In this episode of English Learners Boost, Teacher Ian — a licensed professional science teacher and English tutor — explores how your tone can completely change the meaning of what you say. Discover real-life examples, practical tips, and an inspiring story that shows how mastering your tone can boost your confidence and clarity in English. Plus, learn how to experience Ian’s unique teaching style by booking a lesson on iTalki!

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Tone Matters: How Your Voice Can Change the Meaning

How to say what’s your name? in Thai

First of all, let’s learn some vocabulary

what = a-rai
Is  = kue
your = khong khun
name = chue

To translate directly from English to Thai, we will have the sentence like
“chue khong khun kue a-rai”
Well, this is not wrong , you will still get the answer from the listener.
But to speak in the same way as Thai native speakers, we don’t use that sentence. 
To ask for someone’s name, we will simply say

khun chue a-rai

literally means “You Name What”

The same thing goes  with “surname”.

Surname or last name , in Thai we say “naam sa gun”

Now , can you tell me how to ask “What’s your surname?”.
I give 3 seconds to think.  3 … 2 …. 1 
time’s up. Yes, you’re right. 
The answer is
khun naam sa gun a-rai

When you answer these questions, you can simply tell your name or surname straightaway.






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移动支付 yí dòng zhī fù：Mobile Payment
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银行卡 yín háng kǎ：bank cards
信用卡 xìn yòng kǎ：credit card
万事达 wàn shì dá：Mastercard
现金 xiàn jīn：cash
外币兑换 wài bì duì huàn：Currency Exchange
人民币 rén mín bì：¥RMB


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[ — Audio description, listen and read along for greater understanding. — ]

OS TRÊS PORQUINHOS, MUITO BONITINHOS, FIZERAM SUAS CASINHAS E O LOBO APARECEU.
A PRIMEIRA CASINHA, QUE ERA DE PALHA, O LOBO SOPROU
E A CASINHA DERRUBOU.
A SEGUNDA CASINHA, QUE ERA DE PAU,
O LOBO SOPROU
E A CASINHA DERRUBOU.
MAS A ÚLTIMA CASINHA, QUE ERA DE PEDRA,
O LOBO SOPROU, SOPROU E A CASINHA EM PÉ FICOU.


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Talking about certainty (being sure about something) in Saudi Arabic is very straightforward.

Here you’ll hear a Saudi (Najdi) native speaker demonstrate how it’s done.

New words:

Sure
Not sure
For sure/certainly
Sample sentences:

I’m sure you’ll pass your exam.
Are you not sure about this (it)?
For sure. We’ll do that.

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Talking about certainty in Saudi Arabic

Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QmtSCStUoW-AhG05Q9YCzyTRUskerJYx/view?usp=drivesdk