Here are Thai words for greetings & basics to start with: ครอบครัว (khropkhrua, family), เพื่อน (phuean, friend), ลาก่อน (la kon, goodbye), สวัสดี (sawatdi, hello). Below are 24 words (A1–C2) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 3 themed lists.
| English | Thai | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| family | ครอบครัวkhropkhrua | noun | A1 |
| friend | เพื่อนphuean | noun | A1 |
| goodbye | ลาก่อนla kon | interj | A1 |
| hello | สวัสดีsawatdi | interj | A1 |
| here | ที่นี่thi ni | adv | A1 |
| house | บ้านban | noun | A1 |
| no | ไม่mai | interj | A1 |
| please | กรุณาkaruna | interj | A1 |
| English | Thai | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| age | อายุayu | noun | A1 |
| and | และlae | conj | A1 |
| answer | คำตอบkham top | noun | A1 |
| birthday | วันเกิดwan koet | noun | A1 |
| but | แต่tae | conj | A1 |
| name | ชื่อchue | noun | A1 |
| or | หรือrue | conj | A1 |
| phone | โทรศัพท์thorasap | noun | A1 |
| English | Thai | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| camaraderie | ความเป็นเพื่อนพ้องkhwam pen phuean phong | noun | C1 |
| cordial | อบอุ่นเป็นมิตรop un pen mit | adj | C1 |
| gist | ใจความสำคัญchaikhwam samkhan | noun | C1 |
| rapport | ความสัมพันธ์อันดีkhwam samphan andi | noun | C1 |
| salutation | คำทักทายkham thakthai | noun | C1 |
| small talk | การคุยเล่นkan khui len | noun | C1 |
| tact | กาลเทศะkanthesa | noun | C1 |
| valediction | การอำลาkan amla | noun | C2 |
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