I am, my name is, I'm from

ชื่อchûue means 'name', and it's also the verb 'to be called'. Say it, then the name. To ask, use ชื่ออะไรchûue à-rai, literally 'called what?'.

Thai question words sit where the answer goes, so อะไรà-rai comes at the end, right where the name would be. Our sample learner is called Alex: put in your own name.

มาจากmaa jàak means 'come from': the place goes after it. To ask, put ไหนnǎi ('where') in that same spot, or ask about the country with ประเทศอะไรbprà-têet à-rai.

For a nationality, say เป็นคนbpen kon ('am a person of') and the country: เป็นคนไทยbpen kon tai, เป็นคนอังกฤษbpen kon ang-grìt. To say what you're not, use ไม่ใช่mâi châi instead: ไม่ใช่คนไทยmâi châi kon tai.

เป็นbpen is only for who or what someone is, like a nationality or a job. Adjectives don't need it: 'I'm fine' is just สบายดีsà-baai dii.

Thai drops pronouns whenever it's clear who you mean, so ชื่ออะไรchûue à-rai and มาจากไหนmaa jàak nǎi work on their own. The app fills in your own word for 'I': it sounds natural when you introduce yourself, and most other times you can leave it out.

People also use names instead of 'I' and 'you'. Nam talks about herself as น้ำnáam, and you can call her น้ำnáam or, more politely, คุณน้ำkun náam.