Learn a short, polite exchange you can use from your first day in Thailand.
Time
18 min
Focus
Listen + speak
Before
Nothing required
Learning goals✓Greet someone politely✓Ask whether someone is well✓Answer and return the question
How to read the pronunciation guide
Tone marks: a = mid, à = low, â = falling, á = high, ǎ = rising. Doubled vowels are long. ŋ is the ng sound; y is as in yes. ɛ, ɔ, ə and ʉ represent distinct vowel sounds. ph, th and kh have a puff of air; th is not English th.
pay, mǎy and ŋ correspond to pai, mǎi and ng in other guides. Hyphens may separate syllables. This is a simplified reading guide, not an exact transcription of the recording. หนังสือ is shown as nǎŋsʉ̌ʉ and เขา as khǎw; naŋsʉ̌ʉ and kháw also occur in fluent speech.
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NoticeMeet the dialogue
Listen once before you analyse
Two people greet each other, ask about their wellbeing and return the question. First listen for the rhythm. Then reveal the transcript and follow the Thai.
The statement keeps its shape. Add หรือ near the end to ask for confirmation, then finish with a polite particle.
Youคุณkhun
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Wellสบายดีsabaay dii
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Questionหรือrʉ̌ʉ
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Politeครับkhráp
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Guided practice
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What does this greeting mean?
สวัสดีครับ
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Choose the natural polite question: “How are you?”
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Listen to the dialogue. Which reply says “I am fine, thank you”?
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How do you return the question with “And you?”
Source provenance
Adapted from retained source material
This pilot is adapted from FSI Thai Basic Course lesson 1. The full historical lesson, grammar notes and drills remain available during migration. แล้วคุณละครับ means “And you?” here. The older source writes ละ; ล่ะ is the usual modern spelling of the particle in this question.
