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Thai Phrases

 welcome
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note.gif (596 bytes) At the end of each sentence it is considered polite to add krap (for males) and Kaa for females.  eg. Mai ao kaa.
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General

Yes
No 
Thank you
No, thank you
Hello
How are you?
I'm fine
Excuse me
Please
When?
Today 
Tomorrow
I do not understand
How old are you?
I like you!
I cannot speak Thai
Can speak a little Thai
No smoking/don't smoke

 Chái
Mâi chái
Khàp khun
Mâi ao khàp khun
Sawàt dii
Sabai dee rue?
Sabàay dee
Khãw thôht
Karuna
Mêu-arai?
Wan nií
Phrûng nií
Mâi Khâo jai
Ah yoo thao rai?
Phom chawp koon
Poot passat Thai mai dai
Poot passat Thai nit noy
Haam soop buree.

Health
I'm not feeling well
Get me a doctor
Go to a hospital
Sore stomach
Sore neck
Vomit
Injection
pill
veterinarian		 Mai sabai
Ow maw mae tenee
Pai rong paiapbahn
Jep thong
Jep khor
Oo-aak
cheet yah
yah
maaw saat

Bargaining
How much? -
I don't have much money
Can you discount a little
Too expensive
You must be joking
I want it cheaper		 Thâo rai or Kee Baht?
Mee nguen mai maak
Lot rakka dai mai
Paeng Pai.
Poot len naw
ow thuuk

Numbers and Counting
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
20
30
100
1,000
10,000
100,000
1,000,000		 neung
song
saam
see
ha
hok
jet
paet
gow
sip
sip et
sip song .......
yee sip or sow (northern)
saam sip
loy
phan
muen
saen
laan

Directions
Where is the train station?
airport?
bus station?
Post Office?
a good hotel?
good Thai restaurant
Where are you going?
I'm not going anywhere?
Going travelling		 Sathanee rot-fai yoo tenee?
sanaam-bin ......
Sathanee rot-bus ......
pai-sanee ......
Roon Raem dee ......
long ahann Thai dee ......
Pai Nai?
Mai Pai
Pai Teeo or Pai ell (northern)

Eating and Drinking
Have you eaten yet?
Are you hungry?
What have/are you eaten?
I don't like that.
I don't drink alcohol
I am drunk
I don't eat meat
I can't eat hot spicy food
Not spicy or hot
water
beer
orange juice
lemon juice
tea - hot - iced
coffee		 Gin khao liang?
Hue mai? (also very common)
Gin arai?
Mai chawp
Mai duem lao
Mow laew
Mai gin nua, paak yang deeo.
Gin ahaan phet mai dai
Mai ow prik
naam
be-ah
naam som
naam manao
cha - lawn - yen
kafae
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