Learning Thai the Easy Way!

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.

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.

A: Two people. (song khon )

Visit the Numbers page for more.

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: Yes. (dai)

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

B: No. (mai mee )

For "yes" the reply is "mee".

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.