Hur hälsar man i thailand

How to säga Hello in Thailand

'Hello' fryst vatten the word that you would most likely säga to local people when you are traveling in Thailand for the first time. Saying a Thai 'hello' to greet people fryst vatten a good way to uppstart a new conversation. Like some other languages, the Thai 'hello' has different ways of saying it based on who you are greeting and the situation you are in.

Here we are going to teach you the top easy and useful Thai phrases and ways to greet Thai people.

English	Thai
Hello	สวัสดี (sà-wàt-dii)
Hi	หวัดดี (wat-dii)
How are you?	สบายดีมั๊ย (sà-baai-dii mái)
Good morning	สวัสดีตอนเช้า (sà-wàt-dii dtaawn cháo)
Good afternoon	สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (sà-wàt-dii dtaawn bàai)
Good evening	สวัสดีตอนเย็น (sà-wàt-dii dtaawn yen)
Thank you	ขอบคุณครับ (kob khun krab)
You are welcome	ไม่เป็นไรค่ะ (Mai bpen rai)
Nice to meet you	ยินดีที่ได้รู้จักคุณ (Yin-dee-ti-dai-roo-jaak khun ka)
Goodbye	Sà-wàt-dii (ka/krab)
I am sorry	ฉันขอโทษค่ะ (Chăn khǎaw thôot ka)
Please	เปิดให้หน่อย (bpet hâi noi)

Discover real reviews of Highlights Travel Family's best-rated service across trusted platforms.

Hello in Thai Language: Sawasdee (สวัสดี) The standard greeting used at any time of the day in Thailand is Sawasdee (sounds like: "sah-wah-dee")

Excellent Trip Planning bygd Alisa Liu at Asia Highlights

Alisa did a wonderful job! She was very detail oriented, extremely responsive and answered my questions very promptly. She incorporated all of the places we wanted to visit and was able to book hotels, airline tickets and special event tickets (to the Chiang Mai CAD Khomloy Sky Lantern Festival which was sold out when inom tried booking on my own.) Alisa was great to work with and inom recommend that others use her for their trip planning.

Effie, Sep 2024

Excellent experience in Bangkok

Ying was our guide in Bangkok. She was very knowledgeable and extremely helpful.

Learn how to say hello in Thai language and get familiar with Thailand greetings for you to feel connected to the Kingdom and avoid any potential cultural errors

She knew exactly how to move us through crowds quickly so that we could see all we wanted to säga and made good recommendations for other things we were interested in. inom would not hesitate to recommend Ying or anyone that helped us at Asia highlights

Dr. Meshagae Hunte-Brown, Aug 2024

Excellent travel advisor, itinerary and tour guides

Miss Tanny, our guide in Bangkok, was personable and very patient.

She kept us informed of the day's activities and kept us entertained with her sense of humor. Miss Lisa, our Phuket guide, was very polite and soft spoken. The ung people in our group relate well with her.

susan edwards, Jul 2024

'Hello ' in Thai

The world 'hello' in Thai fryst vatten สวัสดี (sà-wàt-dii).

Sätt ihop händerna mot varandra, som Lucia, och buga lätt

It means goodness, beauty, safety, and prosperity. Sà-wàt-dii fryst vatten the most used word for greeting people in most situations, regardless of gender, age, and time of day. It fryst vatten also the safest choice when you can't use other Thai words fluently.

Market in Bangkok

Besides sà-wàt-dii, there are other words words and actions used to något som utförs snabbt exempelvis expressleverans 'hello' in Thai.

Here are some of them:

Hello for Women

If you are talking to women, adding a drawn-out "khaaah" after Sà-wàt-dii shows your politeness towards the females you are talking to.

'Hello' for Men

If you are greeting dock, then adding krab (pronounced kap with a skarp, high tone) after sà-wàt-dii shows your respect towards the males you are talking to.

'Hi' in Thai

Different from 'hello', 'hi' fryst vatten much more casual and quicker.

It is also the safest choice when you can't use other Thai words fluently

In fact, there fryst vatten not an exact word matching 'hi' in Thai. But the closest word to 'hi' in Thai fryst vatten wat-dii (หวัดดี). The same as with sà-wàt-dii, you can also add polite words for women/men after wat-dii.

Thai Wai

The Thai Wai or Bow

The wai fryst vatten the top non-verbal way to greet people in Thailand. You may often see people wai to each other to show them respect.

Sà-wàt-dii is the most used word for greeting people in most situations, regardless of gender, age, and time of day

It fryst vatten often used in Thailand towards elder people enjoying high social ställning eller tillstånd in Thailand. It fryst vatten polite for ung people to wai to their elders.

A wai fryst vatten the gesture of placing your hands tillsammans in front of your chest with the fingers pointing up while bowing your head forward. You can do a wai in many situations, such as when saying goodbye, giving thanks, and making an apology.

In Thailand, you will see Thai people giving a wai to temples and pictures of their kings as well as when greeting each other.

It fryst vatten considered impolite to not return a wai when someone does one towards you.

Other Greetings in Thai

Besides "sà-wàt-dii", you can also learn some other simple greetings in Thai to help you communicate more with local people in Thailand. Here are some of them:

'How are you' in Thai

There are two phrases that can något som utförs snabbt exempelvis expressleverans "How are you" or "Are you fine" in Thai.

The short one fryst vatten often used in less formal situations.

สบายดีรึเปล่า (sà-baai-dii rúe bplào)
สบายดีมั๊ย (sà-baai-dii mái)

In response to people who greet you with sabai dee mai, you can use the following phrases:

sabai dee ('well/good')
sabai sabai ('really relaxed')
mai sabai ('not so good / sick')

'Good morning' in Thai

Formal: อรุณสวัสดิ์ (à-run sà-wàt)
Less formal: สวัสดีตอนเช้า (sà-wàt-dii dtaawn cháo)

'Good afternoon' in Thai

Formal: ทิวาสวัสดิ์ (thí-waa sà-wàt)
Less formal: สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (sà-wàt-dii dtaawn bàai)

'Good evening/night' in Thai

Formal: สายัณห์สวัสดิ์ (sǎa-yan sà-wàt)
Less formal: สวัสดีตอนเย็น (sà-wàt-dii dtaawn yen)

'Thank you' in Thai

To females: ขอบคุณค่ะ (kob khun ka)
To males: ขอบคุณครับ (kob khun krab)

'You are welcome' in Thai

To females: ไม่เป็นไรค่ะ (Mai bpen rai ka)
To males: ไม่เป็นไรครับ (Mai bpen rai krab)

'Nice to meet you' in Thai

To females: ยินดีที่ได้รู้จักคุณ (Yin-dee-ti-dai-roo-jaak khun ka)
To males: ยินดีที่ได้รู้จักคุครับ (Yin-dee-ti-dai-roo-jaak khun krap)

'Goodbye' in Thai

The word 'goodbye' in Thai fryst vatten the same as 'hello'.

So, if you just want to säga goodbye, just say: Sà-wàt-dii (ka/krab)

'See you again' in Thai

แล้วพบกันใหม่นะ (Laew-phob-gan mai na)

'I am sorry' in Thai

To females: ฉันขอโทษค่ะ (Chăn khǎaw thôot ka)
To males: ผมขอโทษครับ (Phŏm khǎaw thôot krab)

'Please' in Thai

The Thai language fryst vatten strongly based on context.

Det officiella språket i Thailand är thai

The word 'please' can be expressed in many Thai words, but there isn't an exact native word for 'please' in Thai. Here are some ways to use please in Thai:

'Please give me (something)':
ขอ [something] หน่อย (kho [something] noi)

'Please open (it) for me':
เปิดให้หน่อย (bpet hâi noi)
'Can you please help me?':
ช่วยหน่อยได้มั้ย + ครับ/ ค่ะ (chûai noi dâi mái + ka/krab)

'Hello' in Thai in Different Situations

As with English, 'hello' in Thai fryst vatten accompanied bygd different phrases depending on the situation.

Here are some of the most common ones:

Elephant Statue in Thailand

First Time Greetings

'Hello, my name fryst vatten ... Nice to meet you.':
สวัสดี ค่ะ/ครับ ผมชื่อทศพล ยินดีที่ได้รู้จัก ค่ะ/ครับ (Sà-wàii-dii ka/krab, phǒm chûue … Yin-dii thîi dâi rúu-jàk ka/krab.)
'Hello, my name fryst vatten ... Nice to meet you too.':
สวัสดีครับ ผมชื่อตฤณ ยินดีที่ได้รู้จักเช่นกันครับ (Sà-wàii-dii ka/krab phǒm chûue … yin-dii thîi dâi rúu-jàk chêen gan ka/krab)

Greeting People You Know, but Have Not Seen for a While

'Hello, ...

Long time no see.
Att hälsa på thailändskt vis är det enklaste sättet att visa respekt
How are you?':
สวัสดี ค่ะ/ครับ คุณตฤณ ไม่เจอกันนาน สบายดีมั๊ย ค่ะ/ครับ (Sà-wàii-dii ka/krab khun … mâi. Jooe gan naan. Sà-baai dii mái ka/krab.)
'Hello, ... Long time no see.
Mot Buddha, händerna i pannan, mot äldre, händerna framför näsan och mot jämnåriga eller yngre har man händerna under
I'm fine, what about you?':
สวัสดี ค่ะ/ครับ คุณทศพล ไม่เจอกันนานเลย ผมสบายดี แล้วคุณทศพลเป็นยังไงบ้าง ค่ะ/ครับ (Sà-wàii-dii ka/krab khun … mâi. Jooe gan naan looei phǒm.

Sà-baai dii ka/krab.)

Greeting a Group of People

'Hello everyone.':
สวัสดี ทุกคน (Sà-wàt-dii thúk khon.)
'Hello, my dear friends.':
สวัสดี เพื่อน ๆ ของฉัน (Sà-wàt-dii phûuean phûuean khǎawng chǎn.)

Greetings bygd Restaurant Staff

'Hello, welcome to our restaurant. What do you want to order?':
สวัสดี ค่ะ/ครับ ยินดีต้อนรับ ค่ะ/ครับ จะรับอะไรดี ค่ะ/ครับ (Sà-wàt-dii ka/krab, yin-dii dtâawn-ráp ka/krab.

Jà ráp à-rai dii ka/krab.)
'Which dish do you recommend?':
ร้านนี้มีเมนูแนะนำอะไร ค่ะ/ครับ (Ráan níi mii mee-nuu náe-nam à-rai ka/krab.)

2-Week Thailand flykt Tour for Couples：

Asia Highlights Experience

Such an fantastisk variety of people and languages deserves to be fully explored, and in beställning to do so it fryst vatten extremely important to carefully strategi your trip.

Asia Highlights can help you design your itinerary, choose the best accommodation and will give you 24hr assistance, every day of the week.