|  Useful
Thai Phrases
Although English and other European languages are
spoken and understood (English being most commonly
used), Thai people predominantly speak only Thai.
Numerous language books of a small and useful nature
are available in book shops in Bangkok, particularly
in tourist-frequented places, and it is advisable,
not to mention fun, to try speaking a bit of Thai
when you are a visitor in the country.
Something to note language-wise is that when speaking
Thai, it is important to finish every sentence with
the small polite words, "krup"
when a speaker is a male or "kha"
when the speaker is female. In Thai, the pronoun "I"
is covered by the word "Pom"
for a male speaker and "Chan"
for a female speaker. Some useful vocabulary is listed
as follows:
Hello.
Sawaddee (krup/kha)
(This word is used when meeting for the first time in
the day or it can be used for good morning, good afternoon,
good evening and goodbye)
How
are you?
Sa bai dee mai (krup/kha)?
I
am fine.
Sa bai dee (krup/kha)
Can
you help me?
Chuay noi, die mai (krup/kha)?
Thank
you
Khob khun (krup/kha)
Where
is ____________?
_______________you nae (krup/kha)?
Hotel
(rong
rem)
Restaurant
(ran aaa han)
Toilet
(hong
nam)
Bus
Terminal (satani
road)
Bus
Stop (pai
rod may)
Train
Station (sa
ta ni rod fai )
Floating
Market (ta
rad nam)
Taxi
(road taxi)
Bus
(road may)
(Always
say the word "road"
very quickly)
Where
are you going?
Cha pai nai rou (krup/kha)?
How
much?
Ra ka thaw rai (krup/kha)?
That's
too expensive.
Paeng marg pi (krup/kha)
Please
give me a discount.
Lod noi die mai (krup/kha)
I
am hungry. Chan/Pom
hew khao (krup/kha)
I
am thirsty. Chan/Pom
hew nam (krup/kha)
I
am tired. Chan/Pom
nuay (krup/kha)
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