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Absolute Beginner S1 #1
How to Greet Someone with Perfect Thai
CONTENTS
Dialogue - Thai
Main
Romanization
English
Vocabulary
Sample sentences
Vocabulary phrase usage
Grammar
Cultural insight
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THAIPOD101.COM ABSOLUTE BEGINNER S1 #1 1
DIALOGUE - THAI
MAIN
5. สตีฟ : ผมสบายดีครับ
ROMANIZATION
4. wí-raa-phaawn : dì-chǎn sà-baai-dii khâ. láaeo khun sà-dtíip sà-baai-dii mǎi khá.
ENGLISH
5. Steve : I am fine.
VOCABULARY
ค่ะ khâ particle added at the end of the sentence or phrase in order to particle
increase the level of politeness when the speaker is female
ครับ khráp particle added at the end of the sentence or phrase in order to particle
increase the level of politeness when the speaker is a male
ดี
คะ khá a polite ending particle for female speakers for questions and particle
requests
SAMPLE SENTENCES
คุณรอดิฉันนานเท่าไหร่แล้วคะ แล้วคุยกันค่ะ
khun raaw dì-chǎn naan thâo-rài láaeo khá. láaeo khui-gan khâ.
"How long have you been waiting for me?" "Talk to you soon."
แล้วคุณคิดอย่างไร ผู้หญิงกําลังยิมให้คุณ
láaeo khun khít yàang-rai. phûu-yǐng gam-lang yím hâi khun
"As for you, what do you think?" "The woman is smiling at you."
ผมจะรักคุณตลอดไป ผมจะรักคุณตลอดไป
phǒm jà rák khun dtà-làawt-bpai. phǒm jà rák khun dtà-làawt-bpai.
"I will always love you." "I will always love you."
อย่าลืมดูข่าวคืนนี นะคะ
yàa luuem duu khàao khuuen níi ná khá.
"Don’t forget to watch tonight’s news."
1. สวัสดี (sà-wàt-dii)
2. สบายดี (sà-baai-dii)
GRAMMAR
สบายดี (sà-baai-dii) literally means "comfortable" or "good." By adding the question particle, ไหม (mǎi), it
becomes a question, สบายดี ไหม (sà-baai-dii mǎi), meaning "Are you well?" When the subject is
understood, we can leave it out of the sentence. We can offer a positive answer by repeating the verb or
adjective: in this case, สบายดี (sà-baai-dii).
2. Question Word
ไหม (mǎi) is a particle we put at the end of a statement to turn it into a question. We often best translate
it in English simply as a question mark.
CULTURAL INSIGHT
How to Greet Someone in Thai
The most common and basic greeting in Thai is สวัสดี(sà-wàt-dii). It comes from the Indian word for
"auspiciousness," and we use it as both "hello" and "good-bye" at any time of the day.
Politeness is an important consideration in speaking Thai. There are words you can add to the end of
your sentences to sound more polite. The word you use depends on the gender of the speaker. Male
speakers should use ครับ (khráp) with a high tone. Female speakers should use ค่ะ (khâ) with a falling
tone when making statements and คะ (khá) with a high tone when asking a question.