The importance of greetings in social etiquette cannot be overstated. The word "Sawasdee" is frequently used in Thai greetings, and a smiling can also be considered a greeting too.
As a result, it's important to learn and memorize Thai greetings correctly.
Greeting in Thai
| Conversation | Thai | Thai Language |
|---|---|---|
| Hello | Sawatdi | āļŠāļ§ัāļŠāļี |
| Hello (for lady) | Sawatdi Kha | āļŠāļ§ัāļŠāļีāļ่āļ° (āļู้āļŦāļิāļ) |
| Hello (for men) | Sawatdi Krub | āļŠāļ§ัāļŠāļีāļāļĢัāļ (āļู้āļāļēāļĒ) |
| How are you | Sabai Di Mai | āļŠāļāļēāļĒāļีāđāļŦāļĄ |
| I'm fine, thank you | Phom Sabai Di, Khob Khun | āļāļĄāļŠāļāļēāļĒāļี āļāļāļāļุāļ |
| I am English | Phom Pen Chao Angkrit | āļāļĄāđāļ็āļāļāļāļัāļāļāļĪāļĐ |
| Where do you come from? | Khun Ma Chak Prathet Nai | āļุāļāļĄāļēāļāļēāļāļāļĢāļ°āđāļāļĻāđāļāļĒ |
| I come from Spain | Phom Ma Chak Pra-Ted Sa-Pain | āļāļĄāļĄāļēāļāļēāļāļāļĢāļ°āđāļāļĻāļŠāđāļāļ |
| What are you doing here? | Khun Ma Tham Arai Thi Ni | āļุāļāļĄāļēāļāļģāļāļ°āđāļĢāļี่āļี่ |
| I am on holiday | Phom Ma Thiao | āļāļĄāļĄāļēāļ่āļāļāđāļี่āļĒāļ§ |
| What's your name? | Khun Chue Arai | āļุāļāļื่āļāļāļ°āđāļĢ |
| My name is John | Phom Chue John | āļāļĄāļื่āļāļāļāļŦ์āļ |
| Thank you | Khob Khun | āļāļāļāļุāļ |
| Good bye | La Khon | āļĨāļēāļ่āļāļ |
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