เดินทางปลอดภัย
doenthang plotphai
เดินทางปลอดภัย (doenthang plotphai) is the Thai way to say "safe travels".
This phrase is used as a parting wish when someone is about to depart on a journey, whether by land, sea or air.
Meaning: bon voyage (intj)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of doenthang (to travel) and plotphai (safe/to be safe).
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
For a more formal tone used in written messages or formal speeches, you can use ขอให้เดินทางโดยสวัสดิภาพ, which means "may you travel with safety/well-being". In casual conversation, you can use the informal version เดินทางปลอดภัยนะ.
How does it change in a sentence?
Adding the particle นะ to the end makes the phrase sound softer and more natural in casual conversation.
How do you pronounce it?
doenthang plotphai
Did you know?
- The formal word for safety, สวัสดิภาพ, shares its root with the common greeting สวัสดี (sawatdee), both deriving from the Sanskrit word for 'well-being' or 'prosperity'.
- While 'safe travels' is a common wish, Thai people often use the phrase โชคดี (good luck) instead when someone is departing, especially if the journey involves a major life change.
- In many Thai contexts, wishing someone a safe journey is often accompanied by a subtle gesture of pressing one's palms together in a 'wai' if the person departing is of higher status.
Examples in context
- เดินทางปลอดภัยนะSafe travels!
- ขอให้เดินทางปลอดภัยครับkho hai doen thang plot phai khrapI wish you a safe journey.
- พรุ่งนี้เดินทางปลอดภัยนะphrung ni doen thang plot phai naSafe travels tomorrow.
Example conversation
The two friends are saying goodbye at the airport.
- ธีรภัทร Theeraphatพิมลจะไปถึงกี่โมงครับPimon ja pai thueng gee mong khrapWhat time will you arrive, Pimon?
- พิมล Pimonน่าจะถึงตอนเย็นค่ะna ja thueng ton yen khaI should arrive in the evening.
- ธีรภัทร Theeraphatเดินทางปลอดภัยนะdoen-thang plod-phai naSafe travels!
- พิมล Pimonขอบคุณมากค่ะธีรภัทรkhob khun mak kha TheeraphatThank you very much, Theeraphat.
