thai
thai — 形容詞
1. coming from or connected with the Southeast Asian country of Thailand — used for
泰國
與泰國有關的；來自泰國的
coming from or connected with the Southeast Asian country of Thailand — used for people, food, language, culture, customs, or products that originate there.
Devika's family runs a small Thai restaurant near the main market.
Devika 家人在主要市場附近經營一家小泰國餐廳。
collocation: Thai restaurant
Cyrus bought a Thai silk scarf at a night market in Chiang Mai.
Cyrus 在清邁的一個夜市買了一條泰絲圍巾。
collocation: Thai silk
The Thai festival brought hundreds of visitors to the old city square.
泰國節慶吸引了數百名遊客到舊城廣場。
Soraya ordered a plate of Thai green curry with jasmine rice.
Soraya 點了一盤泰式綠咖哩配茉莉香米。
Lakan's favourite Thai dessert is sticky rice with fresh mango.
Lakan 最喜歡的泰式甜點是芒果糯米飯。
- Siamese
older, dated term from the former name Siam; now used mainly for cat breeds or historical contexts
文法句型
Thai + noun
用法筆記
Always used before a noun. Do not confuse with the country name 'Thailand': 'Thai food' ✓ ; 'Thailand food' ✗.
常見錯誤
thai — 名詞
1. a person who was born in Thailand or whose family originally came from there.
泰國人
來自泰國的人；泰國國民
a person who was born in Thailand or whose family originally came from there.
Christopher met a Thai named Soraya at the language exchange event.
Christopher 在語言交流活動中認識了一位名叫 Soraya 的泰國人。
determiner: a Thai (countable)
Many Thais celebrate Songkran by splashing water on each other.
許多泰國人透過互相潑水來慶祝潑水節。
plural form: Thais
Sora shared a dorm room with a Thai from Bangkok during his exchange year.
Sora 在交換學年期間與一位來自曼谷的泰國人同住一間宿舍。
The tour guide was a friendly young Thai from the city of Bangkok.
那位導遊是一位來自曼谷的友善年輕泰國人。
- Thai national
formal, used in official documents and legal contexts
- Siamese
dated historical term no longer used for people
文法句型
a Thai
the Thais
用法筆記
Plural can be 'Thais' (countable) or 'Thai' (collective, e.g. 'the Thai are known for their hospitality'). Both forms are common in modern English.
常見錯誤
2. the main form of speech used in Thailand, spoken by most people there as their f
泰語
泰國的官方語言
the main form of speech used in Thailand, spoken by most people there as their first language and taught in its schools.
Élise speaks Thai with her grandmother every evening on the phone.
Élise 每天晚上用泰語和祖母通電話。
verb + Thai: speak Thai
Rodrigo is taking a Thai course at the weekend to prepare for his trip.
Rodrigo 為了準備他的旅行，週末在上一門泰語課。
collocation: take a Thai course
Takeshi can read Thai script after studying the language for two years.
Takeshi 學了兩年泰語之後已經能閱讀泰文字母。
The street signs in Bangkok are written in both Thai and English.
曼谷的街道標誌同時用泰語和英語書寫。
- Siamese
historical name for the language when the country was called Siam; now rare
文法句型
speak Thai
in Thai
learn Thai
用法筆記
Always uncountable when referring to the language. Capitalised as a proper noun. 'Thai' uses its own script (Thai alphabet), not the Latin alphabet.