Buriram Rajabhat University
Buriram, Thailand
Gestures in Thai Gestures in English Number
Peace
Good job
Nice to meet you
I don’t know
Whatever
I’m waiting
Bingo/you’re right
Perfect/OK
Bad job
You are in trouble
Loser
Talk to the hand
Sizes = big, small, medium, large, extra large
Colors = blue, green, yellow, black, white, grey, orange,
red, brown, purple, pink
Shapes = square, triangle (triangular), circle/round
(circular), rectangle (rectangular), oval, octagon
(octagonal), hexagon (hexagonal)
I could pick it up.
I might throw it at someone.
I might point at something with it.
I could scratch my head with it.
Answer:
Pencil
In this case, might and could are used interchangeably.
Expression Response
What does it look like? It’s big, with eight hairy arms.
How big is it? It’s 3 feet, by 4 feet, by 5 feet.
How much does it weigh? It weighs 75 pounds.
What color is it? It’s bright yellow, brighter than a banana.
What’s it made out of? It’s made of plastic and aluminum.
What is it? It's a garlic press.
What does it do? It puts a sharp point on wooden pencils.
What is the purpose of a The purpose of a refrigerator is to keep food
refrigerator? cold so it does not spoil.
What do you use a (... cheese A cheese grater is used to make small strips of
grater) for? cheese from a larger block.
How does a (... water heater) Water is collected in a large tank and heated by
work? either gas or electricity.
Type Vocabulary
Character Caring, creative, friendly, happy, hardworking,
responsible, outgoing, serious, funny………
Nose Pointed, flat, wide, big, small
Age Young, elderly, middle-aged, teenager, 20’s, 30’s,
young adult
Height Short, tall, medium height.
Hair Curly, short, straight, bald, medium- length, blond,
wavy, fair, long, ……
Skin/Complexion Fair, dark, pale, black, brown, red, yellow
Eyes Black, blue, brown, hazel, green
Body type Thin, overweight, well-built, fit, petite, obese,
anorexic, skinny
What are you/they like?
What is he/ she/ Tom like?
Are you like your mother?
Is she like her mother?
What do they look like?
What does he/ she/ Tom look like?
Do you look like your father?
Does she look like her mother?
sing.
dance.
play sports.
sleep late.
talk on the phone a lot.
show up late to class.
copy my homework.
I did…
I didn’t/I did not…
I didn’t use to ….
I didn’t use to but...
I never used to…
I never used to but…
I was never interested in…
No, that never interested me…
it has always interested me.
I’ve always found it interesting.
I always wanted to.
I know people who have…
it always seemed….
I sure would like to try.
BECAUSE
it seemed like too much work.
it was always so expensive.
I was so lazy.
I was told not to.
it seemed like the wrong thing to do.
my family would be so disappointed.
I was not interested.
that sort of thing didn’t interest me.
Aj. Brian was too handsome.
A red bug’s blood is blacker than a black bug’s blood.
Ladies with sisters and brothers have fathers of
shoppers called lazily lounging lovable daughters.
