Giving and Understanding Directions

Note: click on each word on the map for Thai pronunciation.

English	Thai	Practice
Tid	Direction
North	Nua
South	Tai
East	Tawan-Aok
West	Tawan-Tok

English	Thai	Practice
Left	Sai
Right	Khwa
Opposite/Across	Trong-Kham

Thai	Meaning	Practice
Yu Thang	Used in preceding a word telling direction
Yu	At
Thang	Path, way
Khong	Signifies a possessive

Activity: Practice using the following phrase

Direction in the said pattern can be substituted by the following words: (Sai) left, (Khwa) right, (Nua) north, (Tai) south, (Tawan-Aok) east, and (Tawan-Tok) west.

Yu Thang is used in preceding a word telling direction. Yu means at, Thang means path, way

Khong signifies a possessive

For example:

Thai Sentence	Meaning	Practice
Dr. Robin Yu Thang Sai Khong John	Dr.Robin is on a left side of John
Buiding 3 Yu Thang Nua Khong Building 2	Building 3 is north of building 2

Activity: Practice using the following phrase

(noun) + Yu Trong Kham + (noun)

For example:

Thai Sentence	Meaning	Practice
Sindy Yu Trong Kham Dr. Robin	Sindy is across/opposite to Dr.Robin

Exercise: Download the class handout and practice telling direction with your classmates by using maps at the end of the handout.