How to Say “Respect” in Thai
The English word “respect” is translated into Thai as ความเคารพ.
The English phrase “hello to a female” is translated into Thai as สวัสดีค่ะ. สวัสดีค่ะ is a polite greeting used by a female speaker.
The English phrase “no egg” is expressed in Thai as ไม่ใส่ไข่. Use ไม่ใส่ไข่ when you want to request that a food dish be prepared without adding any eggs.
A man can say สวัสดีตอนเช้าครับ (sà-wàt-dee dtɔɔn cháao khráp) for “good morning” in Thai.
In Thai, the phrase “you smell” is expressed as คุณตัวเหม็น. This phrase is used to tell someone that their body has an unpleasant odor.
The Thai word for stupid is โง่. The word โง่ is an adjective used to describe someone or something as lacking in intelligence.
Glutinous rice in Thai is ข้าวเหนียว. ข้าวเหนียว refers specifically to the variety of rice known as glutinous or sticky rice.
The English phrase ‘chopsticks’ is translated into Thai as ตะเกียบ. ตะเกียบ refers to a pair of thin sticks used as eating utensils to pick up food.