The different classes and levels of Thai lauguge

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00:00Did you know that in Thai, one thing can have five different words?

00:04Today, I present to you a Thai language short crash course.

00:08The action eat has many levels and is used according to the person using it.

00:13The first one, กิน, which is used as an everyday word, polite and most common.

00:18You might hear a Thai auntie ask you กินอะไรมาได้ยัง?

00:22Which means, have you eaten yet?

00:24The second is แดก, this is more on the ruder side,

00:27often used among very close friends or probably mortal enemies.

00:31So remember, don't use it.

00:33Next is รับอาทาน, this is polite and often used in settings

00:37where you are speaking to someone older than you.

00:39There's also a different word for eating when it comes to monks.

00:42We do not say กิน for monks, but we say ฉัน.

00:45And side note, monks in Thailand are only allowed to eat from sunrise to 11 a.m.

00:51The last one is สวย, which is used exclusively for the royal family.

00:55And who said learning Thai was hard?