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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
What is your name? khun-cheu-ar-rai
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.

News abou the Thai Language

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Six Senses Promotes Peter Nilsson to MD Gulf of Thailand
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TAT to make 5,000 tourism sites more attractive
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General Manager Appointments at Mandarin Oriental
Mr. Jonas Schuermann has been appointed General Manager of the Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong. Mr Pierre Barthes succeeds Jonas Schuermann as General Manager of the Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur. Mr Schuermann is a veteran hotelier with over 25 ...

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