Thai-Language.com - Hello, Goodbye

Question 1

สวัสดี

Answer 1

sà wàt dee

Hello; Goodbye; Good morning; Good evening

Question 2

สบายดีหรือ

Answer 2

sà baai dee rĕuu

How are you?

Question 3

ยินดีที่ได้รู้จัก

Answer 3

yin dee thêe dâi rúu jàk

Pleased to meet you.

Question 4

แล้วพบกันใหม่

Answer 4

láaeo phóhp gan mài

See you later.

Question 5

สวัส

Answer 5

sà wàt

blessing; good fortune

Question 6

ดี

Answer 6

dee

[is] good

Question 7

สบาย

Answer 7

sà baai

[is] happy; comfortable; content; fine; well; cool; o.k.; good; nice

Question 8

ยิน

Answer 8

yin

to feel pleased

Question 9

ที่

Answer 9

thêe
for; to
This word is a very flexible preposition in Thai; it can mean “at,” “which,” “that,” “where,” and more.

Question 10

ได้

Answer 10

dâi
[auxiliary verb]
This is a very common and important verb that is usually translated as “can” or “to be able.” It also used to form auxiliary verbs and indicate certain tenses. We’ll be seeing a lot of this word later.

Question 11

รู้จัก

Answer 11

rúu jàk
[of a person or place]
to know
(like conocer)

Question 12

แล้ว

Answer 12

láaeo
so then…
This is another very common Thai word which can be used to indicate tense, or the time period you are speaking about. Usually it indicates the past, but in the phrase in this lesson, it indicates continuation into the future.

Question 13

พบกัน

Answer 13

phóhp gan

to meet with a person

Question 14

ใหม่

Answer 14

mài

new; anew

Question 15

ไหม

Answer 15

măi

[word added at the end of a statement to indicate a question; “right?”]

Question 16

ไม่

Answer 16

mâi
not; no
[auxiliary verb] does not; has not; is not
[negator particle]

Question 17

ใหม่ไหม

Answer 17

mài măi

“Is it new?”

Question 18

ไม่ใหม่ไหม

Answer 18

mâi mài măi

“Is it not new?”

Question 19

Erik: สวัสดีครับ
Boonsri: สวัสดีค่ะ
Erik: ยินดีที่ได้รู้จักครับ
Boonsri: ค่ะ . สบายดีหรือคะ 
Erik: สบายดีครับ

Answer 19

Erik: /sà wàt dee khráp/ Hello.
Boonsri: /sà wàt dee khâ/ Hello.
Erik: /yin dee thêe dâi rúu jàk khráp/ Pleased to meet you.
Boonsri: khâ sà baai dee rĕuu khá/ Thank you, how are you?
Erik: /sà baai dee khráp/ Fine thanks.