Thai Love Phrases

Lots of you come to Thailand Musings looking for Thai love phrases and that’s not surprising. You want to be able to express yourself in your new friends native language and that’s a really good thing. It help you to understand the culture a little better and it gives her a really good feeling too. By learning some Thai language she knows that you are more committed and that you are interested in her culture.

When Golf and I first met and started chatting on Thai Love Links I struggled to find a good resource for Thai language. I didn’t need to become proficient, but I wanted to be able to express my feelings for her in a way I knew she would understand and I wanted her to know that I cared for her so much that I was willing to take the time to learn her language.

So, for those of you that want or need to speak the language of love in Thai here’s a small dictionary of Thai love phrases that are sure to impress and excite your new Thai girlfriend. I guarantee she will be amazed and impressed. If you’re having trouble with pronunciation you can ask her for help too which will help to make your relationship more concrete.

 

Beginning Your Relationship

I am single. (pom yung sot)

You are very beautiful. (koon suay mak mak)

You are very cute. (koon na-ruk mak mak)

I like your smile. (pom chorp roi yim kong koon)

Can I see you tomorrow? (proong nee jer gun dai mai) - For yes the reply is “dai” and for no the reply is “mai dai”

Are you free tonight? (keun nee koon wang mai) - For yes the reply is “wang” and for no the reply is “mai wang”

Do you like me? (koon chorp pom reu blao) - For yes the reply is “chorp” and for no the reply is “mai chorp”

Can you go out with me? (bai tee-o gup pom dai mai) - For yes the reply is “dai” and for no the reply is “mai dai”

Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend? (koon mee faen reu yung) - For yes the reply is “me” and for no the reply is “yung mai mee”

What kind of men do you like? (koon chorp poo-chai bap nai)

Can you tell me your phone number please? (kor ber tor koon dai mai) - For yes the reply is “dai” and for no the reply is “mai dai”

Do you want to go and eat with me? (bai gin kao gub pom mai) - For yes the reply is “bai” and for no the reply is “mai bai”

Do you want to go to watch a movie? (bai doo nung gup pom mai) - For yes the reply is “bai” and for no the reply is “mai bai”

Your eyes are so beautiful. (duang dtar kong koon suay mak)

Can I hold your hand? (pom kor jub meu koon dai mai?)

Have a nice dream. (fun dee na)

Take care of yourself. (do lae dtua eng duay na)

 

Taking it to the Next Level

Love at first sight. (ruk raek pop)

I still remember the first moment we met. (pom yung jum krang-raek tee row pob gun dai)

I want you to be happy. (pom dtong gan hai koon mee kwarm sook)

You make me happy. (koon tam hai pom mee kwarm sook)

I miss you. (pom kit teung koon)

I miss you all the time. (pom kit-teung koon dta-lod way-la)

Can you be my girlfriend? (ben faen gub pom dai mai) - For yes the reply is “dai” and for no the reply is “mai dai”

You are my girlfriend. (koon ben fan kong pom)

You are my sweetheart. (koon keu yot -ruk kong pom)

You are the one I have been waiting for. (koon bpen kon dieow tee pom ror koi)

I am serious about you. (pom jing jai gup koon)

I think about you all night. (pom kit teung koon tung keun)

I want to meet you. (pom dtong-gan/yaak pop koon)

I want to hug you. (pom dtong-gan/yaak got koon)

Can I kiss you? (pom kor joop koon dai mai)

I want to be with you. (pom yaak yoo gup koon)

Do you miss me? (koon kit teung pom baang mai)

I won’t forget you. (pom ja mai leum koon)

When do you want me to come back? (koon dtong gan hai pom glup ma muea rai)

 

When You’re Ready to Marry Your Thai Girlfriend

I think I have fallen in love with you. (pom kit wa pom long ruk koon) / (pom kit wa pom dtok loom ruk koon)

My heart is yours. (hua jai kong pom ben kong koon)

You are my angel. (koon keu nung fa kong pom)

I love you. (pom ruk koon)

I will be faithful to you. (pom ja seu-sut dtor/gub koon)

I don’t want to let you go. (pom mai dtong-gan hai koon bai)

Can I meet your parents? (pom ja bai pob por gub mae kong koon dai mai) - For yes the reply is “dai” and for no the reply is “mai dai”

I want to see your face every day. (pom yaak hen na koon took wan)

I want to marry you. (pom dtong-gan dtang ngan gub koon)

I can’t live without you. (pom yoo mai dai ta mai mee koon)

 

If There’s Trouble

I hope I can see you again. (pom wang wa ja dai pob koon eek-krang)

Can you give me one more chance? (hai aow-gat pom eek-krang dai mai) - For yes the reply is “dai” and for no the reply is “mai dai”

I will never cheat on you (pom ja mai nork jai koon)

Your love is very important to me. (kwarm ruk kong koon sam kun dtor/sam-rap pom mak)

Please speak to me. (dai brot poot gup pom)

You hurt me so much. (koon tam pom jep-bpuat mak)

Please trust me. (brot chuea jai pom)

I want you to trust me. (pom dtong gan hai koon chuea jai pom)

I never lied to you. (pom mai koie gor hok koon)

Don’t leave me. (ya ting pom)

I will always be on your side. (pom ja yoo kiang-kang koon sa-mer)

Obviously this is not complete, but it will give you a great start and if possible get your Thai girlfriend to help you expand on your vocabulary. If you’re interested in more Thai language guides leave a comment telling me what you need to know and I’ll do my best to put together additional guides. And if you want to hear the phrases maybe I can get Golf to record them and we’ll post them up here. As always, I’m here to help in anyway, just leave a comment and ask.

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Speaking of Thai Food

As I said in a previous post you’ll want to learn at least a small amount of Thai words for food unless you plan on eating Pad Thai and fried rice for your entire stay in Thailand. I like pad thai and fried rice as much as the next person, but not everyday for weeks.

Thai food words:

Rice = Kao

Shrimp = goong

Pork = moo

Chicken = gai

Beef = neua

Duck = bped

Watermelon = tangmo

Pineapple = subparod

Coconut = ma-prao

Orange = som

Lime = ma-now

Banana = gluoy

Speaking Thai in the restaurant:

Boiled Rice = Kao Tom

Thai Spicy Grilled Beef = Neua Naam Tok

Chicken with rice = khao mun khai

Omelette = kai jee-o

Fried Vegetables = pad pak

Tomato Chili with Pork = Naam Prik Oog

Chicken cook in Spicy Basil = Khapraew Gai

Papaya Spicy Salad = som tum

Fried Chicken Wings = Peek Gai tod

Chicken Fried with Cashew Nuts = kai phat met mamuang himmaphan

Spicy Lemongrass Soup with Shrimp = tom yum goong

Coconut Soup with Soybeans = Lon Dtao Jieow

Red Pork with rice = khao moo dang

Eat here = gin tee nee

Take away = glub baan

Clear the table please = geb jaan khrap/ka

Hopefully this selection of Thai words will make your stay in the Kingdom of Thailand a little more palatable. There are so many delicious foods to be eaten that you definitely want to experience as much as possible and by learning a little bit of the language you’ll be able to get away from the same same dishes that all the tourists to Thailand are eating.

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Say “I Love You” and Other Thai Love Phrases

When you meet a girl and you like her or think she’s pretty you want to be able to tell her right? It can be hard enough for some of us when the girl speaks the same language as us, but what can you do if you’ve just met the Thai girl of your dreams and don’t know how to tell her how you feel?

Here are a few phrases of love that will go a long way in letting your girl know how you feel and finding out how she feels. Don’t let the spoken language barrier block the language of the heart.

koon suay mak - You are very beautiful
koon na-ruk mak - You are very cute
koon tam hai pom mee kwarm sook - You make me happy
pom kit teung koon - I miss you
pom sot - I am single
koon chorp pom reu blao - Do you like me? (For yes the reply is “chorp” and for no the reply is “mai chorp”)
koon mee faen reu yung - Do you have a girlfriend/boyfriend? (For yes the reply is “mee” and for no the reply is “mai mee”)
ben faen pom dai mai - Can you be my girlfriend? (For yes the reply is “dai” and for no the reply is “mai dai”)
pom kit wa pom long ruk koon - I think I have fallen in love with you
hua jai kong pom ben kong koon - My heart is yours
chan rak khoon - I love you
chan rak khoon maak leeuy - I love you so much
joop dai mai - Can I kiss you?
tee rak - sweetheart or darling
koon keu yot ruk kong pom - You are my sweetheart

That’s all for right now, I’ll post more Thai dating and love phrases later so you can speak of matters of the heart better with your Thai girlfriend. Let me know if there’s anything specific you would like to know.

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Counting in Thai

No matter what language you are learning from Arabic to English to Thai it is vitaly important that you know how to counting. Numbers are so important for everyday life that this should be something you learn very early and practice until you make it completely natural so you can count without thinking about it.

Fortunately counting in Thai is really simple. It is based on 10’s and multiples of tens so once you learn how to count from 1-10 in Thai you can easily build upon that. Here are the number in Thai from 0 to 10:

0 - soon
1 - nung
2 - song
3 - sarm
4 - see
5 - haa
6 - hok
7 - djet
8 - bat
9 - gao
10 - sip

Counting above ten is really simple too, since in Thai we just add the numbers together so you would continue like this:

11 - sip et
12 - sip song
13 - sip sarm
14 - sip see
…
20 - yee sip
21 - yee sip et
22 - yee sip song
23 - yee sip sarm
…
30 - sarm sip
31 - sarm sip et
…
40 - see sip
50 - haa sip
60 - hok sip
70 - djet sip
80 - bat sip
90 - gao sip
100 - nung roy

Once you get to one hundred you can just add the lower number following so 100 is nung roy and 121 is nung roi, yee sip et and 550 would be haa roy, haa sip and 999 would be gao roy, gao sip, gao (literally nine hundred, ninety, nine just like in English).

Just start by practicing 0 to 10 anytime you can. I used to do it to count reps in the gym, but really you can count 0-10 for a lot of things in your everyday life. After a week or so it should be pretty natural and you can start to count larger numbers. Before long you’ll be able to put Thai numbers to anything.

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Thai Language and Vocabulary

Thailand has its own language and alphabet which is completely different from Western languages. The Thai alphabet contains 44 consonants and 18 vowels. In addition, Thai is a tonal language with 5 different tones, meaning the same word can have 5 different meaning dependent on the tone. Believe me this can be very confusing when you are learning the language! Golf has demonstrated for me already and I’ll be damned if I can hear much difference in the tones most times and I certainly can’t reproduce them. Very funny for her and very frustrating for me.

That being said, most common words and phrases can be picked up by the Westerner and it is very appreciated by the Thai’s. Want to get a smile? Simply use some Thai phrases when you are in Thailand. Even if you mangle the pronunciation it will be appreciated and in most cases will get you a huge smile and possibly a new friend.

Here’s a great resource for Thai writing: http://www.omniglot.com/writing/thai.htm

However if you just want some basic phrases to use keep coming back here to Thailand Musings. I will try to add short lists of 5-10 words or phrases each week and if you have any questions about any of them you can certainly leave a comment and Golf can help you.

So, here’s the first of many Thai vocabulary lists:

Sawasdee – Hello

La korn - goodbye

Korp khun – thank you

Khun cheu a rai? – What is your name?

Khun pood pa sa ang krit mai? – Do you speak English?

Kor tode – excuse me

Ka rue na – please

Sa ba dee mai? – How are you?

Dee – good

Mai dee – bad

Please note also that Thai’s are very polite, especially to strangers. When speaking it is polite to add –khrab to the end of any sentence or phrase if you are a male. If you are a female you would add –kaa. So “Hello” is said like this:

Sawasdee khrab (for males)

Sawasdee kaa (for females)

Please do not forget to add these to everything you say lest the person you’re speaking to think you are rude and unthinking. Let me know if there are any words or phrases in particular you’d like to learn and I’ll be happy to include them in the next Thai vocabulary post.

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