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Tongue Thai'd ~ Lesson 1
Upon arrival in Thailand, the first thing you will notice about the Thai language, apart from not being able to understand a word of it, is the amount of times you hear the words ' Kap ' and 'Kaa'. You’ll also notice that males say ' Kap ', Females say ' Kaa '.
These are used to make sentences sound more polite, similar to using please in English - only that ' Kap ' and ' Kaa ' are used all the time not only for requests. There's no strict rule about when you should use these words. The best thing to do is just make ' Kap ' or ' Kaa ' the last word you say in a sentence - don't worry about saying it too often.
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Starting and Finishing the
conversation |
| English |
Thai
pronunciation |
| Good morning/afternoon/ evening |
sa-was-dee |
| How are you ? |
sa-bai-dee-roe? |
| Very well thank you, and you ? |
sa-bai-dee-khorb-khun-khun-la? |
| Fine thank you |
sa-bai-dee,khorb-khun |
| May I introduce myself , my name is . . |
phom-khor-nae-nam-tua-eng phom-choe . . |
| Pleased to meet you |
phom-dee-jai-thee-dai-phob-khun |
| I'm glad to see you |
chan-yin-dee-thee-dai-pob-khun. |
| Do you remember me ? |
khun-jam-chan-dai-mai? |
| Yes, I do |
jam-dai |
| I'm sorry, I don't |
khor-thod-jam-mai-dia |
| How is your family ? |
khrop-khrua-khun-sa-bai-dee-roe? |
| Good night |
ra-tree-sa-was |
| Good bye, so long |
sa-was-dee , la-korn |
| It was nice to see you |
yin-dee-thee-dai-phob-khun |
| See you again |
laew-phob-kan-eek. |
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Being polite in Thai |
| English |
Thai pronunciation |
| Thank You |
Khob khun, Khob cha |
| Thank you very much |
Khob khun mak |
| Please |
Ka ru na ( formal ) Mai pen ra |
| Please ( as an invitation) |
Shern |
| Please come in |
Shern Khow ma |
| Make yourself comfortable,please |
Shern tarm sabai |
| Beg your pardon |
Khaw aphai (formal) , Khaw thod. |
| Excuse me |
Prathan thod (formal), Khaw thod |
| I'm very sorry |
Phom sia chai |
| That's too bad |
Yae maak. ,Yae ching |
| Take care |
Rawang ! , Rak Sa Toi |
| Can I help you ? |
Phom shuai arai dai-mai? |
| I don't mind |
Phom mai rang-kiat. |
| I don't speak Thai |
Phom phoud Thai mai dai |
| Best of luck |
Chock di nah ! |
| You're welcome / That's alright / Don't worry about it. |
Mai pen rai |
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