While you’re there · Thailand
Will people speak English in Thailand?
Good in Bangkok/Phuket tourist areas.
Thin elsewhere. Menus in tourist zones have English.
ThailandLanguage
Thin elsewhere. Menus in tourist zones have English.
Official language: Thai.
Words that help in Thailand
Sawasdee khrap/khaHello (male/female speaker)
Khop khun khrap/khaThank you
Mai phetNot spicy
MangsawiratVegetarian
Tao rai?How much?
Every detail we holdThe language facts, as checked
Official
- Thai
- English prevalence
- Good in Bangkok/Phuket tourist areas; thin elsewhere. Menus in tourist zones have English.
Key phrases
- Sawasdee khrap/kha — Hello (male/female speaker)
- Khop khun khrap/kha — Thank you
- Mai phet — Not spicy
- Mangsawirat — Vegetarian
- Tao rai? — How much?