Thai language
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Pronunciation
- K is pronounced softly, more like a G.
- Kh is pronounced as a hard K.
Basic
For politeness, krub (as male) or ka (as female) can be appended.
- Hello: sa-wat-dee krub.
- Append krub (as male), or ka (as female). The appended terms are used for formality or politeness, often when greeting strangers. sa-wat-dee may be casually spoken as sa-wa-dee instead.
- Thank you: khawp khun.
- Yes: chai or simply krub/ka
- No: mai chai
Food
- Chicken: gai
- Beef: nuua wuua (meat of cow)
- Pork: nuua muu (meat of pig)
Notes:
- nuua means meat, so different types of meat can be referred to as “meat of <animal>”. For example, beef is nuua wuua, which means “meat of cow”. Simply saying wuua (cow) sounds strange; in English it would be like saying you want to eat a cow. However notice that chicken can be referred to as simply gai instead of nuua gai, because chicken is both a term for the meat and the animal.
Numbers
| Number | Thai | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | sǔun | |
| 1 | nùeng | |
| 2 | sǎawng | |
| 3 | sǎam | |
| 4 | sìi | |
| 5 | hâa | |
| 6 | hòk | |
| 7 | jèt | |
| 8 | bpàaet | |
| 9 | gâo |