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“Sawasdee สวัสดี” the famous greeting in Thai language means not only Hello

“Sawasdee สวัสดี” the famous greeting in Thai language means not only Hello

“Hello” or “Hi” in the Thai language is Sawasdee kaa. I think this word is written in all Thai books even it is travel guide books. สวัสดี（sa wàt dii ）＋　ครับ（kʰráp） or  ค่ะ（kʰâʔ） ครับ（kʰráp）for male ค่ะ（kʰâʔ） for female It is too famous word so probably someone who never travel to Thailand also know. And this is so useful expression. How to use Sawadee kap In the Thai language,  Hello/Hi ⇒  Sawadee kap / Sawadee kaa This is true. Then what are the other meanings? Sawadee as goodbye When you check how to say “goodbye” in the Thai language, you will find this word. laa koon ลาก่อน（laa kɔ̀ɔn） Yes, this means also […]

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How to say ” check, please” in Thai language

Even you are a short-term traveler, you need eat something in Thailand. And if you eat something in the restaurants, you have to pay money.  Then how we say ” check please” in Thai language. chek bin  เช็คบิลล์ (chek bin) gep tan  เก็บตังค์ (kèp taŋ) kit ngun  คิดเงิน (kʰít ŋən) These are popular phrases and meanings are “check”.   chek bin – เช็คบิลล์  chek bin chek bin เช็คบิลล์ came from check bill in English, so English speakers can use this phrase easily. Some consonants will change their sound when they come the end of word. And the sounds “L” from bill change to “N” based on the rule of Thai […]

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Thank you in Thai Language in different situations

I will introduce you one of the famous words in Thai as much as “sah wah dee”. Thank you 　⇒　Khob khun ka ขอบคุณค่ะ（kʰɔ̀ɔp kʰun kʰâ） When you say this word slowly, you can pronounce “kʰɔ̀ɔp kʰun kʰâ“, but Thai natives normally speak fast like “kʰɔ̀ɔpun kʰâ“.So if you learn just speaking, you just memorize “kʰɔ̀ɔpun kʰâ”. Analysis “Thank you” in Thai If you are already studying Thai or living in Thailand, you will recognize that “kun คุณ(kʰun)” means “you”. Then what “khob ขอบ” means? kʰɔ̀ɔp ขอบ　⇒　answer, repay, receive So ขอบคุณค่ะ（kʰɔ̀ɔp kʰun kʰâ）actually means  “answer to you”　⇒　Thank you By the way, “kʰâ” from the example “kʰɔ̀ɔp kʰun kʰâ” make the sentences polite for […]

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