Mai Pen Rai: Jen's Adventures in Thailand

"EVERY TIME YOU HAVE MADE A THOUGHT, LAUGH AT IT." ~LAO TZU

Saturday, May 20, 2006

Quick Lesson in Thai

So these are some key phrases. Keep in mind that women always end their sentence with the word "ka" while men end their sentence with the word "krup." I'm not going to bother with the tones here because it's just too hard to explain.

Hello= Sawat dee ka/krup.
Thank you= Khap koon ka/krup.
Where is the bathroom? = Hong nahm yu ti-nai?
Beautiful= Soooo-ay
To eat something= Tahn
How much is this? = Nee tao a-rai?
What is this? =Nee a a-rai?
I don't understand= Mai kao-jai.

And the last phrase is probably the most common phrase which really symoblizes the attitude of the Thai people. The phrase is "mai pen rai" and it has a million meanings but generally, it's taken to mean "don't worry about it," "it's no problem," "whatever" or "forget about it." People constantly use this phrase to basically tell each other to chill out and don't get so worried about things. It's really nice that things are so laid-back here!

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