“What is your name?” is a question you will ask and get asked often in Thailand. Let’s learn how to say it.
What is your name In Thai?
What is your name in Thai is เธเธธเธเธเธทเนเธญเธญเธฐเนเธฃ (kun chรชu ร -rai). Literally: You name what?
Let’s break it down.
เธเธธเธ kun = You
เธเธทเนเธญ chรชu = Name
เธญเธฐเนเธฃ ร -rai = What?
How to say My Name is In Thai
If you are a female:
To say “My name is” in Thai as a woman, you say: My name is Grace/ เธเธฑเธเธเธทเนเธญเนเธเธฃเธ /(chฤnย chรชu Grace). Literally: I name Grace. Girls say เธเธฑเธ chฤn to mean “I”.
If you are male:
To say “My name is” in Thai as a man, you say: My name is John/ เธเธกเธเธทเนเธญเธเธญเธซเนเธ /(pลmย chรชuย John). Literally: I name John. Guys use เธเธก pลm to mean “I”.
His/her name is
To say “His/her name is” in Thai, you would say: His/her name is B/ เนเธเธฒเธเธทเนเธญ B /(kฤo chรชu B). เนเธเธฒ (kฤo) means him or her.
Keep in mind a lot of times, Thais will respond with their nicknames. Most, if not all, Thai people have a nickname due to their real name being long and difficult to pronounce.
You now know how to say What is your name in Thai language and how to respond. Remember to add Krap or Ka at the end of the sentences to sound more Thai!
