A1 · Lesson 043

Getting around town

Find the everyday places you need and make short journeys around any Thai neighbourhood.

By the end of this lesson

Find a nearby place, choose how to get there and ask a driver to stop.

Ask a local for a place and a short route, then use the same language on a neighbourhood ride.

Say this now

Say as a manthǎew née mee thá naa khaan mǎi khrápแถวนี้มีธนาคารไหมครับ

Say as a womanthǎew née mee thá naa khaan mǎi kháแถวนี้มีธนาคารไหมคะ

The bank, shopping centre and hospital are example places. Replace the place with the one you need.

Sentence shape: Around here → is there a bank → question → polite ending.

Say as a man: sentence pieces

around herethǎew néeแถวนี้

is there a bankmee thá naa khaanมีธนาคาร

questionmǎiไหม

polite endingkhrápครับ

Say as a woman: sentence pieces

around herethǎew néeแถวนี้

is there a bankmee thá naa khaanมีธนาคาร

questionmǎiไหม

polite endingkháคะ

Use complete lines and natural replies.

Recognise the words and their meaning.

Choose a response and build a sentence.

Follow a complete exchange.

Match taught words and phrases to meanings.

Understand the same language by ear.

Bring the useful language back from memory.