Speak Thai - Learn simple Thai
Learning to communicate with simple Thai, a mixture of English and Thai, can you get pretty far with. Thai language uses long and short tones, and high and low tones to describe a word, the same word can have many different meanings. Try to speak Thai when you order food or in other places and do not be afraid, Most Thais who work in the tourist destinations will understand you and at the same time be mightily impressed.
Below we list many useful word, phrases and sentences to help you learn to speak Thai.
Count to 10 in Thai
1=neung 2=song 3=sam 4=si 5=ha 6=hok 7=chet 8=pet 9=kao 10=sip
Kha (she says at the end of a sentence, marked pink)
Kap (he says at the end of a sentence, marked blue)
(If he talks very nicely say krap instead of kap)
| English | Thai | |
|---|---|---|
| I | Chan (she say) | |
| I | Phom (he say) | |
| Hello | Sawadee kap (he) | |
| Hello | Sawadee kha (she) | |
| Bye | La kon | |
| How are you | Sabai dee mai Kap/Kha | |
| I am fine | Sabai dee kap (han) | |
| I am fine | Sabai dee kha (hon) | |
| I am not well | Phom mai sabai (han) | |
| I am not well | Chan mai sabai (hon) | |
| Thank you | Khop khun kap (han) | |
| Thank you | Khop khun kha (hon) | |
| Thank you very much | Khop khun mark Kap/Kha | |
| Excuse | Sier jai | |
| Sorry | Khor thoj kap/kha | |
| No | Mai chai | |
| Yes | Chai | |
| Large | Yai | |
| Small | Lek | |
| Please | Karuna | |
| Where is the toilet | Hong nam pai taang mai kap/kha | |
| Toilet | Hong nam | |
| Water | Nam | |
| Rain | Fhon | |
| Raining | Fhon tok | |
| Shower | Ab nam | |
| Speak | Pud kui | |
| The currency in Thailand (THB) called = Baht | ||
| How much | Town rai Kap/kha | |
| Money | Nguen | |
| One Baht | Neung Baht | |
| Cheap | Took | |
| Expensive | Paeng | |
| Can you discount | Lod dai mai kap/Kha | |
| Bill thanks | Keb tang kap/kha | |
| Bill thanks | Check bin kap/kha | |
| Spicy | Pet | |
| Not spicy | Mai pet | |
| I’m hungry | Phom/Chan hew khao kap/kha | |
| Restaurant | Ran a harn | |
| Rice | Kao | |
| Fish | Plaa | |
| Chicken | Gai | |
| Pork | Moo | |
| Beef | Nuea | |
| Ham | Ham | |
| Egg | Khai | |
| Bread | Ka nom pung | |
| Coffee | Kaa fae | |
| Hot tea | Cha ron | |
| Beer | Beer | |
| Red/white wine | Wine Deang/ Wine khao | |
| Delicious | Arroy kap/kha | |
| Airport | Sanam bin | |
| Bus station | Satanee khon song | |
| Hotel | Roong ream | |
| Police | Taam ruat | |
| Stop thief | Jab kha moey | |
| Broken | Taek | |
| Everything | Tung mode | |
| Maybe | Mai nae | |
| Boat | Rua | |
| Sea | Ta lay | |
| Diving | Dam nam | |
| I have problem | Phom/Chan me pun haa | |
| No problem | Mai pen rai | |
| Happy | Mee Khwam sook | |
| Enjoy | Sa nook maak kap/kha | |
| Good luck | Chok dee | |
| Friend | Puen | |
| Man | Pu chai | |
| Woman | Pu ying | |
| See you again | Pob kun mai | |
| I love you | Phom/Chan rak khun kap/kha | |
| Sexy boy | Roob loor | |
| Sexy girl | Suay maak | |
| Funny | Sanook | |
| Darling | Tilak | |
| I am confused | Phom/Chan sap son | |
| Never mind | Mai pen rai | |
| A lot | Maak | |
| Pain | Jeb | |
| I am full | Im leaw | |
| Telephone | Toor ra sap | |
| Play | Lain | |
| Crazy | Bha | |
| You are crazy | Khun pen bha laew | |
| You are very crazy | Khun bha maak | |
| Stupid | Ting tong | |
| You are stupid | Khun ting tong | |
| To ask only put Mai in the end. | ||
| To make it negative put Mai in the beginning | ||
| Have | Mee | |
| I have | Phom/Chan mee kap/kha | |
| I don't have | Phom/Chan mai mee kap/kha | |
| You have | Khun mee mai kap/kha | |
| You don't have | Khun mai mee chai mai kap/kha | |
| Can not hear you | Phom/Chan mai dai yin kap/kha | |
| I can hear you | Phom/Chan dai yin kap/kha | |
| Are you hungry | Khun hew khao mai kap/kha | |
| Are you happy | Khun dee jai mai kap/kha | |
| Do you have a boy/girlfriend | Khun mee fan lue yung kap/kha | |
| I don't understand | Phom/Chan mai khao jai kap/kha | |
| Hour | Shua moong | |
| Day | Khang wan | |
| Night | Klang khern | |
| Week | Aathit | |
| Month | Duan | |
| Year | Phee | |
| Sunday | Wan aa thit | |
| Monday | Wan jan | |
| Tuesday | Wan ang kaan | |
| Wednesday | Wan put | |
| Thursday | Wan pa rue haat | |
| Friday | Wan sook | |
| Saturday | Wan sao | |
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