Whenever you go to a foreign country on holiday, it is always a good idea to learn some words of the language in order to make your stay more enjoyable. Although it is not essential for you to learn Thai before you come on holiday to our country, we do advise you to at least learn some of these important phrases. We do appreciate it when we meet tourists who have made an effort to learn our language!

There is one thing you need to understand before you start. Thai is a tonal language. To get the right tone, it is very important for you to hear a native Thai speaker when you are learning these words. That is why we have sound clips on every page. You cannot learn Thai properly from a phrasebook.

LESSON 1- Greetings and Being Polite

In this first lesson, we will teach you how to greet people and also give you some useful phrases in order to make you sound polite.

LESSON 2 - Talking about Yourself

In this second lesson, we will teach you how to introduce yourself and say where you come from. We will also tell you how to say you don't understand and that you have only learned a little Thai so far!

LESSON 3 - Numbers

In the third lesson, we teach you how to count in Thai which is actually quite easy. After you have learned about 15 words you can count to a million!

LESSON 4 - Going Shopping

In the fourth lesson, we will teach you some useful phrases for your shopping trips. As well as being able to ask for the price, we will also teach you how to ask for discounts!

LESSON 5 - Telling the Time

In the fifth lesson, we will teach you how to tell the time. The system in Thailand is slightly confusing as we use a 6 hour system of four blocks. When you say 7 o'clock in the evening we say 1 o'clock in the evening!

LESSON 6 - Asking for Directions

In the sixth lesson, we will teach you some useful phrases to help you get around town. You will also learn to understand replies such as "turn right" and "keep straight".

LESSON 7 - In a Taxi

In the seventh lesson, you will learn some useful phrases that you can use with a taxi or tuk tuk driver. We will teach you how to say where you are going, and if you are in a tuk tuk, how to negotiate the price.

LESSON 8 - Going to Eat

The hightlight of any trip to Thailand is the food. It is world famous! In the eighth lesson, we teach you how to order food, ask for more and then ask for the bill.

LESSON 9 - At the Hotel

In the ninth lesson, you will learn useful phrases to use at the hotel. We will teach you how to ask if there is a room available and to tell them if you want a single or double bed.

LESSON 10 - Asking Questions

In the tenth lesson, we will teach you how ask some of the most common questions. These include the words "who", "where", "why", "when" and "what".