Now, let’s imagine a situation where you are traveling in Thailand. While this wouldn’t be an appropriate response in every situation, it is nicer to hear. This means something closer to ‘my pleasure’ or, as Google Translate puts it, ‘pleased’.
It represents the kindness of Thai people, and can also be translated as ‘don’t worry about it’.Īnother way to reply to thank you in Thai is to use this somewhat nicer sounding phrase: People say that the phrase ‘mai pen rai’ is the national motto of Thailand. In response to a thank you, you can say "You're welcome" : Of course, you may also find that the person you are speaking to may say something back to you in reply after you thank them, and you should know what they mean too.
You should prepare yourself with a couple of phrases ready for when your kindness gets recognized.
#FOREIGNER SAY YOU WILL HOW TO#
Now you have learned how to thank, you will also need to learn how to reply back too. Sometimes, the reply is just as important as the thanks itself. Let everyone know you know how to write thank you in Thai! But, with some practice, you will be awkwardly writing it out every time you want to thank someone just to show off. I tried to choose a rather typical-looking one for your reference. Remember that, like in every other language, there are different fonts that affect how the characters look. How did it go? It can be tricky starting out. Here is a larger image with the word ‘Thank You’ written in Thai so you can see each character better: Practiced your Thai writing skills and want to put them to the test? Then get your calligraphy pen ready - you are going to learn how to write thank you in Thai! While we recommend you try out the writing activity on the Ling App to get a better idea of how to write using the Thai alphabet, you can also try it freehand. Make sure to remember it for when you are in Thailand! How To Write Thank You In Thai? This is the most basic way to say thank you, and the one you will likely be saying the most.įor example, if you just finished some delicious Thai food, you can let them know with this phrase. The word “Thank you” is khop (low tone) khun (normal tone), followed by the polite word:Īfter saying this word, I am sure you will see a big smile on the face of the person you are talking to. The Thai 'thank you' is actually made up of three words: Most other words will be the same no matter who is speaking. You only have to remember the words for ‘I’ (female: ดิ( di)ฉัน( chan)/male: ผม(pom)) and the polite word ‘female: ค่ะ( kha)/male: ครับ(khrap)’. But don’t worry, it is not complicated at all to learn! First of all, in the Thai language, we differentiate the gender of the speaker.
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