[Thai Language] Hello, Thai language
Welcome to "Hello, Thai language" !
In this page, let's see the basic of basics of Thai language for those
who make a trip to Thailand for the first time or who want to
say hi in Thai language at least.
Here we go ! :D
(Check related pages to know details.)
- Polite Word
- Nice to meet you, Hello, Bye-bye
- Thank you, I'm sorry.
- Shopping
- Food, Hungry
- Physical condition
The polite word |
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There are words that reflect the gender of the speaker. Men end a sentence with " krab "; women with " ka " in a polite way to speak. (as the same of Japanese language) | |
meaning | Thai Language (Green:stress / Blue:male / Pink:female) |
polite way to say (male) |
Krab ครับ |
polite way to say (female) |
Ka ค่ะ |
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Nice to meet you, Hello, Bye-bye |
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It's okay to use "Sawasdee" for "Hello" even when you want to say "Nice to meet you". | |
meaning | Thai Language (Green:stress / Blue:male / Pink:female) |
Hi/Hello. | Sawasdee Krab/Ka สวัสดี ครับ/ค่ะ |
" Sawasdee Krab " is for males, and " Sawasdee Ka " is for females. You can use this for "Hi", "Good morning", "Good afternoon", "Good evening", for all occasions . This phrase is the all mighty greeting phrase. how to say "bye" is, ... |
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meaning | Thai Language (Green:stress / Blue:male / Pink:female) |
Bye. | Sawasdee Krab/Ka สวัสดี ครับ/ค่ะ |
There are other ways to say "bye" but , the same phrase as hello, "Sawasdee krab/ka" is okay or usually this phrase is used. |
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Thank you, I'm sorry. |
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"Thank you" can be understood and also is used in Thailand. However, if you can say thank you in the local language, they will undersntad your feeing more, I think. | |
meaning | Thai Language (Green:stress / Blue:male / Pink:female) |
Thank you. | Khob khun Krab/Ka ขอบคุณ ครับ/ค่ะ |
When someone say "Khob khun krab/ka" to you, you will smile back to them. What's more, if you reply "Don't mention it" or "Never mind" with a smile, that is, you have a conversational ball ! How wonderful ! :D |
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meaning | Thai Language (Green:stress / Blue:male / Pink:female) |
Don't mention it. /Never mind. |
MaiPenrai Krab/Ka ไม่เป็นไร ครับ/ค่ะ |
Now, learn how to say "I'm sorry" and "Excuse me."as well. |
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meaning | Thai Language (Green:stress / Blue:male / Pink:female) |
I'm sorry. / Excuse me. | KhorThot Krab/Ka ขอโทษ ครับ/ค่ะ |
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Shopping |
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Phrases that you will want to use | |
meaning | Thai Language (Green:stress / Blue:male / Pink:female) |
Very Expensive. | Phaeng Pai แพง ไป |
Too Expensive. | Phaeng Mark Pai แพง มาก ไป |
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Food / Hungry |
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Check phrases about food. Let's remember the phrases below and you'll see a lot of occasions to use them. :) |
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meaning | Thai Language (Green:stress / Blue:male / Pink:female) |
I'm thirsty. | Hiu naam หิวน้ำ |
hungry ! | Hiu หิว |
I'm starving ! | Hiu mark Krab/Ka หิวมากครับ/ค่ะ |
I'm full. | Im อิ่ม |
I'm very full. | Im mark อิ่มมาก |
Delicious | Aroi อร่อย |
Spicy / Hot ! | Ped เผ็ด |
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Physical condition |
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Must be used so often about physical condition related phrases. | |
meaning | Thai Language (Green:stress / Blue:male / Pink:female) |
I'm tired. | Nuai เหนื่อย |
Hot ! | rorn ร้อน |
I'm not fine. | mai sabai ไม่สบาย |
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