Thai Phrases Flashcards
(174 cards)
1
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Farang
A
a foreigner
2
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krap
A
the polite phrase-ender used only by males
3
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ka
A
the polite phrase-ender used only by females
4
Q
Kapkhun krap
A
Thank you
5
Q
Khun
A
you also means he or she; Mister or Miss
6
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Sawat dee krap
A
hello; goodbye
7
Q
Pom poot passah Thai mai dai
A
I can’t speak Thai
8
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Pom poot passah Thai neet noy mak
A
I can speak Thai only a little
9
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neet noy
A
a little bit
10
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Sabai dee roo
A
how are you?
11
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Mai
A
no; not (used to make phrases negative: dee-jai=happy; mai dee-jai=unhappy)
12
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Mai chai
A
no (same as ‘incorrect’)
13
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Chai
A
yes (correct; make sure you raise the tone as you speak the word)
14
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Krap
A
yes (agreement)
15
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Pom
A
I; me
16
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Krap pom
A
yes sir; yes ma’am
17
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Khun cheu arai?
A
What is your name? (ch-eu- is like the oo in ‘book.’)
18
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Pom cheu
A
My name is
19
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Krai
A
who (pronounced just like -cry-)
20
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Tahm-mai
A
Why?
21
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seu
A
buy; purchase
22
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Ah-yoo tao rai?
A
How old are you?
23
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Pom ah-yoo ….. bee
A
I am ….. years old.
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bee
A
year
25
Mai kowjai
I don't understand
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Pom kowjai
I understand
27
Kowjai mai?
Do you understand?
28
Khun hee-yoo?
Are you hungry?
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Pom hee-yoo
I am hungry
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Hee-yoo kao
also means hungry
31
Hee-yoo nam
thirsty
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Khun dahngahn arai?
Do you want anything?
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Khun yahdai arai?
Do you need anything?
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Arai
what
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yungai
how
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nee arai?
what is this?
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nee
this
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jing-jing
really
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ye-um jing-jing
really excellent!
40
Khun dahngahn bpai nai?
Where do you want to go?
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bpai nai?
Where are you going?
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Pom ja bpai pai . . .
I am going to . . .
43
Pom dahngahn bpai pai...
I want to go to ...
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Wun-nee
today
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keurng-nee
tonight
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proong-nee
tomorrow
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dee-oo-nee
now
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Bahng-tee
maybe
49
Bahng-khan
sometimes
50
Mai-koey
never (This word is rather difficult for English speakers to pronounce. If you try to say the word -curry;- without the -r's- you'll be close. Maikoey. Try it)
51
joop
kiss
52
smoke
oral sex
53
gin
(pronounce with a hard 'g') eat
54
deurm
drink (pronounced somewhat like the word -doom;- with an -r- in it)
55
mai ow pet
No hot spices in my food; please.
56
Dee-jai
happy
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mai dee-jai
unhappy
58
sao
sad (pronounced as in Sao Paulo; Brazil)
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grote
angry
60
Sam-khan
important
61
rawn
hot
62
now
cold (make sure to raise the tone as you speak the word)
63
Fohn
rain (pronounce almost like -phone;- but clip the word a little bit)
64
Jep
pain; painful
65
khun soo-ay
(you're beautiful. NOTE: raise the tone -ay-. If you lower the tone; you will be saying -ugly.-)
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Khun law
You are handsome
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Khun law mak
You are very handsome
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Khun law mak mak
You are very; very handsome
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Mai bpen arai
That's ok; that's all right
70
kaw tote
I am sorry
71
Tow-rai
How much?
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Ah nee tow-rai?
How much is this?
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Peng
expensive
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Mai peng
not expensive; cheap
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Tee-nai?
where is?
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Khun yoo tee-nai?
Where are you?
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Hawng nam yoo tee-nai?
Where's the restroom?
78
prah-wah
because
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lah-oh
we; us
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lay-oh
already; before
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Mee
have
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Mai mee
don't have
83
Reu
or
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lah
and (pronounce the 'a' as in the word 'bat' or 'at' or 'cat')
85
ta
if
86
mak
very; much
87
meu arai
when
88
ja
will (as in future tense)
89
Sa-nook mai?
Are you having fun? Are you enjoying this?
90
Mai sabai
sick; ill
91
yah
medicine (pronounce the 'a' as in the word 'bat' or 'at' or 'cat')
92
Rak
love
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Pom rak khun
I love you
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Pom rak khun mak
I love you very much.
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Pom yoo mai dai ta mai mee khun
I can't live without you.
96
Kawng kwan
present; gift
97
sa-nam-bin
airport
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too-ra-sap
telephone
99
dton-mai
tree
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pom-la-mai
fruit
101
bur-ree
cigarette
102
fy-shak
cigarette lighter
103
kawng khun
your
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kawng pom
my; mine
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nam
water
106
hawng nam
bathroom; restroom
107
Pom kee-toong khun
I miss you; I missed you
108
Pom ja kee-toong khun
I will miss you
109
Choo-way
help
110
Pom ja choo-way khun
I will help you.
111
Khun puk yoo tee-nai?
What's your address?
112
lung
after
113
eek
again; another
114
pom kon dee-yo
I am alone
115
dee
good
116
dee mak
very good
117
mai dee
bad; no good
118
bpan-ha
problem
119
ah-teet
week
120
doo-wun
month
121
gone
before (pronounce as in 'Gone With the Wind')
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bee gone
last year
123
bee nah
next year
124
ah-teet gone
last week
125
ah-teet nah
next week
126
chawp
like (enjoy)
127
arroy
like (food)
128
mai chawp
don't like
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khun chawp
do you like...?
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pom chawp
I like.....
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a-hahn
food
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bahn a-hahn
restaurant
133
check bin de krap
the check; please (in a restaurant)
134
pee
the informal way to address a person your own age; or older; if it is a stranger; such as a taxi driver or restaurant employee.
135
Nawng
the informal way to address a person younger than you. If you are not sure whether the person is younger or older; use your best guess!
136
yahk dten rum mai?
Would you like to dance?
137
sum-rup khun
This is for you (when giving something)
138
mah
come
139
khun mah jahk nai; krap?
Where do you come from?
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Pom mah jahk Ah-mehr-ree-gah
I come from America.
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glup mah
come back
142
proong nee glup mah
I'll come back tomorrow
143
mai ow
no thanks; I don't want
144
Pom kaw poot gap.....
I would like to speak to......(on telephone)
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mai yoo
he's not here
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Proong nee; lao ja pop gahn way-la tao-rai?
Tomorrow; what time should we meet?
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Way-la
time
148
soon
zero
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neung
one
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song
two
151
sahm
three
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see
four
153
haa
five (extend the syllable; pronounce the word like a drawn out -hah;- and the tone should be a falling tone)
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hoke
six
155
jet
seven
156
bairt
eight (pronounce it like the word -air;- with a -b- at the beginning and a -t- at the end)
157
kao
nine (get tone right. wrong tone sounds as if you are using the Thai word for either -rice- or -glass- Of course in context you may be understood even if tone wrong.)
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sip
ten
159
sip-eht
eleven
160
sip-song
twelve
161
sip-sahm
thirteen
162
yee-sip
twenty (this can also be shortened to simply -yeep-)
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yee-sip-eht
twenty-one (or -yeep-eht-)
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yee-sip song
twenty-two (or -yeep song-)
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yee-sip sahm
twenty-three
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sahm-sip
thirty
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see-sip
forty
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haa-sip
fifty
169
loy
hundred
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song loy
two-hundred
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song loy see sip-eht
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loy sip haa
115
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pahn
thousand
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sahm pahn hoke loy jet sip see
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