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Unit 101: Everyday conversations 9

Real Tatoeba sentences: keep and leave things (ไว้), give up and admit (ยอม), reasons, and "for sure" (แน่)

This unit teaches 8 Thai words and 28 example sentences. Each word is shown in Thai script with its pronunciation and English meaning. Read the sentences aloud, then practise them in the app, where every word is spoken and comes back in spaced-repetition review.

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Lesson 1: ไว้: keep it, leave it

Thai	Pronunciation	English
ไว้	wáy	(after a verb) keep, leave, for later
เก็บ	kèp	to keep, put away, collect

Example sentences

1. จับมันไว้ càp man wáy Hold it! Tatoeba #280203 (CK) & #7784333 (pastelite)
2. ทิ้งฉันไว้คนเดียว thíŋ chǎn wáy khondiaw Leave me alone! Tatoeba #25534 (CK) & #7878670 (pastelite)
3. ล็อคประตูไว้ lɔ́k pràtuu wáy Keep the door locked Tatoeba #39089 (CK) & #8675693 (pastelite)
4. กุญแจนี้มีไว้ทำอะไร kuncɛɛ níi mii wáy tham àray What's this key for? Tatoeba #61206 (CK) & #8714331 (pastelite)
5. ฉันทิ้งโทรศัพท์ไว้ในรถ chǎn thíŋ thoorasàp wáy nay rót I left my phone in the car Tatoeba #2377303 (CK) & #3573412 (ojiisan)
6. คุณเปิดหน้าต่างทิ้งไว้หรือไม่ khun pə̀ət nâatàaŋ thíŋ wáy rʉ̌ʉ mây Did you leave the window open? Tatoeba #16831 (CK) & #8679090 (pastelite)
7. จำไว้นะ cam wáy ná Remember that!
8. เก็บไว้กินพรุ่งนี้ kèp wáy kin phrûŋníi Keep it to eat tomorrow

Lesson 2: ยอม: don't give up

Thai	Pronunciation	English
ยอม	yɔɔm	to be willing, let, give in
ยอมแพ้	yɔɔm phɛ́ɛ	to give up
ยอมรับ	yɔɔm ráp	to admit, accept

Example sentences

1. ฉันยอมแพ้ chǎn yɔɔm phɛ́ɛ I give up Tatoeba #241200 (CK) & #8692077 (pastelite)
2. อย่ายอมแพ้ yàa yɔɔm phɛ́ɛ Don't give up! Tatoeba #278606 (CK) & #8681600 (pastelite)
3. ฉันไม่ยอมแพ้ chǎn mây yɔɔm phɛ́ɛ I'm not giving up Tatoeba #1891040 (CK) & #8670327 (pastelite)
4. เขายอมรับความคิดของฉัน kháw yɔɔm ráp khwaam khít khɔ̌ɔŋ chǎn He accepted my idea Tatoeba #297781 (CK) & #8715692 (pastelite)
5. ฉันยอมรับว่าฉันผิด chǎn yɔɔm ráp wâa chǎn phìt I admit that I'm wrong Tatoeba #7182881 (CK) & #10692504 (Somsak)
6. ผมยอมรับว่าผมไม่แน่ใจ phǒm yɔɔm ráp wâa phǒm mây nɛ̂ɛcay I admit that I wasn't sure Tatoeba #7182882 (CK) & #10456359 (Somsak)
7. เธอไม่ยอมให้เขาเข้ามา thəə mây yɔɔm hây kháw khâw maa She wouldn't let him in Tatoeba #311689 (CK) & #10669170 (Somsak)

Lesson 3: เหตุผล: the reason why

Thai	Pronunciation	English
เหตุผล	hèet phǒn	reason; reasonable
ลาออก	laa ɔ̀ɔk	to quit, resign

Example sentences

1. ผมมีเหตุผลของผม phǒm mii hèet phǒn khɔ̌ɔŋ phǒm I have my reasons Tatoeba #3821237 (CK) & #10504630 (Somsak)
2. คุณรู้เหตุผลไหม khun rúu hèet phǒn mǎy Do you know the reason? Tatoeba #16567 (CK) & #8681595 (pastelite)
3. ฉันอยากรู้เหตุผล chǎn yàak rúu hèet phǒn I want to know the reason Tatoeba #254721 (CK) & #8703182 (pastelite)
4. นั่นคือเหตุผลที่เขาโกรธ nân khʉʉ hèet phǒn thîi kháw kròot That is why he got angry Tatoeba #51226 (CK) & #8817598 (pastelite)
5. นั่นเป็นเหตุผลที่ฉันมาที่นี่ nân pen hèet phǒn thîi chǎn maa thîinîi That's why I'm here Tatoeba #1779930 (Spamster) & #8703194 (pastelite)
6. นั่นไม่ใช่เหตุผลที่ผมลาออก nân mây chây hèet phǒn thîi phǒm laa ɔ̀ɔk That's not the reason I quit Tatoeba #8505716 (CK) & #10333946 (Somsak)
7. คุณไม่มีเหตุผลเลย khun mây mii hèet phǒn ləəy You're making no sense at all Tatoeba #5136900 (CK) & #10334037 (Somsak)

Lesson 4: แน่: for sure

Thai	Pronunciation	English
แน่	nɛ̂ɛ	sure, certain; definitely

Example sentences

1. พรุ่งนี้ผมไปแน่ phrûŋníi phǒm pay nɛ̂ɛ I'll definitely go tomorrow
2. ฝนตกแน่ fǒn tòk nɛ̂ɛ It's definitely going to rain
3. ยังไม่แน่ yaŋ mây nɛ̂ɛ It's not certain yet
4. แน่หรือครับ nɛ̂ɛ rʉ̌ʉ khráp Are you sure?
5. ไม่แน่ว่าเขาจะมา mây nɛ̂ɛ wâa kháw cà maa It's not certain that he'll come
6. ผมไม่ยอมแพ้แน่ phǒm mây yɔɔm phɛ́ɛ nɛ̂ɛ I definitely won't give up

Example sentences from Tatoeba, licensed CC BY 2.0 FR (each sentence links to its original); the Thai is split into words and the English is sometimes lightly edited.