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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. Basically women say "ka" at the end of a sentence while men say "krap". You're welcome = Yin dee krap / ka Wait = Roh sakru I= pom (man) I= chan (woman) Come = ma Come from = ma jak I come from Australia = Pom ma jak pratet Australia (man)/ Chan ma jak pratet Australia (woman) I love Thailand = Pom/chan rak Meuang Thai. I love you= pom/chan rak khun The word leu = past tense meaning it has happened already. The word is used at the end of the sentence to say something already happened. I have come= ma leu Go = pai Gone already = pai leu Go where = pai nai Go soon = pai diauni room= hong water= nam Toilet = hong nam Where is the toilet? = hong nam yu nai? to enter= kao heart= jai to understand = kao jai (literally: to enter the heart) don't understand = mai kao jai
Eat = gin Drink = deun Food = ahan Candies= kanom Have eaten already? = gin leu mai krap/ka? Rice = kao 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
I dont know = Mai ru want = ao don't want = mai ao 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 = nam hard= keng ice = nam keng (hard water) hot water = nam ron cold water = nam yen waterfall = nam toc rain = fon raining = fon toc shower = ab nam maybe / perhaps = Bang ti play = len speak = pud funny = sanuk I know = pom/chan ru I don't know = pom/ chan mai ru
everything = took sing large = yai small = lek fast = reu, slow = cha
crazy =ba you are crazy = khun ba very/ a lot= mak you are very crazy = khun ba mak stupid = ting tong you are stupid = khun ting tong 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
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 sabai di
broken= sia 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 nai over there = ti nun here = ti ni what= arai when = meua arai friend = peuang good friend = peuang di problem = pang ha I have a problem = pom/chan mi pang ha
afraid = klua frightened / scared = pom/chan klua smells bad = min good = di very good = di mak bad = mai di weather= akas hot weather = akas ron cold wind = lom yen strong wind = lom reng bathroom / toilet = hong nam shower = ab nam
to look = du to see = hen again = ik krang to tell a lie = pud go hok shit= ki lies a lot = pud ki mak (literally speaks shit a lot) to promise = hai sanya sorry = ko tot to sleep = non/ lap to wake up = teun eyes= ta to close your eyes (go to sleep)= lap ta dreams= fan; good night= lap fan di
Boxing vocabulary:
boxing = muay Thai boxer = nak muay warrior = nak su to box= som muay elbow = fan sok; punch = chok front kick = teep to win = chanak; to lose: peh good luck = chok di gloves: nuam hand wraps: pad meu mouth guard: fang yang
Numbers:
(1) = neung (2) = song (3) = sam (4) = si (5) = ha (6) = hok (7) = chet (8) = pet (9) = kao (10) = sip (11) = sip et (12) = sip song (13) = sip sam (14) = sip si (15) = sip ha (20) = yee sip
Sawatdee (krub/kah) Hello Sabai dee ru (krub/kah) How are you? Sabai dee (krub/kah) Fine Khob Khun (kup/kaa) Thank you chai Yes mai chai No dai (you/ I) can mai dai can not mai pen rai never mind (handy all purpose phrase to express the Thai go-with-the-flow attitude) pood Thai mai dai I can not speak Thai. kow jai mai do you understand? mai kow jai I do not understand nee Tao Rai? How much? pang expensive pang mak very expensive lot noi dai mai can you give a little discount took cheap
naam water chok dee good luck sanaam bin Airport ron hot nao cold hong naam toilet naam keng ice nit noi small - not much - a little bit yai large bia beer soopburi smoke (inhale cigarette smoke)
What's your name? = Kun cheu arai Nice to meet you. = Yin dee tee dai rue juk Yes = Chai No = Mai chai