Thursday, November 1, 2012

Useful Expressions

content from GV documentation


Greetings:  

Hello/goodbye                Sawaddee Ka(female)/Krap(male)
Thank you                    Kop Khun Ka(female)/Krap(male)
It’s nothing...              Mai Pen Rai Ka(female)/Krap(male)
Sorry/Excuse me              Koh Tote Ka(female)/Krap(male)
See you later                Pope Gun Mai Ka(female)/Krap(male)

Some Useful Phrases:

How’s it going?              Ben Yang Rai
Fine/Well                    Sabai Dee
How are you?                 Sabai dee roo
Glad to know you             Yindee Tee Dai Roojack Khun
Can you help me?             Choo-ay Chan(female)/Pome(male)
What is your name?           Khun Chew Ah-rai
My name is....               Chan(female)/Pome(male) chew
I see                        Kow Jai Ka(female)/Krap(male)
I don’t understand           Chan(female)/Pome(male) Mai Kow Jai
Congratulations              Koh Sadang Kwam Yindee Doo-ee
What’s this?                 Nee Ah-rai
Where is the Bathroom?       YooTee Nai Hong Nam?
This way                     Tang Nee
I’m lost                     Chan(female)/Pome(male) Lohng Tang
I’m tired                    Chan(female)/Pome(male) Noo-ay
I’m not well                 Chan(female)/Pome(male) Mai Sabai
How much does it cost?       Tau-rai
Can you reduce this price?   Loht Dai Mai Ka(female)/Krap(male)


Construction Terms:

Wait                         Raw Gone
Stop                         Yoot
Finished                     Set Lay-oo
Good work                    Turn Dee
Is this right?               Took Mai
How do you do it?            Turn Yang Rai
Do it like this              Turn Yang Nee
May I have ?                 Chan(female)/Pome(male) kaw ___
Nails                        Tah Poo
Hammer                       Kawn
Trowel                       Gree-eng
Shovel                       PIoo-ah
Wheelbarrow                  Rote Ken
Mortar                       Poon ‘Cement'
String                       Chew-ack
Window                       Nah-tang
Door                         Prah-too-ah
Lay block                    Waang “block”
Mix                          Pah-sohm
Pour the floor               Teh Poon
Roof                         Lang Kah
Roof Tile                    Grah Beh-ung Lang Kah


Numbers: 

0 Soon                      
30 Sam Sip                 
1 Noong                      40 See Sip          
2 Song                       50 Hah Sip
3 Sam                        60 Hoke Sip 
4 See                        70 Jet Sip
5 Hah                        80 Pad Sip

6 Hoke                       90 Gow Sip
7 Jet                                       
8 Bah-et                     100 Noong Roy

9 Gow                        101 Noong Roy Noong
                                                                        102 Noong Roy Song, etc…
10 Sip                       
11 Sip Et                    1000 Noong Pahn 
12 Sip Song                  1001 Noong Pahn Noong 
13 Sip Sam, etc…             1002 Noong Pahn Song , etc… 

20 Yee Sip                   10,000 Noong Moon
21 Yee Sip Et 
22 Yee Sip Song , etc… 
        

                   
                  

                 

                 

                   

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