Learning Thai the Easy Way > Speak Thai > At the Hotel or Guesthouse

Owners of most hotels and guesthouses you will visit in Thailand will know enough English to help you with most problems. However, if you turn up speaking a little Thai you are more likely to get a good price on a room.


Is there a hotel near here? (mee rong raem taew nee mai)

For a "me mai" question (have?) they will reply "me" for yes and "mai me" for no.


Where is a guesthouse? (ban pak yu tee nai)

Visit the Directions page for some useful replies.


Where is ... hotel? (rong raem ... yu tee nai)

In Thai, the word for "hotel" comes before the name of the hotel.

In the following conversations, A is the tourist and B is the hotel employee.

A: Do you have a room? (mee hong wang mai)
 

B: No, we are full. (hong dtem laew)

For a "me mai" question (have?) they will usually reply "me" for yes and "mai me" for no. The word "dtem" means full and is useful for you to know.
 
B: How many people? (mee gee khon)
 

A: Two people. (song khon )

Visit the Numbers page for more.
 
B: How many nights? (gee khuen )
 
A: I think I will stay three nights. (khit wa sam khuen)
 
A: How much per night? (khuen la tao rai)
 
B: 200 baht. (song roi baht)
 

A: Can you make it cheaper? (lot noi dai mai)
 

B: No. (mai dai )

For a "dai mai" question (can you?) they will reply "dai" for yes or "mai dai" for no. For yes, they might just give you a new price.
 

A: Does it have air-conditioning? (mee air mai)

For "no" the reply is "mai me" and for "yes" the reply is "me". Notice that Thai people use the English word "air".
 
B: It has a fan. (mee dtae pat lom)
 
A: Can I see the room first? (khor du hong gorn dai mai)
 

B: Yes. (dai)

For "no" the reply is "mai dai".
 
A: Do you have another room? (mee hong auen mai)
 

B: No. (mai mee )

For "yes" the reply is "mee".
 
A: This room is good. (hong nee dee)
 

A: Can we change rooms? (plian hong dai mai)

For "no" the reply is "mai dai". For "yes" the reply is "dai".
 

A: What time is checkout? (check out gee mong)

Checkout is usually 12 o'clock. Visit the Telling the time page for more times.