How To Express This, That, That Over There In Thai
Learning how to express this, that and that over there
in Thai can be quite useful when you need to
refer specifically to the position of someone
or something in a conversation.
For example, when you’re in the fresh market,
you would ask questions such “How much is this?” or
“What is that?”. Fortunately, the Thai adjectives
this, that and that over there are fairly easy to learn.
For starters, they all start with the “n” sound. 
Expressing “this” in Thai using nee (นี่)
To indicate that you’re referring to “this” particular
person or object, you would use the Thai adjective, “nee”.
As an adjective, nee is always placed after a noun.
Here are some examples to show you how
to use nee correctly. Notice where the
adjective nee is placed in the following examples:
Chop nang seu nee mai ka?
Do you like this book?
Nee kheuu baan kong koon chai mai?
Is this your house?
Nee kheuu rot mai kong chan.
This is my new car.
Nee tao rai?
How much is this?
Nee mai chai gee-dtaa kong chan.
This is not my guitar.
Nee arai?
What is this?
In the 1st example, you will find a new Thai word,
nang seu which means book. Do you still remember
what’s the meaning of the Thai word, chop??? Well, chop
means “like” in Thai.
In the 2nd example, kheuu means “is” and baan means
house. Notice the thai word kong too. Kong means
belong. So if you would like to say something
belongs to someone, you would say “something kong
someone”.
In the 3rd example, the Thai word rot means car.
Mai is a Thai adjective meaning new. Chan is simply a feminine
way to express “I”. Note: Chan is also used by males with intimate
friends or lovers.
In the 5th example, gee-dtaa simply means guitar. Obviously,
guitar is an imported word from the west.
Expressing “that (not far)” in Thai using nan (นั้น)
To indicate that something which is positioned right there (not
far from you), you would use the Thai adjective, nan.
You would use nan (that) the same way with nee (this).
Here are some examples on nan:
Pai raan nan.
Go to that shop.
Mieow toowah nan pen kong chan.
That is my cat.
Kun nan pheuuan kong pom.
That person is my friend.
In the 1st example, raan means shop. Literally translated
it would mean “Go shop there”.
In the 2nd example, Mieow means cat of course. :p Toowah
is actually a numerical classifier for animals,
cloths and furniture. Pen works just like kheuu which
also means “is”.
In the last example, the word kun actually means person.
Literally translated it would mean “That person is friend belong me”.
Expressing “that (far)” in Thai using nohn (โน้น )
Just like nee (this) and nan (that), you would use
nohn (that over there) to indicate someone or
something that is far away from you.
Below are some examples to show you
the meaning and usage of nohn (that over there):
Pheuuan kong pom you baan nohn khrap.
My friend lives in that house over there.
Chan ja pai haa pheuuan tee you baan yai nohn.
I’m going to see my friend who lives in that big house over there.
Pheuuan in the 1st example means friend. In
the 2nd example, ja pai haa means going to see
and yai means big.
Simple stuff right? Just remember that
in Thai, the adjective is placed right after the
noun. Nee (this), that (nan) and that over there (nohn)
are Thai adjectives that describes the position
of someone (noun) or something (noun).
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