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"I (impolite form)" in Thai

กู

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Literal Breakdown

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The 1st consonant of the Thai alphabet

ก
vowel u (long version)

อู

Summary

The Thai translation for “I (impolite form)” is กู. The Thai, กู, can be broken down into 2 parts:"The 1st consonant of the Thai alphabet" (ก) and "vowel u (long version)" (อู).

See also

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I (male speaker)

ผม
I (female speaker)

ฉัน
I (informal, when the speaker is older)

พี่
I (female speaker, formal)

ดิฉัน
I (informal, for talking with friends)

เรา
I (cute female form)

หนู

Examples of "I" in use

There are 9 examples of the Thai word for "I" being used:
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I’m hungry. (impolite form)

กูหิวแล้ว
I think I’ll treat you immediately. (impolite form)

เดี๋ยวกูว่าจะเลี้ยงข้าวหน่อย
We don’t use the impolite form of “you” or “I” with a friend of opposite sex.

เราไม่ใช้ มึง กู กับเพื่อนต่างเพศนะครับ
But to use the impolite form of the words “you” or “I” you must have a really close friendship with the people.

แต่ว่าคำว่า มึง กู นี้ต้องใช้กับคนที่สนิทจริงๆ นะครับ
The impolite forms of “you” and “I” are simply rude.

คำว่า มึง กู มันหยาบไปไง
Instead of us saying I and you, we will change to informal words for “you” or “I”.

แทนที่จะพูดว่าผมและก็คุณอย่างงี้ เราก็จะเปลี่ยนเป็นมึงหรือว่ากู
Yeah, I am going too. (impolite form)

เออ กูไปด้วย
He might answer me that yeah.. I have just came back from Bangkok.

เขาอาจจะตอบผมว่า เออ..กูพึ่งกลับมาจากกรุงเทพว่ะ
Then you can use the impolite form of the words “you” and “I”.

ถึงจะใช้คำว่า มึง กู ได้

Practice Lesson

"I (impolite form)" Practice (10)
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I (impolite form)
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Lesson phrases
But to use the impolite form of the words “you” or “I” you must have a really close friendship with the people.,
He might answer me that yeah.. I have just came back from Bangkok.,
I think I’ll treat you immediately. (impolite form),
Instead of us saying I and you, we will change to informal words for “you” or “I”.,
I’m hungry. (impolite form),
The impolite forms of “you” and “I” are simply rude.,
Then you can use the impolite form of the words “you” and “I”.,
We don’t use the impolite form of “you” or “I” with a friend of opposite sex.,
Yeah, I am going too. (impolite form)
etc.

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