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The Complete Koh Lanta Travel Guide
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Thai Language Tips
Sometimes the brave traveler will learn some of the local language to better engage the people they meet.
So with the Thai language, where do you start?

If we were to tell you that the Thai alphabet has 44 consonants and 15 vowels - and all of this can be spoken in five different tones, you would be right to feel a little intimidated!
With that in mind, we have listed below a few useful words & phrases, in an easy format to get you started - where you go from here is up to you!
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Please note: Men add "Kap" and women add "Kaa" to the end of many statements as a means of being polite.
Some Thai basics to get you started:
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Hello Sa-was-dee (Kap/Kaa)
Yes Chai
No Mai Chai
How are you? Sa-bai-dee-mai (kap/kaa)
I´m fine, thanks Sa-bai-dee, kob-kun (kap/kaa)
Nice to meet you yin-dee-tee-dai-ruu-jak (kap/kaa)
Excuse me ko-thod-(Kap/Kaa)
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I do not understand mai-khao-jai-(Kap/Kaa)
Tasty! (Food) Aroy
Where is the toilet? houng-naam(bathroom) you-tee-nai-(Kap/Ka)
Thank you (very much) kob-kun-(mak) (Kap/Kaa)
You're welcome mai pen rai (Kap/Kaa)
Goodbye Sa-was-dee (Kap/Kaa)
If you try to speak Thai to Thai people and they laugh, please don't be be put off. Thais love to laugh.
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They are just laughing with you, not at you - keep trying!
Numbers

1 nung
2 san
3 sam
4 see
5 haa
6 hock
7 jebt
8 beart
9 cow
10 sip
11 sip-et
12 sip-san

​20 yee-sip
30 sam-sip
40 see-sip
50 haa-sip

100 nung-roi
500 haa-roi
1000 phan
5000 haa-phan


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