Fundamentals
Women say "ka" at the end of a sentence while men say "krap". This is the polite way to speak in Thai.
Greetings
Hello
Sawa dee
Thank you (man says)
Kob Khun Krap
Thank you (woman says)
Kob Khun Ka
How are you?
Khun sabai di mai?
I am fine thanks
(man says) Pom sabai di krap
I am fine thanks
(woman says) Chan sabai di ka
What is your name?
khun cheu arai?
Happy to meet you
di jai ti dai pop khun e
You have a beautiful smile
khun yim sway
See you again
leu pop gung mi
What are you thinking?
khun kid arai?
I am shy
pom ai
Come watch a movie with me
pai du nang krap pom mai?
Come eat with me
pai gin kao krap pom mai?
Common Words & Expressions
You're welcome
Yin dee krap / ka
Wait
Roh sakru
I
chan (woman)
I
pom (man)
Come
ma ni
Come from
ma jak
I come from {country}
Pom ma jak pratet {country} (man)
I come from {country}
Chan ma jak pratet {country} (woman)
I love Thailand
Pom/chan rak Meuang Thai
I have arrived
ma tung leu
Go
pai
Gone already
pai leu
Go where
pai nai
Go soon
pai diauni
room
hong
water
nam
to enter
kao bai
heart
hua jai
to understand
kao jai (literally: to enter the heart)
don't understand
mai kao jai
have
mi
I have
pom/chan mi
I don't have
pom/chan mai mi
you have
khun mi
you don't have
khun mai mi
can not hear you
mai dai yin khun
I can hear you
pom/chan dai yin khun
I dont know
Mai ru
work
tam ngan
I want
this can be said many ways: pom/ chan ao; pom/ chan tong karn; pom/ chan yak
I think
pom kid wa
why
tam mai
I am sick
pom/ chan mai sabai
good
di
heart
jai
happy
di jai (literally good heart)
I am happy
pom/chan mi cuam suk; or pom. chan sabai di
I am not happy
pom/chan mai mi cuak suk
broken
deuk huk
I am sad
pom/ chan sia jai (literally I have a broken heart)
I am sorry
pom/ chan koh tot
I am confused
pom/chan sap son
never mind
mai pen rai
a lot / very
mak
hurt / pain
jeb
I am full
im leu
I forget
Pom/ chan leum leu
where is
yu ti nai
over there
yu ti nun
here
yu ti ni
what
arai
when
meua arai
friend
peuang
good friend
peuang di
problem
bung ha
I have a problem
pom/chan mi bung ha
afraid
klua
frightened / scared
pom/chan klua
smells bad
men
good
di
very good
di mak
bad
mai di
to look
du
to see
hen
again
ik krang
to promise
hai sanya
sorry
ko tot
to sleep
bai non
to wake up
teun
lose your eyes (sleep)
lap ta
dreams
fun
good night
lap fan di
I don't understand
(literally means "doesn't enter the heart")
(literally means "doesn't enter the heart")
mai kao jai
no thanks
mai ao krap/ka
I don't know
mai ru krap/ka
I don't like it
pom mai chaup/ka
maybe / perhaps
Bang ti
play
len
speak
pud
fun
sanook
I know
pom/chan ru
I don't know
pom/chan mai ru
everything
took sing
large
yai
small
lek
fast
reu
slow
cha
want
ao
don't want
mai ao
Chatting
eyes
ta
lips
pak
face
na
pretty
na rak (literally lovely face)
beautiful
sway
handsome
loh
breasts
nom
kiss
jup
like
chob
to love
rak
Are you happy ?
khun di jai mai?
Do you have a boy friend ?
khun mi fen leu mai?
I love you
pom/chan rak khun
I like you
pom/chan chob khun
You look good
khun sway di
You look beautiful
khun sway mak
You are very pretty
khun na rak mak
Bathroom Expressions
bathroom / toilet
hong nam
shower
ab nam
Where is the toilet?
hong nam yu nai?
Weather Expressions
weather
akas
hot weather
akas ron
cold wind
lom yen
strong wind
lom reng
Food & Drink Expressions
Eat
gin (g as in give)
Drink
deun
Food
ahan
Candies
kanom
Have eaten already?
gin leu mai krap/ka?
Rice
kao (as in cow)
to eat
kin kao (literally: eat rice)
I am hungry
pom/chan heeu kao
Are you hungry?
Khun heeu kao mai?
Tasty
aroy
I have eaten already thanks
Pom/chan kin leu krap/ka
I am full thank you
Pom/chan im leu krap/ka
Time Related Expressions
now
ton ni
today
wan ni
tonight
keun ni
this morning
chao ni
tomorrow
prung ni
yesterday
Meua wan
hour
mong
what time is it?
Ton ni gi mong?
Water Related Expressions
water
nam
hard
keng
ice
nam keng
hot water
nam ron
cold water
nam yen
waterfall
nam toc
rain
fon
raining
fon toc
shower
ab nam
Rude Words
(Do not use these words in Thailand)
crazy
ba
you are crazy
khun ba
very / a lot
mak
you are very crazy
khun ba mak
stupid crazy
ting tong
you are stupid crazy
khun ting tong
pickle brain
samong dong
dumb / brainless
mai mi samong
bad person
jai dam (literally black heart)
hot headed
jai ron (literally hot heart)
thief
kamoy
Ordering Food
Rice
Kao (as in Cow)
Chicken
Guy
Pork
Moo
Red Pork
Moo Dang
Pumpkin
Fuk tong
Pumpkin Soup
Fuk tong tom
Fruit
Fruit
pu la maai
Mango
Ma Mawong
Water Melon
Tang Mow
Banana
Gloy
Orange
Som
Orange Juice
Nam Som
Vegetables
Vegetable
Pug
Fried Vegetable's
Pad Pug
Boiled Vegetable's
Pug Tom
Steamed Vegetable's
Pug Ning
Green Curry
Gang Keyal Wan
Two Chicken Legs
Guy song Nong
Time
1 am
ti neung
2 am
ti song
3 am
ti sam
4 am
ti si
5 am
ti ha
6 am
hok mong chao
8 am
pet mong chao
9 am
kao mong chao
10 am
sip mong chao
11 am
sip et mong
mid day
tiang
1 pm
bai neung
2 pm
bai song
3 pm
bai sam
4 pm
si mong yen
5 pm
ha mong yen
6 pm
hok mong yen
7 pm
neung tum
8 pm
song tum
9 pm
sam tum
10 pm
si tum
11 pm
ha tum
midnight
tiang kheun
Numbers/Currency
1
Nin
2
Song
3
Sarm
4
See
5
Ha
6
Hok
7
Jet
8
Pad
9
Kao
10
Sip
11
Sip ett
12
Sip song
13
Sip sam
14
Sip see
15
Sip ha
20
Yee sip
21
Yee sip ett
22
Yee sip song
23
Yee sip sam
24
Yee sip see
25
Yee sip ha
30
Sam sip
40
See sip
50
Ha sip
60
Hok sip
70
Jet sip
80
Pad sip
90
Kao sip
100
Nin roy
150
Nin roy ha sip
500
ha roi
1,000
Nin pun
1,500
Nin pun ha roy
2,000
See pun
5'000
ha pan
10,000
Nin Mong
20,000
Song Mong
50,000
Ha Mong
100,000
Nin San
Colors
White
See Cow
Red
See Dang
Black
See Dum
Pink
Shampoo
Blue
See Far
Dark Blue
See Nam Nin
Green
See Keyal
Orange
See Som
Gray
See Towel
Purple
See Mawong