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ðĪ Thai Greetings for Everyday Life
Hi Thai learners! ð
Do you want to learn how to say âHelloâ in Thai?
Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.
If youâre planning a trip to the country or are trying to learn Thai, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.
Letâs get started! ðĪ
Greetings[edit | edit source]
English | Thai | Pronunciation |
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general greeting | āļŠāļ§āļąāļŠāļāļĩ | sawatdi |
general greeting spoken by a man | āļŠāļ§āļąāļŠāļāļĩāļāļĢāļąāļ | sawatdi krap |
general greeting spoken by a woman | āļŠāļ§āļąāļŠāļāļĩāļāļāđāļ° | sawatdi ka |
general greeting spoken to a person of lower status | āļŠāļ§āļąāļŠāļāļĩāļāļāđāļ° | sawatdi ja |
how are you? | āļŠāļāļēāļĒāļāļĩāđāļŦāļĄ | sabaidi mai |
how are you? spoken by a man | āļŠāļāļēāļĒāļāļĩāđāļŦāļĄāļāļĢāļąāļ | sabaidi mai krap |
how are you? spoken by a woman | āļŠāļāļēāļĒāļāļĩāđāļŦāļĄāļāđāļ° | sabaidi mai ka |
how are you? | āļŠāļāļēāļĒāļāļĩāļŦāļĢāļ·āļ | sabaidi reu |
sabaidi reu bplao: how are you? | āļŠāļāļēāļĒāļāļĩāļĢāļķāđāļāļĨāđāļē | |
sabaidi krap: reply to āļŠāļāļēāļĒāļāļĩāđāļŦāļĄāļ, āļŠāļāļēāļĒāļāļĩāļŦāļĢāļ·āļ, and āļŠāļāļēāļĒāļāļĩāļĢāļķāđāļāļĨāđāļē spoken by a man | āļŠāļāļēāļĒāļāļĩāļāļĢāļąāļ | |
sabaidi ka: reply to āļŠāļāļēāļĒāļāļĩāđāļŦāļĄāļ, āļŠāļāļēāļĒāļāļĩāļŦāļĢāļ·āļ, and āļŠāļāļēāļĒāļāļĩāļĢāļķāđāļāļĨāđāļē spoken by a woman | āļŠāļāļēāļĒāļāļĩāļāđāļ° | |
watdi: informal greeting | āļŦāļ§āļąāļāļāļĩ | |
watdi krap: informal greeting spoken by a man | āļŦāļ§āļąāļāļāļĩāļāļĢāļąāļ | |
watdi ka: informal greeting spoken by a woman | āļŦāļ§āļąāļāļāļĩāļāđāļ° | |
gin kao reu yang: general greeting, "have you eaten?" | āļāļīāļāļāđāļēāļ§āļŦāļĢāļķāļāļĒāļąāļ | |
pai nai: general greeting, "where are you going?" | āđāļāđāļŦāļ | |
pai nai ka: general greeting, "where are you going?" | āđāļāđāļŦāļāļāļ° | |
ja pai nai ka: general greeting, "where are you going?" | āļāļ°āđāļāđāļŦāļāļāļ° | |
pai tura: reply to āđāļāđāļŦāļ, āđāļāđāļŦāļāļāļ°, and āļāļ°āđāļāđāļŦāļāļāļ° | āđāļāļāļļāļĢāļ° | |
pai nai ma: "where have you been?" | āđāļāđāļŦāļāļĄāļē | |
pai nai ma krap: "where have you been?" spoken by a man | āđāļāđāļŦāļāļĄāļēāļāļĢāļąāļ | |
pai nai ma ka: "where have you been?" spoken by a woman | āđāļāđāļŦāļāļĄāļēāļāđāļ° | |
pen yang rai bang: how are you? | āđāļāđāļāļāļĒāđāļēāļāđāļĢāļāđāļēāļ | |
pen yang ngai bang: how are you? | āđāļāđāļāļĒāļąāļāđāļāļāđāļēāļ | |
pen ngai bang: how are you? | āđāļāđāļāđāļāļāđāļēāļ | |
pen ngai mang: how are you?, informal | āđāļāđāļāđāļāļĄāļąāđāļ | |
pen ngai: how are you?, informal | āđāļāđāļāđāļ | |
ko di: reply to āđāļāđāļāļāļĒāđāļēāļāđāļĢāļāđāļēāļ, āđāļāđāļāđāļāļāđāļēāļ, āđāļāđāļāđāļāļĄāļąāđāļ, and āđāļāđāļāđāļ | āļāđāļāļĩ | |
ko rueay rueay: reply to āđāļāđāļāļāļĒāđāļēāļāđāļĢāļāđāļēāļ, āđāļāđāļāđāļāļāđāļēāļ, āđāļāđāļāđāļāļĄāļąāđāļ, and āđāļāđāļāđāļ | āļāđāđāļĢāļ·āđāļāļĒāđ | |
yindi torn lap: welcome greeting | āļĒāļīāļāļāļĩāļāđāļāļāļĢāļąāļ | |
hello, hi | āļŠāļ§āļąāļŠāļāļĩ | |
good morning | āļŠāļ§āļąāļŠāļāļĩ , āļāļĢāļļāļāļŠāļ§āļąāļŠāļāļīāđ | |
good afternoon
good evening |
āļŠāļ§āļąāļŠāļāļĩ | |
good night | āļĢāļēāļāļĢāļĩāļŠāļ§āļąāļŠāļāļīāđ | |
goodbye, bye | āļŠāļ§āļąāļŠāļāļĩ , āļĨāļēāļāđāļāļ | |
good luck | āđāļāļāļāļĩ | |
the kiss | āļāļđāļ | |
I love you | āļāļąāļāļĢāļąāļāđāļāļ | |
How are you? | āļŠāļāļēāļĒāļāļĩāđāļŦāļĄ ? | |
I am fine/well | āļāļąāļāļŠāļāļēāļĒāļāļĩ | |
What's your name? | āļāļļāļāļāļ·āđāļāļāļ°āđāļĢ ? | |
My name is ... | āļāļ·āđāļāļāļāļāļāļąāļāļāļ·āļ ... | |
first name | āļāļ·āđāļ | |
last name, family name | āļāļēāļĄāļŠāļāļļāļĨ | |
miss | āļāļēāļāļŠāļēāļ§ | |
madam | āļāļēāļ | |
mister | āļāļēāļĒ | |
please | āđāļāđāđāļāļĢāļ | |
thanks (so much) | āļāļāļāļāļļāļ(āļĄāļēāļ) | |
I don't understand | āļāļąāļāđāļĄāđāđāļāđāļēāđāļ | |
Do you understand? | āļāļļāļāđāļāđāļēāđāļāđāļŦāļĄ ? | |
yes | āđāļāđ | |
no | āđāļĄāđāđāļāđ | |
I am sorry | āļāļąāļāļāļāđāļāļĐ | |
Excuse me | āļāļāđāļāļĐ |
Sources[edit | edit source]
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Thai culture : How to greet in Thai - YouTube[edit | edit source]
Thai Lesson 1 - How to say Hello - YouTube[edit | edit source]
EZ Thai Language : How To Say "Hello" - YouTube[edit | edit source]
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