10 Thai Phrases ONLY THAIS Use | ***HOW THAI ARE YOU?***

These are ten very Thai phrases, they are used in daily conversations. If you would like to sound a little more Thai, you are welcome to use them.

1. No have = don’t have

Actual Thai term: ไม่มี /mâi mii/

 

2. Same same but different. = similar

Actual Thai term: คล้าย /kláai/

They look similar

พวกเขาหน้าคล้ายกัน

/pûak káo nâa kláai gan/

 

3. Where where is where where

Actual Thai term: ไหนๆก็ไหนๆ

/năi năi gâw năi năi/

You might as well.

 

ไหนๆก็ไหนๆแล้ว ดื่มสักขวดนะ

/năi năi gâw năi năi láew, dùem sák kùad ná/

We have come this far, you might as well drink a bottle.

 

4. Up to you

Thai term: แล้วแต่คุณ /láew dtà kun/

 

5. อเมริกันแชร์ /à-may-rí-gan chae/ = Let’s split the bill.

Actual Thai term: หารกัน hăan gan

 

6. Fitness = gym

เย็นนี้ผมจะไปฟิตเนส

/yen níi pŏm jà bpai fít-nèd/

 

7. เสป็ก /sà-pék/ = type pf person that you like

เสป็กของคุณเป็นยังไง

/sà-pék kăwng kun bpen yang-ngai/

What is your type?

 

8. ฟิต /fít/ = tight , it is too small, it doesn’t fit but Thais say “fit”.

 

9. โอเว่อร์ /oo wêr/ = overact or exaggerate

 

10. ไฮโซ /hai soo/ = luxurious

ดูผู้หญิงคนนั้นสิ เขาแต่งตัวไฮโซมาก

/duu pûu-yĭng kon nán sì, káo dtàeng-dtua hai-soo mâak/

 

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