Useful Thai Words and Phrases

Anyone can speak another language!!! In addition to the right motivation, there's just one thing you need - courage. The biggest hurdle is often to overcome the fear of saying out loud what might sound just like a bunch of strange sounds. You'll be surprised how people will lighten up and try to help you out if you just give it a go and try to speak a bit of the local language.

There are several ways of approaching a new language. Many people have their very own favourite approach and it's impossible to say which one is the best. Well, the most efficient method is probably to read, write, listen and speak with native speakers. As Thai is a tonal language, it is of extra importance to get the intonation right and, therefore, it is of great help to listen to native speakers. It might, however, be useful to memorise a few useful words and phrases. Write them down on a piece of paper and stick them up where you'll see them often.

Thai script may well be considered a true piece of art in it's own right. On the other hand, it might seem rather incomprehensible for someone who is accustomed to the Latin alphabet. In any case, having a basic knowledge of Thai script and the Thai alphabet gives you an obvious advantage when studying the Thai language.

The use of the built-in Thai support in your browser facilitates using different character sets, so there is no need to install special Thai fonts in order to view these pages.

LANGUAGE NOTE: Usually Thai people make these words and phrases more polite by adding a polite particle to the end. Male speakers should add krap (ครับ) while women should add ka (ค่ะ) to the end of statements and ka (คะ)to the end of questions (i.e. สวัสดีครับ).

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