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| Here are some basic Words and Phrases to get
you started on the Thai language. I will have more advanced lessons soon.
Please check back often. The five tones are
indicated following the words:
[h] - high, like wood
[l] - low, like new
[m] - mid-tone, like mile
[r] - rising, like silk
[f] - falling, like not |
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| Table of Contents Personal Pronouns
Greetings & Others
Directions & Travel
Numbers
Days of the Week & Date Expressions |
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Personal
Pronouns
| pom [r] (Masculine) |
I, me |
| chun [h] (Feminine) |
I, me |
| dee-chun [h] (Feminine) |
I, me (more formal) |
| khoon |
you |
| kao [h] |
he, him; she, her; they, them |
| rao [h] |
we, us |
| mun (Thais tend to avoid this
as it is regarded as impolite) |
it |
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| If you know the
person's name, the polite way to address them or to speak about them is to use their first
name and to place the word Khoon in front of it: Khoon Tom ja bpai nai?
Where is Tom going?
Khoon ja bpai nai?
Where are you going? |
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Greetings
& Others
Sawasdee Krup (Man)
Sawasdee Ka (Woman) |
Hello, Goodbye |
| Khoon sabai dee, mai [h] |
How are you? |
| Sabai dee |
Well |
| Korp khun mahk |
Thank you very much |
Tai roop [f] noi, dai [f]
mai [h] |
May I take a photo? |
| Mai [f] bpen rai |
Never mind |
| Poot Thai mai [f] dai [f] |
Can't speak Thai |
| Poot Thai dai [f] nid [f] noy |
Can speak a bit of Thai |
| Khoon yoo tee [f] nai [r] |
Where do you live? |
| Un nee [h], kao riak arai pasah
Thai |
What is this called in Thai? |
| Tao [f] rai |
How much? |
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Directions
& Travel
| Go |
Bpai |
| Come |
Mah |
| Where |
Tee [f] nai [r] |
| Right |
Khwah [r] |
| Left |
Sai [h] |
| Turn |
Leow |
| Straight Ahead |
Dtrong bpai |
| Please slow down |
Chah chah noi |
| Stop here |
Yood tee [f] nee [f] |
| Fast |
Raew |
| Hotel |
Rong raahm |
| Street |
Tahnon |
| Lane |
Soi |
| Bridge |
Saphan |
| Police Station |
Sathanee Dtam Ruat |
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Numbers
| 1 |
Neung [m] |
| 2 |
Song [r] |
| 3 |
Sahm [r] |
| 4 |
See [m] |
| 5 |
Hah [f] |
| 6 |
Hok [m] |
| 7 |
Jet [m] |
| 8 |
Bpat [m] |
| 9 |
Gkao [f] |
| 10 |
Sip [m] |
| 11 |
Sip et [m,m] |
| 12 |
Sip song [m,r] |
| 13 |
Sip sahm [m,r] |
| 20 |
Yee sip [m,m] |
| 30 |
Sahm sip [r,m] |
| 100 |
Neung roy [m,h] |
| 105 |
Neung roy hah [m,h,f]
OR Roy hah [h,f] |
| 1,000 |
Neung pun [m,m] |
| 10,000 |
Neung meun [m,m] |
| 15,000 |
Neung meun hah pun OR
Meun hah |
| 100,000 |
Neung sairn [m,r] |
| 1,000,000 |
Neung lahn [m,h] |
| 100,000,000 |
Neung roy lahn [m,h,h] |
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Days of the Week
& Date Expressions
| Monday |
Wun jun |
| Tuesday |
Wun ung-kahn |
| Wednesday |
Wun poot |
| Thursday |
Wun pa-reu-hut |
| Friday |
Wun sook |
| Saturday |
Wun sao |
| Sunday |
Wun ah-tit |
| Today |
Wun nee [h] |
| Yesterday |
Meu wun nee [h] |
| Tomorrow |
Proong nee [h] |
| When |
Meu-rai |
| Next Week |
Ah-tit nah [h] |
| Last Week |
Ah-tit gorn |
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| **Factual
Tidbit Thais use both the Western and
Gregorian calendar and a Buddhist calendar - Buddha is said to have attained enlightment
in the year 543BC, so Thai dates start from that point; thus 1999 AD becomes 2542 BE
(Buddhist Era) |
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