ก็ (gôr) is somewhat difficult for non-Thais to comprehend because it appears so often in colloquial Thai language and most of the time you can't translate it directly to English. In this blog post, I will help you understand the meaning of ก็ and the different uses....
In this article, I will teach you the vocabulary for all the clothes in Thai and clothes related vocabulary. Let's start with clothes in General. Clothes in general is เสื้อผ้า (sêua pâa). ผ้า pâa by itself means fabric. Words for Clothes in Thai Hat 🧢: หมวก mùakShirt...
In this article, I will explain how to talk about north, south, east, west in Thai language. Cardinal Directions If you are talking about the cardinal / compass directions like in a map then you would say the following: North: ทิศเหนือ tít nĕua (literally: direction...
Playing rock paper scissors 🔨 📄✂️ is the first thing that I remember playing as a child. I still play it with my little brother. Instead of saying "rock, paper, scissor say shoot", in Thai, we say: เป่า ยิง ~~~~~ ฉุบ (bpào · ying · chùp). We...
After reading this article, you should be able to get a good feel for when หรอก (ròk) is used and how it's used. Meaning of หรอก หรอก (ròk) is a particle that is placed at the end of negative statements (ex: it's not a problem, it's not it, I won't be there, I don't...
If you've been to Thailand, you've definitely heard Thai people use the word นะ (náa) a lot. After reading this article, you will understand what is na in Thai, how, and when to use na. นะ is a Thai particle that is used at the end of clauses/sentences to express:...
In this lesson, we will learn the differences between คะ, ค่ะ, and นะคะ (ká, kâ, and ná ká). These are polite particles that women add at the back of sentences. Even some Thais get a little confused with these three because we forget the reading rule and we ending up...
The word 'To know' can be divided into two words in Thai which are รู้ (and ทราบ) and รู้จัก (róo, sâap, róo jàk). In this article, we will discover the differences between these words. To know a person, a place, a thing = รู้จัก róo jàk รู้จัก róo jàk is used to...
Learn the Thai verbs you will encounter most often! To be: is, am, are เป็น bpenExample: I am a Thai person. ผมเป็นคนไทย pŏm bpen kon taiTo haveมี meeExample: I have Thai friends. ผมมีเพื่อนคนไทย pŏm mee pêuan kon taiTo doทำ tamExample: What did you do in Thailand?...
You might go out to drink a Leo or a Singha beer with your Thai friends. Do you know how to say cheers in Thai? In this article, I will teach you the ways to say cheers and explain what they mean. Quick answer: The most common ways to say cheers in Thai language is...
In this article, I will teach you about a very useful Thai word: noi หน่อย (nòi). หน่อย is a word meaning "a little" and it is a word often used to make a sentence sound nicer, less harsh, and more friendly. One of the most common uses of หน่อย is in the word นิดหน่อย...
Having manners is very important in Thailand (and everywhere in the world 😉). Being able to say thanks or thank you in Thai language will be very useful as you will probably say thanks multiple times a day. In this article, I will explain the most common ways to say...