Emergency & Places - Thai Phrases Transliterated

Stress is placed on syllables differently in Thai than in English. In a multi syllabic word, it is often the second syllable that gets the stress (but not always). So when in doubt, stress all syllables equally.

Tones (h),(l),(r),(f) review

"Polite words" are used at the ends of sentences. A man will use "(h)krahp!", while a woman will use "ka!". Note the high tone versus the neutral tone.

Reminders for   Tones   Consonant Sounds   Vowel Sounds   Notes

A   ...    before or after a phrase indicates a personal pronoun or a gender specific "polite word" should also be used.

Phrase	Transliteration
Help!	(l)choo-ay (l)doo-ay
I need a doctor.	... (f)dtawng gahn (r)maw rahk-saa ...
Where is a hospital?	rong pa-ya-bahn (l)yoo (f)tee-(r)ny! ...
Police station.	sa-(r)tah-nee dtahm!(l)roo-ut
Danger!	ahn!-dta-ry
Places
Station, as in Police Station	sa-(r)tah-nee
Bus Station	sa-(r)tah-nee (r)roht!-meh
Train Station	sa-(r)tah-nee (r)roht!-fy!
Airport	sa-(r)nahm bin!
Embassy ... (nationality)	sa-(r)than (f)toot
Hotel	rohng raam
Post Office	bpry!-sa-nee
Toilet	(f)hawng! (h)nahm
Telephone	toh-ra-(l)sahp!
Directions
Stop,   Stop here	(l)yoot! ...,   (l)yoot! (f)tee (f)nee ...
Slow,   Slowly,   Slower	(h)chah ...,   (h)chah-(h)chah ...,   (h)chah-(h)chah-(l)gwah ...
Turn left,   Turn Right	(h)lee-oh (h)sy ..., (h)lee-oh (r)kwah ...
Straight ahead	dtrohng! bpy! ...
Be Careful	ra-wahng!
More phrases about ... shopping ... food ... emergency, locations and directions

Notes:
1- "(f)my! bpen! ry!" is used in many contexts including forgiveness.
2- Saying that you speak Thai a little can allow the listener to assume you actually speak quite a lot of Thai. It is often better to say in Thai, "I don't speak Thai"

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