Common questions

Question 1

What is the time?

Answer 1

Gii moong lair-o?

Question 2

Nice to meet you.

Answer 2

Yin-dii thii dai ruu-jak na ka

Question 3

What is this?
I beg your pardon

Answer 3

A-rai na?
An nee keu arai ka?

Question 4

Where is…?

Answer 4

Thii-nai?

Question 5

When?

Answer 5

Muuea-rai?

Question 6

Why?

Answer 6

Tham-mai?

Question 7

How?

Answer 7

Yang-ngai
eg. Bpai tee nee yang ngai ka?
How can I get here?

Question 8

Where is it?

Answer 8

Yoo tee-nai?

Question 9

How do you go to?

Answer 9

Bpai yang-ngai?

Question 10

How much is this?

Answer 10

An nee tao-rai?

Question 11

I miss you

Answer 11

Chun kit teung khun

Question 12

See you again

Answer 12

Lair-o jer gan mai ka

Question 13

You’re welcome

Answer 13

Yin dee ka

Question 14

Can you speak English?

Answer 14

Khun poor pasa angrit dai mai ka?
Mai dai ka
Dai ka

Question 15

I can speak a bit of Thai

Answer 15

Chun poot pasa Thai dai nit noy ka

Question 16

I can’t speak Thai

Answer 16

Chun poot pasa Thai mai dai ka

Question 17

Speak slowly

Answer 17

Poot cha cha

Question 18

Do you understand?

Answer 18

Khao jai mai ka?
Chun mai jai ka.

Question 19

I don’t know

Answer 19

Chun mai roo ka

Question 20

Wait a moment

Answer 20

Ror sak khru ka

Question 21

Up to you

Answer 21

Lair-o dtair khun ka

Question 22

Joking
Teasing

Answer 22

Poot len
Lor len

Question 23

Really?

Answer 23

Jing ror

Question 24

I like you

Answer 24

Chun chorp khun ka

Question 25

I like you

Answer 25

Chun chorp khun ka

Question 26

I love you

Answer 26

Chun rak khun ka

Question 27

Came first (generally - no particular place) Who came first? I came first.

Answer 27

Maa gawn (low) Krai maa gawn ka? Chun maa gawn ka.

Question 28

To arrive first (at a particular place) I arrived half an hour before the appointment time

Answer 28

Maa tueng gawn Chun maa teung (v) gawn (\) way-laa nad (/) kreung (^) chua^ mohng Maa teung - to arrive Gawn - first Way-laa: time Nad - appointment Kreung - half Chua mohng - hour

Question 29

To come later I came first, you came later You arrived first, I arrived later

Answer 29

Maa tee lang(v) Maa - to come Tee - specifier for time Lang - after / behind / later Chun maa gawn khun maa tee lang Khun maa teung gawn Chun maa teung tee lang

Question 30

It’s time The time has come

Answer 30

Tueng(v) way-laa

Question 31

It’s time to go to work

Answer 31

Tueng way-laa bpai tam ngaan laew

Question 32

It’s time to eat It’s time to go to bed

Answer 32

Tueng(v) way-laa gin kao^ laew Tueng way-laa bpai nawn laew

Question 33

It’s time It’s time to go to work

Answer 33

Dai^ way-laa laew Dai way-laa bpai tam ngaan laew

Question 34

To have an appointment

Answer 34

Mee nad/