ใช่ครับ / ใช่ค่ะ
Châi khráp / Châi khâ
Yes
Usage
The basic affirmative reply; also works when someone checks something with you
Grammar Note
Men end with ครับ (khrap), women with ค่ะ (kha) — and คะ (kha, high tone) in questions
ไม่ใช่ครับ / ไม่ใช่ค่ะ
Mâi châi khráp / Mâi châi khâ
No
Usage
The basic negative reply; say it gently to stay polite
ขอหน่อยครับ / ขอหน่อยค่ะ
Khǒ nòi khráp / Khǒ nòi khâ
Please
Usage
Add it when asking for something; it also works on its own
ขอบคุณครับ / ขอบคุณค่ะ
Khòp khun khráp / Khòp khun khâ
Thank you
Usage
The basic thank-you when you receive something or get help
ขอโทษครับ / ขอโทษค่ะ
Khǒ thôt khráp / Khǒ thôt khâ
Excuse me
Usage
Use to get a stranger's attention or to squeeze past someone
ขอโทษจริงๆ ครับ / ขอโทษจริงๆ ค่ะ
Khǒ thôt jing jing khráp / Khǒ thôt jing jing khâ
Sorry
Usage
An apology when you are at fault — bumping into someone, making a mistake
ไม่เป็นไรครับ / ไม่เป็นไรค่ะ
Mâi pen rai khráp / Mâi pen rai khâ
It's OK / I'm fine
Usage
Both to wave off an apology and to decline help or concern
ไม่เข้าใจครับ / ไม่เข้าใจค่ะ
Mâi khâo chai khráp / Mâi khâo chai khâ
I don't understand
Usage
Say this first when the language is not getting through; people will rephrase
เข้าใจแล้วครับ / เข้าใจแล้วค่ะ
Khâo chai láeo khráp / Khâo chai láeo khâ
I understand
Usage
The reply when you have understood; it also signals agreement
เสร็จแล้วครับ / เสร็จแล้วค่ะ
Sèt láeo khráp / Sèt láeo khâ
I'm finished / Done
Usage
Tell staff you are done with a meal, a payment, or a procedure
กรุณารอสักครู่ครับ / กรุณารอสักครู่ค่ะ
Kàrúna ro sàk khrû khráp / Kàrúna ro sàk khrû khâ
Please wait
Usage
A polite way to ask someone to hold on
รอแป๊บนึงครับ / รอแป๊บนึงค่ะ
Ro páep nueng khráp / Ro páep nueng khâ
Just a moment
Usage
For just a few seconds — while you find your wallet or your bag
ผู้ใหญ่หนึ่งคนครับ / ผู้ใหญ่หนึ่งคนค่ะ
Phû yài nùeng khon khráp / Phû yài nùeng khon khâ
One adult, please
Usage
At a ticket window or entrance, to state how many people
ไม่ได้จองไว้ครับ / ไม่ได้จองไว้ค่ะ
Mâi dâi chong wái khráp / Mâi dâi chong wái khâ
I don't have a reservation
Usage
Say this first when walking into a restaurant or hotel without booking
จองไว้แล้วครับ / จองไว้แล้วค่ะ
Chong wái láeo khráp / Chong wái láeo khâ
I have a reservation
Usage
At the front desk; follow it with your name
ช่วยด้วยครับ / ช่วยด้วยค่ะ
Chûai dûai khráp / Chûai dûai khâ
Please help me
Usage
Call for help in an emergency — it is fine to shout this
พูดอีกทีได้ไหมครับ / พูดอีกทีได้ไหมคะ
Phût ìk thi dâi mǎi khráp / Phût ìk thi dâi mǎi khá
Once more, please
Usage
Ask someone to repeat what they just said
Grammar Note
This is a question, so the female particle is the high-tone คะ, not ค่ะ
พูดช้าๆ หน่อยครับ / พูดช้าๆ หน่อยค่ะ
Phût chá chá nòi khráp / Phût chá chá nòi khâ
Please speak slowly
Usage
When someone speaks too fast; people almost always slow down
พูดได้นิดหน่อยครับ / พูดได้นิดหน่อยค่ะ
Phût dâi nít nòi khráp / Phût dâi nít nòi khâ
I speak a little
Usage
Keeps the conversation going while lowering expectations
พูดภาษาอังกฤษได้ไหมครับ / พูดภาษาอังกฤษได้ไหมคะ
Phût phasǎ angkrìt dâi mǎi khráp / Phût phasǎ angkrìt dâi mǎi khá
Do you speak English?
Usage
Check for a shared language when you need to discuss something complicated
Grammar Note
A question, so the female particle is the high-tone คะ
นี่
Nî
This
Usage
Word used while pointing at something close at hand
นั่น
Nân
That
Usage
Word used while pointing at something near the listener
โน่น
Nôn
That (over there)
Usage
Word used while pointing at something far from both speakers
ที่นี่
Thî nî
Here
Usage
Word used while pointing at the current location
ที่นั่น
Thî nân
There
Usage
Word used while pointing at a location near the listener
ที่โน่น
Thî nôn
Over there
Usage
Word used while pointing at a location far from both speakers
ผม/ฉัน
Phǒm/Chǎn
I / Me
Usage
Word used while pointing at yourself to mean "I / me"
Grammar Note
Thai first-person pronouns differ by the speaker's gender: men use "phom", women use "chan" (or the more formal "dichan"). Shown slash-combined, matching the convention already used in the contacts and dating categories
คุณ
Khun
You
Usage
Word used while pointing at the listener to mean "you"
Grammar Note
"Khun" is a gender-neutral second-person pronoun usable for anyone
ด้วยกัน
Dûai kan
Together
Usage
Word used to convey wanting to do something together
More Thai phrases
- Basic Nouns
- Basic Verbs
- Adjectives
- Question Words
- Greetings
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