Learning Thai the Easy Way!

You might see this sign by a light switch. The first word is handy as it means "do not". In Thai it says "yaa leum bit fai" which translates as "don't forget to turn off light". Actually "bit" also means "close" which is why a Thai will say "close the light" in English.

อย่า ลืม ปิด ไฟ (yaa leum bpit fai)

This is a useful sign seen on a door. It is neither push nor pull. This one says "leuan" which means "slide".

This is a useful sign as it tells you that the place that you are looking for is 50 meters away. In Thai you would read this as "haa-sib met".

เมตร (met)

In Thai this sign reads as "sam tung neung roi baht". The word "tung" with short "oo" sound, means "bag". It is also the classifier for bags. The common word for a bag is "gra-bpao".

ถุง (tung)

I saw this sign at a temple yesterday. There were a row of toilets but on one door there was this sign. It says "hong nam phra ajarn". Members of the public cannot use it as it is for the monks. "Phra Ajarn" is a teaching monk.

ห้องน้ำ พระอาจารย์ (hong-nam pra-ajaan)