Here is some Thai language we think you may like to know when talking to Thai people about flowers …
NOTE: Thai is a tonal language. There are 5 tones:
- High
- Middle
- Low
- Rising
- Falling
Also, some words are said “short” & fast, while others are “longer” & slower. If you pronounce a word with the wrong tone and/or length, the Thai person will usually not understand you.
Use an an app like Google Translate to listen to how to correctly say the Thai word.
About Flowers …
Flowers = Dot-mai
Bouquet = Chor
Basket = Ga-Chao
Vase = Dair-gun
Rose/Roses = Goo-lap
Lily/Lilies = Lily
Gerbera(s) = Yer-wela
Carnation(s) = Carnation
Chysanthemum(s) = Mum
Filler(s)/Green(s) = ???
Wrapping Paper = ???
Wrapping Fabric = ???
Ribbon(s) = ???
Bow(s) = ???
What flowers do you like? = Chorp Dot-mai a-lai
Do you like …? = Chorp …, mai
Colours & Adjectives …
Red = See-dang
Pink = See-shompoo
White = See-khao
Yellow = See-looung
Orange = See-som
Purple = See-mooung
Light/Sky Blue = See-faah
Dark Blue = See-ngun
Brown = See-nam-taan
Green = See-key-ao
Black = See-dam
Mixed Colours = ???
Red Flowers = Dot-my See-dang
Red Roses = Goo-lap See-dang
Pink Roses = Goo-lap See-shompoo
White Lilies = Lily See-khao
What colours do you like? = Chorp See a-lai
Beautiful = Soo-way
Cute = Na-lak
Big = Yai
Small = Lek
Beautiful Flowers = Dot-mai Soo-way
Beautiful Bouquet = Chor Soo-way
Big Basket = Ga-Chao Yai
About Orders …
Deliver = Bpai-sorng
Flower Shop = Laan Dot-mai
What Date? = Wan-nai
What Time? = Gee-morng
Where?= Tee-nai
to Home = Tee-baan
at Home = Yoo Tee-baan
Work/Working = Tum-ngarn
a Day Off Work = Wan-yoot
Days of the Week …
Monday = Wan jun
Tuesday = Wan ang-karn
Wed = Wan put
Thurs = Wan pra-lu-hat
Fri = Wan sook
Sat = Wan sao
Sun = Wan aah-tit
Numbers …
1 = Neung
2 = Sorng
3 = Sahm
4 = See
5 = Hah
6 = Hok
7 = Jet
8 = Bpairt
9 = Gao
10 = Sip
11 = Sip-et
12 = Sip-sorng
15 = Sip-hah
18 = Sip-bpairt
20 = Yee-sip
21 = Yee-sip-et
9 Roses = Gao Goo-lap
12 Roses = Sip-sorng Goo-lap
How Many? = Gee
How Many Roses? = Gee Goo-lap
Use an online Thai dictionary like thai-language.com to see more detailed Thai translations.
