Useful Thai phrases

kho-thot khrap/kha

Excuse me / Sorry

ขอโทษ + particle — excuse me or sorry.

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laa-gon khrap/kha

Goodbye

ลาก่อน + particle — goodbye when parting.

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sa-wat-dee khrap/kha

Hello (polite)

After a few consonants, your first real Thai word can feel like it’s staring back at you — and yes, even a simple hello looks complicated the first time you see it. That’s completely normal. Take a breath: we’ll go slowly and break สวัสดี apart, piece by piece, until the shape feels friendly. Pair it with ครับ or ค่ะ — the polite particle you just learned. Listen for the middle beat: that second ส sounds like /t/, so you get sa-wat-dee, not “sa-was-dee.”

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sa-baai-dee mai khrap/kha

How are you?

สบายดีไหม + polite particle. ไหม turns it into a yes/no question.

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sa-baai-dee khrap/kha

I'm fine

Answer to สบายดีไหม — สบายดี + ครับ/ค่ะ (same สบาย you just read).

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phom/di-chan cheu...

My name is...

ผมชื่อ… (male) or ดิฉันชื่อ… (formal female), then your name.

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yin-dee tee dai ruu-jak khrap/kha

Nice to meet you

ยินดีที่ได้รู้จัก + particle — after names.

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khrap / kha

Polite particle

End polite sentences with ครับ (male speakers) or ค่ะ (female speakers). Matches the speaker, not the listener.

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laeo phop gan mai khrap/kha

See you again

แล้วพบกันใหม่ + particle — see you again.

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khop-khun khrap/kha

Thank you

ขอบคุณ + the polite particle you already learned (ครับ / ค่ะ).

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khun cheu a-rai khrap/kha

What is your name?

คุณชื่ออะไร + particle. อะไร = “what” (ไ sits before ร).

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mai pen rai khrap/kha

You're welcome / No problem

ไม่เป็นไร + particle — “no problem” / you’re welcome.

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sa-wat-dee khrap/kha

Hello (polite)

Review only — same hello as Unit 1. Skim the guide if you need ส → /t/ again; the Unit 2 path does not require this step.

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khun aa-yu tao-rai khrap/kha

How old are you?

Age questions are common Thai small talk. Answer with a number + ปี. Reuses น ม from numbers and practices the “backwards” vowel ไ in เท่าไหร่.

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chan mai khao jai

I don't understand

Essential for beginners. Practices ไม่ negation and maps เข้าใจ syllable by syllable — then you will meet the same ไม่ again in the negation grammar step.

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phom/di-chan chue...

My name is...

Review only — same name pattern as Unit 1. ผม uses ผ from the soft High bite; Unit 2 prefers the Personal Info lesson + come-from / how-old phrases on the path.

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phoot cha cha noi

Please speak slowly

Ask someone to slow down. Reuses น from your nasal bite (หน่อย) and practices left-side vowels plus the Thai “say it twice” mark ๆ.

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khun maa jaak nai khrap/kha

Where are you from?

มาจาก + place. Answer ผม/ดิฉันมาจาก... Reuses ม from nasals and practices final ก = /k/.

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