Survival phrases Flashcards by Amy Wong

Q

Thank you very much

A

kòrp kun mâak ná ka

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Thanks

close friend, someone younger/lower status

A

kòrp jai ja

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You’re welcome

polite, when the action was your duty

A

yin dee ka

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You’re welcome equiv. “No problem”

when action was out of your own generosity

A

mâi bpen rai ka

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Please give me …

A

kõr … nòy

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Please can I have this/that one

A

kõr an née/nán ka

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Hello/ Goodbye

Universal greeting

A

sà-wà-dee ka

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Hi

Universal greeting, informal

A

wà-dee ka

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Goodbye

formal

A

lah gòrn ka

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Q

Bye!

informal

A

baí baí

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I’m going now, goodbye

A

bpai gòrn ná ka, sà-wà-dee ka

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Where is the bathroom?

A

hôrng nám yòo nãi ka

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Can you speak English?

A

pôot pah-sãh ang-grit dâi mãi ka

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I speak a little

A

pôot dâi nít nòy

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I don’t understand

formal, higher social status, stranger

A

di-chãn mâi kôw jai ka

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I don’t understand

Informal

A

chán mâi kôw jai

Q

Can you say that again?

A

pôot èek tee dâi mãi ka

Q

Can you say that again more slowly?

A

pôot cháa cháa èek tee dâi mãi ka

Q

Slower please

A

cháa cháa ná ka

Q

Sorry/excuse me

A

kõr toht ka

Q

It’s okay/ no problem

after someone says they are sorry

A

mâi bpen rai ka

Q

Expression for agreement

e.g. response when someone asks to be excused

A

ka

Q

Expression to respond when someone wants your attention

A

kã

Q

Thank you

A

kòrp kun ka