Sabai Greetings & Politeness: what a phrasebook leaves out
Always close a sentence with ครับ (men) or ค่ะ (women). It softens everything and is the single fastest way to sound polite and natural.
The phrases this applies to
สวัสดี
sa-wat-dee
Hello
เจอกัน
jer-gan
Goodbye
ครับ
khrap
Polite particle (male)
ค่ะ
kha
Polite particle (female)
สวัสดีครับ
sawatdii khrap
Hello (male speaker)
ขอบคุณ
khob-khun
Thank you
ขอโทษ
kho thot
Sorry
ได้โปรด
dai-broht
Please
These come from chapter 1
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