Don’t travel to Thailand without knowing these 10 verbs

by | Sep 26, 2020 | Thai, Vocabulary

Are you planning to visit Thailand? Here are 10 very useful and common Thai verbs related to traveling that you should know before coming.

Top 10 Thai Verbs

1. To go = เน„เธ› bpai

  • How are you going to Chiang Mai?
    เธ„เธธเธ“เธˆเธฐเน„เธ›เน€เธŠเธตเธขเธ‡เนƒเธซเธกเนˆเธขเธฑเธ‡เน„เธ‡
    kun jร  bpai chiang-mร i yang ngai
    Literal Translation: You will go Chiang Mai how?

  • Where are you going?
    เธˆเธฐเน„เธ›เธ—เธตเนˆเน„เธซเธ™เธ„เธฐ
    jร  bpai tรชe nฤƒi kรก
    Literal Translation: Will go where?

2. To come = เธกเธฒ maa

  • Who do you come here with?
    เธ„เธธเธ“เธกเธฒเธ—เธตเนˆเธ™เธตเนˆเธเธฑเธšเนƒเธ„เธฃ
    kun maa tรชe nรชe gร p krai
    Literal Translation: You come here with who?

  • Why do you come?
    เธกเธฒเธ—เธณเน„เธกเธ„เธฃเธฑเธš
    maa tam-mai krรกp
    Literal Translation: Come why?

3. To travel = เน€เธ—เธตเนˆเธขเธง tรฎeow

  • I will travel to Bangkok for 3 days
    เธœเธกเธˆเธฐเน€เธ—เธตเนˆเธขเธงเธเธฃเธธเธ‡เน€เธ—เธž 3 เธงเธฑเธ™
    pลm jร  tรฎeow grung tรขyp sฤƒam wan
    Literal Translation: I will travel Bangkok 3 days

  • I come travel to Thailand every year.
    เธ‰เธฑเธ™เธกเธฒเน€เธ—เธตเนˆเธขเธงเธ›เธฃเธฐเน€เธ—เธจเน„เธ—เธขเธ—เธธเธเธ›เธต
    chฤƒn maa tรฎeow bprร -tรขyt tai tรบk bpee
    Literal Translation: I come travel Thailand every year

4. To be located at, to live/stay = เธญเธขเธนเนˆ yรฒo

  • I live in Thailand.
    เธ‰เธฑเธ™เธญเธขเธนเนˆเธ—เธตเนˆเธ›เธฃเธฐเน€เธ—เธจเน„เธ—เธข
    chฤƒn yรฒo tรชe bprร -tรขyt tai
    Literal Translation: I live at Thailand

  • Where is the bathroom (located)?
    เธซเน‰เธญเธ‡เธ™เน‰เธณเธญเธขเธนเนˆเธ—เธตเนˆเน„เธซเธ™เธ„เธฃเธฑเธš
    hรดng nรกam yรฒo tรชe nฤƒi krรกp
    Literal Translation: Bathroom located where?

5. To understand = เน€เธ‚เน‰เธฒเนƒเธˆ kรขo jai

  • I understand little bit of Thai.
    เธ‰เธฑเธ™เน€เธ‚เน‰เธฒเนƒเธˆเธ เธฒเธฉเธฒเน„เธ—เธขเธ™เธดเธ”เธซเธ™เนˆเธญเธข
    chฤƒn kรขo jai paa-sฤƒa tai nรญt nรฒi
    Literal Translation: I understand Thai little bit

  • I don’t understand English.
    เธœเธกเน„เธกเนˆเน€เธ‚เน‰เธฒเนƒเธˆเธ เธฒเธฉเธฒเธญเธฑเธ‡เธเธคเธฉ
    pลm mรขi kรขo jai paa-sฤƒa ang-grรฌt
    Literal Translation: I don’t understand English

6. To speak = เธžเธนเธ” pรดot

  • It’s very fun to speak with Thai people
    เธžเธนเธ”เธเธฑเธšเธ„เธ™เน„เธ—เธขเธชเธ™เธธเธเธกเธฒเธ
    pรดot gร p kon-tai-sร -nรนk mรขak
    Literal Translation: Speak with Thai people fun very much.

  • I can speak Thai.
    เธ‰เธฑเธ™เธžเธนเธ”เธ เธฒเธฉเธฒเน„เธ—เธขเน„เธ”เน‰
    chฤƒn pรดot paa-sฤƒa tai dรขai
    Literal Translation: I speak Thai can

7. To eat เธเธดเธ™ gin

  • I want to eat Somtam and Pad Thai.
    เธ‰เธฑเธ™เธญเธขเธฒเธเธเธดเธ™เธชเน‰เธกเธ•เธณเธเธฑเธšเธœเธฑเธ”เน„เธ—เธข
    chฤƒn yร ak gin sรดm dtam gร p pร t tai
    Literal Translation: I want eat somtam with Pad Thai

  • What shall we eat today?
    เน€เธฃเธฒเธˆเธฐเธเธดเธ™เธญเธฐเน„เธฃเธ”เธตเธงเธฑเธ™เธ™เธตเน‰
    Rao jร  gin ร -rai dee wan nรฉe
    Literal Translation: We will eat what good today

8. To sit/to take (train, bus, taxi, airplane, etc) = เธ™เธฑเนˆเธ‡ nรขng

  • Take the train to Phuket.
    เธ™เธฑเนˆเธ‡เธฃเธ–เน„เธŸเน„เธ›เธ เธนเน€เธเน‡เธ•
    nรขng rรณt fai bpai poo-gรจt
    Literal Translation: Sit train go Phuket

  • Take taxi back home.
    เธ™เธฑเนˆเธ‡เนเธ—เน‡เธเธ‹เธตเนˆเธเธฅเธฑเธšเธšเน‰เธฒเธ™
    nรขng tรกek-sรชe glร p bรขan
    Literal Translation: Sit taxi return home

9. to want = เธญเธขเธฒเธ yร ak

  • I want to travel to every country.
    เธ‰เธฑเธ™เธญเธขเธฒเธเน„เธ›เน€เธ—เธตเนˆเธขเธงเธ—เธธเธเธ›เธฃเธฐเน€เธ—เธจ
    chฤƒn yร ak bpai tรฎeow tรบk-bprร -tรขyt
    Literal Translation: I want go travel every country.

  • I want to understand Thai.
    เธœเธกเธญเธขเธฒเธเน€เธ‚เน‰เธฒเนƒเธˆเธ เธฒเธฉเธฒเน„เธ—เธข
    pลm yร ak kรขo jai paa-sฤƒa tai 
    Literal Translation: I want understand Thai

10. To like = เธŠเธญเธš chรดp

  • I like Thai people and Thailand.
    เธ‰เธฑเธ™เธŠเธญเธšเธ„เธ™เน„เธ—เธขเนเธฅเธฐเธ›เธฃเธฐเน€เธ—เธจเน„เธ—เธข
    chฤƒn chรดp kon tai lรกe bprร -tรขyt tai 
    Literal Translation: I like Thai people and Thailand

  • I like to speak Thai.
    เธ‰เธฑเธ™เธŠเธญเธšเธžเธนเธ”เธ เธฒเธฉเธฒเน„เธ—เธข
    chฤƒn chรดp pรดot paa-sฤƒa tai
    Literal Translation: I like speak Thai


I hope you found these Thai verbs useful and are able to use them in your travels!

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