I don’t understand. Can you speak more slowly? in Thai
Day-one Thai for greetings, introductions, titles, and basic courtesies.
Topic 9 of 19
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Introduction
ไม่เข้าใจ ช่วยพูดช้ากว่านี้หน่อยได้ไหม คะ?
RTGS
mai khaochai chuai phut cha kwa ni noi dai mai kha?
Paiboon
mâi kâo-jai chûai pûut cháa gwàa níi nɔ̀ɔi dâai mǎi ká?
IPA
maj˥˩ kʰaw˥˩.tɕaj˧ tɕʰuːaj˥˩ pʰuːt˥˩ tɕʰaː˦˥ kwaː˨˩ niː˦˥ nɔːj˨˩ daːj˥˩ maj˩˩˦ kʰa˦˥?
Literal:
Not • Understand • Please help • Speak • More slowly than this • Please / a little • Can? • [politeness particle: kha]
I don’t understand. Can you speak more slowly?
Use this when you cannot follow a particular sentence or explanation and want the speaker to repeat it at a slower pace.
💡 Kwa ni means “more than this.” Placed after cha, meaning “slow,” it creates the comparison “slower than this.”
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