To be polite you will use Krup at the end of a sentence if you are male and Ka at the end of sentence if you are female.
Sa wat dee = Used for both Hello and Goodbye
Yoo tee nai = Where is
Hongnam = Bathroom
Khop koon = Thank you
Gee baht = How much
Mai ow = I don’t want
Khor toat =Sorry
Mai ben rai = It’s ok or Nevermind
Mai chop = I don’t like this
Chop maak = I like this very much
Chai = Yes
Mai chai = No
Arai = What
Tum mai = Why
Gai mai = Is it far
Sabai dee mai = How are you
Sabai dee = I am fine
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Sa wat dee!
Sabai dee mai?
I am sabai dee,
I hope you too.
I’m visiting your blog
to know what it is.
Looks very nice and i will explore more
by reading the posts here.
Ok,
Sa wat dee and
Khop koon!
hey, hmm now am confused… Mai ben rai isn’t it mai phen rai?b *scratches head*
I’ve seen it written Mai phen rai…mai pen rai…and mai ben rai. When I hear it said I seem to hear ben so thats how I’ve been saying it, which of course could be completely wrong. I think any of the three will be understood though.
Sawadee kaa,
very nice and helpful page!!!
I have a question: when you got asked “sabai dee mai?”….How do you ask back? Just: “Sabai dee, sabai dee mai?” Or is there something like “and you?”
Khop koon kaa.
Nat,
Thats how I ask back but I do believe there is a phrase that is similar to ” and, you”…still working on things like that myself.
I had to learn some of this wehn I travelled to Thailand a few years ago. This is a great refresher thanks!
Very useful phrases!
Mai pen rai also can mean
don’t worry about it
it doesn’t matter
don’t mention it
Thanks for sharing