Many Thai's speak some English. However, it will be
useful to learn some Thai. Here are some useful websites which have spoken phrases:
http://www.pattayacity.com/pattaya/speak.html
http://bangkok.com/phrasebook/
Here are some common words and phrases:
| Sawaddee |
Greetings (also
used for goodbye) Add Khrap if you are a male speaker, or Kha if you are a female speaker
to make the greeting more polite.
i.e. Sawaddee Khrap, Sawaddee Kha |
Thai
|
English
|
Sawaddee
Khrap / Kha |
Greetings / Hello
/ Goodbye |
| Pen yang-ngai? |
How are you? |
| Sabaai-dii reu? |
Are you well? |
| Sabaai-dii |
I am fine. |
Khawp khun
(Add khrap/kha to make it more polite) |
Thank you. |
Khawp khun maak
(Add khrap/kha to make it more polite) |
Thank you very
much. |
| Mai pen rai |
Never mind / It
doesn't matter / No worries / It's nothing. |
Khaw Thoht
(Add khrap/kha to make it more polite) |
Excuse me. |
| Khun cheu arai? |
What is your
name? |
Phom
cheu…(m)
Di chan cheu…(f) |
My name is… |
| Maa jaak thii
nai? |
Where do you come
from? |
Phom / di chan
maa jaak… |
I come from… |
| Khun aayuu thao
rai? |
How old are you? |
Phom / di chan
aayuu
…pii |
I am …years
old. |
| Sanuk |
Fun |
| Phuut thai mai
dai |
I can't speak
Thai. |
| Angkrit dai mai? |
Do you speak
English? |
| Nit Nawy |
A little |
| Mai khao jai |
I don't
understand. |
| A-rai na? |
What? |
|
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Numbers
|
|
|
|
|
Thai
|
English
|
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
...-teen
20
21
22
23
30
40
50
100
200
300
1,000
|
suun
neung
sawng
saam
sii
haa
hok
jet
paet
kao
sip
sip-et
sip-sawng
sip-saam
sip-sii
sip-…
yii-sip
yii-sip-et
yii-sip-sawng
yii-sip-saam
saam sip
sii-sip
haa-sip
rawy
sawng-rawy
saam-rawy
phan
|
zero
one
two
three
four
five
six
seven
eight
nine
ten
eleven
twelve
thirteen
fourteen
twenty
twenty one
twenty two
twenty three
thirty
forty
fifty
one hundred
two hundred
three hundred
a thousand
|
Day of
the week
|
Thai
|
English
|
Wan aathit
Wan Jan
Wan angkhan
Wan phut
Wan phreuhat
Wan suk
Wan sao
|
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
|
Months
|
Thai
|
English
|
Deuan
mokaraa-khom
Deuan kumphaa-phan
Deuan miinaa-khom
Deuan mehsaa-yon
Deuan phreutsaphaa-khom
Deuan mithunaa-yon
Deuan karakadaa-khom
Deuan singhaa-khom
Deuan kanyaa-yon
Deuan tulaa-khom
Deuan phreutsajikaa-yon
Deuan thanawaa-khom
|
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
|
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