Yes
No
Thank you
No, thank you
Hello
How are you?
I'm fine
Excuse me
Please
When?
Today
Tomorrow
I do not understand
How old are you?
I like you!
I cannot speak Thai
Can speak a little Thai
No smoking/don't smoke
Chái
Mâi chái
Khàp khun
Mâi ao khàp khun
Sawàt dii
Sabai dee rue?
Sabàay dee
Khãw thôht
Karuna
Mêu-arai?
Wan nií
Phrûng nií
Mâi Khâo jai
Ah yoo thao rai?
Phom chawp koon
Poot passat Thai mai dai
Poot passat Thai nit noy
Haam soop buree.
Health phrases (hopefully you will not need these during your holiday in Phuket!!!):
I'm not feeling well
Get me a doctor
Go to a hospital
Sore stomach
Sore neck
Vomit
Injection
pill
veterinarian
Mai sabai
Ow maw mae tenee
Pai rong paiapbahn
Jep thong
Jep khor
Oo-aak
cheet yah
yah
maaw saat
Shopping and bargaining in Thai:
How much?
I don't have much money
Can you discount a little
Too expensive
You must be joking
I want it cheaper
Thâo rai or Kee Baht?
Mee nguen mai maak
Lot rakka dai mai
Paeng Pai.
Poot len naw
Ow thuuk
neung
song
saam
see
ha
hok
jet
paet
gow
sip
sip et
sip song
yee sip
saam sip
loy
phan
muen
saen
laan
Traveling and finding your way:
Where is the train station?
airport
bus station
Post Office a good hotel
good Thai restaurant
Where are you going
I'm not going anywhere Going travelling
Sathanee rot-fai yoo tenee?
sanaam-bin
Sathanee rot-bus
pai-sanee
Roon Raem dee
long ahann Thai dee
Pai Nai?
Mai Pai
Pai Teeo
Eating and drinking....in Thai:
Have you eaten yet?
Are you hungry?
What have/are you eaten?
I don't like that.
I don't drink alcohol
I am drunk
I don't eat meat
I can't eat hot spicy food
Not spicy or hot
water
beer
orange juice
lemon juice
tea - hot - iced
coffee
Gin khao liang?
Hue mai? (also very common)
Gin arai?
Mai chawp
Mai duem lao
Mow laew
Mai gin nua, paak yang deeo.
Gin ahaan phet mai dai
Mai ow prik
naam
be-ah
naam som
naam manao
cha - lawn - yen
kafae
If you are a resident of Phuket or on a long visit and you would like to improve or complement your Thai language skills, there are a number of language schools offering class type lessons or private one-on-one. To name a few: