A1 · Lesson 070

Compliments & reactions

Praise someone’s work and respond warmly to everyday news.

By the end of this lesson

Give a sincere compliment, accept one and check how a friend feels.

Start with encouraging work and effort, then respond to good news or a changed plan.

Say this now

Say as a mankhun tham dâai dee mâak khrápคุณทำได้ดีมากครับ

Say as a womankhun tham dâai dee mâak khâคุณทำได้ดีมากค่ะ

A simple thank-you is a useful response to praise. Choose compliments that suit the person and relationship.

Sentence shape: you → did very well → polite ending

Say as a man: sentence pieces

youkhunคุณ

did very welltham dâai dee mâakทำได้ดีมาก

polite endingkhrápครับ

Say as a woman: sentence pieces

youkhunคุณ

did very welltham dâai dee mâakทำได้ดีมาก

polite endingkhâค่ะ

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.