Frasi essenziali in Thai per principianti
Queste sono le parole e le frasi in Thai che userai in continuazione — sì, no, per favore, grazie e il vocabolario di sopravvivenza quotidiano che rende tutto il resto più facile. Ogni voce include la romanizzazione, un suggerimento di pronuncia "suona come" e frasi di esempio reali.
Unlock the questions
Six little words that turn anything you point at into a conversation. Thai question words usually sit at the end of the sentence, so you can bolt them onto almost anything.
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อะไร arai What
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ที่ไหน thii nai Where
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เมื่อไหร่ muearai When
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ทำไม thammai Why
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อย่างไร yangrai How
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ใคร khrai Who
The politeness switch
Thai has a built-in courtesy particle: men end sentences with ครับ (khráp), women with ค่ะ (khâ). Add one to nearly any phrase in this guide and it instantly sounds polite.
Point, choose, decide
Markets, menus, taxis — most early wins in Thai come from pointing at something and saying one of these.
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ใช่ chai Yes
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ไม่ mai No
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กรุณา karuna Please
The formal please — you'll see it on signs and hear it in announcements.
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นี่ nii This
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นั่น nan That
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อันไหน an nai Which one?
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เท่าไหร่ thaorai How much?
The everyday verbs
Thai verbs never conjugate — no endings, no tenses to memorize. Learn these seven and you can already want, need, and do things.
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อยาก yak Want to
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ได้ dai Can
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ต้อง tông Must
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ไป pai To go
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มา maa To come
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กิน kin To eat
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ดื่ม duem To drink
Time and place
Now or later, here or there — these six anchor every plan you'll ever make in Thai.
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ตอนนี้ ton níi Now
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ทีหลัง thii lang Later
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ที่นี่ thi nii Here
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ที่นั่น thi nan There
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ใกล้ klai Near
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ไกล klai Far
A tone trap worth knowing
ใกล้ (near) and ไกล (far) are both romanized klai — only the tone separates them. Near falls sharply, far stays flat. When in doubt, gesture.
How you feel
Hungry, hot, cold, fine — announce your state in one word and Thais will take it from there.
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หิว hiu Hungry
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ร้อน ron Hot
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หนาว nao Cold
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สบายดี sabaai dii I'm fine
In real life: buying a snack at a street stall
อันนี้เท่าไหร่ an níi thaorai
How much is this one?
เอานี่เลย ao nii loei
I'll take this one.
เอาน้ำมาให้หน่อย ao nám maa hâi nòi
And please bring me some water.
พอแล้ว ขอบคุณ phɔɔ laew khɔ̀p khun
That's enough, thank you.
Mettiti alla prova
Tocca il significato di ogni frase in Thai — le risposte si rivelano subito.
Domande frequenti
Quali frasi in Thai dovrei imparare per prime?
Inizia con i saluti, sì e no, per favore e grazie — la spina dorsale della cortesia. Poi aggiungi le parole interrogative (cosa, dove, quanto costa), perché aprono conversazioni reali in fretta. La lista qui sopra è organizzata così che le frasi più utili vengano prima.
Come si pronunciano queste frasi in Thai?
Ogni frase include la romanizzazione — la frase scritta in lettere latine. Leggila prima lentamente ad alta voce, poi avvicinati man mano al ritmo della frase completa. Per i madrelingua contano molto più la sicurezza e il contesto che una pronuncia perfetta.
Qual è il modo migliore per memorizzare queste frasi?
Poco ma spesso batte le maratone di studio. Ripassa qualche frase al giorno, dilla ad alta voce e rivedila l'indomani. L'app Pretalk trasforma liste come questa in brevi lezioni con ripasso a intervalli, così le frasi restano davvero impresse.
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Esercitati in Thai ovunque
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