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Unit 143: Review: looking after children
A nanny's day: picking up a crying child, a sleepy baby and a lullaby, bath time, nappies, formula milk, washing the bottle and toys
This unit teaches 8 Thai words and 12 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.
Lesson 1: A nanny's day
| Thai | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| พี่เลี้ยง | phîilíaŋ | nanny |
| อุ้ม | ûm | to carry (in your arms), pick up |
| ง่วง | ŋûaŋ | sleepy |
| กล่อม | klɔ̀m | to lull, sing to sleep |
Example sentences
- ฉันเป็นพี่เลี้ยงเด็ก chǎn pen phîilíaŋ dèk I'm a nanny
- ฉันเลี้ยงเด็กสองคน chǎn líaŋ dèk sɔ̌ɔŋ khon I look after two children
- เด็กร้องไห้ฉันอุ้มเขา dèk rɔ́ɔŋhây chǎn ûm kháw The child cries, so I pick him up
- เด็กง่วงแล้ว dèk ŋûaŋ lɛ́ɛw The child is sleepy now
- ฉันกล่อมเด็กให้หลับ chǎn klɔ̀m dèk hây làp I sing the child to sleep
- เด็กอาบน้ำตอนเย็น dèk àapnáam tɔɔn yen The child has a bath in the evening
Lesson 2: Milk and nappies
| Thai | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| ผ้าอ้อม | phâa ɔ̂ɔm | nappy, diaper |
| นมผง | nomphǒŋ | formula milk, milk powder |
| ขวดนม | khùatnom | baby bottle |
| ชง | choŋ | to make (a drink, with powder or tea) |
Example sentences
- ต้องเปลี่ยนผ้าอ้อมบ่อย tɔ̂ŋ plìan phâa ɔ̂ɔm bɔ̀y You have to change the nappy often
- ฉันชงนมผงให้เด็ก chǎn choŋ nomphǒŋ hây dèk I make formula milk for the baby
- ล้างขวดนมด้วยน้ำร้อน láaŋ khùatnom dûay náam rɔ́ɔn Wash the bottle with hot water
- นมต้องอุ่นไม่ร้อน nom tɔ̂ŋ ùn mây rɔ́ɔn The milk must be warm, not hot
- ผ้าอ้อมหมดแล้วต้องซื้อ phâa ɔ̂ɔm mòt lɛ́ɛw tɔ̂ŋ sʉ́ʉ We're out of nappies; we need to buy some
- เด็กเล่นของเล่นในห้อง dèk lên khɔ̌ɔŋlên nay hɔ̂ŋ The child plays with toys in the room
Written for Phassa Thai: practical, everyday Thai.