498 Essential Thai Words
These Thai words are useful from the earliest stages of learning and play an important role in everyday conversation, basic grammar, and common sentence patterns. Browse their meanings and pronunciation, then open any entry to learn more.
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- ไปทำงาน pay thamŋaan go to work, go somewhere for work
- ไฟ fay fire, flame electricity, electric power, power
- ไม่ mây not, do not, is not no, I won’t, I don’t want to
- ไม่...เลย mây ləəy not ... at all, never ... at all [depending on context]
- ไม่ควรจะ mây khuan cà should not, ought not to
- ไม่ค่อย mây khɔ̂y not often, hardly ever not very, not particularly
- ไม่ค่อย...เลย mây khɔ̂ɔy ləəy hardly ever, rarely
- ไม่ดี mây dii not good
- ไม่ต้อง...ก็ได้ mây tɔ̂ŋ kɔ̂ɔ dâay do not have to..., it is okay not to...
- ไม่น่าจะ mây nâa cà probably not, be unlikely to
- ไม่มี mây mii not exist, not have, there is no
- ไม่เป็นไร mây pen ray no problem, don't worry about it, never mind fine, all right, not a problem
- ไม่ใช่ mây chây be not, not be no, that’s not right
- ไม่ได้ mây dâay did not, have not, it is not the case that ... cannot, may not [depending on context]
- ไว้ wáy do and keep that way, leave something done, do in advance wear or keep (hair, beard, mustache)
- ไหน nǎy where which one, which
- ไหม mǎy [yes-no question particle], do you ...?, is it ...?, would you like to ...?, can ...?, is that right?
- ไหว wǎy be able to manage, be able to endure