| Basic |
| May I introduce Mr/Mrs/Miss... |
kor naih nam hai roo jak |
| John, this is Mr/Mrs/Miss... |
jorn nee kun |
| My name is |
pom (di chan) cheur |
| Pleased to meet you! |
yin dee tee roo jak |
| What's your name? |
kun cheur arai |
| How are you? |
(b)pehn yang ngai barng |
| Fine thanks. And you? |
sa bai dee korp kun laiw |
| Where are you going? |
(b)pai nai |
| I'm going out. |
bai teaw |
| Where have you been? |
(b)pai nai mar |
| I've been out. |
(b)pai teaw mar |
| Follow Up |
| How long have you been here? |
kun yoo tee nee narn kair nai laiw |
| We've been here a week. |
row yoo tee nee dai ar tit neuhng laiw |
| Is this your first visit? |
nee (b)pehn krang rairk tee kun mar tee nee reua |
| No, we came here last year. |
mai chai row koey mar teenee laiw meua (b)pee
tee laiw |
| Are you enjoying your stay? |
yoo tee nee chorp mai |
| Yes, I like it very much. |
chorp pom (di chan) chorp mark |
| Where do you come from? |
kun mar jark nai |
| I'm from... |
pom (di chan) mar jark |
| What nationality are you? |
kun (b)pehn kon chart arai |
| I'm... |
pom (di chan) (b)pehn kon |
| American |
a mey ri gan |
| British |
ang grit |
| Canadian |
kair nar dar |
| English |
ang grit |
| Irish |
ai rit |
| Where are you staying? |
kun pak tee nai |
| Are you on your own? |
mar teaw kon deaw rer |
| I'm with my... |
pom (di chan) mar gap...korng pom (di chan) |
| wife |
pan ra yar |
| husband |
sar mee |
| family |
krorp krua |
| children |
look look |
| parents |
por mair |
| boyfriend/girlfriend |
fairn |
| father/mother |
por/mair |
| son/daughter |
look chai/look sow |
| brother/sister |
pee (norng) chai/pee (norng) sow |
| uncle/aunt |
lung/(b)par |
| nephew/niece |
larn chay/larn sow |
| cousin |
yart |
| Are you married/single? |
kun taihng ngarn laiw reua yang/(b)pehn soet yoo
reua (b)plow |
| Do you have children? |
kun mee look laiw reua yang |
| What do you do? |
kun tam ngan arai |
| I'm a student. |
pom (di chan) (b)pehn nak seuhk sar |
| What are you studying? |
kun gam lang seuhk sar darn nai |
| I'm here on a business trip/on holiday. |
pom (di chan) mar tura/teaw pak porn |
| Do you travel a lot? |
kun dern tarng (d)torng teaw mark mai |
| Do you play cards/chess? |
kun lehn pai/mark ruk (b)pehn mai |
| The Weather |
| What a lovely day! |
wan nee ar gart dee jang |
| What awful weather! |
ar gart yair jang loey |
| Isn't it cold/hot today? |
wan nee now/rorn na |
| Do you think it's going to...tomorrow? |
kit war prung nee...mai |
| be a nice day |
ar gart dee |
| rain |
fon (d)tok |
| What's the weather forecast? |
pa yar gorn ar gart war yang ngai bang |
| cloud |
meyk |
| fog |
mee mork |
| frost |
narm karng kaihng |
| lightning |
far lairp |
| monsoon |
mo ra sum |
| thunder |
far rorng |
| thunderstorm |
fon far ka norng |
| wind |
lom |
| Invitations |
| Would you like to have dinner with us on...? |
mar gin ar harn yehn gap row...mai |
| May I invite you to lunch? |
yark chuan (b)pai gin ar harn tearng duay |
| Can you come round for a drink this evening? |
waih mar deurm duay gan dai mai yehn nee |
| There's a party. Are you coming? |
mee ngarn (b)par tee mar dai mai |
| That's very kind of you. |
kun jai dee jang loey |
| Great. I'd love to come. |
dee mark pom (di chan) yark (b)pai mark |
| What time shall we come? |
row kuan (b)pai gee moeng |
| May I bring a friend? |
pom (di chan) par peuan (b)pai duay kon neuhng
dai mai |
| I'm afraid we have to leave now. |
kor toet row (d)torng glap laiw la |
| Next time you must come visit us. |
krow nar kun (d)torng mar yearm row na |
| Thanks for the evening. It was great. |
learng yehn nee dee mark loey |
| Dating |
| Do you mind if I smoke? |
kun ja rang geart mai tar pom (di chan) ja
soop bu ree |
| Would you like a cigarette? |
bu ree mai |
| Do you have a light, please? |
mee fai chaihk mai |
| Why are you laughing? |
kun hua ro arai rer |
| Is my Thai that bad? |
par sar tai korng pom (di chan) yair ka nart
nan loey rer |
| Can I get you a drink? |
pom (di chan) (b)pai ow kreuang deurm hai ow
mai |
| Are you waiting for someone? |
ror krai yoo reua (b)plow |
| Are you free this evening? |
kun warng mai yehn nee |
| Would you like to go out with me tonight? |
yark ork (b)pai teaw karng nork gap pom (di
chan) mai |
| Would you like to go dancing? |
yark ork (b)pai (d)tehn ram mai |
| I know a good discotheque. |
pom (di chan) roo jak dit sa goe tehk dee dee
tee neuhng |
| Where shall we meet? |
row ja jer gan tee nai dee |
| I'll call for you at 8. |
pom (di chan) ja waih (b)pai har (d)torn sorng
tum |
| May I take you home? |
deaw pom (di chan) (b)pai song tee barn hai na |
| Can I see you again tomorrow? |
pom (di chan) ja jer kun eek tee prung nee dai
mai |
| I hope we'll meet again. |
pom (di chan) wang war row ja dai jer gan eek |
| And You Might Answer... |
| I'd love to, thank you. |
pom (di chan) son jai mark korp kun |
| Thank you, but I'm busy. |
korp kun, (d)tair war pom (di chan) yung mark |
| No, I'm not interested, thank you. |
mai la pom (di chan) mai son jai korp kun |
| Leave me alonoe, please! |
kor rorng yar yung dai mai |
| Thank you, it's been a wonderful evening. |
korp kun ngarn learng yehn nee yearm jing jing |
| I've enjoyed myself. |
pom (di chan) roo seuhk sa nuk mark |