How to speak Thai
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When you go to Thailand there are only a few phrases that you'll need to know. Most
Thai people speak a little English. So most of the time you'll be able to get your message across
without knowing Thai. In fact some of the Thai people (especially around Khao San road) can speak
english so well that you can here the different accents they have learnt. Below are a list of the
most common phrases.
Hello
Sawut dee Krap (If you are a male saying hello to someone else) Sawut dee Kar (If you are female saying it to someone else) 
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Thank you / No thank you Korp koon / Mai ao korp koon |
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Goodbye lah gorn na |
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Sorry kor-toht krup (If you are a male saying hello to someone else) kor-toht kar (If you are female saying it to someone else) |
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Can you help me? Choo-ay pom (dee-chun) noy dai mai? |
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How much is it? tao-rai krup? (If you are a male saying hello to someone else) tao-rai kar? (If you are female saying it to someone else) |
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Where is the toilet? horng nahm yoo tee-nai? |
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I've lost my way pom (dee-chun) long tahng |
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How are you? Sae-bai dee reu? |
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My name is..... pom (dee-chun) cheu.... |
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Please kor |
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Yes / No Chai / Mai chai |
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Do you speak English? poot pah-sah tai mai bpen? |
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Numbers 1 - neung 2 - sorng 3 - sahm 4 - see 5 - hah 6 - hok 7 - jet 8 - bpairt 9 - gao 10 - sip |
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