Expressions & politeness

Polite expressions for everyday situations.

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Word list: Expressions & politeness

Polite expressions for everyday situations. Below you'll find all 23 words in Thai script with the phonetic pronunciation and the English translation. Click 🔊 to listen to the pronunciation.

Thai	Pronunciation	English	Level
โอเค	oo-khee	okay	Beginner
ลาก่อน	laa-gàawn	goodbye	Beginner
ยินดีต้อนรับ	yin-dii-dtâawn-ráp	welcome	Beginner
โชคดี	chôok-dii	good luck	Beginner
ยินดี	yin-dii	you're welcome / with pleasure	Beginner
เชิญ	chəən	go ahead / please (offer)	Intermediate
ระวัง	rá-wang	watch out / careful	Beginner
ยินดีที่ได้รู้จัก	yin-dii thîi dâai rúu-jàk	Nice to meet you	Beginner
ไม่ได้เจอกันนานเลย	mâi dâai jəə gan naan ləəi	Long time no see	Intermediate
ไม่รู้เลย	mâi rúu ləəi	No idea	Intermediate
สุดยอด	sùt-yâawt	Awesome	Intermediate
ขออีกอัน	khǎaw ìik an	one more please	Beginner
รักษาหน้า	rák-sǎa-nâa	to save face	Advanced
เสียหน้า	sǐa-nâa	to lose face	Advanced
ใจเย็นๆ	jai-yen-yen	take it easy	Advanced
อกหัก	òk-hàk	broken-hearted	Advanced
คุ้มค่า	khúm-khâa	worth it	Advanced
ตามสบาย	dtaam-sà-baai	as you like	Advanced
น่าเสียดาย	nâa-sǐa-daai	what a pity	Advanced
สมเหตุสมผล	sǒm-hèet-sǒm-phǒn	that makes sense	Advanced
พูดตรงๆ	phûut-dtrong-dtrong	to speak frankly	Advanced
ทีละนิด	thii-lá-nít	little by little	Advanced
ไม่ช้าก็เร็ว	mâi-cháa-gâw-rew	sooner or later	Advanced

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