This document provides essential Thai words and phrases that travelers should know, including greetings like "Sawasdee" (hello) and "La korn" (goodbye), as well as phrases for asking someone's name ("Khun cheu a rai?"), asking if they speak English ("Khun pood pa sa ang krit mai?"), saying excuse me or sorry ("Kor tode"), and words for yes/no and wanting or not wanting something. It emphasizes that Thais are very polite, especially to strangers, and notes some polite endings like "khrap" and "kha".

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4. What should you do ?

5. Speaking Thai
Is doesn’t hard as you think.

6. JUST Remember !!
these essential
word and phrase

7. Essential Thai word & phrase
that traveler should know

8. Polite ending
khrap
kha
Please note also that Thai’s are very polite, especially to strangers.

9. Where = Tee - nai

10. Sawasdee = Hello

11. La korn
= goodbye

12. Korp khun
= thank you

13. Khun cheu
a rai?
= What is your name?

14. Khun pood pa sa
ang krit mai?
= Do you speak English?

15. Kor tode
= excuse me / sorry

16. Chai = Yes / ok
Mai-chai = No

17. Aou Mai = Do you want …. ?

18. Aou
= want
Mai Aou
= don’t want

19. Dee
= good
Mai dee
= bad