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Common

English Phrases	Thai Phrases	Sound Clips
anything else?	mii a-rai iik mai
are you afraid?	glua mai OR glua roo OR glua a-bplao
are you done? -are you done yet?	set ru yang
are you gay?	kun bpen gee ru bplao
are you serious?	jing di OR puut len ru bplao OR lo len ru bplao
are you sure?	kun man-jai ru bplo OR chua ru bplao
can i?	koo a-nu-yat na (krap/ka)
can i ask you for a favour?	chuai a-rai noi daai mai
can i borrow this?	koo yuum an-nii noi na
can you come here?	maa glai glai noi daai mai OR maa tang-nii noi daai mai
did you know that?	kun ruu ru bplao
did you like my answer?	kun hen-duai gap pom mai
do you know what that means?	kun ruu ru plao waa nan-man maai-kuaam waa a-rai
do you like it?	kun choop mai
have you seen this before?	kun keei hen an-nii maa goon ru bplao
i'm curious	pom kee yaak ruu
i'm interested	pom son-jai
i want to know	pom yaak ruu
was it good?	dii mai OR dii ru bplao
you too?	kun koo muan-gan roo OR kun duai chai mai
are you positive?	kun man-jai ru bplo OR chua ru bplao
may i?	koo a-nu-yaat na (krap/ka)
are you scared?	glua mai OR glua roo OR glua a-bplao
are you certain?	kun man-jai ru bplo OR chua ru bplao

English Phrases	Thai Phrases
anything else?	mii a-rai iik mai
are you afraid?	glua mai OR glua roo OR glua a-bplao
are you done? -are you done yet?	set ru yang
are you gay?	kun bpen gee ru bplao
are you serious?	jing di OR puut len ru bplao OR lo len ru bplao
are you sure?	kun man-jai ru bplo OR chua ru bplao
can i?	koo a-nu-yat na (krap/ka)
can i ask you for a favour?	chuai a-rai noi daai mai
can i borrow this?	koo yuum an-nii noi na
can you come here?	maa glai glai noi daai mai OR maa tang-nii noi daai mai
did you know that?	kun ruu ru bplao
did you like my answer?	kun hen-duai gap pom mai
do you know what that means?	kun ruu ru plao waa nan-man maai-kuaam waa a-rai
do you like it?	kun choop mai
have you seen this before?	kun keei hen an-nii maa goon ru bplao
i'm curious	pom kee yaak ruu
i'm interested	pom son-jai
i want to know	pom yaak ruu
was it good?	dii mai OR dii ru bplao
you too?	kun koo muan-gan roo OR kun duai chai mai
are you positive?	kun man-jai ru bplo OR chua ru bplao
may i?	koo a-nu-yaat na (krap/ka)
are you scared?	glua mai OR glua roo OR glua a-bplao
are you certain?	kun man-jai ru bplo OR chua ru bplao

How

English Phrases	Thai Phrases
how?	yang-ngai
how can you?	kun (VERB) daai yang-ngai
how can you say that?	kun puut yang-nan daai yang-ngai
how did you get here?	kun bpai tii nan daai yang-ngai
how did you do that?	kun tam yang-nan daai yang-ngai
how do you know that?	kun ruu daai yang-ngai
how does this work?	man tam-ngaan yang-ngai
how was it?	man bpen yang-ngai

What

English Phrases	Thai Phrases
and then what?	leeo ngai too
guess what?	long taai duu sii
what?	a-rai
what are you doing?	kun tam a-rai yuu OR kun gamlang tam a-rai (yuu)
what are you thinking?	kun gamlang kit a-rai (yuu)
what did he say?	kao puut waa a-rai
what did you do?	kun tam a-rai (maa OR other adverbs of time)
what do you mean?	kum maai-kuaam waa a-rai
what happened?	keet a-rai kun (+adverbs of time)
what's going on?	keet a-rai kun (+adverbs of time)
what is he doing?	kao gamlang tam a-rai
what's that?	nan a-rai
what's the difference?	man (dtek-)dtaang gan dtrong-nai
what's the matter?	mii OR bpen a-rai
what is the number one reason?	mii het-pon a-rai
what kind of problem?	bpan-haa a-rai
what would you do?	kun ja tam yang-ngai
huh?	a-rai na
what are you talking about?	kun puut (ruang) a-rai
what r u doing? what are u doing? wat r u doin?	tam (a-) rai OR tam lai
what the hell are you talking about?	mung puut (ruang) a-rai wa OR mung puut (ruang) a-rai koong mung wa

When

English Phrases	Thai Phrases
near term	chuang OR raao-raao
until when?	jon tung mua rai
when are you going out?	ja ook bpai gii moong OR ja ook bpai dtoon-nai
when does it close?	pit mua rai OR ja pit mua rai
when will it be done?	ja set mua rai
when will i know?	pom ja ruu mua rai OR mua rai pom tung ja ruu
when will it open?	peet mua rai OR ja peet dtoon-nai
when you heading out?	ja ook bpai gii moong OR ja ook bpai dtoon-nai

Where

English Phrases	Thai Phrases
where are you going?	ja bpai nai OR gamlang ja bpai nai
where did you go?	bpai nai maa OR (Time in the past+) bpai nai
where did you hear that?	daai yin maa jaak nai
where do you live?	baan kun yuu nai OR kun pak yuu (tii-)nai

Which

Who

English Phrases	Thai Phrases
do i know you?	pom ruu-jak gap kun ruu (krap/ka)
who else?	(mii) krai iik
who's coming?	(mii) krai maa baang OR (mii) krai maa mang
with whom?	gap krai
who are you?	kun kuu krai

Why

English Phrases	Thai Phrases
why?	tam-mai
why do you say that?	kun puut yang-nan tam-mai OR tam-mai kun puut yang-nan
why don't you like that?	tam-mai kun tung mai choop (an-nan)
why me?	tam-mai dtong bpen chan/pom
why not?	tam-mai ja mai la (rarely used)
why should i?	tam-mai chan/pom tung dtong tam la
how come?	tam-mai la
what for?	pua a-rai

* Don't forget to put "krap" or "ka" at the end of the sentences. They help soften your sentences a lot.


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