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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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duay

How to use “duay ด้วย “

When we hear Thai language that Thai Natives chatting, we will recognize that they like to use the word “duay ด้วย(dûay). They use this word so frequently in different situations, so some foreigners confuse, and also cannot understand what “duay” is. In other words, mastering how to use “duay” in different situations is crucial to be fluent like native speakers. “duay ด้วย” as “together” While we spend some time in Thailand, we remember easy thai verbs like ” go = pai ไป” or “eat = kin กิน” When we use “duay ด้วย” after some verbs, the verbs change the meaning to  “do something together”,  pai duay ไปด้วย（pai dûay）　⇒　go together kin […]

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traffic

tit ติด in Thai means “stick”

tit ติด（tìt）can be translated “stick” in Thai language but this word also has other meanings. There are many native Thai speakers to use “tit + the other word” How to use tit ติด（tìt） For example, “rot รถ（rót）”means cars in Thai. And if you use “tit” with “rot” rot tit รถติด (rót tìt)　⇒　car stick　⇒ traffic jam “rot tit” means traffic jam in Thai. Today we have heavy traffic jam　⇒　wan nii rot tit maak วันนี้รถติดมาก（wan níi rót tìt mâak） Or “too ต่อ（tɔ̀ɔ）” means continue or connect, and this word also can use with tit. tit too ติดต่อ(tìt tɔ̀ɔ)　⇒　contact contact to a person in charge　⇒　tit too jao naa tii ติดต่อเจ้าหน้าที่（tìt tɔ̀ɔ câo nâa tʰîi）   […]

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