The national language in Thailand is Thai. But there are several dialects in the country according to the number of regions of the country. There are dialects of the northern provinces, northeastern provinces, central provinces and southern provinces. However, there is little difference between the dialects, so a single English-Thai phrasebook can be used in each province.
Of course, you can get by without a Thai phrasebook if you're vacationing in major cities - most of the staff there can explain themselves in English. Not only that, but sometimes they can understand Russian. But this happens only in large popular resorts. If you plan to travel to provinces far from the capital, it's best to have a Thai phrasebook with pronunciation.
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English
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Thai
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English Pronunciation
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Hello
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สวัสดี ครับ(ค่ะ)
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Sawasdee khrap (kha)
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Goodbye
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ลาก่อน ครับ(ค่ะ)
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Laakon khrap (kha)
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Thank you
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ขอบคุณ ครับ(ค่ะ)
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Khob khun khrap (kha)
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How are you?
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คุณสบายดีไหม ครับ(ค่ะ)
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Khun sabai dee mai khrap (kha)
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How much is this?
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ราคาเท่าไร ครับ(ค่ะ)
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Rakha thao rai khrap (kha)
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Excuse me
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ขอโทษครับ(ค่ะ)
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Khaw-thoht khrap (kha)
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I don't want
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ผม (ฉัน) ไม่เอา ครับ(ค่ะ)
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Phom (chan) mai ao khrap (kha)
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Delicious
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อร่อย ครับ(ค่ะ)
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Aroi khrap (kha)
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Good luck!
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โชคดี ครับ(ค่ะ)
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Chok dee khrap (kha)
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It's okay
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ไม่เป็นไร ครับ(ค่ะ)
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Mai pen rai khrap (kha)
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I don't understand
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ผม (ฉัน) ไม่เข้าใจ ครับ(ค่ะ)
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Phom (chan) mai khao jai khrap (kha)
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Glad to see you
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ดีใจที่ได้พบคุณ ครับ(ค่ะ)
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Dee jai thee dai pob khun khrap (kha)
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Not spicy, please
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ขอไม่เผ็ด ครับ(ค่ะ)
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Khaw mai phet khrap (kha)
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Bottle
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ขวด
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Khwaht
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Water
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น้ำ
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Nam
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Beer, please
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ขอเบียร์ ครับ(ค่ะ)
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Khaw bia khrap (kha)
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Check (please)
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เช็คบิล (ด้วย) ครับ(ค่ะ)
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Check bill (duay) khrap (kha)
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Where is the restroom?
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ห้องน้ำอยู่ที่ไหน ครับ(ค่ะ)
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Hawng nam yu tee nai khrap (kha)
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How much is this (item)?
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อันนี้เท่าไร
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An nee thao rai
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Out of gas
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น้ำมันหมดแล้ว
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Num man mot laew
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Dead battery
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แบตเตอรีไฟขาด
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Baet-te-ree fai kaat
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These are not all the useful phrases in the Thai language, but they will help you feel more confident in an unfamiliar country. Note that after colons in the pronunciation column, you should lengthen the sound. The "ครับ" and "ค่ะ" at the end of sentences in the Thai column are polite particles used for addressing people.
