Travel Tips

The Thai Language

So you’re coming to Thailand? Fabulous! Here are a few linguistic treats to help you get started.

To start, as a pleasantry, men always should add “Krup” to the end of sentences and statements, while women should “Kha”.

Me
Phom (men) or Dichan (women)

Hello/Goodbye
Sawatdee krup/kha

Good luck (important with Buddhists)
Choke-dee krup/kha

How are you?
Sabai-dee mai krup/kha?

I’m fine.
Sabai-dee krup/kha

Thank you.
Khawp khun krup/kha

What’s your name?
Khun cheu aria krup/kha?

My name is…
Phom/Dichan cheu …krup/kha

Excuse me.
Khaw thoht krup/kha

Yes
Chai krup/kha

No
Mai chai krup/kha

Want
Ow krup/kha

Don’t want
Mai ow krup/kha

Numbers

• 0 suun
• 1 neung
• 2 sawng
• 3 saam
• 4 see
• 5 haa
• 6 hok
• 7 jet
• 8 paet
• 9 gow
• 10 sip
• 11 sip-et
• 12 sip-sawng
• 13 sip-saam
• 20 yii-sip
• 21 yii-sip-et
• 30 saam-sip
• 100 rawy
• 200 sawng-rawy
• 1,000 phan
• 10,000 meun
• 100,000 saen
• 1,000,000 laan one
• 1,000,000,000 phan laan

Who?
Krai krup/kha?

What?
Arai krup/kha?

When?
Meu-arai krup/kha?

Where?
Tee-ni krup/kha?

Why?
Tumai krup/kha?

How far?
Glai tao rai krup/kha?

Where is the ...... ?
...... yoo tii nai, krup/kha?

Can I change money here?
Lek ngun tii nii dai mai krup/kha?

Can you go to ......?
Pai ...... dai mai krup/kha?

Have you seen my bags?
Gra-paow kong chan hin mai krup/kha?

I don’t understand.
Mai khao jai krup/kha

Let’s drink beer.
Ghin beer, nah krup/kha

Cheers!
Chun keow krup/kha

Delicious
Aroy krup/kha

Very spicy
Phet mak-mak krup/kha

What’s that?
Nee aria krup/kha

I’m crazy about you.
(Dichan/Pom) klang klai nai tuah kuhn

What is the approximate likelihood or snow today in Bangkok?
Wan nee hee-ma mee ohgart ja tok bang mai nai Krungthep?

Do you want to eat breakfast together?
Ghin kow chow duai gan mai krup/kha

You don’t love me anymore, do you?
Khun mai rak (dichan/pom) eek laeo, chai mai?

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