ðŸ‘Ļ‍ðŸ‘Đ‍👧‍ðŸ‘Ķ Family & Personal Info — āļ„āļĢāļ­āļšāļ„āļĢāļąāļ§āđāļĨāļ°āļ‚āđ‰āļ­āļĄāļđāļĨāļŠāđˆāļ§āļ™āļ•āļąāļ§

English for Everyday Life & Work — āļ āļēāļĐāļēāļ­āļąāļ‡āļāļĪāļĐāļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļšāļŠāļĩāļ§āļīāļ•āļ›āļĢāļ°āļˆāļģāļ§āļąāļ™āđāļĨāļ°āļāļēāļĢāļ—āļģāļ‡āļēāļ™

Week 5 · Possessive adjectives (my/your/his/her) · Pre-A1 → A1

Family & Personal Info

🎯 āļ„āļĢāļ­āļšāļ„āļĢāļąāļ§āđāļĨāļ°āļ‚āđ‰āļ­āļĄāļđāļĨāļŠāđˆāļ§āļ™āļ•āļąāļ§
What is Family & Personal Info?

🇹🇭 āļ āļēāļĐāļēāđ„āļ—āļĒ

āļ„āļĢāļ­āļšāļ„āļĢāļąāļ§āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āđ€āļĢāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ‡āļŠāļģāļ„āļąāļāļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļšāļ„āļ™āđ„āļ—āļĒ! āļŠāļąāļ›āļ”āļēāļŦāđŒāļ™āļĩāđ‰āđ€āļĢāļēāđ€āļĢāļĩāļĒāļ™āļĢāļđāđ‰āļ„āļģāļĻāļąāļžāļ—āđŒāđ€āļāļĩāđˆāļĒāļ§āļāļąāļšāļ„āļĢāļ­āļšāļ„āļĢāļąāļ§āđāļĨāļ°āļ‚āđ‰āļ­āļĄāļđāļĨāļŠāđˆāļ§āļ™āļ•āļąāļ§ āđ€āļĢāļēāļˆāļ°āđ€āļĢāļĩāļĒāļ™ possessive adjectives: my (āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ‰āļąāļ™), your (āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļļāļ“), his (āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āđ€āļ‚āļē), her (āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āđ€āļ˜āļ­) āđ€āļŠāđˆāļ™ "my mother," "his father," "her brother" āđƒāļ™āļ āļēāļĐāļēāđ„āļ—āļĒ āđ€āļĢāļēāļžāļđāļ” "āđāļĄāđˆāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ‰āļąāļ™" āđāļ•āđˆāļ āļēāļĐāļēāļ­āļąāļ‡āļāļĪāļĐāļžāļđāļ” "my mother" — possessive āļĄāļēāļāđˆāļ­āļ™āļ„āļģāļ™āļēāļĄ āđ„āļĄāđˆāđƒāļŠāđˆāļ•āļēāļĄāļŦāļĨāļąāļ‡!

🇬🇧 English

Family is very important for Thai people! This week, we learn family vocabulary and personal information. We will study possessive adjectives: my, your, his, her. For example: "my mother," "his father," "her brother." In Thai, you say "āđāļĄāđˆāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ‰āļąāļ™" (mother of me), but in English, the possessive comes BEFORE the noun: "my mother" — not "mother my"!

🤩 Fun Facts — āļ‚āđ‰āļ­āđ€āļ—āđ‡āļˆāļˆāļĢāļīāļ‡āļ™āđˆāļēāļĢāļđāđ‰

🔹 In Thai, we have many words for siblings based on age: āļžāļĩāđˆ (older) and āļ™āđ‰āļ­āļ‡ (younger).
āđƒāļ™āļ āļēāļĐāļēāđ„āļ—āļĒ āđ€āļĢāļēāļĄāļĩāļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāļ„āļģāļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļšāļžāļĩāđˆāļ™āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļ•āļēāļĄāļ­āļēāļĒāļļ āđāļ•āđˆāļ āļēāļĐāļēāļ­āļąāļ‡āļāļĪāļĐāļĄāļĩāđāļ„āđˆ brother/sister

🔹 English has no special word for older/younger brother or sister.
āļ āļēāļĐāļēāļ­āļąāļ‡āļāļĪāļĐāđ„āļĄāđˆāļĄāļĩāļ„āļģāđāļĒāļāļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļšāļžāļĩāđˆ/āļ™āđ‰āļ­āļ‡ āđƒāļŠāđ‰ "brother" āđāļĨāļ° "sister" āđ€āļ—āđˆāļēāļ™āļąāđ‰āļ™

🔹 In Thailand, friends often call each other "P'" (āļžāļĩāđˆ) like family.
āđƒāļ™āļ›āļĢāļ°āđ€āļ—āļĻāđ„āļ—āļĒ āđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ™āļĄāļąāļāđ€āļĢāļĩāļĒāļāļāļąāļ™āļ§āđˆāļē "āļžāļĩāđˆ" āđ€āļŦāļĄāļ·āļ­āļ™āļ„āļ™āđƒāļ™āļ„āļĢāļ­āļšāļ„āļĢāļąāļ§

🔹 "Wife" has the sound /w/ — a difficult sound for Thai speakers!
"Wife" āļĄāļĩāđ€āļŠāļĩāļĒāļ‡ /w/ — āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āđ€āļŠāļĩāļĒāļ‡āļ—āļĩāđˆāļĒāļēāļāļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļšāļ„āļ™āđ„āļ—āļĒ!

🧪 Quick Check — āļ•āļĢāļ§āļˆāļŠāļ­āļšāļ”āđˆāļ§āļ™

Test your understanding — āļ—āļ”āļŠāļ­āļšāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāđ€āļ‚āđ‰āļēāđƒāļˆ

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What is "family" in Thai?

"family" āđāļ›āļĨāļ§āđˆāļēāļ­āļ°āđ„āļĢ?

āļ„āļĢāļ­āļšāļ„āļĢāļąāļ§
āđāļĄāđˆ
āļžāđˆāļ­
āļĨāļđāļāļŠāļēāļĒ
"family" = āļ„āļĢāļ­āļšāļ„āļĢāļąāļ§

Which is the definition of "mother"?

āļ„āļģāļ™āļīāļĒāļēāļĄāļ‚āļ­āļ‡ "mother" āļ„āļ·āļ­āļ‚āđ‰āļ­āđƒāļ”?

A female parent; your mom.
A male parent; your dad.
A group of people related to each other: parents and childre
None of the above
"mother" (āđāļĄāđˆ): A female parent; your mom.

Which grammar topic are we studying this week?

āđ€āļĢāļēāđ€āļĢāļĩāļĒāļ™āļŦāļąāļ§āļ‚āđ‰āļ­āđ„āļ§āļĒāļēāļāļĢāļ“āđŒāļ­āļ°āđ„āļĢāļŠāļąāļ›āļ”āļēāļŦāđŒāļ™āļĩāđ‰?

Possessive adjectives (my/your/his/her)
Future Perfect
Past Perfect Continuous
Subjunctive Mood
This week we study: Possessive adjectives (my/your/his/her)

📚 āļ„āļģāļĻāļąāļžāļ—āđŒāļŠāļģāļ„āļąāļ
Key Vocabulary

family
āļ„āļĢāļ­āļšāļ„āļĢāļąāļ§
A group of people related to each other: parents and children.
mother
āđāļĄāđˆ
A female parent; your mom.
father
āļžāđˆāļ­
A male parent; your dad.
son
āļĨāļđāļāļŠāļēāļĒ
A male child of a parent.
daughter
āļĨāļđāļāļŠāļēāļ§
A female child of a parent.
brother
āļžāļĩāđˆāļŠāļēāļĒ / āļ™āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļŠāļēāļĒ
A male with the same parents as you.
sister
āļžāļĩāđˆāļŠāļēāļ§ / āļ™āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļŠāļēāļ§
A female with the same parents as you.
husband
āļŠāļēāļĄāļĩ
A married man; a wife's partner.
wife
āļ āļĢāļĢāļĒāļē
A married woman; a husband's partner.
friend
āđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ™
A person you know and like.
country
āļ›āļĢāļ°āđ€āļ—āļĻ
A nation with its own government: Thailand, Japan, etc.
age
āļ­āļēāļĒāļļ
How old a person is.

🧪 Quick Check — āļ•āļĢāļ§āļˆāļŠāļ­āļšāļ”āđˆāļ§āļ™

Test your understanding — āļ—āļ”āļŠāļ­āļšāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāđ€āļ‚āđ‰āļēāđƒāļˆ

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What does "daughter" mean?

"daughter" āļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāļ–āļķāļ‡āļ­āļ°āđ„āļĢ?

A female child of a parent.
A male with the same parents as you.
A female with the same parents as you.
A married man; a wife's partner.
"daughter" = āļĨāļđāļāļŠāļēāļ§: A female child of a parent.

"brother" in Thai is:

"brother" āļ āļēāļĐāļēāđ„āļ—āļĒāļ„āļ·āļ­:

āļžāļĩāđˆāļŠāļēāļĒ / āļ™āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļŠāļēāļĒ
āļĨāļđāļāļŠāļēāļĒ
āđāļĄāđˆ
āļ āļĢāļĢāļĒāļē
"brother" = āļžāļĩāđˆāļŠāļēāļĒ / āļ™āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļŠāļēāļĒ

Which word means: "A married man; a wife's partner...."?

āļ„āļģāđƒāļ”āļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāļ–āļķāļ‡: "A married man; a wife's partner...."?

husband
son
mother
friend
The answer is "husband"

📖 āđ„āļ§āļĒāļēāļāļĢāļ“āđŒ: Possessive adjectives (my/your/his/her)
Grammar Focus

📖 Grammar Focus: Possessive adjectives (my/your/his/her)

my = āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ‰āļąāļ™ â€” āđƒāļŠāđ‰ "my" āļāđˆāļ­āļ™āļ„āļģāļ™āļēāļĄāđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āđāļŠāļ”āļ‡āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āđ€āļˆāđ‰āļēāļ‚āļ­āļ‡
My name is Somchai. (āļŠāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ‰āļąāļ™āļ„āļ·āļ­ āļŠāļĄāļŠāļēāļĒ)
My mother is a teacher. (āđāļĄāđˆāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ‰āļąāļ™āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļ„āļĢāļđ)
your = āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļļāļ“ â€” āđƒāļŠāđ‰ "your" āđ€āļĄāļ·āđˆāļ­āļžāļđāļ”āļ–āļķāļ‡āļŠāļīāđˆāļ‡āļ—āļĩāđˆāđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļ„āļļāļ“āļžāļđāļ”āļ”āđ‰āļ§āļĒ
What is your name? (āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļļāļ“āļŠāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ­āļ°āđ„āļĢ?)
Your family is very nice. (āļ„āļĢāļ­āļšāļ„āļĢāļąāļ§āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļļāļ“āļ™āđˆāļēāļĢāļąāļāļĄāļēāļ)
his = āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āđ€āļ‚āļē (āļœāļđāđ‰āļŠāļēāļĒ) / her = āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āđ€āļ˜āļ­ (āļœāļđāđ‰āļŦāļāļīāļ‡) — āļ āļēāļĐāļēāđ„āļ—āļĒāđƒāļŠāđ‰ "āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āđ€āļ‚āļē" āļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļšāļ—āļļāļāđ€āļžāļĻ āđāļ•āđˆāļ āļēāļĐāļēāļ­āļąāļ‡āļāļĪāļĐāđāļĒāļ his/her!
His father is a doctor. (āļžāđˆāļ­āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āđ€āļ‚āļēāđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļŦāļĄāļ­)
Her mother is a nurse. (āđāļĄāđˆāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āđ€āļ˜āļ­āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļžāļĒāļēāļšāļēāļĨ)
Pronunciation: /v/ and /w/ — āļ„āļ™āđ„āļ—āļĒāļĄāļąāļāļŠāļąāļšāļŠāļ™ /v/ āļāļąāļš /w/ — āļāļķāļāļ­āļ­āļāđ€āļŠāļĩāļĒāļ‡āđƒāļŦāđ‰āļ–āļđāļāļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡
wife /waÉŠf/ — āļ›āļēāļāļāļĨāļĄ + āļĢāļīāļĄāļāļĩāļ›āļēāļāđ„āļĄāđˆāļŠāļąāļĄāļœāļąāļŠāļŸāļąāļ™
five /faÉŠv/ — āļĢāļīāļĄāļāļĩāļ›āļēāļāļĨāđˆāļēāļ‡āļŠāļąāļĄāļœāļąāļŠāļŸāļąāļ™āļšāļ™ āļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļš /v/

🚀 āļšāļ—āđ€āļĢāļĩāļĒāļ™āļ—āļĩāļĨāļ°āļ‚āļąāđ‰āļ™
Step-by-Step Practice

1Draw Your Family Tree — āļ§āļēāļ”āđāļœāļ™āļœāļąāļ‡āļ„āļĢāļ­āļšāļ„āļĢāļąāļ§

Draw your family and label each person: "my mother," "my father," "my brother."
āļ§āļēāļ”āļ„āļĢāļ­āļšāļ„āļĢāļąāļ§āđāļĨāļ°āļ•āļīāļ”āļ›āđ‰āļēāļĒāđāļ•āđˆāļĨāļ°āļ„āļ™: "my mother," "my father," "my brother"

2Introduce Your Family — āđāļ™āļ°āļ™āļģāļ„āļĢāļ­āļšāļ„āļĢāļąāļ§

Say: "This is my family. My father is a farmer. My mother is a cook. My sister is a student."
āļžāļđāļ”: "This is my family. My father is a farmer. My mother is a cook."

3Ask About Others — āļ–āļēāļĄāđ€āļāļĩāđˆāļĒāļ§āļāļąāļšāļ„āļ™āļ­āļ·āđˆāļ™

Practice: "What is your mother's name?" "How old is your brother?"
āļāļķāļ: "What is your mother's name?" "How old is your brother?"

4Share Personal Info — āđāļšāđˆāļ‡āļ›āļąāļ™āļ‚āđ‰āļ­āļĄāļđāļĨāļŠāđˆāļ§āļ™āļ•āļąāļ§

Practice: "My name is... I am from Thailand. I am 25 years old. My family has 4 people."
āļāļķāļ: "My name is... I am from Thailand. I am 25 years old."

🌎 āļāļēāļĢāđƒāļŠāđ‰āļ‡āļēāļ™āļˆāļĢāļīāļ‡
Real World Application

💼 In Real Life — āđƒāļ™āļŠāļĩāļ§āļīāļ•āļˆāļĢāļīāļ‡

When you meet new colleagues, they often ask about your family: "Do you have brothers and sisters?" Being able to talk about your family in English is a great conversation starter in any workplace.

āđ€āļĄāļ·āđˆāļ­āļžāļšāđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ™āļĢāđˆāļ§āļĄāļ‡āļēāļ™āđƒāļŦāļĄāđˆ āļžāļ§āļāđ€āļ‚āļēāļĄāļąāļāļ–āļēāļĄāđ€āļāļĩāđˆāļĒāļ§āļāļąāļšāļ„āļĢāļ­āļšāļ„āļĢāļąāļ§: "Do you have brothers and sisters?" āļāļēāļĢāļžāļđāļ”āđ€āļāļĩāđˆāļĒāļ§āļāļąāļšāļ„āļĢāļ­āļšāļ„āļĢāļąāļ§āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļ āļēāļĐāļēāļ­āļąāļ‡āļāļĪāļĐāđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļāļēāļĢāđ€āļĢāļīāđˆāļĄāļ•āđ‰āļ™āļšāļ—āļŠāļ™āļ—āļ™āļēāļ—āļĩāđˆāļ”āļĩāđƒāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļ—āļģāļ‡āļēāļ™

🧪 Quick Check — āļ•āļĢāļ§āļˆāļŠāļ­āļšāļ”āđˆāļ§āļ™

Test your understanding — āļ—āļ”āļŠāļ­āļšāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāđ€āļ‚āđ‰āļēāđƒāļˆ

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Which sentence correctly uses Possessive adjectives (my/your/his/her)?

āļ›āļĢāļ°āđ‚āļĒāļ„āđƒāļ”āđƒāļŠāđ‰ Possessive adjectives (my/your/his/her) āļ–āļđāļāļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡?

My name is Somchai. (āļŠāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ‰āļąāļ™āļ„āļ·āļ­ āļŠāļĄāļŠāļēāļĒ)
Me has do work.
They is going yesterday.
He have not do it.
The first option correctly uses Possessive adjectives (my/your/his/her).

What is the Thai meaning of "friend"?

"friend" āđāļ›āļĨāļ§āđˆāļēāļ­āļ°āđ„āļĢ?

āđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ™
āļžāđˆāļ­
āļžāļĩāđˆāļŠāļēāļ§ / āļ™āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļŠāļēāļ§
āļĨāļđāļāļŠāļēāļĒ
friend = āđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ™

In everyday life, family & personal info is important because:

āđƒāļ™āļŠāļĩāļ§āļīāļ•āļ›āļĢāļ°āļˆāļģāļ§āļąāļ™ āļ„āļĢāļ­āļšāļ„āļĢāļąāļ§āđāļĨāļ°āļ‚āđ‰āļ­āļĄāļđāļĨāļŠāđˆāļ§āļ™āļ•āļąāļ§ āļŠāļģāļ„āļąāļāđ€āļžāļĢāļēāļ°:

When you meet new colleagues, they often ask about your fami
It is not used in Thailand.
Only for tourists.
Nobody needs it.
When you meet new colleagues, they often ask about your fami

📝 āļāļēāļĢāļšāđ‰āļēāļ™
Homework

Task 1: Write a paragraph about your family using my/his/her (at least 8 sentences).
āđ€āļ‚āļĩāļĒāļ™āļĒāđˆāļ­āļŦāļ™āđ‰āļēāđ€āļāļĩāđˆāļĒāļ§āļāļąāļšāļ„āļĢāļ­āļšāļ„āļĢāļąāļ§āđ‚āļ”āļĒāđƒāļŠāđ‰ my/his/her (āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļ™āđ‰āļ­āļĒ 8 āļ›āļĢāļ°āđ‚āļĒāļ„)
Task 2: Ask a friend about their family and write their answers.
āļ–āļēāļĄāđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ™āđ€āļāļĩāđˆāļĒāļ§āļāļąāļšāļ„āļĢāļ­āļšāļ„āļĢāļąāļ§āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āđ€āļ‚āļēāđāļĨāļ°āđ€āļ‚āļĩāļĒāļ™āļ„āļģāļ•āļ­āļš
Task 3: Practice pronouncing: wife/five, very/berry, van/ban.
āļāļķāļāļ­āļ­āļāđ€āļŠāļĩāļĒāļ‡: wife/five, very/berry, van/ban
Task 4: Fill in blanks: "___ name is Ploy. ___ is 20 years old." (Her/She)
āđ€āļ•āļīāļĄāļŠāđˆāļ­āļ‡āļ§āđˆāļēāļ‡: "___ name is Ploy. ___ is 20 years old."

🎉 āļĒāļīāļ™āļ”āļĩāļ”āđ‰āļ§āļĒ! / Congratulations!

āļ„āļļāļ“āļˆāļšāļšāļ—āđ€āļĢāļĩāļĒāļ™āļŠāļąāļ›āļ”āļēāļŦāđŒāļ—āļĩāđˆ 5 āđāļĨāđ‰āļ§!

You have completed Week 5: Family & Personal Info! Keep learning! āđ„āļ›āļ•āđˆāļ­āļāļąāļ™āđ€āļĨāļĒ!