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Basic Thai - Thai Words for beginner

Thai is one of the oldest languages in East and South-East Asia. It is a monosyllabic language which uses five tones (high, mid, low, rising, and falling tone) to alter the meaning of a single syllable. This makes it rather tricky to learn for most Westerners used to speaking non-tonal languages.

The Thai script, introduced by King Rham Khamhaeng in 1283, consists of 44 consonants and 48 vowels, and is of Sanskrit origin.

Words and Phrases

When being polite the speaker ends his or her sentence with 'khrap' (for men ["r" is only in Bangkok, so all the other parts of Thailand pronounce "khap"]) or 'kha' (for women). khrap [kha] and kha are also commonly used to answer 'yes' or to show agreement.

Here are a few Thai basic greetings and phrases to try. Just click on the Thai versions to hear a native speaker pronounce each phrase. If you look for another word click here for the best online English-Thai dictionary

Hello (male speaker)	sawatdee krup
Hello (female speaker)	sawatdee kaa
How are you?	sabai dee reu
Fine thanks	sabai dee
Thank you	kop koon
Thank you very much	kob-khun-mark
You're welcome	mai pen rai
Never mind	mai pen rai
I can't speak Thai	phoot Thai mai dai
I don't understand	mai kao chai
Do you understand?	kao chai mai
May I take a photograph?	tai ruup dai mai
Where is the rest room?	hong nam yoo tee nai
How much does this cost?	nee tao-rai
What is this ?	nee arai
Very expensive	paeng maag
The bill please	gep taang
Good-bye	la gon
See you again	laew phob gan mai
Good luck	kor hai chok dee
Sorry/excuse me	kor thoad
Yes	chai
No	mai-chai/mai-oua
Please	ka-ru-na
Excuse me	kor-tose/kor-a-nu-yart
Who sells chicken eggs?	Krai kai kai kai

The last phrase shows you the importance of the intonation in Thai. The same word has a totally different meaning.

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