Questions & Phrases

Question 1

How do I say _______ in Thai?

Answer 1

______ paa-sa~a tai pu^ut yang-ngai

Question 2

What is this called in Thai?

Answer 2

Ni^i paa - sa~a tai ri^ak - wa^a a\ - rai

Question 3

What day is today?

Answer 3

Wan - ni/i bpen wan a\ - rai

Question 4

What date is today?

Answer 4

Wan - ni/i bpen wan - ti^i ta^o - ra\i

Question 5

What will you do this weekend?

Answer 5

Sa~o - aa - ti/t ni/i kun ja\ tam a\ - rai

Question 6

How old are you?

Answer 6

Kun aa - yuu/ ta^o - ra\i

Question 7

May I speak with ____? (on phone)

Answer 7

ka~aw - sa~ai ____

Question 8

It depends on what the elephants do.

Answer 8

lE/Eo dtE\E wa^a cha/ang tam a\ - rai

Question 9

Happy Birthday!

Answer 9

su/k - sa~ng wan - ge\ehrt

Question 10

See you!

Answer 10

rao ja jeehr gaan

we will meet each other

Question 11

Have a good day.

Answer 11

ka~aw - ha^i kun mii wan ti^i - dii

Question 12

Please say it again/repeat.

Answer 12

Pu^ut i\ik - kra/ng du^ai ka.

Question 13

Nice to meet you.

Answer 13

yin - dii ti^i - da^i ru/u - jak\

Question 14

How are you?

Answer 14

sa\ - baai - dii - mai/

Question 15

You, too. / Same here.

Answer 15

m``u~an gan (informal)

che^n - gan (formal)

Question 16

It’s ok. / It doesn’t matter.

Answer 16

ma^i - bpen - rai

Question 17

(and) how about you?

Answer 17

lE/Eo kun la\

Question 18

Sorry. / Excuse me.

Answer 18

ka~aw - to^ot

Question 19

How can I get to _____?

Answer 19

cha/n ja\ - bpai ______ (da^ai) yang - ngai ka?

Question 20

I hope so.

Answer 20

wa~ng - wa^a (ja\ bpen yaang nan)

to hope) (that) (it will be like that

Question 21

What does that mean?

Answer 21

na/n blEE - wa^a a\ - rai

Question 22

How much does it cost?

Answer 22

raa - kaa ta^o - ra\i

Question 23

Help me please

Answer 23

chu^ai cha/n naw\i

Question 24

What time is it?

Answer 24

gi\i - moong lE/Eo

how many hours already

Question 25

What’s the matter?

Answer 25

SUBJ + bpen a\ - rai

Question 26

Would you please take a picture for me?

Answer 26

Kun chu^ai ta\ai ru^up ha^i (cha/n) na\awi da^ai ma/i ka/

Question 27

Happy New Year!

Answer 27

su\k - sa~n wan bpii ma\i

sa\ - wa\t - dii bpii ma\i

Question 28

What did you say?

Answer 28

a\ - rai na/ ka/

Question 29

Which elephant is this?

Answer 29

Ni^i cha/an dtua na~i ka?

Question 30

I am sorry for you.

Answer 30

cha/n si~a jai du^ai

Question 31

I am sorry for you that your son died.

Answer 31

cha/n si~a jai du^ai ti^i lu^uk - chaai ka~awng kun dtaai

Question 32

Help!

Answer 32

chu^ai du^ai ka^

Question 33

I’ll meet you then.

Answer 33

di~ao jeehr - gan

lE/Eo jeehr - gan

Question 34

One moment please.

Answer 34

bpE/p - n``ung (informal)
sa\k - kru^u (formal)

raaw sa/k - kru^u (wait for a moment)
di~ao
di~ao - ga\awn

Question 35

Can you give an example?

Answer 35

kun yo/k dtua ya\ang …. da^ai ma/i

Question 36

Nice to meet you again.

Answer 36

dii - jai ti^i - da^ai po/p (or jeehr) kun i\ik - kra/ng

Question 37

I feel very grateful.
I feel very please.
I feel very blissful.

Answer 37

cha/n ru/u - suk bpla\ap - bplu^um ma^ak ka.
cha/n ru/u - suk yin - dii ma^ak ka. cha/n ru/u - suk dt``uun - dtan ma^ak ka.

Question 38

Depends on what they have for us to do.

Answer 38

lE/Eo dtE\E wa^a mii a\ - rai ha^i tam

Question 39

We follow them everywhere.

Answer 39

rao dtaam pu^ak - man bpai tu/k - ti^i

Question 40

He/She told us that…

Answer 40

ka/o ba\awk rao wa^a