ไปที่ ... ได้อย่างไรครับ / คะ
Pai thî ... dâi yàng rai khráp / khá
How do I get to ...?
Usage
Basic phrase for asking directions. Fill in the destination name where "..." appears
Grammar Note
Structure: ไป (go) + place + ได้อย่างไร (how). Add ครับ/คะ at the end for politeness
เลี้ยวขวาที่แยกนั้นครับ / ค่ะ
Líao khwǎ thî yâek nán khráp / khâ
Turn right at that intersection
Usage
Used when giving or confirming directions at an intersection
Grammar Note
เลี้ยวขวา = turn right; เลี้ยวซ้าย (liao sai) = turn left. Use ที่ + location to specify where
ตรงไปครับ / ค่ะ
Trong pai khráp / khâ
Go straight
Usage
The most basic phrase for directing someone to go straight
Grammar Note
ตรงไป combines direction adverb + verb. Add สักพัก (sak phak) for "go straight for a while"
อยู่ใกล้แค่ไหนครับ / คะ
Yù klâi khâe nǎi khráp / khá
How close is it?
Usage
Use to ask how far or close the destination is
Grammar Note
Use ไกลแค่ไหน for "how far". ใกล้ (near) and ไกล (far) sound similar—pay attention to tones
ประมาณกี่กิโลเมตรครับ / คะ
Pràman kì kìlomét khráp / khá
Approximately how many kilometers is it?
Usage
Useful before deciding to walk or take a taxi to the destination
Grammar Note
กี่ (ki) is the question word for quantity. ประมาณ softens the question to ask for an estimate
อยู่ฝั่งซ้ายมือครับ / ค่ะ
Yù fàng sái mue khráp / khâ
It's on the left-hand side
Usage
Used to describe or confirm the position of a destination
Grammar Note
ขวามือ (khwa mue) = right-hand side. มือ means "hand" and works the same as English "right-hand side"
ใช้แผนที่แสดงให้ดูได้ไหมครับ / คะ
Chái phǎen thî sàdaeng hâi du dâi mǎi khráp / khá
Could you show me on the map?
Usage
Use when verbal directions are hard to follow; show your phone map for clarification
Grammar Note
ได้ไหม at the end of a sentence politely asks "can you?" or "is it possible?"
จุดสังเกตที่เห็นได้ชัดคืออะไรครับ / คะ
Jùt sǎngkèt thî hěn dâi chát khue àrai khráp / khá
What is a landmark I can easily spot?
Usage
Ask for a visible landmark when a location is hard to find
Grammar Note
เห็น = see, ได้ = can, ชัด = clearly. Together they mean "can be clearly seen"
ข้ามสะพานแล้วเลี้ยวซ้ายครับ / ค่ะ
Khâm sàphan láeo líao sái khráp / khâ
Cross the bridge and then turn left
Usage
Use when giving multi-step directions involving a landmark like a bridge
Grammar Note
แล้ว (laeo) connects sequential actions like "and then" or "after that"
หลงทางแล้วครับ / ค่ะ ช่วยได้ไหม
Lǒng thang láeo khráp / khâ chûai dâi mǎi
I'm lost. Can you help me?
Usage
Use when lost and needing help from a passerby; a smile goes a long way in Thailand
Grammar Note
หลง = to lose one's way, ทาง = road/way. ช่วยได้ไหม = "can you help?" using ได้ไหม for polite requests
ขวา
Khwǎ
Right
Usage
Point to this word to indicate "right" to a taxi driver or guide
ซ้าย
Sái
Left
Usage
Point to this word to indicate "left" to a taxi driver or guide
ตรงไป
Trong pai
Straight ahead
Usage
A single word to indicate "go straight" in a taxi or on foot
ย้อนกลับ
Yón klàp
Go back
Usage
Use when a driver or guide has gone past your stop and needs to turn back
จอด
Jòt
Stop the car / Pull over
Usage
Point to this word to tell a taxi or tuk-tuk driver to pull over
ป้ายรถเมล์
Pâi rót me
Bus stop
Usage
Point to this word to indicate the bus stop as your destination
รถไฟใต้ดิน
Rót fai tâi din
Subway (MRT)
Usage
Refers to Bangkok's underground MRT line; the elevated BTS line is called "rot fai fa" instead
สถานทูต
Sàthǎn thût
Embassy
Usage
The generic word for "embassy"; the Japanese embassy specifically is "sathan thut yipun"
ตู้เอทีเอ็ม
Tû e-thi-em
ATM
Usage
Point to this word to ask someone to help you find a cash machine
ร้านแลกเงิน
Rán lâek ngoen
Currency exchange booth
Usage
Refers to a private money-changer booth in town, not necessarily a bank
ร้านซักผ้าหยอดเหรียญ
Rán sák phâ yòt rǐan
Laundromat (coin laundry)
Usage
Refers to a self-service coin laundry, distinct from a full-service laundry shop ("ran sak rit")
ทิศเหนือ
Thít nǔea
North
Usage
Use when checking a map or direction
ทิศใต้
Thít tâi
South
Usage
Bare "tai" can also mean "under/below", so "thit" (direction) is added to keep the meaning unambiguous
ทิศตะวันออก
Thít tàwan òk
East
Usage
Use when checking a map or direction
ทิศตะวันตก
Thít tàwan tòk
West
Usage
Use when checking a map or direction
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