Having manners is very important in Thailand (and everywhere in the world ๐). 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 thank you in Thai as well as how to say you’re welcome.
Quick answer:
เธเธญเธเธเธธเธเธเธฃเธฑเธ (kรฒp kun krรกp) – if you are a guy.
เธเธญเธเธเธธเธเธเนเธฐ (kรฒp kun kรข) – if you are a woman.
You can watch the video version below and download the video’s transcript here.
How to say Thank you in Thai
The easiest way to say thank you in Thai is by saying เธเธญเธเธเธธเธ (kรฒp kun).
kรฒp kun means thank you. HOWEVER, if you are a guy you add เธเธฃเธฑเธ (krรกp) at the end and if you are a girl you add เธเนเธฐ (kรข) at the end.
Meaning – guys say Thank you by saying เธเธญเธเธเธธเธเธเธฃเธฑเธ (kรฒp kun krรกp).
Girls say Thank you by saying เธเธญเธเธเธธเธเธเนเธฐ (kรฒp kun kรข).
๐ก krรกp and kรข are particles that Thais use at the end of sentences to sound polite. You can read more about it in my “Krap and Ka” article.
Example sentences:
- Thank you very much!
เธเธญเธเธเธธเธเธกเธฒเธ (Literally: thanks, a lot)
kรฒp kun mรขak - Thank you for the help
เธเธญเธเธเธธเธเธชเธณเธซเธฃเธฑเธเธเธงเธฒเธกเธเนเธงเธขเนเธซเธฅเธทเธญ
kรฒp kun sฤm-rร p kwaam chรปay lฤua - I thanked him yesterday
เธเธฑเธเธเธญเธเธเธธเธเนเธเธฒเนเธกเธทเนเธญเธงเธฒเธเธเธตเน
chฤn kรฒp kun kฤo mรชua waan nรฉe
Other ways to say Thanks in Thai
เธเธญเธเนเธ (kรฒp jai).
Another way to say thanks in Thai is เธเธญเธเนเธ (kรฒp jai). เธเธญเธเนเธ is a more “friendly” way of saying thanks.
You can use kรฒp jai with friends, younger people, children, informal situations.
โ๏ธ Don’t forget to add เธเธฃเธฑเธ (krรกp) and เธเนเธฐ (kรข) at the end if you are a guy or a girl respectively!
เนเธเนเธเธเธดเนเธง (dtรขeng gรฎw)
Another way to say thank you is เนเธเนเธเธเธดเนเธง (dtรขeng gรฎw). Literally “thank you” in English pronounced with a Thai accent. You can use this one in everyday situations.
How to say you’re welcome in Thai
You are most likely wondering how people will respond to you after you thank them? Or how you will respond after being thanked?
The most likely response you will hear is เนเธกเนเนเธเนเธเนเธฃ (mรขi bpen rai). mรขi bpen rai doesn’t mean “You’re welcome” it means more like “not a problem” or “it’s okay”.
You might see เธขเธดเธเธเธตเธเนเธญเธเธฃเธฑเธ (yin dee dtรดn rรกp) being recommended as a way to say you’re welcome in Thai. But actually, it’s to welcome someone somewhere (like you’re welcome into our restaurant or our house).
Other things to note
When people give thanks in Thai or say you’re welcome, it can also come accompanied by a Wai. To learn more about the Thai Wai and other situations where it is used please see our article.
I hope you now know everything you need to know about saying thank you in Thai and how to respond.
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