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Make Thai Sentences | ตั้งใจ (dtâng jai) intend to/ aim to

Happy New Year 2021 สวัสดีปีใหม่ค่ะ sà-wàt-dee bpee mài kâ Let’s ask your Thai friends! “What are their New Year Resolutions?” In this video, I break down every single line and explain all the little details for you!

- P H R A S E S -

ปีนี้คุณตั้งใจจะทำอะไร

bpee née kun dtâng jai jà tam à-rai

What will you intend to do this year?

(What are your new year resolutions?)


ผมตั้งใจจะออกกำลังกายมากขึ้น

pŏm dtâng jai jà òk gam-lang gaai mâak kêun

I am going to exercise more.


ฉันตั้งใจว่าจะบอกคุณคืนนี้

chăn dtâng jai wâa jà bòk kun keun née

I am planning to tell you tonight.


คุณตั้งใจรึเปล่า

kun dtâng jai réu bplào

Are you intentionally doing this?


ผมไม่ได้ตั้งใจจริงๆ

pŏm mâi dâai dtâng jai jing

I didn’t intend to do that.


ฉันตั้งใจจะลดความอ้วน

chăn dtâng jai jà lót kwaam ûan

I have a strong intention to lose weight.


แต่ทำได้แค่ 1 วัน

dtàe tam dâai kâe nèung wan

but I did it only 1 day.


ฉันก็ล้มเลิกความตั้งใจ

chăn gôr lóm lêrk kwaam dtâng jai

Then I gave up my intention!


- E X E R C I S E -

Please answer these questions in Thai!

  1. ปีนี้คุณตั้งใจจะทำอะไร bpee née kun dtâng jai jà tam à-rai

  2. ทำไมคุณตั้งใจว่าจะทำแบบนั้น tam-mai kun dtâng jai wâa jà tam bàep nán

  3. คุณเคยล้มเลิกความตั้งใจไหม kun koie lóm lêrk kwaam dtâng jai măi

 

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