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Introduction
Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Thai Season 1, Lesson 2 - Greetings. In this lesson, you'll learn what to say to someone when you arrive and when you part in Thai.
Body
Eric: Here's the informal way to say "Hello" in Thai as a female speaker.
Jay: [Normal] หวัดดีค่ะ(wàt-dii khâ.)
Eric: First is a phrase meaning "Hello" informally for women.
Jay: [Normal] หวัดดี [Slow] หวัดดี (wàt-dii)
Eric: Next is the polite sentence ending for women.
Jay: [Normal] ค่ะ [Slow] ค่ะ(Khâ)
Eric: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning "Hello" as a female speaker.
Jay: [Slow] หวัดดีค่ะ [Normal] หวัดดีค่ะ
Eric: Now let's see the informal way to say "Hello." as a male speaker.
Jay: [Normal] หวัดดีครับ(wàt-dii khráp.)
Eric: First is a masculine phrase meaning "Hello".
Jay: [Normal] หวัดดี [Slow] หวัดดี (wàt-dii)
Eric: Next is the polite sentence ending for men
Jay: [Normal] ครับ [Slow] ครับ(khráp)
Eric: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning "Hello" as a male speaker.
Jay: [Slow] หวัดดีครับ [Normal] หวัดดีครับ
Eric: Next up is the informal way to say “Goodbye” as a female speaker.
Jay: [Normal] ไปก่อนนะคะ สวัสดีค่ะ(bpai gàawn ná khá. sà-wàt-dii khâ.)
Eric: Literally, this phrase means “I’m going first.” First is a verb meaning “to go"
Jay: [Normal] ไป [Slow] ไป(bpai)
Eric: Next is the word meaning "first, ahead"
Jay: [Normal] ก่อน [Slow] ก่อน(gàawn)
Eric: Then, a particle that makes the phrase smoother.
Jay: [Normal] นะ [Slow] นะ(ná)
Eric: Followed by the polite sentence ending for women.
Jay: [Normal] คะ [Slow] คะ(khá)
Eric: Last is the phrase meaning "Goodbye" as a female speaker.
Jay: [Normal] สวัสดีค่ะ [Slow] สวัสดีค่ะ(sà-wàt-dii khâ)
Eric: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning “Goodbye” for female speakers.
Jay: [Slow] ไปก่อนนะคะ สวัสดีค่ะ [Normal] ไปก่อนนะคะ สวัสดีค่ะ
Eric: Finally, here is a formal way to say “Goodbye” as a male speaker. Just as it is for female speakers, the male speaker version of this phrase literally means “I'm going now.”
Jay: [Normal] ไปก่อนนะครับ สวัสดีครับ(bpai gàawn ná khráp. sà-wàt-dii khráp.)
Eric: First is a verb meaning 'to go"
Jay: [Normal] ไป [Slow] ไป(bpai)
Eric: Next is the word meaning "first, ahead"
Jay: [Normal] ก่อน [Slow] ก่อน(gàawn)
Eric: Followed by a particle that makes the phrase smoother.
Jay: [Normal] นะ [Slow] นะ(ná)
Eric: Then, the polite sentence ending for men.
Jay: [Normal] ครับ [Slow] ครับ(khráp)
Eric: And finally, the masculine version of the word ‘thank you’.
Jay: [Normal] สวัสดีครับ [Slow] สวัสดีครับ(sà-wàt-dii khráp)
Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning “Goodbye.” as a male speaker.
Jay: [Slow] ไปก่อนนะครับ สวัสดีครับ [Normal] ไปก่อนนะครับ สวัสดีครับ
Cultural Insight
Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Jay: [Wai] is the common gesture that Thai people do when they’re saying “Hello.” Most of the time, younger people do [Wai] to people who are older than them or are of a higher social status. [Wai] is a way of showing respect toward others. If someone gives you a [Wai], it means that they are paying respect towards you, too. To return their good manners, you should do [Wai] back. Doing [Wai] is easy; simply put your palms together in front of your chest.

Outro

Eric: And that's all for this lesson. Don't forget to check out the lesson notes, and we'll see you in the next lesson!
Jay: สวัสดี ค่ะ

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