Here are some words and phrases that teachers have found handy in the past. Thais always end their sentences with either ka (for women) or kawp (for men) to be polite. For example to say hello, a woman would say Sawat dee ka and a man would say Sawat dee kawp.
Handy Thai Words
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| Bag (Backpack) – capau |
Lane – soi |
| Bad – mai dee |
Left – sai |
| Beautiful – suai |
Little bit – nit noy |
| Cold – now Cute – naarag |
Right – qua |
| Don’t have – mai mii |
Sorry – ko toat |
| Don’t worry– mai pen rai |
Stop – yud |
| Don’t want – mai au |
Thank-you – kawp kun ka (f) |
| Expensive – paeng |
Today – wan nee |
| Fat – uan |
Tomorrow – poon nee |
| Good – dee |
Very – maak |
| Good/healthy – sabai dii |
Want – au |
| Handsome – law |
What – arai |
| Have – mii |
Where – tee nai |
| Hello/Good-bye – sawat dee |
Who – krai |
| Hot – ron |
Why – tum mai |
| How much – tao rai |
You’re welcome – Yin dee ka |
| How are you? – Sabai dii mai? |
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Numbers
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| 1 – nueng |
20 – yee sip
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| 2 – song |
21 – yee sip et
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| 3 – sam |
22 – yee sip song |
| 4 – si |
23 – yee sip sam |
| 5 – ha |
30 – sam sip |
| 6 – hok |
40 – si sip |
| 7 – jet |
50 – ha sip |
| 8 – baet |
60 – hok sip |
| 9 – gao |
100 – nueng roy or roy |
| 10 – sip |
101 – nueng roy et |
| 11 – sip et |
200 – song roy |
| 12 – sip song |
300 – sam roy |
| 13 – sip sam |
400 – si roy |
| 1000 – nueng pan |
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