Grammar foundations · Foundation · A1

Negation and conversation repair

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

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By the end, you canไม่ precedes the negated word in these examples; repair phrases let the conversation continue.
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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?
Guided practice

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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 example completes this lesson's pattern set?

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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.