Learn Thai 101

Learn Thai 101 with the Royal Lotus Initiatives for Higher Education – Welcome to the Royal Lotus City and Land of Smiles.

Thai Writing Mobile Apps

  1. Write It! Thai
  2. Thai Alphabet Game (Keng Thai)

Basic Thai Words and Phrases

Greetings, Farewell, and Small Talk

  1. Hello/Hi, Welcome to Thailand!
  2. Nice to meet you!/Good to see you (again)
  3. Where are you from?
  4. How are you?/How’s life?/How’s your family?
  5. Long time no see?
  6. Where are you living these days?
  7. Where do you live?
  8. Where are you staying at?
  9. Are you still staying in the same place?
  10. I’m sorry, I must go/I have to have lunch.
  11. Talk to you again later.
  12. Bye/See you (soon/later/again/tomorrow/next week)!
  13. Let’s meet again next week!

Numbers

10, 11, 20

100

1,000

10,000

100,000

1,000,000

1,000,000,000

1,000,000,000,000

Cooking Ingredients

  1. Tamarind paste
  2. Eggplant
  3. Spinach
  4. Coconut milk
  5. Black pepper

Compliments

  1. Keep fighting!/Do your best!/I’m sure you can do it.
  2. You look gorgeous/stunning/beautiful/handsome today!
  3. I like your dress/shirt/hair style!
  4. Good luck/All the best!

Opposite

  1. This, that
  2. Open, close (opened, closed)
  3. Left, right
  4. Upstairs, downstairs
  5. In front of, behind
  6. Next to/beside
  7. Far, close
  8. Pull, push
  9. Forward, backward
  10. Ripe, unripe
  11. Cooked, uncooked
  12. Long, short
  13. Old, new
  14. Old, young
  15. Cheap, expensive
  16. Big, small
  17. East, west, north, south
  18. One-sided, double-sided
  19. Hot, cold
  20. Warm, cold
  21. How are you? How’s everything?
  22. Where are you going?
  23. Where do you stay/live?
  24. Where is your apartment/house?
  25. Are you going home now?
  26. Are you leaving now?
  27. Did you go to school today?

Materials

  1. Plastic
  2. Wood
  3. Iron

Size

  1. Big
  2. Small
  3. Long
  4. Short
  5. Wide
  6. Narrow
  7. Large
  8. Oversized
  9. Slimfit
  10. Fit
  11. All size

QuantifiAmounts

Question Words

  1. Where =
  2. When
  3. Why
  4. Who
  5. What
  6. Which
  7. How
  8. How much
  9. How many

Pronouns in Thai

  1. I/me/my/mine
  2. You/your/yours
  3. He/him/his
  4. She/her/hers
  5. They/them/their/theirs
  6. We/us/our/ours
  7. It/its

Yes/No Questions

  1. Are you ….?
  2. Is he

Time Expressions

  1. Today
  2. Yesterday
  3. Tomorrow
  4. Last ….
  5. Next ….
  6. ….ago

Polite Daily Expressions

  1. Thank you.
  2. No, thanks.
  3. I’m sorry / Sorry….
  4. Please
  5. Could you please …?
  6. Woud you ….?
  7. Would it be okay if….?
  8. Do you think I could….?
  9. I was wondering if you could….
  10. I would appreciate it if you could….
  11. Is it possible ….?

Asking for and Giving Directions

  1. Go straight
  2. Go ahead
  3. Turn left/right
  4. Take a U-turn

Numbers

Commonly Used Colors

Commonly Used Action Verbs

Commonly Used Adjectives

Commonly Used Adverbs

Fruits

Vegetables

Cooking Ingredients

Materials

Cooking Utensils

Tableware and Cutlery

Clothes and Footwear

Accessories

Food

Drinks

Snacks

Public Places

Days and Months

Time

At Seven Eleven / Convenient Store

At the Shopping Mall

At the Market

At the Bank

At the Restaurant

  1. Dessert
  2. Main course
  3. Appetizers
  4. Drinks
  5. Side dishes
  6. Allergic to
  7. Garlic
  8. Onion
  9. Mushroom
  10. Fish sauce
  11. Fermented fish
  12. Egg
  13. Chicken
  14. Fish
  15. Meat
  16. Pork
  17. Beef
  18. Chivken

At the Home Appliances Store

  1. Lemari
  2. Sapu ijuk
  3. Sapu lidi
  4. Sapu bulu/pembersih debu
  5. Sapu pembersih sarang laba-laba
  6. Sikat WC
  7. Sikat lantai
  8. Cairan pembersih lantai, kaca
  9. Sabun cuci cair
  10. Cairan pewangi/softener
  11. Cairan pelembut
  12. Detergent cair, serbuk
  13. Pasta Gigi
  14. Sikat Gigi
  15. Cairan pemutih
  16. Ember
  17. Gayung
  18. Penggorengan
  19. Panci
  20. Sendok makan
  21. Garfu
  22. Piring
  23. Mangkuk
  24. Gelas

At the Supermarket (Macro, Big C, Tesco Lotus)

At the Drugstore

At the Beauty Center

  1. Sabun muka
  2. Kapas wajah
  3. Pe

At the Hair Salon / Barbershop

At the Mechanic

At the Sports Center

At the Beauty Clinic

At the Clothes/Shoes Shop

At the Cinema

At the Drink Shop

At the Cafe

At the Hospital

At the Grocery Store

At the Gas Station

  1. Mau isi bensin 91 100 Baht.
  2. Isi penuh.

At the Dentist

At Wellness Center

At Post Office

At the Library

At Work

At the Hotel/Accomodations

At the Immigration Office

At the Labour Office

At the Photocopy Shop

At the Bus/Train/BTS/MRT Station

At the Airport

At the Ticket Office

At the Photo Studio

At the Tourist Destination

With the Currier

With the Street Vendors

With the Taxi Driver

At the Canteen/Cafeteria

On the Bus

On the Plane

With the Tuktuk Driver

With the Grab Driver

With the Tour and Travel Driver

With the Gas Man

With the Electrian/Plumber

With the Call Center

With the Landlord

With the Tour Guide

With the Local People

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