In Thai, there are 2 ways to say years when referring to someone's age. They are ขวบ (kùap) and ปี (bpee). ปี is also the word for year in general. Do you the difference between the words and know when to use ปี and when to use ขวบ (kùap)? ปี As I mentioned earlier,...
In the post, we will learn about how to use ยังไม่ทัน (...) ก็ (...). This pattern means “Didn't get to do (something) when (something else) happened”. For example, I haven't graduated yet but I already have a job.ยังไม่ทันเรียนจบก็มีงานแล้วyang mâi tan rian jòp gôr...
If you want to ask have you done something yet in Thai you use this pattern ...หรือยัง (...rĕu yang). This pattern translates to "...or not yet?". Please see some examples below: กินหรือยัง gin rĕu yang: Did you eat yet?คุณมีแฟนหรือยัง kun mee faen rĕu yang: Do you...
Are you wondering how to say I love you in Thai? It's very simple. If you are a guy you say ผมรักคุณ (pŏm rák kun). If you are a girl you say ฉันรักคุณ (chăn rák kun). Or you can leave out the personal pronoun and just say รักคุณ rák kun Let's...
While traveling through Thailand you might have come across many funny Thai words that might have made you laugh because they sound like something else in English. Here I will go over a few funny Thai words that I could think of and explain what it really means. 1)...
The most common way to say Goodbye like a Thai is เจอกัน (jer gan) and หวัดดี (wàt dee). But you can also say สวัสดี sà-wàt-dee (the same word as hello). I noticed many Thai learning applications and google translate say that goodbye is ลาก่อน (laa gòn). However, you...
In this post, I will go over a few very important questions you will undoubtedly ask a lot when you first learn Thai. The questions we will go over all relate to asking someone "what does something mean in Thai?" or "how do you say something in Thai?" 1....
If you are a fruit lover and you come to Thailand you are going to have a great time! Thailand has a huge abundance of fresh, delicious fruits some of which you will have a difficult time finding in other parts of the world. If you ever wondered how to say these...
In this post, we will learn how to use the following words ไม่เคย and ไม่มีวัน (mâi koie and mâi mee wan) and the differences between the 2 words. Both words technically mean "never" but they are used differently. The quick answer is ไม่เคย (mâi koie) is to say you...
The word ติด (dtìt) has many meanings. It can mean to be stuck, to be addicted, and is used as a compound word in many Thai words (such as ติดต่อ dtìt dtòr (to contact), ติดตั้ง dtìt dtâng (to set up / install), รถติด rót dtìt (traffic jam), etc. However, in this...
In this post you will learn different meanings of the word ตา (dtaa). The most common meaning that everyone probably knows is eye or eyes but ตา also has other meanings. 1. Eye and eye-related words The first meaning is "eyes". There are also many words regarding...
Here we will take a look at Different degrees of saying DON'T in Thai. #1 อย่า (yàa) The easiest equivalent of don't is definitely อย่า 'yàa'. Let's see some examples. Don't eat the cake in the fridge, it's your younger sibling'sอย่ากินเค๊กในตู้เย็นนะ...