Apologies and Thanks
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Apologies and Thanks

Apologize and express gratitude

Me:
Other:
You
ขอโทษkhǎaw-thôot
ครับkráp
ผมphǒm
มาmaa
สายsǎai
Sorry, I'm late.
Other
ไม่mâi
เป็นไรpen-rai
ค่ะkhâ
It's okay.
You
ขอบคุณkhàwp-khun
มากmâak
ครับkráp
ที่thîi
รอraw
Thank you very much for waiting.
Other
ไม่mâi
เป็นไรpen-rai
ค่ะkhâ
ไม่mâi
ต้องtɔ̂ɔŋ
กังวลkaŋ-won
It's okay, don't worry.
You
ขอโทษkhǎaw-thôot
ครับkráp
ผมphǒm
ลืมlʉʉm
เอาao
เอกสารèek-sǎan
มาmaa
Sorry, I forgot to bring the documents.
Other
ไม่mâi
เป็นไรpen-rai
ค่ะkhâ
เอาao
มาmaa
ใหม่mài
ได้dâai
It's okay, you can bring them next time.
You
ขอบคุณkhàwp-khun
มากmâak
ครับkráp
ที่thîi
เข้าใจkhâo-jai
Thank you very much for understanding.

Cultural Notes

Apologizing and thanking are very important in Thai culture. 'ขอโทษ' (khǎaw-thôot) means 'sorry' or 'excuse me' and is used for both apologies and getting attention. 'ไม่เป็นไร' (mâi pen-rai) is a very common response meaning 'it's okay', 'you're welcome', or 'no problem'. 'ขอบคุณ' (khàawp-khun) means 'thank you', and 'ขอบคุณมาก' (khàawp-khun mâak) means 'thank you very much'. Thai people use these phrases frequently in daily interactions. 'ไม่ต้องกังวล' (mâi tɔ̂ɔŋ kaŋ-won) means 'don't worry' and is a reassuring phrase. Politeness is highly valued in Thai culture, so using these phrases appropriately is essential. # Exercises Section

Vocabulary

ขอโทษkhǎaw-thôot
sorry, excuse me
Used for apologies and getting attention
มาสายmaa sǎai
to be late, to arrive late
Common apology situation
ไม่เป็นไรmâi pen-rai
it's okay, you're welcome, no problem
Very common response
ขอบคุณkhàwp-khun
thank you
Common gratitude expression
ที่thîi
for, that
Used to indicate reason or purpose
รอraw
to wait
Common verb
ไม่ต้องmâi tɔ̂ɔŋ
don't need to, no need to
Used to tell someone not to do something
กังวลkaŋ-won
to worry
Verb for worrying
ลืมlʉʉm
to forget
Common verb
เอาao
to take, to bring
Verb for taking/bringing
เอกสารèek-sǎan
documents, papers
Formal term for documents
ใหม่mài
new, again, next time
Can mean 'new' or 'again'

Practice Exercises

1
How do you say 'sorry' in Thai?
Aขอบคุณ
Bขอโทษ
Cไม่เป็นไร
Dเข้าใจ
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Answer:
2
What does 'ไม่เป็นไร' mean?
AThank you
BSorry
CIt's okay
DPlease
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Answer:
3
Translate to Thai: 'Thank you very much for waiting'
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Answer: ขอบคุณมาก{ครับ|ค่ะ}ที่รอ