Beginner · Phrases · 29 words
Greetings & Basics
Start with greetings, thanks, and replies. Men add ครับ and women add ค่ะ at the end of a sentence for politeness.
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| Thai | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| สวัสดี | sà-wàt-diisà.wàt.diː | hello | |
| ขอบคุณ | khɔ̀ɔp-khunkʰɔ̀ːp.kʰun | thank you | |
| ขอบคุณมาก | khɔ̀ɔp-khun mâakkʰɔ̀ːp.kʰun mâːk | thank you very much | |
| ขอโทษ | khɔ̌ɔ-thôotkʰɔ̌ː.tʰôːt | sorry; excuse me | |
| ไม่เป็นไร | mâi pen raimâj pen raj | it's okay; never mind | |
| สบายดีไหม | sà-baai dii mǎisà.baːj diː mǎj | how are you? | |
| สบายดี | sà-baai diisà.baːj diː | I'm fine | |
| ยินดีที่ได้รู้จัก | yin-dii thîi dâai rúu-jàkjin.diː tʰîː dâːj rúː.tɕàk | nice to meet you | |
| ชื่ออะไร | chʉ̂ʉ a-raitɕʰɯ̂ː ʔa.raj | what's your name? | |
| มาจากญี่ปุ่น | maa jàak yîi-pùnmaː tɕàːk jîː.pùn | I'm from Japan | |
| ใช่ | châitɕʰâj | yes; that's right | |
| ไม่ใช่ | mâi châimâj tɕʰâj | no; that's not right | |
| ได้ | dâaidâːj | can; okay | |
| ไม่ได้ | mâi dâaimâj dâːj | can't; not allowed | |
| ไม่เข้าใจ | mâi khâo-jaimâj kʰâw.tɕaj | I don't understand | |
| พูดช้าๆ หน่อย | phûut cháa-cháa nɔ̀ipʰûːt tɕʰáː.tɕʰáː nɔ̀j | please speak slowly | |
| อีกครั้ง | ìik khrángʔìːk kʰráŋ | once more | |
| รอสักครู่ | rɔɔ sàk khrûurɔː sàk kʰrûː | please wait a moment | |
| กี่โมงแล้ว | gìi moong lɛ́ɛokìː moːŋ lɛ́ːw | what time is it? | |
| โชคดี | chôok diitɕʰôːk diː | good luck; take care | |
| ลาก่อน | laa-gɔ̀ɔnlaː.kɔ̀ːn | goodbye | |
| เจอกันใหม่ | jəə gan màitɕɤː kan màj | see you again | |
| ครับ | khrápkʰráp | polite sentence ending (male speakers) | |
| ค่ะ | khâkʰâʔ | polite sentence ending (female speakers) | |
| อายุเท่าไหร่ | aa-yú thâo-ràiʔaː.jú tʰâw.ràj | how old are you? | |
| ทำงานอะไร | tham-ngaan a-raitʰam.ŋaːn ʔa.raj | what do you do for work? | |
| พูดภาษาไทยได้นิดหน่อย | phûut phaa-sǎa thai dâai nít-nɔ̀ipʰûːt pʰaː.sǎː tʰaj dâːj nít.nɔ̀j | I can speak a little Thai | |
| ฝันดี | fǎn diifǎn diː | good night; sweet dreams | |
| ยินดีด้วย | yin-dii dûaijin.diː dûaj | congratulations |
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