Thai Language

This listing of basic Thai words and phrases is just to help you in the beginning. We also recommend that you buy a small Thai-English phrasebook. Writing words and phrases on a card and carrying it will encourage you to use them in everyday life. Before long, you will be able to distinguish separate words from the initial confusion of foreign sounds

numbers

1 = nueng

2 = song

3 = saam

4 = sii

5 = haa

6 = hok

7 = jed

8 = paed

9 = gao

10 = sib

11 = sib-ed

12 = sib-song

13 = sib-saam

14 = sib-sii

15 = sib-haa ...

19 = sib-gao

20 = yii-sib ...

21 = yii-sib-ed

22 = yii-sib-song

23 = yii-sib-saam

30 = saam-sib

31 = saam-sib-ed

32 = saam-sib-song ...

40 = sii-sib

41 = sii-sib-ed ...

100 = nueng-roi

250 = song-roi haa-sib

500 = haa-roi

1,000 = nueng-paan

1,950 = nueng-paan gao-roi haa-sib

greetings

questions

Good morning / afternoon / evening - Sa-wad-dee (kha/krub)

How are you? - Sa-bai-dee mai (kha/krub)

I’m fine. - Sa-bai-dee (kha/krub)

Thank you - Khob-khun (kha/krub)

You’re welcome. / It’s no problem. - Mai-pen-rai (kha/krub)

Excuse me. - Kor-tod (kha/krub)

My name is ... - Pom / Dichan cheu ...

Yes - Chai (kha/krub)

No - Mai-chai (kha/krub)

Where is ...? - .... yuu-tee-nai (kha/krub)?

How much is it? - Tao-rai (kha/krub)? -

Can I have ... ? - Kor ... dai-mai (kha/krub)?

What is this? - Nee-arai (kha/krub)?

What's your name? - Khun-cheu-arai (kha/krub)?

Do you have ... ? - Mee ... mai (kha/krub)?

I dont have ... - Mai-mee ... (kha/krub)

Do you understand? - Khao-jai-mai (kha/krub)?

I don't understand. - Mai-khao-jai (kha/krub)

Do you speak English? Khun-pud-paasaa-angrid-dai-mai (kha/krub)?

POLITE SPEECH

In polite speech, women end phrases with “kha”, and men with “krub”. When referring to oneself, women say “dichan”, and men say “pom”. People refer to the person they speak to, as “khun”. You may hear various pronouns in more casual speech. For example, your friend may call him/herself “rao”

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