A1 · Lesson 072

Friends & socialising

Introduce a friend and join a friendly conversation.

By the end of this lesson

Introduce someone, describe a friendship and join a group politely.

Learn practical questions with their complete replies, then use them in two everyday exchanges.

Say this now

Say as a mankhǎw khâo glùm dûay dâai mǎi khrápขอเข้ากลุ่มด้วยได้ไหมครับ

Say as a womankhǎw khâo glùm dûay dâai mǎi kháขอเข้ากลุ่มด้วยได้ไหมคะ

Complete polite forms are shown for both speakers; friends may use a more relaxed register once they know each other.

Sentence shape: may I join the group too → could I → polite ending

Say as a man: sentence pieces

may I join the group tookhǎw khâo glùm dûayขอเข้ากลุ่มด้วย

could Idâai mǎiได้ไหม

polite endingkhrápครับ

Say as a woman: sentence pieces

may I join the group tookhǎw khâo glùm dûayขอเข้ากลุ่มด้วย

could Idâai mǎiได้ไหม

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.