A1 · Lesson 044

Public transport: bus & train

Buy a ticket, find the right platform and travel by bus or train in Thai.

By the end of this lesson

Request a train ticket, understand the ticket type and ask about a bus, platform or seat.

Use complete requests and replies for a ticket desk and for a bus journey. Route numbers and departure times are invented practice examples.

Say this now

One ticket to Chiang Mai, please.

Say as a mankhǒr dtǔa bpai chiang mài nèung bai khrápขอตั๋วไปเชียงใหม่หนึ่งใบครับ

Say as a womankhǒr dtǔa bpai chiang mài nèung bai khâขอตั๋วไปเชียงใหม่หนึ่งใบค่ะ

The recordings speak complete examples. Replace the destination and ticket quantity with your own; route numbers and departure times are invented for practice.

Sentence shape: Request a ticket → to → your destination → number of tickets → polite ending.

Say as a man: sentence pieces

request a ticketkhǒr dtǔaขอตั๋ว

tobpaiไป

example destination: Chiang Maichiang màiเชียงใหม่

one ticketnèung baiหนึ่งใบ

polite endingkhrápครับ

Say as a woman: sentence pieces

request a ticketkhǒr dtǔaขอตั๋ว

tobpaiไป

example destination: Chiang Maichiang màiเชียงใหม่

one ticketnèung baiหนึ่งใบ

polite endingkhâค่ะ

In this lesson

Essential phrases

Use complete lines and natural replies.

Key words

Recognise the words and their meaning.

Practice

Choose a response and build a sentence.

Dialogues

Follow a complete exchange.

Word match

Match taught words and phrases to meanings.

Listening match

Understand the same language by ear.

Chapter review

Bring the useful language back from memory.