Here is a list of Thai words I have tried to learn since being in Bangkok. More to come….
The Thai words are spelt using adametics 🙂
TONES
// – up
\\- down
The coolest/most useful sentence I have learnt so far:
Pa-sah-thai a ni a lie – “In thai, what is this?”
pom – me
kuhn – you
laoo – us
pok laoo – them
pooying – woman
poochai – man
dek pooying / ying – young girl
dek poochai / chai – you boy
gao\\ – glass cup
koowahn – bottle
bahn – home
bye – to go
pom bye bahn – i go home
“pom bye bahn” – i go home
“pom bye bahn kuhn” – i go to your house
Rayoo muk muk. – very hungry.
ATM yiu// nai? – where is an atm?
Kuhn hiu\\ my? – are you hungry?
Rhohn – hot
ta lok – funny
Koah// – give
pom koah// beer song koowahn – give me 2 beers please
Pom my me dung – i don’t have money
Pom yuk die – i want to
Jum my die – i can’t remember
Farang yuhr ma – many foreigners
Pom yuk – i would like
Pom my ya – I don’t to
Pom ao – i want
Pom my ao – i don’t want
my kow jai – i don’t understand
Jsing law? – really?
A ni tao rye? – how much is this?
A nohn tao rye? – how much is that?
Pang my// – too expensive
Sep e lee – very delicious
Nit noy – a little bit
Arroy dee – very tasty drink
Sabai – relaxed, comfortable
Liu Liu – fast fast
A ni a rai? What is this?
A ni tao rye? How much is this?
A ni you nai? Where is this?
Mer rai? When?
Hey Pooah(k)! Buy nye gun? – hey friends, where are you going?
(apparently very funny/cheesy to say, especially from a Farang!)
Soot yot – super cool
Jieng hear hear – fucking cool
DIRECTIONS
Sai – left
Kwah – right
Yooht – stops
Drrong bye – straight ahead
Ba me moo dang – bbq pork with noodles. With soup add “hahm”. Dry “nahm”.
Yuck yai lye yuck lek
Good resources
http://www.thai2english.com
http://www.its4thai.com
www.learningthai.com