Bringing Home the Orphans

A Child's Desire

Useful Thai Phrases
for Adopting Families

Pronouns
English Thai Transliteration

Yes

chai
No 不是 mai chai
I (we) 我 (我们) chan (rau)
You (you) 你 (你们) khun
He / She (They) 他 (他们) khao / thur (pouk khao)
Who? 谁? krai
What? 什么? arai
This (These) 这 (这些) nee (lao nee)
That (Those) 那 (那些) nan (lao nan)
Here 这里 thee nee
There 那里 thee nan
Where? 哪里? thee nhai
Verbs
English Thai Transliteration
To be
E.g., I am your mummy
I am your daddy.
He is your (older) brother
He is not your (little) brother
This is your (older) sister
This is not your (little) sister
We are your family

我是你的妈妈
我是你的爸爸
他是你的哥哥
他不是你的弟弟
这是你的姐姐
这不是你的妹妹
我们是你的家人
pen / kue
chan pen mae khong khun
phom pen por khong khun
khao pen pee chai khong khun
Khao mai chai nong chai khong khun
Nee kue pee saw khong khun               
nee mai chai nong saw khong khun
rau kue krob krua khong khun
To have
E.g., you have one elder sister

一个姐姐。
mee
khun mee pee saw
To want
E.g.Doyou want to pee-pee?

你要尿尿吗?
tong karn
khun tong karn pai passawa mai
To need
E.g., Do you need to go to the bathroom?
需要
需要上洗手间吗?
tong karn mak
khun tong karn hong nam mak mai
To understand
E.g., Do you understand?
I don't understand
明白
明白吗?
不明白
khao jai
khun khao jai mai
chan mai khao jai
To come
E.g., Come here
Daddy has come back

过来
爸爸回来了
ma
ma nee
por klab ma law
To go
E.g., Go there
Do you want to go to the bathroom?

过去
你要洗手间吗?

pai
pai tee nan
khun tong karn pai hong nam mai

Greetings
English
Thai
Transliteration
Good morning. 早安 。 sawasdee ton chao
Thank you 谢谢。 khob khun
Welcome! 不用客气。
yin dee ton rab

 

Adjectives
Are you hungry? 你饿吗? khun hew kao mai
Are you thirsty? 你口渴吗? khun hew nam mai
Are you sleepy? 你困吗? khun ngoung non mai
Are you tired? 你累吗? khun nhua mai
Where do you hurt? 你哪里痛? khun jeb trong nai
That's very hot. 那好烫。 nan ron mag

Other Common Phrases
English Thai Transliteration
Do you like it? 你喜欢吗? khun chob mai
Be careful! 小心! rawang
Don't touch that. 不要碰 ka ru na ya tae nan
That can hurt you. 那会伤害你的。 nan samart tam hai khun jeb
It's time for bed. 睡觉时间到了。 tung wela non law
This is your grandmother. 这是你的婆婆外婆 nee kue khun ya khong khun
(dad's side) (mom's side)
This is your grandfather. 这是你的公公外公

Nee kue khun ya khong khun (dad's side)
Nee kue khun yai khong khun (mom's side)

We will be your family forever. 我们会永远是你的家人。 rao ja pen krob krua khong khun talod pai
We will never leave you. 我们不会抛弃你的。
rao ja mai mee wan ting khun
We love you. 我们爱你。 rao rak khun

Numbers and Counting
English Thai Transliteration

One

nhung

Two

song

Three

sam

Four

see

Five

ha

Six

hog

Seven

jed

Eight

pad

Nine

kao

Ten

sib

Eleven

十一 sib ed

Twelve

十二 sib song

Thirteen

十三 sib sam

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Twenty

二十 yi sib

Thirty

三十 sam sib

Hundred

nhung roy

Thousand

nhung phan

 

 

 

 

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