Learn a few words in Thai. Click on the Thai word to hear it spoken.
Occasionally, women and men use different words to be polite. Add 'kha' at the end of sentence for Women. For men, add 'krub' at the end of your sentence. It's a little word that goes a long ways.
| English | Thai | Tips |
| Let's Eat! | Gin Kow. | literally means eat rice - a phrase used in many Asian languages. |
| Hello | Swad-dee kha for women and swad-dee krub for men |
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| Good-bye | Swad-dee kha for women and swad-dee krub for men |
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| where is it? (for objects) | you te nai | Unlike with English, you put the object first: Where is the chicken? Gai you te nai? |
| I | Pom | For men |
| I | Chan or Di- chan | For women |
| want | ow | Depending on how you use it, it can be very crude. But probably OK for non-Thais. |
| Do not want | Mai ow | Don't want chicken: Mai ow gai. |
| Foreigner | Fa-rang | It is not derogatory term. It just means any Caucasian. |
| Hungry. | hue | |
| Full. | im | |
| Spicy hot | ped | |
| Hot (temperature) | ron | |
| Sweet | wahn | |
| Water | nam | Many liquids are referred to with the word 'nam' something ie. Mae-nam means river, nam-jim is a generic term for sauce. |
| Chicken | gai | |
| egg | kai | |
| Pork | moo | |
| beef | nua | |
| Shrimp | goong | |
| Pla | fish | |
| Vegetables | pug | |
| Dessert | kong wahn | |
| Restaurant | rahn-ah-haan | |
| Delicious. | Aroy-dee. | |
| Thank you. | Kop-khun. | Kop-khun-kha for women and kop-khun-krub for men |
| Thank you very much. | Kop-khun-maag. | |
| Let's go. | Pai. | |
| Bathroom | hong-nam | Literally means water room. |
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