Travelling to Thailand-Part 3 -Festival

Loy Krathong is a Thai Festival

(please click in the title " Travelling to Thailand-Part 3-Festival) to see about Loy Krathong

Usually it is held on the month of November each year .


This year Loy Krathong is held on 28th November, 2012



Interested to attend the Loy Krathong, please contact me at my e-mail : lgseng2@yahoo.com and I will be more than glad to assist.



I will be featuring a topic of "How to make a krathong" soon and many tourist/visitors will have a hands on in making a krathong( Thai mini raft)

Travelling To Thailand (Part 2 )-Thai Language

The biggest problem for tourist to Thailand is the language barrier and without it, one finds it difficult especially when it comes to shopping and going around. So it is very important to learn a few phrases.


Learn A Few Simple Phrases of Thai

- sa wa dee krap/ kha = wishes ( must be accompanied with Thai gesture of "wai")

- yar pai rong rem .( name of hotel) ktap/ kha = going to hotel ( hotel's name)

- kin khao reu yang ? = have you eaten rice ?

-thang mod raka thau rai krap /kha = total how much is the price?

-aun nee thao rai krap? = how much is this one?

-lot noi dai mai krap/kha ? =can reduce the price please?

-peang= expensive

-dai = can

-may dai= cannot

-khaw me-nu noi krap/kha = give me menu please

-khob khun krap/kha = thank you

-mai mee= don't have

-kept thang = come and collect money ( use in restaurant when you ask for bill)

-ngern =money/silver

-nam = water

-ron =hot

-nam ron=hot water

-nam yen= cold water

-nam som= orange juice

-nam oi = sugar cane juice

-hor mok talay ma-praow = "otak-otak" seafood in coconut shell

- moo = pork

-gkai = chicken

-pla =fish

-nuea =beef

-mai phet = not so spicy

-mai aow = don't want

-mai roo / mai sarp= don't know . ( better use mai sarp = more polite)

-nong sao= young lady (use to address a person in public)
-nong chai = young man (use to address a person in public)

-pee sao = elder lady (use to address a person in public)
-pee chai =elder man ( use to address a person in public)

-chuay = please help

-chuay phom dai mai = can you please help me?

-rak= love

-chorp = like

hong nam=toilet/restroom

Numbers :

1- neung
2- song
3-sam
4-see
5-har
6-hock
7-cjet
8-peat
9-kow
10-sip
11 -sip aet

100 -neung roi
1000- neung phan

Food ( Thai Fruits)


malakor-papaya
sapporot- pineapple






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