Your Basic Thai Skills Will Go a Long Way

If you’re planning your first trip to Thailand, or already you’ve booking and are getting the suitcase organised, your experience when you get here will be greatly enhanced if you’ve conquered some basic Thai language skills.

It doesn’t matter whether it’s just a simple greeting or some useful words and phrases, it will make every aspect of dealing with the Thai people more enjoyable and rewarding.

You will find the basics most helpful in every situation during your time in Thailand, from shopping and dining, to having lots of fun with your various encounters as you discover the many delights of the nightlife scene, and those endless Thai smiles.

If your destination is any of the popular holiday stops like Bangkok, Phuket, Samui, Chiang Mai, or indeed, here in Pattaya, you won’t need a dictionary at the ready as most Thais you’ll be dealing with in the hospitality industry will be able to speak in English to you.

Having said that, some basic Thai will make your time here a lot more rewarding and fulfilling. The Thai people would certainly appreciate your efforts at speaking their language, even if it’s only a simple greeting.

We have a fairly comprehensive list of everyday Thai words and phrases with an introduction to the polite way to use Thai for male and female speakers in our “Useful Thai Phrases” section which you’ll find on the left menu bar of the home page of mypattaya.com.

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