Travel, Teach, Live in Thailand
Here are some very useful Thai words and phrases that will help you get around a lot easier on your holiday to Thailand, please give it a go as it makes the holiday much more fun and the locals appreciate it. Learning Thai language for your vacation can also save you allot of money, for example if you use your new language skills getting in a taxi the driver will automatically assume you have been in Thailand before and wont be tempted to try it on with you for fear of losing face.
Good Morning ______ Aroon sawad
Good Evening ______ Ratree sawad
Thank You ______ Kob Khun
Goodbye ______ Lakon
I will be seeing you ______ Pob kun mai
How Much? ______ Taw rai
What is your name? ______ Khun chuu ara
Never Mind or No problem ___ Mai pen rai
What is it? ______ Arai na
Where is the Toilet? ______ Hongnam yu na
Expensive ______ Peng
Cheap ______ Took
Big ______ Yai
Small ______ Lek Lek
Many ______ Mak mak
When using public transport in Thailand here are some more useful words and phrases that will help take a stress free journey
Tell me when we get there ____ Bok duay
I carn't speak Thai _____ Phud Thai mai dai
Please turn right _____ Liaw kwa
Please turn left _____ Liaw sai
Go straight _____ Trong pai
Stop here _____ Jod duay
Stop there _____ Jod theenan
I want to go to _____ Phom ja pai
I hope this information helps you have a great time and makes things a little easier, while you are journeying around beautiful Thailand.
Richard Heap is a writer interested in aaa hotel rating guide and writes for http://www.aaa-hotel-rating-guide.info