GREETINGS

Question 1

How are you?

(Are You Well? Are you Fine?)

Answer 1

(Koon) Sà-baay~Dee Măi? Ká

Question 2

See you later, See you, See ya

[informal]

Answer 2

Láew Jer Gun Ka

Question 3

Be well, Be fine

Answer 3

สบาย ดี

Sà-baay~Dee

[Feeling verb]

A compound word of Sà-baay (be in a good condition) and Dee (good)

Question 4

Be unwell, Be not fine

(Common)

Answer 4

ไม่ สบาย

Mâi Sà-baay

[Feeling verb]

Question 5

Be unwell, Be not fine

(Informal)

Answer 5

ไม่บาย

Mâi Baay

[Feeling verb]

Question 6

I’m Fine, thank you.

And you? How about you

Answer 6

(Chŭn) Sà-baay~Dee Kâ

Kòrb~Koon Kâ

(Láew) Koon Lâ? Kâ

(I be well/fine)

Question 7

Are you well or not?

(3 versions more formal to less formal)

• Are you fine or not?*
• Is (Pronoun/Name) well or not?*
• Is (Pronoun/Name) Fine or Not*

Answer 7

(ช่ือ) ส-บาย ดี หรือเ ปล่า คะ

(Pronoun/Name) Sà-Baay~Dee Rŭee~Bplào

(ช่ือ) ส-บาย ดี เปล่า คะ

(Pronoun/Name) Sà-Baay~Dee Bplào

(ช่ือ) บาย ดี ปะ คะ

(Pronoun/Name) Baay~Dee Bpà

Question 8

How are you?
How are you doing?

How is …(Pronoun/Name).. doing?

How is it going?

Answer 8

(ช่ือ/Prounoun) เป็น ยัง ไง บ้าง

(Name/Prounoun) Bpe’n Yung-ngai? (Bâang)

(ช่ือ/Prounoun) เป็น ไง บ้าง

(Name/Prounoun) Bpe’n Ngai? (Bâang)

Question 9

Question Word equivilent to ไหม

Answer 9

หรือ Rŭee/Rŭe (Written Version Only)

เหรอ Rĕr/Raa Lĕr/Laa (Spoken Version)

(Rĕr is another version of pronunciation and Lĕr is the most

common pronunciation in informal conversation. As Thais like to pronounce ล : L instead of ร : R.)

[Question] Rŭee is a question word equivalent to ไหม/Măi?.

Question 10

I feel just ok.

Things are like normal.

Nothing Special

Answer 10

ธรร มดา

Tum-má-daa

(Translates to: Normal, Ordinary)

Question 11

Same Old, Same Old

Nothing special.

Nothing in particular.

Answer 11

เรื่อยๆ

Rûeay ~ Rûeay

เรื่อย / Rûeay - Continuously

Question 12

I feel so-so.

Things are so-so.

So-so

Answer 12

งั้นๆ

Ngún ~ Ngún

งั้น / Ngún - Or Else

Question 13

Okay, Just Okay.

Answer 13

ก็ดี

Gôr~Dee

ก็ / Gôr - Just

Question 14

Not Bad

Answer 14

ไม่ เลว

Mâi Le_w (Lay-O)

เลว / Le_w (Lay-O) = DESPICABLE / MEAN

Question 15

Or

Answer 15

หรือ

Rŭee

[Conjunction] or (used to connect words, clauses, or sentences)

Example: ผม หรือคุณ

Chŭn Rŭee Koon = Me or you

Question 16

Yet, Still

Not Yet

Answer 16

ยัง

Yung

[Time modifier] yet, still (up until the present or a specified or implied time)

Positive: used before a verb

Example: ฉันยังสบายดี

Chŭn Yung Sà-baay~Dee = I am still well.

Negative: used before the word ‘ไม่ : Mâi = no ; not ; don’t ; doesn’t’ to indicate negative

Chŭn Yung Mâi Sà-baay~Dee = I am still unwell.

Question 17

Or Not Yet?

Or Still Not?

(Proper Pronunciation)

Answer 17

หรือ ยัง

Rŭee~Yung?

[Question] Have + Subject + Verb 3 + or not yet/or still not?

Rŭee~Yung is a question word equivalent to ไหม/Măi? but has past tense or present perfect tense as in a question sentence that starts with the word ‘Have……..?’ in English.

Rŭee~Yung is a compound word of Rŭee (or) and Yung (yet) )

Original words are Rŭee Yung Mâi = or still not? which has been changed to Rŭee~Yung

Question 18

Or Not Yet?

Or Still Not?

(Common Pronunciation)

Answer 18

เหรอ ยัง

Rĕr~Yung? / Lĕr/Loo~Yung?

Rŭee~Yung is a question word equivalent to ไหม/ Măi? but has past tense or present perfect tense as in a question sentence that starts with the word ‘Have……..?’ in English.

Rĕr~Yung is another version of pronunciation and Lĕr~Yung is the most common pronunciation in informal conversations.

(Thais like to pronounce ล : L instead of ร : R.

Rŭee~Yung is a compound word of Rŭee (or) and Yung (yet) )