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Unit 1: Greetings

Say hello, ask how someone is

This unit teaches 13 Thai words and 9 example sentences. Each word is shown in Thai script with its pronunciation and English meaning. Read the sentences aloud, then practise them in the app, where every word is spoken and comes back in spaced-repetition review.

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Lesson 1: Hello & thank you

ThaiPronunciationEnglish
สวัสดีsawàtdiihello / goodbye
ขอบคุณkhɔ̀ɔpkhunthank you
ครับkhráppolite ending (man)
ค่ะkhâpolite ending (woman)
คะkhápolite question ending (woman)

Example sentences

  1. สวัสดีครับ sawàtdii khráp Hello (man speaking)
  2. สวัสดีค่ะ sawàtdii khâ Hello (woman speaking)
  3. ขอบคุณครับ khɔ̀ɔpkhun khráp Thank you (man speaking)

Lesson 2: I, you & they

ThaiPronunciationEnglish
ผมphǒmI (man speaking); hair
ดิฉันdìchǎnI (woman speaking)
คุณkhunyou
เขาkháwhe / she / they
สบายดีsabaay diito be well, fine

Example sentences

  1. ผมสบายดีครับ phǒm sabaay dii khráp I'm fine (man speaking)
  2. ดิฉันสบายดีค่ะ dìchǎn sabaay dii khâ I'm fine (woman speaking)
  3. เขาสบายดี kháw sabaay dii He is fine

Lesson 3: How are you?

ThaiPronunciationEnglish
ไหมmǎyyes/no question word (… ไหม = …?)
แล้วlɛ́ɛwand (then)
ละlá"and ...?" question word; per, each (ไม้ ละ 10 บาท)

Example sentences

  1. คุณสบายดีไหมครับ khun sabaay dii mǎy khráp How are you?
  2. แล้วคุณละครับ lɛ́ɛw khun lá khráp And you?
  3. เขาสบายดีไหม kháw sabaay dii mǎy Is she well?

Based on FSI Lesson 1 of the US Foreign Service Institute's Thai Basic Course (public domain), via thai-notes.com.