Before leaving for your first (or next) Thailand trip, learn some useful expressions. The inhabitants will appreciate if you make an effort to speak in their language. They might even treat you friendlier.      

Various phrases

Good morning = Arunn sawadd

Good day/ Hello = Sawadii

Good night = Ratrisawadd

Good bye = Lagawn

See you = Läow påbb gann mai

My name is = Chann chue

How are you? = Kunn sabai dii rue?

Thank you = Kåb kunn

Do you speak English? = Kunn pood pasaa Angritt?

It was nice to meet you. = Yin dii tii daai roo djack

Good luck! = Chååk dii!

I am fine = Sabai dii

Shopping

How much does this cost? = Raka tao rai

Can you lower the price? = Lod raka noi dai mai

I like this = Chan chob aun nee

I like that = Chan chob aun nun

Do you have any other colour? = Mee see aeun bang mai

Shop = Ran kaa

Toilet = Hong nam 

Clothes = Sier par

Shoes = Rong tao

Watch = Nar ri ka

How much? = Tao Rai?

Restaurant = Ran ar harn

Directions

Where is the clothes shop? =  Ran kaa Sier par u tee nai

Where is the toilet? = Hong nam u tee nai

Where is the restaurant? = Ran ar harn u tee nai si