How to Say “Hello My Friend” in Thai

สวัสดีเพื่อน
sawatdi phuean
The English phrase "hello my friend" is translated into Thai as สวัสดีเพื่อน (sawatdi phuean).
สวัสดีเพื่อน is a friendly greeting used when speaking to a friend.

What does it mean word for word?

The word เพื่อน (phuean) means 'friend'.

How does it change in a sentence?

To make the greeting more polite and natural, male speakers can add the particle ครับ (khrap) to say สวัสดีครับเพื่อน, while female speakers can add the particle ค่ะ (kha) to say สวัสดีค่ะเพื่อน.

How do you pronounce it?

sawatdi phuean

Did you know?

  • While สวัสดี (sawatdi) is the standard 'hello', Thai people often greet friends by asking กินข้าวหรือยัง (kin khao rue yang), which means 'have you eaten yet'.
  • The word สวัสดี (sawatdi) was not used as a general greeting until the 1930s when it was coined by a language expert to replace older regional greetings.
  • Thai people may use family terms like พี่ (phi) for 'older sibling' or น้อง (nong) for 'younger sibling' instead of เพื่อน (phuean) even if they are not related.

Example conversation

Two friends meet at a coffee shop.

  1. ณิชา Nicha

    สวัสดีเพื่อน นั่งตรงนี้สิ
    sawatdee phuean nang trong nee si
    Hello my friend, sit here.
  2. ธีรภัทร Theeraphat

    ขอบใจนะ ณิชา
    khop jai na Nicha
    Thanks, Nicha.
  3. ณิชา Nicha

    สั่งอะไรดื่มหรือยัง
    sang arai duem rue yang
    Have you ordered something to drink yet?
  4. ธีรภัทร Theeraphat

    ยังเลย เดี๋ยวจะไปสั่ง
    yang loei diao ja pai sang
    Not yet, I will go order now.
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