Twelfth graders learn the Thai conditional and polite requests — tha (ถ้า) means “if” (tha fon tok = if it rains), and kho…noi dai mai? makes requests polite. Kho = “may I have,” noi softens, dai mai = “is that okay?” It’s the key to sounding polite and refined.
Students will be able to…
kho…dai mai? tha…? — how do you make polite requests and “if” statements in Thai?
Project each item and have students answer about the Thai conditional and polite requests.
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How do you make a polite request or an “if” statement in Thai?
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Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Intermediate-Mid).
Interpersonal: make polite requests.
Presentational: express conditions.
Compare conditional grammar.
Explore Thai politeness (kreng jai).
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Have students write one polite request in Thai using “kho…noi dai mai?”. A printable Thai conditional sheet is in the World Languages library.
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