Thai Vocabulary & Useful Phrases

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Basic Thai Vocabulary & Useful Phrases

Basic Thai Vocabulary A-Z   Days Of The Week   Months
Personal Pronouns   Thai Numbers   Useful Words And Phrases (General)
Restaurant And Food Phrases   Health-Related Phrases

Monday	wan jan
Tuesday	wan ang-kharn
Wednesday	wan poot
Thursday	wan pa-rue-hat
Friday	wan sook
Saturday	wan sao
Sunday	wan aatit
day	wan (= one)
today	wan nee
tomorrow	proong nee
week	aatit
month	duean
year	bpee

January	mokkara-khom
February	koompa-pan
March	meena-khom
April	maysa-yon
May	pruetsapa-khom
June	mitoona-yon
July	karakadaa-khom
August	singhaa-khom
September	kanyaa-yon
October	dtoolaa-khom
November	pruetsajeegaa-yon
December	tanwaa-khom

Personal Pronouns
Singular
I	pom (male)
	chan (female
you	khun/ tur
he/ she	khao
it	mun
Plural
we	rao
they	puak khao

Depending on the level of speech (slang, standard, polite, very polite) there are different sets of personal pronouns in use. The ones listed on the left are recommended to use for foreign speakers. Reflexive or other pronouns ("me", "yourself", "him/her") do not exist in Thai language.
In polite speech the (meaningless) particles khrab (male) and kha (female) can be added to any sentence.

1	nueng
2	so:ng
3	saam
4	see
5	haa
6	hok
7	jed
8	baed
9	kao
10	sip
11	sip-et (!)
12	sip-so:ng
13 ...	sip-saam
20	yee-sip (!)
21	yee-sip-et
22 ...	yee-sip-so:ng
30	saam-sip
31 ...	saam-sip-et
40	see-sip
50 ...	haa-sip

100	(nueng) roi
101	(nueng) roi-et
102 ...	(nueng) roi-so:ng
200	so:ng roi
300 ...	saam roi
1000	nueng pan (= pun)
2000 ...	so:ng pan
10,000	nueng mue:n
20,000 ...	so:ng mue:n
100,000	nueng saen
200,000 ...	so:ng saen
1,000,000	nueng larn
2,000,000 ...	so:ng larn

Thai Numbers
Please note that
11 = sip-et, not sip-nueng,
21 = yee-sip, not so:ng-sip!
Accordingly
21 = yee-sip-et and 101 = roi-et!

Useful Words & Phrases (General)

Hello, Good morning ...

How are you?
I am fine.
Thank you
Excuse me, Sorry
My name is ...
What is your name?
How old are you?
I'm ... years old
Do you speak English?
I do not speak Thai
Do you understand?
I don't understand
I don't know
Never mind, No problem
I don't want
I don't like
What time is it?
Where do you come from?
I come from ...
Where is ...?
Where is the toilet?
When ...?
I love you.
Darling, Sweetheart
How much?
Can you give me a discount?
Expensive
Check the bill, please
Hotel
Air-con room
Fan room

sawat-dee khrab (male speakers
sawat-dee kha (female speakers)sabai dee mai?
sabai dee khrab / kha
khorb khun khrab / kha
khor toad khrab / kha
pom (chan) chue ...
khun chue arai?
khun ayoo taorai?
pom (chan) ayoo ... bpee
khun pood pasaa angkrit bpen mai
pom (chan) pood pasaa tai mai dai
khao jai mai khrab / kha?
mai khao jai khrab / kha
mai roo
mai bpen rai
mai ao khrab / kha
mai chorb
kee mo:ng
khun maa jark nai?
pom (chan) maa jark ...
... yoo (tee) nai?
ho:ng naam yoo nai khrab / kha
mue-arai ...?
pom (chan) rak khun
tee-rak
(rakhaa) taorai?
lot dai mai khrab / kha?
paeng
chek bin / keb dtang duai
ro:ng raem
ho:ng air
ho:ng pat lom

Restaurant & Food Phrases

I'm hungry
to eat
to drink
Restaurant
Thai food
Seafood
Western food
I want, I would like ...
Drinking water
Ice(cubes)
Beer
One ... beer, please.
Coffee (hot)
Ice coffee
Tea (hot)
Ice tea
Sugar
Milk
Orange Juice
Menu
Rice (normal)
Fried rice
Rice soup
Rice noodles
Egg noodles
French fries, Chips
Potatoes
Vegetables
Fruits
Bread
Beef
Pork
Chicken
Fish
Prawn, Shrimp
Squid
Crab
Eggs
Fried egg
Salt
Pepper
Plate
Glass
Spoon
Fork
Knife
Toothpick
Spicy
Not spicy
Delicious
Check the bill, please

pom (chan) hiu khao
kin khao
due:m
raan aharn
aharn tai
aharn talay
aharn farang
kor ...
naam due:m
naam khaeng
bia
kor bia ... nueng kwat
kafae ro:n
kafae yen
chaa ro:n
chaa yen
naam dtaan
nom
naam som
rai karn aharn/ mennoo
khao (suai)
khao pad
khao dtom
kluay tiao
bamee
faen fai
man farang
pak
ponlamai
khanom bpang
nuea
moo
kai
bplaa
koong
bplaa muek
bpoo
khai
khai dtao
kluea
prik tai
jarn
kaew
chorn
so:m
meed
mai jim fan
pet
mai pet
aroi (dee)
chek bin/ keb dtang duai

Health-Related Phrases

Accident
Help!
Pain
to have a cold
to have fever
Stomach ache
Headache
Toothache
Sore throat
Pharmacy
Hospital
Doctor
to see a doctor
Dentist
Medicine
Tablets, pills
to take medicine
Injection
Insurance

ubati-he:t
chuay duai!
bpuat/ jeb (temporary)
bpen wat
bpen khai
bpuat to:ng
bpuat hua
bpuat fan
jep khor
raan khai yaa
ro:ng payabaan
mor
bpai haa mor
mor fan
yaa
yaa me:t
kin yaa
cheet yaa
bpra-kan

Basic Thai Vocabulary A-Z

A B C D E F G H I J L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y

A

address
(to be) afraid (of)
afternoon
again
(...) ago
air-conditioned
airport
a little bit
alone
already
alright, okay
and
angry
animal
arm
to arrive
ash trey
to ask
to answer

B

back (pain)
bad, evil
banana
bank (financial)
bank account
bathroom, toilet
to be

to be (stay)

beach
beautiful
because, as, for
bed
better
big, large
bird
black
(light) blue
(dark) blue
boat, ship
body
book
bosom
bottom
bridge
brigh
brother (younger)
brother (older)
brown
bus
(do) business
businesman
but, however
to buy

C

can, to be able to, capable of

can, to be able to
cannot, impossible
capitol
car
car park
careful, attention!
cat
to change
to (ex)change money
cheap, inexpensive
cheat, untruthful
child, baby
cigarette(s)
city, town
clean
climate
to close
clothes
coconut
cold, cool
(to feel) cold
colour
to come
to come back
to come from
to come home
company (business)
to cook
(the) cook
country
to cry

D

dangerous
(during) day
daily
day off, holiday
dark
(to have) debts
difficult, hard
dirty
disappointed
to do, make
dog
do not ...!
door
(to) drink
(the) drink
to drive (car)
drugs
drunk
dry

E

ear
easy
to eat
egoistic
electricity
elephant
entrance
evening
every, each
exit
expensive, dear
eye

F

face
family
fan
fast
fat (to be)
father
fire
flood(ed)
food
foot (massage)
football
for
for free
to forget
fridge
friend
friend (girl-/ boyfriend)
fruit
fun, amusement

G

garlic
to give
to go (to)
to go home
to go out, go on a tour
good
good heart
green

H

hair
haircut
handsome
happy
to hate
to have
head
to hear
heart
heavy (weight)
to help
hot, warm
hotel
hour
house
how
how long?
how many ...?
how much?
hungry
husband

I

icecubes
if, in case
in (three days)
(to be) interested (in)
island

J

jealous
jeans

K

(to) kiss
to know (s.o.)

L

language
to laugh
to learn
leg
letter
to (speak a) lie
light
light (weight)
lighter
to like
(drink) liquors, spirits
to listen (to)
to listen to music
little
to live in, stay at
lonely
long (material)
long (temporal)
to look
to love
I love you

M

man
manager
manicure/ pedicure
many

market
to marry
(married already)
menstruation, to menstruate
midnight
minute
money
to borrow money
to have no money
to owe money, have debts
to send/ transfer money
month
monthly
morning
mosquito
mother
mountain, hill
mouth
must, have to

N

neighbour
never

new
newspaper(s)
(in the) night
no
nose
not at all
not yet
now

O

of
old (material)
old (person)
only
to open
or
orange
other ...

P

to pay
perfume
to pick (s.o.) up
pineapple
plane
to play
play cards
police
polite
poor
powder
pretty
price
(to) promise
proud
province

Q

quick(ly)

R

railway station
rain ("It is raining.")
to read
really, sure
red
rent
(the) rent
restaurant
rich
river
to run

S

sad
salary, income
to save money
to say
(to be) scared
school
sea, ocean
to see
to sell
shirt, blouse
shoes
shop
short
shower, to take a shower
shy
silk
sister (younger)
sister (older)
to sit
skin
to sleep
slim
slow(ly)
small
(to) smile
snake
soap
some ...
sorry, excuse me
sour
to speak
sports
to start, begin
strange, weird
street, road
side-street
strong
suit, costume
sweet
to swim

T

to talk
tall
tax(es)
taxi
to teach
teacher
telephone
mobile phone
to call s.o.
to call back
phone card
phone number
to think (that)
thirsty
tight, "Cheap Charlie"
time
at what time ...?
tired, sleepy
to be tired of ...
today
together
tomorrow
tongue
tooth, teeth
toothbrush
toothpaste
towel
traffic jam
train, railway
to translate
trousers

U

to understand
unhappy

V

vegetables
very (many, much)
village
to visit (s.o.)

W

to wait
to wake up
to walk
wallet
want to
to watch TV
water
water melon
way (which way?)
week
weekly
wet
what
what, please?
what is the time?
when?
when (temporal conjunction)
where?
where do you go?
where from?
where is ...?
which (person)
which (material)
white
who?
why
wife
second wife, mistress
with
woman
to work
to work hard
to write

Y

year
yearly
yellow
yes
yesterday

A

tee yoo
klua
dtorn bai
eek
(...) tee laew, korn
mee air
sanaam bin
nid noy
khon diao
laew
riab roi
lae
kro:t, mo-ho:
sat
khaen
(maa) tueng
tee khia boori
tarm
dtorb

B

(bpuat) lang
jai rai, jai dam
kluay
tanakharn
bunchee
ho:ng naam, sookhaa
bpen
I am a man = pom bpen poo chai
yoo
I am/ stay at home = pom yoo baan
haad (sai)
suay
pro-waa
dtiang
dee kwaa
yai
nok
(see) dam
(see) faa
(see) naam ngoen
ruea
dtua
nang-sue:
nom
kon, dtoot
sapaan
sawaang
no:ng chai
pee chai
(see) naam dtarn
rot bus (speak "but")
(tam) toorakhit
nak toorakhit
dtae
sue:

C

bpen, e.g. I can speak Thai =
pom pood paasaa tai bpen
dai
mai dai
mueang luang
rot (yon)
tee jord rot
rawang
maew
plian
lae:k ngoen
too:k
khee ko:ng
loo:k, dek
boori
mueang
sa-art
akart
bpid
suea paa
(loo:k) maprao
yen
nao
see
maa
klab maa
maa jark
klab baan
borisat
tam kab khao
mae/ por khrua (fem./ male)
pra-te:t
ro:ng hai

D

antarai
(klaang) wan
took wan, wan la
wan yoot
mue:d
bpen nee
yark
sok-kra- bpok
pid wang
tam
maa
yaa ...!
bpratoo
due:m
krueang due:m
khab rot
yaa sep dtit
mao, mao mao (adv.)
haeng

E

hoo
ngai
kin khao
hen kae dtua
fai faa
chaang
taang khao
dtorn yen
took
taang ork
paeng
dtaa

F

naa
khro:b khrua
pat lom
reo, reo reo (adv.)
uan, pom puy
por
fai (mai)
naam tuam
aharn
(nuad) tao
foot-born
hai, puea
f(r)ee
lue:m
dtoo yen
puean
faen
ponlamai
sanook

G

kra-tiam
hai
bpai (no preposition)
klab baan
bpai tiao
dee
jai dee
(see) khiao

H

pom
dtat pom
lor
dee jai
kliat
mee
hua
dai yin
hua jai
nak
chuay
ro:n
ro:ng raem
chua mo:ng
baan
yaang rai
naan taorai
kee ...
(rakhaa) taorai?
hiu khao
saamee, pua

I

naam khaeng
taa
eek (saam wan)
son jai (nai)
ko

J

hueng
kaang kaeng yeen

K

joob
roo (jak)

L

paasaa
hua ro
rian
khaa
jot mai
ko hok
fai
bao
fai chef
chorb
(kin) lao
fang
fang ple:ng
lek, noi
(pak) yoo (tee)
ngao
yao
naan
hen, doo
rak
pom (chan) rak khun

M

poo chai
poo jat karn
dtat lep
lai, e.g.
many women = poo ying lai khon
dtalaat
dtaeng ngaan
dtaeng ngaan laew, mee mia laew
bpen men
tiang kue:n
natee
ngoen
yue:m ngoen
mai mee ngoen/ dtang
bpen nee
song/ faak ngoen
duean
took duean, duean la
dtorn chao
yoong
mae
poo khao
bpaak
dto:ng

N

puean baan
mai koey ... loey, e.g.
I never go to Pattaya = pom mai koey bpai pattaya loey
mai
nang-sue-pim
(klaang) kue:n
mai chai
jamook
mai ... loey
yang (mai)
dtorn nee, diao nee

O

ko:ng
kao
kae
taonan
bpoe:d
rue:
som
ue:n (ue:n)

P

jai
naam ho:m
rab
sapparot
krueang bin
len
len pai
dtam-ruat
sooparp
jon
bpaeng
suay
rakhaa
sanyaa
poom jai
jangwat

Q

reo (reo reo = adv.)

R

sartaanee rot fai
fon (tog)
arn
jing, jing jing (adv.)
(see) daeng
chao
khaa chao
raan aharn
ruay
mae naam
wing

S

sao jai
ngoen duean
keb ngoen
bork
dtok jai
ro:ng rian
talay
(mo:ng) hen, doo
khai
suea
ro:ng tao
raan
san
arb naam
(khee) ai
paa mai
no:ng sao
pee sao
nang
piu
norn (lab)
porm
chaa, chaa chaa (adv.)
lek, noi
yim
ngoo
saboo
baang ...
khor toad khrab / khab
priao
pood
keelar
roe:m
bplaek
tanon, sai
soi
khaeng raeng
choot
warn
len naam

T

khui (kan)
soong
paa-see
(rot) teksee
sorn
ajarn, khroo
torasap
mue: tue:, mobai
to: haa
to: klab
bat torasap
boer torasap
kid (waa), nuek (waa)
hiu naam
khee niao
wee-laa
... kee mo:ng
nguang norn, nueay
buea
wan nee
duai kan
proong nee
lin
fan
bpaeng see fan
yaa see fan
paa chet dtua
rot tit
rot fai
plae
kaang kaeng

U

khao jai
sia jai, sao jai, mai mee kwaam sook

V

pak
mark, mark mark (adv.)
moo baan
bpai haa

W

ro:
dtuen norn
dtoen
krabpao dtang
yark, dto:ng-karn
doo toratat
naam
dtaeng mo:
taang (taang nai?)
ar-tit
ar-tit la, took ar-tit
bpriak
arai
arai na?
(wee-laa) kee mo:ng
mue-arai?
wee-laa, dtorn tee
teenai?
bpai nai?
jark nai
... yoo (tee) nai?
khon nai
an nai
(see) khao
khrai
tammai, pro arai
panrayaa, mia
mia noi
kab
poo ying
tam ngaan
tam ngaan nak
khian

Y

bpee
bpee la, took bpee
(see) lueang
chai, khrab (kha)
mue-awaan