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Negation and conversation repair

Use ไม่ in a retained correction and ask for repetition politely.

Time
18 min
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Learning goalsUse ไม่ใช่ to correct a statement and ask someone to repeat a name
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How to read the pronunciation guide

Tone marks: a = mid, à = low, â = falling, á = high, ǎ = rising. Doubled vowels are long. ŋ is the ng sound; y is as in yes. ɛ, ɔ, ə and ʉ represent distinct vowel sounds. ph, th and kh have a puff of air; th is not English th.

pay, mǎy and ŋ correspond to pai, mǎi and ng in other guides. Hyphens may separate syllables. This is a simplified reading guide, not an exact transcription of the recording. หนังสือ is shown as nǎŋsʉ̌ʉ and เขา as khǎw; naŋsʉ̌ʉ and kháw also occur in fluent speech.

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Notice the patternThree source examples

Use ไม่ in a retained correction and ask for repetition politely.

ไม่ precedes the negated word in these examples; repair phrases let the conversation continue.

ไม่ใช่ครับ

mây chây khrápNo; that is not right.

กรุณาพูดอีกทีได้ไหมครับ

karúnaa phûut ìikthii dâay mǎy khrápCould you please say that again?

คุณชื่ออะไรนะครับ

khun chʉ̂ʉ àray ná khrápWhat was your name again?
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What does ไม่ใช่ครับ mean here?

ไม่ใช่ครับ

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Which Thai example means “Could you please say that again?”?

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Which Thai example means “What was your name again?”?

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Examples are reused from the retained local FSI/Reading source. The new explanation and exercise framing require independent language, pedagogy and rights review before production.