A Guide to Thai - Thai key phrases
Thai key phrases
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For some phrases below, two versions are given.
If you are male, use the phrases ending °ì°ùú±è and beginning ±èÇ’³¾.
If you are female, use the phrases ending °ìà and beginning »å¾±-³¦³óú²Ô.
- English/TransliterationThai
- Hello
[sa-wùt dee °ì°ùú±è] (if you are male)
[sa-wùt dee °ìà ] (if you are female)สวัสึϸµà¸„รับ/ค่ะ - Goodbye
[sa-wùt dee °ì°ùú±è] (if you are male)
[sa-wùt dee °ìà ] (if you are female)สวัสึϸµà¸„รับ/ค่ะ - Please
[ga-rOO-nah]à¸à¸£à¸¸à¸“า - Thank you
°Ú°ìò°ù±è-°ì°¿°¿²Ô±Õขà¸à¸šà¸„ุณ - You're welcome
[mâi bpen rai]ไม่เป็à¸È¨¹„ร - Yes
°Ú³¦³óâ¾±±Õใช่ - No
°Ú³¾Ã¢¾±±Õไม่ - How are you?
[sa-bai dee mái?]สบายึϸµà¹„หม - I'm fine, thank you
[sa-bai dee kòrp-kOOn]สบายดี ขà¸à¸šà¸„ุณ - I'm not well
[pǒm mâi sa-bai] (if you are male)
[di-chún mâi sa-bai] (if you are female)ผม/ึϸ´à¸‰à¸±à¸È¨¹„ม่สบาย - Do you speak English?
[kOOn pôot pah-sÇŽh ung-grìt bpen mái?]คุณพูดภาษาà¸à¸±à¸‡à¸à¸¤à¸©à¹¶Äป็à¸È¨¹„หม - Pleased to meet you
[yin dee têe dâi róo-jùk kOOn]ยิà¸È¨¸”ีที่ได้รู้จัà¸à¸„ุณ - I need help, please
[chôo-ay nòy °ì°ùú±è] (if you are male)
[chôo-ay nòy °ìà ] (if you are female)ช่วยหน่à¸à¸¢à¸„รับ/ค่ะ - I'm sorry
[kÇ’r-toht °ì°ùú±è] (if you are male)
[kÇ’r-toht °ìà ] (if you are female)ขà¸à¹‚ทษครับ/ค่ะ - My name is ...
[pǒm chêu …] (if you are male)
[di-chún chêu …] (if you are female)ผม/ึϸ´à¸‰à¸±à¸È¨¸Šà¸·à¹ˆà¸â¶Ä¦â¶Ä¦ - I don't understand
[pǒm mâi kâo jai] (if you are male)
[di-chún mâi kâo jai] (if you are female)ผม/ึϸ´à¸‰à¸±à¸È¨¹„ม่๶Äข้าใจ - See you later
[láir-o jer gun ná]à¹à¸¥à¹‰à¸§à¹¶Äจà¸à¸à¸±à¸È¨¸™à¸° - Hi
[wùt dee]หวัดึϸµ - Bye!
[wùt dee]หวัดึϸµ - Great!
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