Sabai 
The Sabai journal.
The things that did not fit on a reference page, written by someone who has made most of these mistakes personally.
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เกรงใจ (greng jai): the word with no translation
The reluctance to impose, strong enough that people refuse things they want. Why you should offer twice, and the sentence that lets someone off the hook.
3 September 2026
What does สบาย (sabai) mean?
Comfortable, well, and at ease, all in one word. Why "not sabai" is how you say you are ill, what สบายดีไหม is actually asking, and where สนุก and สะดวก come in.
3 September 2026
How to bargain in Thailand without being the person everyone hates
Where haggling is expected and where it is just mean. Four lines with audio, the number problem nobody warns you about, and the two things that move a price more than words.
28 August 2026
เผ็ด (phèt): the five spice levels, and why "not spicy" still burns
From mâi phèt to phèt mâak, with a recording on every rung. Why "not spicy" is a relative measurement, which dishes can actually be changed, and why hot and hot are two different words.
16 August 2026
ครับ (khráp) and ค่ะ (khâ): the two syllables that decide how you come across
It depends on your gender, not the listener’s, and it never changes. Why women have two of them, why khráp comes out as káp, and how to avoid the beginner tell of using it too much.
16 August 2026
Why Thai romanization is a mess, and how to stop it slowing you down
Khob khun, kop khun, khòrp-khun. Why the official system drops tone on purpose, why Phuket does not start with an f, and the four rules that make it stop mattering.
16 August 2026
Is Thai hard? Yes and no, and here is exactly which parts
The grammar is a holiday. The tones and the script are a wall about a month thick. Which parts are actually hard, and how long the hard bit lasts.
9 August 2026More on the way. If you want them as they land, leave your email.
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