Daily Thai Confidence

In this Thai lesson, we learn how to use the verb เชื่อกันว่า (chêua gān wâa), which means ‘it is believed that…’ or ‘people generally believe that…’ It is used when a belief is shared by a group of people or commonly held, rather than being presented as one particular person’s belief.

In this Thai lesson, we learn how to use the verb เชื่อมั่น (chêua-mân), which means ‘to have confidence in,’ ‘to be confident in,’ ‘to firmly believe,’ or ‘to have strong faith in.’ The key idea is strong, firm belief or confidence.

In this Thai lesson, we learn how to use the verb นับถือ (náb-thěu), which means ‘to respect,’ ‘to have respect for,’ or ‘to hold someone in high regard.’ It is used when you admire someone and regard them as worthy of respect, often because of their character, age, experience, knowledge, achievements, or position.

In this Thai lesson, we learn how to use the verb เชื่อถือ (chêua-thěu), which means ‘to trust,’ ‘to have confidence,’ ‘to consider someone or something reliable or credible.’

In this Thai lesson, we learn how to use the verb เชื่อฟัง (chêua-fāng), which means ‘to obey,’ ‘to listen to’ and follow someone’s advice, instruction, or orders. It is commonly used when talking about children obeying parents, students obeying teachers, or people following rules and instructions.

In this Thai lesson, we learn how to use the verb ไว้ใจ (wái-jāi), which means ‘to trust’ or ‘to rely on’ someone. It describe feeling confident that someone is reliable, responsible, honest, or capable of taking care of something or someone.

In this Thai lesson, we learn how to use the verb เชื่อใจ (chêua-jāi), which means ‘to trust’ or ‘to have confidence in’ someone. It describes having confidence that someone is honest, reliable, sincere, or will not deliberately let you down.

In this Thai lesson, we learn how to use the verb เชื่อ (chêua), which means ‘to believe.’ It is used when you accept something as true or believe what someone says.

In this Thai lesson, we learn how to use the adverb ตอนนี้ (dtāwn-née), which means ‘now,’ ‘right now,’ or ‘at the moment.’ It is used to refer to the present time — the time happening as we speak or the current situation.

In this Thai lesson, we learn how to use the adjective ถูก (thùuk), which means ‘is cheap’ or ‘inexpensive.’ It is commonly used to describe something that costs less money than expected, less than another option, or simply does not have a high price.

In this Thai lesson, we learn how to use the adjective แพง (phāeng), which means ‘is expensive’ or ‘is costly.’ It is used to describe something that costs a lot of money or has a high price.

In this Thai lesson, we learn how to use the noun ครั้ง (khráng), which means ‘time,’ ‘occasion,’ or ‘instance.’ It is used to count how many times an action happens or to refer to a particular occasion or event.