblings, and learn how พี่ and น้อง can also refer to people outside the family. Practise ten vocabulary words with examples.

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🧑 Humans

ส่วนนี้ของร่างกายเรียกว่าอะไร คะ?

RTGS suan ni khong rangkai riak wa arai kha?

Paiboon sùan níi kɔ̌ɔng râang-gaai rîak wâa à-rai ká?

IPA suːan˨˩ niː˦˥ kʰɔːŋ˩˩˦ raːŋ˥˩.kaːj˧ riːak˥˩ waː˥˩ ʔa˨˩.raj˧ kʰa˦˥?

Literal: Part • This • Of • Body • Be called • What • [politeness particle: kha]

What is this part of the body called?

Point to a body diagram when asking. Use the answer to learn the name of a body part.

🎯 Goals

In this lesson, you will practice how to:

Name body parts and distinguish hands, arms, feet, and legs.
Use simple movement instructions and recognize phrases about pain.
Introduce your mother and father and talk about your family.
Distinguish พี่ and น้อง and the words for older and younger brothers and sisters.
Recognize familiar uses of พี่ and น้อง with names outside the family.

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