Learning Thai the Easy Way!

If you need to get some documents photocopied then this is the sign that you need to remember. It says "tai ayk-ga-saan".

ถ่ายเอกสาร (taai ayk-ga-saan)

I guess if you have a litter bin that looks like this then you might need a sign that tells you what it is. In Thai it says "tang ka-ya".

ถัง ขยะ (tang ka-ya)

You don't really need a sign to tell you not to do this. "Haam ting ka-ya" which means "forbidden to discard trash".

ห้าม ทิ้ง ขยะ  (haam ting ka-ya)

Another useful sign you should remember if you don't want to get hurt. The first word is seen often on warning signs and says "rawang" which means "be careful". The whole sign says "rawang peun leun" which means, word-by-word, "beware floor slippery".

ระวัง พื้น ลื่น (ra-wang peun leun)

There are two interesting things to note about this sign. The first word is actually a borrowed English word "menu" and is pronounced "may-noo". The second word is Thai "wan-nee" which means today. So, "Today's Menu". Notice it is back-to-front compared to the English.

เมนู วัน นี้ (may-noo wan-nee)