Basic conversation
Common questions for holding a simple conversation — ask about age, origin, work, food and more.
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Sentence list: Basic conversation
Common questions for holding a simple conversation — ask about age, origin, work, food and more. Below you'll find all 77 sentences in Thai script with the phonetic pronunciation and the English translation. Click 🔊 to listen to the pronunciation.
| Thai | Pronunciation | English | Literal | Listen to pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| คุณอายุเท่าไหร่ | khun aa-yú thâo-rài | How old are you? | you age how-much | |
| คุณจะไปไหน | khun jà bpai nǎi | Where are you going? | you will go where | |
| คุณมาจากไหน | khun maa jàak nǎi | Where are you from? | you come from where | |
| คุณอยู่ที่ไหน | khun yùu thîi-nǎi | Where do you live? | you stay at-where | |
| คุณกินข้าวหรือยัง | khun gin khâao rǔe yang | Have you eaten yet? | you eat rice or-yet | |
| วันนี้คุณยุ่งไหม | wan-níi khun yûng mǎi | Are you busy today? | today you busy (question) | |
| อาหารที่คุณชอบที่สุดคืออะไร | aa-hǎan thîi khun châawp thîi-sùt khuue à-rai | What is your favorite food? | food that you like most is what | |
| คุณทำอาหารเป็นไหม | khun tham aa-hǎan bpen mǎi | Can you cook? | you make-food can (question) | |
| คุณทำอาหารอะไรได้บ้าง | khun tham aa-hǎan à-rai dâi bâang | What can you cook? | you make-food what can some | |
| คุณทำงานอะไร | khun tham-ngaan à-rai | What work do you do? | you work what | |
| คุณมาที่นี่คนเดียวเหรอ | khun maa thîi-nîi khon-diao rǒoe | Are you here alone? | you come here alone (question) | |
| คุณมาที่นี่อาทิตย์ละกี่ครั้ง | khun maa thîi-nîi aa-thít lá gìi khráng | How often do you come here per week? | you come here per-week how-many times | |
| ธุรกิจเป็นยังไงบ้าง | thú-rá-gìt bpen yang-ngai bâang | How is business going? | business is how (question) | |
| ใช้เวลานานเท่าไหร่ | chái wee-laa naan thâo-rài | How long does it still take? | use time long how-much | |
| อันต่อไปเมื่อไหร่ | an dtàaw-bpai mûea-rài | When is the next one? | the-next-one when | |
| ขอถามหน่อยได้ไหม | khǎaw thǎam nàauy dâi mǎi | May I ask you something? | may ask a-bit can (question) | |
| พูดอีกครั้งได้ไหม | phûut ìik khráng dâi mǎi | Can you repeat that? | speak again can (question) | |
| พูดช้าๆ ได้ไหม | phûut cháa-cháa dâi mǎi | Can you speak more slowly? | speak slowly can (question) | |
| คุณพูดภาษาอะไรได้บ้าง | khun phûut phaa-sǎa à-rai dâi bâang | Which languages do you speak? | you speak language what can some | |
| คุณพูดภาษาอังกฤษได้ไหม | khun phûut phaa-sǎa ang-grìt dâi mǎi | Do you speak English? | you speak language English can (question) | |
| งานอดิเรกของคุณคืออะไร | ngaan-à-dì-rèek khǎawng khun khuue à-rai | What are your hobbies? | hobby of you is what | |
| ห้องน้ำอยู่ที่ไหน | hâawng-náam yùu thîi-nǎi | Where is the toilet? | toilet is at-where | |
| คุณมีอะไรแนะนำไหม | khun mii à-rai náe-nam mǎi | Do you have a recommendation? | you have what recommend (question) | |
| พรุ่งนี้คุณจะทำอะไร | phrûng-níi khun jà tham à-rai | What will you do tomorrow? | tomorrow you will do what | |
| เมื่อวานคุณทำอะไร | mûea-waan khun tham à-rai | What did you do yesterday? | yesterday you did what | |
| คุณชื่ออะไร | khun chûue à-rai | What is your name? | you name what | |
| คุณคิดยังไงกับเศรษฐกิจไทย | khun khít yang-ngai gàp sèet-thà-gìt thai | What do you think of the economy in Thailand? | you think how with economy Thai | |
| คุณคิดยังไงกับนักท่องเที่ยวในประเทศไทย | khun khít yang-ngai gàp nák-thâawng-thîao nai bprà-thêet-thai | What do you think of all the tourists in Thailand? | you think how with tourists in country Thailand | |
| แล้วคุณล่ะ | láaeo khun lâ | And you? | and you (particle) | |
| ทำไมคุณทำแบบนั้น | tham-mai khun tham bàaep-nán | Why do you do that? | why you do like-that | |
| ทำไมคุณไม่พูดภาษาอังกฤษ | tham-mai khun mâi phûut phaa-sǎa ang-grìt | Why don't you speak English? | why you not speak language English | |
| ทำไมคุณไม่อยากเรียน | tham-mai khun mâi yàak riian | Why don't you want to learn it? | why you not want learn | |
| ผมจะพัฒนาภาษาไทยได้ยังไง | phǒm jà phát-thá-naa phaa-sǎa-thai dâi yang-ngai | How can I improve my Thai? | I will improve language Thai can how | |
| คุณแต่งงานหรือยัง | khun dtàaeng-ngaan rǔe yang | Are you married? | you marry or-yet | |
| คุณมีลูกไหม | khun mii lûuk mǎi | Do you have children? | you have child (question) | |
| คุณมีงานอื่นอีกไหม | khun mii ngaan ùuen ìik mǎi | Do you have other work too? | you have work other more (question) | |
| คุณมีคำถามสำหรับผมไหม | khun mii kham-thǎam sǎm-ràp phǒm mǎi | Do you have a question for me? | you have question for me (question) | |
| คุณชอบผักอะไร | khun châawp phàk à-rai | Which vegetables do you like? | you like vegetable what | |
| คุณเรียนรู้แบบนั้นได้ยังไง | khun riian-rúu bàaep-nán dâi yang-ngai | How did you learn that? | you learn like-that can how | |
| มันเป็นยังไงบ้าง | man bpen yang-ngai bâang | How was it? | it is how (question) | |
| คุณชอบปลาหรือเนื้อมากกว่ากัน | khun châawp bplaa rǔe núuea mâak-gwàa gan | Do you prefer fish or meat? | you like fish or meat more | |
| คุณมีพี่น้องไหม | khun mii phîi-náawng mǎi | Do you have brothers or sisters? | you have siblings (question) | |
| คุณมีแฟนไหม | khun mii faaen mǎi | Do you have a partner? | you have partner (question) | |
| คุณคิดยังไงกับสิ่งนั้น | khun khít yang-ngai gàp sìng-nán | What do you think of that? | you think how with that-thing | |
| พวกเขาอายุเท่าไหร่ | phûuak-kháo aa-yú thâo-rài | How old are they? | they age how-much | |
| คุณเคยไปภูเก็ตไหม | khun khəəi bpai phuu-gèt mǎi | Have you ever been to Phuket? | you ever go Phuket (question) | |
| คุณชอบแดดหรือฝนมากกว่ากัน | khun châawp dàaet rǔe fǒn mâak-gwàa gan | Do you prefer sun or rain? | you like sun or rain more | |
| คุณชอบชายหาดหรือภูเขามากกว่ากัน | khun châawp chaai-hàat rǔe phuu-kǎo mâak-gwàa gan | Do you prefer beach or mountains? | you like beach or mountain more | |
| คุณชอบเผ็ดหรือหวานมากกว่ากัน | khun châawp phèt rǔe wǎan mâak-gwàa gan | Do you prefer spicy or sweet? | you like spicy or sweet more | |
| คุณชอบข้าวหรือขนมปังมากกว่ากัน | khun châawp khâao rǔe khà-nǒm-bpang mâak-gwàa gan | Do you prefer rice or bread? | you like rice or bread more | |
| คุณมีเวลาวันนี้ไหม | khun mii wee-laa wan-níi mǎi | Do you have time today? | you have time today (question) | |
| เพื่อนของคุณชื่ออะไร | phûuean khǎawng khun chûue à-rai | What is your friend's name? | friend of you name what | |
| คุณจะไปกินข้าวกับใคร | khun jà bpai gin khâao gàp khrai | With whom are you going to eat? | you will go eat rice with who | |
| คุณสูงกว่าผมไหม | khun sǔung gwàa phǒm mǎi | Are you taller than me? | you tall-than me (question) | |
| ไก่เผ็ดกว่าผักไหม | gài phèt gwàa phàk mǎi | Is the chicken spicier than the vegetables? | chicken spicy-than vegetable (question) | |
| คุณเร็วเท่ากับเขาไหม | khun reo thâo-gàp kháo mǎi | Are you as fast as him? | you fast equal-with him (question) | |
| ไก่แพงเท่ากับหมูไหม | gài phaaeng thâo-gàp mǔu mǎi | Is the chicken as expensive as the pork? | chicken expensive equal-with pork (question) | |
| อันนี้ถูกกว่าอันนั้นไหม | an-níi thùuk gwàa an-nán mǎi | Is this one cheaper than that one? | this-one cheap-than that-one (question) | |
| อันขวาช้ากว่าอันซ้ายไหม | an-khwǎa cháa gwàa an-sáai mǎi | Is the right one slower than the left one? | the-right-one slow-than the-left-one (question) | |
| คุณจะอยู่เมืองไทยถึงเมื่อไหร่ | khun jà yùu mueang-thai thǔeng mûuea-rai | Until when do you stay in Thailand? | you will stay Thailand until when | |
| คุณจะอยู่ที่นี่กี่วัน | khun jà yùu thîi-nîi gìi wan | How many days do you stay here? | you will stay here how-many days | |
| คุณอยู่ที่นี่มานานแค่ไหนแล้ว | khun yùu thîi-nîi maa naan khâae-nǎi láaeo | How long have you lived here already? | you stay here for-long how-much already | |
| อีกกี่นาที | ìik gìi naa-thii | How many more minutes? | more how-many minutes | |
| ใช้เวลากี่ชั่วโมง | chái wee-laa gìi chûua-moong | How many hours does it take? | use time how-many hours | |
| คุณจะกลับบ้านเมื่อไหร่ | khun jà glàp bâan mûuea-rai | When do you go back home? | you will return home when | |
| คุณเคยไปเชียงใหม่ไหม | khun khoei bpai chiiang-mài mǎi | Have you ever been to Chiang Mai? | you ever go Chiang-Mai (question) | |
| มันแปลว่าอะไร | man bplaae wâa à-rai | What does it mean? | it translates-as what | |
| คุณเคยลองไหม | khun khoei laawng mǎi | Have you ever tried it? | you ever try (question) | |
| คุณอยากลองไหม | khun yàak laawng mǎi | Do you want to try it? | you want try (question) | |
| คุณอยู่ที่นี่เหรอ | khun yùu thîi-nîi rǒə | Do you live here? | you stay here (question) | |
| คุณทำงานที่นี่เหรอ | khun tham-ngaan thîi-nîi rǒə | Do you work here? | you work here (question) | |
| ตอนนี้คุณคิดยังไง | dtaawn-níi khun khít yang-ngai | What do you think now? | now you think how | |
| คุณกำลังเรียนอะไร | khun gam-lang riian à-rai | What are you learning? | you (progressive) learn what | |
| คุณอยากซื้ออะไร | khun yàak súue à-rai | What do you want to buy? | you want buy what | |
| เล่าให้ฟังเรื่องตอนที่เธอยังเด็ก | lâo hâi fang rûueang dtaawn thîi thəə yang dèk | Tell me about the time when she was young. | tell to-listen story time-that she still child | |
| คุณฝึกมวยไทยมานานแค่ไหนแล้ว | khun fùek muuay-thai maa naan khâae-nǎi láaeo | How long have you trained Muay Thai already? | you train Muay-Thai for-long how-much already | |
| คุณทำอันนี้เองหรือเปล่า | khun tham an-níi eeng rǔe-bplàao | Did you make this yourself? | you make this-one self or-not |
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