Sabai Language Help: what a phrasebook leaves out
When lost, พูดช้าๆ ได้ไหม (please speak slowly) and ไม่เข้าใจ (I don't understand) are lifesavers. Thais appreciate the effort enormously.
The phrases this applies to
พูดช้าๆ ได้ไหม
phut cha dai mai
Can you speak slowly?
พูดอีกครั้งได้ไหม
phûut ìik kráng dâi mǎi
Can you say it again?
ไม่เข้าใจ
mai khao jai
I don't understand
เข้าใจแล้ว
khao jai laeo
I understand now
แปลว่าอะไร
plae wa arai
What does it mean?
พูดไทยได้นิดหน่อย
phut thai dai nit noi
I can speak a little Thai
พูดไทยไม่ได้
phut thai mai dai
I can't speak Thai
เรียนภาษาไทย
rian phasa thai
I'm learning Thai
These come from chapter 19
of the course, where the full word list and audio live.
Practise these phrases in the app
Spaced repetition, speaking practice and audio for every phrase. Free, forever.
Get told when it launches