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ðĪ Northern Thai Greetings for Everyday Life
Hi Northern Thai learners! ð
Do you want to learn how to say âHelloâ in Northern Thai?
Northern Thai also called Lanna is spoken in the northwest of Thailand.
Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.
If youâre planning a trip to Thailand, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.
Letâs get started! ðĪ
Greetings[edit | edit source]
| English | Northern Thai |
|---|---|
| sawatdi kap: general greeting spoken by a man in Chiang Mai (āđāļāļĩāļĒāļāđāļŦāļĄāđ) | āļŠāļ§āļąāļŠāļāļĩāļāļąāļ |
| sawatdi krap: general greeting spoken by a man in Chiang Mai (āđāļāļĩāļĒāļāđāļŦāļĄāđ) | āļŠāļ§āļąāļŠāļāļĩāļāļĢāļąāļ |
| sawatdi jao: general greeting spoken by a woman in Chiang Mai (āđāļāļĩāļĒāļāđāļŦāļĄāđ) | āļŠāļ§āļąāļŠāļāļĩāđāļāđāļē |
| waddi kap: informal greeting spoken by a man in Chiang Mai (āđāļāļĩāļĒāļāđāļŦāļĄāđ) | āļŦāļ§āļąāļāļāļĩāļāļąāļ |
| waddi krap: informal greeting spoken by a man in Chiang Mai (āđāļāļĩāļĒāļāđāļŦāļĄāđ) | āļŦāļ§āļąāļāļāļĩāļāļĢāļąāļ |
| waddi jao: informal greeting spoken by a woman in Chiang Mai (āđāļāļĩāļĒāļāđāļŦāļĄāđ) | āļŦāļ§āļąāļāļāļĩāđāļāđāļē |
| sabaidi kor: how are you? spoken by a man in the Lanna (āļāļģāđāļĄāļ·āļāļ) dialect | āļŠāļāļēāļĒāļāļĩāļāđāļ |
| sabaidi kor kap: how are you? spoken by a man in the Lanna (āļāļģāđāļĄāļ·āļāļ) dialect | āļŠāļāļēāļĒāļāļĩāļāđāļāļāļąāļ |
| sabaidi kor krap: how are you? spoken by a man in the Lanna (āļāļģāđāļĄāļ·āļāļ) dialect | āļŠāļāļēāļĒāļāļĩāļāđāļāļāļĢāļąāļ |
| sabaidi kor jao: how are you? spoken by a woman in the Lanna (āļāļģāđāļĄāļ·āļāļ) dialect | āļŠāļāļēāļĒāļāļĩāļāđāļāđāļāđāļē |
| sabaidi kap: reply to āļŠāļāļēāļĒāļāļĩāļāđāļāļāļĢāļąāļ and āļŠāļāļēāļĒāļāļĩāļāđāļāđāļāđāļē spoken by a man | āļŠāļāļēāļĒāļāļĩāļāļąāļ |
| sabaidi krap: reply to āļŠāļāļēāļĒāļāļĩāļāđāļāļāļĢāļąāļ and āļŠāļāļēāļĒāļāļĩāļāđāļāđāļāđāļē spoken by a man | āļŠāļāļēāļĒāļāļĩāļāļĢāļąāļ |
| sabaidi jao: reply to āļŠāļāļēāļĒāļāļĩāļāđāļāļāļĢāļąāļ and āļŠāļāļēāļĒāļāļĩāļāđāļāđāļāđāļē spoken by a woman | āļŠāļāļēāļĒāļāļĩāđāļāđāļē |
| gin kao reu yang: general greeting, "have you eaten?" in the Lanna (āļāļģāđāļĄāļ·āļāļ) dialect | āļāļīāđāļāļāđāļēāļ§āļŦāļĢāļ·āļāļĒāļąāļ |
| yang bo dai gin: reply to āļāļīāđāļāļāđāļēāļ§āļŦāļĢāļ·āļāļĒāļąāļ, " I haven't eaten yet" in the Lanna dialect | āļĒāļąāļāļāđāļāđāļāđāļāļīāđāļ |
| pai nai "where are you going?" in the Lanna (āļāļģāđāļĄāļ·āļāļ) dialect | āđāļāđāļŦāļ |
| pai nai ma: "where have you been?" in the Lanna (āļāļģāđāļĄāļ·āļāļ) dialect | āđāļāđāļŦāļāļĄāļē |